Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-27

Louvre. while similarly avoiding the
residence of the cardinal, added their
flock to tho gay gentlemen in the
royal gardens They jested and ut
tered aloud those satires against the
passed-away power which had hith-
erto circulated with bated breath
Only ono thing annoyed the sue
cessful plotter in his glee: Huguet
he had ordered to be seized and ia
ken to prison as his reward, but
Mauprat, whom he feared far more,
had left Reuil. although not yet seen
in the city. Forced to trust to en-
issaries whom he sent out in all di-
rections to arrest the knight. he
kept on in his parade through the
gardens, Boosting with the crew Of
having brought about all the cata-
clysm by him alone, like-the smile
in chronicle OF the period---the
cock on the baggage wagon which
conceits that ii won the battle.
All at once he was left nearly to
his own vanity by a sudden rush of
the plus hautes game, as tho ultra
fashionables were designated, to wor-
ship Prince CASTOR, whom those in
the secret OF his designs regarded
us speedily to be the supplanter of
the sovereign in the saddle.
The count smiled scornfully.
"Such as | make, such will /
break. "muttered he, cycling the kings
brother with the deepest malignant
cy. "And then yonder statue OF
Mars with the cardinals face shall
bear my head on its warlike houl.
der. have not toppled Richelieu
into the dust to have such as Gas
ton of Orleans rise up out Of it,"
Still glancing toward the palace he
saw a movement in the cluster
around the duke-a sort Of shrinking
away into two portions as some one
approached from the gate.
"Ha! that form shrouded in gray"
cried he, Father Joseph! Good,
good. Come to offer his submission
and take our terms now that his pa.
tron is no more. / will hasten and
conduct him to the king. No nego-
tiations without my being third in
the three heads which consult"
A slight noise behind him induced
! him to turn his head, and to his
Amusement he saw a man on top of
the wall. Only for that instant did
/ the would-be intruder remain upon
the coping, which was LOOSE he low
cred himself down until he swung
! by a detached stone and was forced
/ TO drop full length. and at the same
time push himself of from the wall
His precaution was needed, for the
two-yards-long piece Of stone fell at
his feet and burst in fragments with
an ominous report
"a robber-a-oh!M aupratw ejac-
ulated the favorite at the height of
stupefaction chained to the spot.
Yea i. thou triple slanderer!"
returned the gentleman. drawing a
long breath after his climb and de-
scent. u have asked but to meet
thee foot to foot, to dig the Judas
from thy heart, albeit the king
should over thee cast his purple"
One look the count circled around
/ him. A few shrubs prevented any
thing but their heads being seen;
/ but in some seconds there would be
assistance pouring thither from those
who would hear their swords clash.
ing, and from the water-gate, where
q hubbub told him that the knight
had been seen climbing the wall, and
that some idlers along the river
parapet had run to the guards at the
gate house.
With an alacrity which would have
pleased Michael Angelo in another
sense, he acted on the painters ad-
vice-''Draw. draw, and lose no
time!" And not only did he draw
out mis- sword with celebrity. but, re-
membering that it was but blade
for show, he avoided the crossing Of
irons and delivered furiously useful
thrust, more in the nature OF a
bravo's stab than "a regular move
ment OF the duello, at the chevalier.
! At the same time he sent up a series
OF cries for "Helpw and "A traitor!
an assassinm which resembled the
bowls of Nabotin when in combat
with the stork, as the popular fairy
! tale narrated.
! fro BE CONTINUED