Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-08-17

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kings. Arrange with me for the
mercy, for you must not vex your
master, whose heart, so soft for JUS
tice, leaves to his minister's that sol
emn charge"
You were his friend" she re-
preached him.
IL was before | loved thee"
"Loved me" she calculated SO
loudly that he made warning sign
in some alarm.
"Hush, Julie! Can you havo mis-
interpreted my acts, my thoughts,
motives-nay, my very words, oft in
this palace? am young, well born
and as brave as Mauprat; for thy
sake l peril what he has motor
tune, power, all that to great souls
is most dazzling. | alone can save
thee from yon tyrant, now my puppet!
BE mine, and the day l clasp thee to
nay breast, Mauprat shall be free. !"
Thou burst not speak thus in his
ear" she said, indicating the king,
who was glancing at the two with
jealous eye. Thou double traitor,
t.emble 4 will unmask thee. "
II will sag thou ravest," was tao
calm reply. "I-isten to mo still.
lady; ! ara no base intriguer. |
adored thee IRON the first glance OF
those inspiring eyes; with thee en-
twincd ambition, hope, and all my
future, l will not lose thee! l can
place thee nearest--ay, to the throne
hay, on the throne, perchance my
star is at it's zenith. As for your
gallant, know that he is at this hour
abiding in danger of the AK! He is
leRgued with plOtters against the
king. and there is no one but myself
en- save Aim from the scadold."
''Yes, one other, at least"
'''Ah, who?" he inquired, smiling.
~iHeaven?"
'HHe!" she answered, pointing net
upward. but down into the court
ward, where numerous equipago
iAa arrived around some dignitary.
At the same moment, The cry was
repeated along the passages and
: stairs, and loudest at the S state cham
Der doorway it rcsounded to the
I SluIJCldCblOu vi
"Way for his eminence, the most
excellent cardinal, duke OF Richie
lieu, first minister OF the realm"
And. pale and feeble certainly, but
with his former step. Richelicu, at
tended by retinus, among whose
noted personages Father Joseph zig
ured, proceeded toward the king.
Again. gasped the latter, daunt-
ed by the renewed onset
"Rebellion" groaned CASTOR o.
Orleans, turning pale as the enam.
eled lamb on his collar of'thc Colder
Fleece.
Sire" said the cardinal, in {
faint voice, but completely audible
in the perfect silence surprise &C
corded him, '-yeur majesty has al
ready taken those Peigns' OF the ca
Of state which my wasted hands are
wishful to resign. Bat though the
secretaries have handed over the
documents OF their offices 60 youl
newly chosen cabinet, it is IN YOU
august hands alone that | can place
the secret correspondence, the &C
counts Of spies and deserteEs from
conspirators, the revelations of as.
sassins. poisoners. who have sohemeC
not simply against your representa-
tives. but against Yourself
Against me-" faltered Louis, as hC
TREMENDOUSLY took one paper from &
number which keeper of the seal.
was Offering at the minister's side.
"Woe." mute red Prince CASTOR
leaning or Baradas as IL paralyzed
at is our contract! our league will
Spain! WHO'S the ttraitor?"
WHO is The traitor? here he Is"
repeated Richehen, guessing r. Il
word on the dukes lips rathcrt.uar
catching the faint utterance. The
savior of the realm. the devoted ad
herent of his ma jesty. lis this gentle
man, the chevalier OF Mauprat. whom
/ have the honor to present to your
ma esty on his temperance in so.
ciety after sOjourn in the Bastile.
"Mauprat here" cried Baradas
for getting all AS he beheld his bub
bic burst just when tho iridesceucC
had been most beautiful. "Who hal
dared to"
But Louis hardly remarked tie
gentleman kneelirg at his feet. WHOM
Richelieu had personally released
when. on going to the Bastile, h.
found Du Tremblay .aghast at HUI
'hguet dead and Beringhep nearly 90
ihwlth fright and the rude hug the
I,guardsman had accorded him. The
whole OF the royal attention was alb
sorbed on that one paper before him,
,as if basilisk. He knew all the
signatures. There was his brother
Gaston's. his favorite Baradas'. and
@thers he most trusted.
'"Leagued with our foes Of Spain
t@ bring our Italian armies to Paris
Capture the king, whose health re-
qaines repose, make him subscribe
his own abdication--Orlean my
brother. regent Saints Of heaven .''
CRIED he, "these are the men loved
Oh, Richelieu, live with all power
absOlrte. il need be, to save me, to
save me and France! to keep the
Spani&rd out of our gatesi'
At the submission startling cure
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