Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-14

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>tari0uad. be stopped 10 execute
plan whica he had formed 90 tae road.
Ir had occurred Go him Jhat Is Ae pre-
scented himself before the princess. az
ter what had happened she would De-
sure ID hang him 50 he changed
dresses with a soldier and took Bar
abhas with him one thing still dis
uuieted him namely. Jse contents OF
the letter which be was carrying, and
which Nau0u had been 50 confident
would save CANDLES; 50 Dee determined
% read &, 4 he read Ee eNper.-
eucrd no little emotion Ii was as fol-
lows
Madame ia PrincesSe, you require
AN aNpiarJry victim for poor Ricaol.
DO not AXE an inHoceat person. To
kill VI. de CANDLES would be to ayeuge
murder by u murder AT the mo-
meut at which YOU read this letter
shall be only leagu from Bordeaux
with an that ! possess: you can give
me mp 10 the people OF Bordeaux, who
hate me. and YOU can keep my treas
ures. which are worth two million
francs. oh, madam. [ ask this on my
knees; / am partIy the cause Of this
war and without me, you would have
q far greater chance of success Mad
am. a quarter Of an hours grace: you
need not liberate NJ De CANDLES until
you hold ME. and then you viii swear
TO do it, win you not:
"Nan0n de LarliEues."
Cauyagnae after reading this. was
surprised 20 nuI his eyes full Of tears.
When they arrived. DE gave the letter
% BarabbaS ordering him 20 reply it0
10 an questions in the name of the
kiu- aud 70 give his letter 10 mo- one
bur the princess herself
AT the door 0f the palace they tried
at Hrst 10 stop Barabbas. but tie
words. In the kings name. pro
cured him admission Enterin. the
room Ae found the princess. and kneel-
ing AZ her feet lady oh, madam
cried she pty-iu Heavens name"
Claire. % replied the princess, leave
me, aHi he reasonable I am not a
simple woman but the representative
Of NJ. L. Prince. and state policy de
mandS this step"
oh. madam there is NO longer any
party or political opinion for me. there
is but be. and if he goes. there will
be but iearh for me-"
claire my chld I have already
told You that il is impossible They
have killed Richou, if we take no re-
veuse. wp shall ba diShonored."
oh, madam. one is never dl>h0nored
for having pardoued for having used
a privilege reserved for God, and for
kings ono word madam; De- waits
for me-"
claire. fl is impossible"
"Eu- I told him he was saved I
showed him his pardon signed by you
ana I promised that I would RETURN
To him with the confirmation OF H."
II gave it on condition that the other
should die
He had nothing to DO with the es
cape Of the other 7 swear Besides
perhaps they viii retake him Madam
they viii get tired Of waiting and will
murder Candles"
"yoG are right Claire. ordered
rnat all should b. over by eleven. and
there is eleven striking"
Claire rose with a cry. Then seeing
BarabbaS. DO YOU come TO announce
his deathE" she cried
NO, madam: I come 70 save him"
How, speak quickly"
BY giving this letter 70 the priu-
cess"
"oh. read it, madam; in Heavens
n8mer
The princess read it aloud VA
non-' cried she she gives herself Mp
Where is Lenetf Here, some one"
II am ready" said Barabbss
Run % the esplanaGe, 10 the place
81 execution: tell them 70 wait-bu.
no. they would not believe yon. and
writing wait at The foot OF the letrcr.
she gave il O. Barabhas. who went
Immediately
"Oh" mUrmu7ei Claire. iii is 10 her
that he viii owe his lfe:" aud tx
haus-ei by 81 many emotions she sank
faiutin- on the sofa.
Meanwhile tauya-ua- bad been I'D
tie fortress. and. protected by his dis
Gulsa. ana by tile right had made fin
1uiries. and heard ~ his own escape.
and thar Candles was about % die
instead If him He few 10 the es-
ulanaia as fast as his horse could SRI
~ him and found Candles in me sit
uauou we have described When Ca
usil4> made him the sign 10 FIRE. Ea
looked around for Barahbas or any
messenger coming with 8 pardon hu-
seeing no one. fred. and me bali
passed through his heart Five min
u-as afre-var5 voice cried stop
S-sn' pardon then although IS Do
advanced ha saw that be late
~ advanced 20 The duke and 5alv-
-a5 lis dispatch The duke --asses-
-haa A;rntgc n his officers, said 1T
is 4 NV Eanau w3Hl5 have taag
worth more Bu- what IS done Is
7ona
Then after q moment De said "Rur
SHE e Doubtless waiting for an SIN