Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-08-17
Cardinal Richelieu.
founded on the Play of "Richslieu," by
Lord Lytton.
CHAPTER IX-CoNrrNUEp.

CHATTER lN-CONTINUED.
"a soldier should die upright" he
muttered. Then recalling the word
that had most affected him in the
womaE's speech, he answ cred
"My soul will fare as well Without
your candles, and beH, and book.
l ara Huguenot, ana served the
shaFeling merely the better to be
the broken reed some day. AS for
the lette,', avn n dead mautn these
ten minutes. Do asVou will with it.
on conaition-lest my wandering
spirit center upon thee as its food
fer torment" he paused, and speech
seemed denied him.
'"Oh, tho letter! and vJll do any
ching for you"
"1nere. but he held ais hand on
\ it while she seized thepaper. "lt
has 'batffei them all. "
I The terms?"
eyes, yes hear you" he re-
piled, with Impotence. "My mother
lives. bcdrldden, Rue .de PAobaye-
teo hong neglected, though she had
MY lass quarters pay-but wrapt in
NGuRttll Blducg ulLAD50 ilpl GU hNA
existence. Her marc is Guyon. for
she was twice hurted from home
when known as hG yuenot"
"duyon" cried Marion, relin-
! gushing her end OF the paper in her
astr nishment, and causing the mar
to fall back agoi 9st the wall. SC
weE k was he by less of blood. Mum
bet five. Rue de hAbbaYe-why tbs
my poor Huguet,Ias live, she whC
has been the objeus OF my persona a.
sGlicitude. Strange she never spolSo
Of you"
you've beer good to the Ole
fdlme, Marion Ito her, crazy with
fsur family's sufferings in the ware
of religion. Take the letter whiuii
drondemns prince CASTOR and tina;
hlouble traitor Baradas. and hsstef,
10 bring them ITO the glbbet! Save
| the cardinal-SaYe whom you will
but ruin those 'nliscreants
but BerirShen?" said Mariosl
b rising, with the paper in her grasp
and hearing a nIloan from the pres
trate lump byShe lantern.
leave hinc4o me-" growled rthC
4 guardsmaE.
"Huguet! as thou hopest to Join
the father and thy mother in sthC
better land, spare him.
He pushed her away with a sudeor
revival, and she feared that he would
crawl to the .eCurtier and finish SHE
deed OF brood. But before he ,ha
half crossed the narrow cell he fel
heavily, his head pillowed on 1.-THE
valet
Marion held the lantern to itAeil
faces. both contracted. but still.
They have escaped the AK" ,sait
she, shuddsrinT, as she buried tn,
paper in her bosom. mo rK.or,
thought of then. To get out of,thi,
horrible place rbe all my endeayor
1t was an C. sier task than she
anticipated, the yard being filled, by
the officials cox strained to see the
execution. SndAty idlers, sdck .astthC
servants OF then highclass prise ners
Needless to say, no fawn had hel
{ nlmble step in flying over the draw
J bridge and racing oown the Rue 81
Antoine to the spot where her c0ael
was awaiting her She cried TO the
s.coachman---
Tho car&inal'1! Five huadret
hlivres IL y0E ARE there in hal
tGotime," aud spraEg within.
She flung hera arms around che
t,a eek of the woman inside, and,
between weeping in reality this time
sad a laugh of exultatiou, added
'."Oh, my sister! il you had yOrr
psint on for the evening / shoElf
have to be poisoned, for l have tb,
Egreatest impulse in the world Il.
kisr somebody"
''Yes, yesi yOr fraGtic fool" re
joined Lady Maugirpn; "but thi
letter."
| .'-0h, have ii! and / have seen
4 two dead men. dhe headsman ana
his AK, and seventy-iipe thousand
rats as large as pelles!. and | abate
mot o. tall"