The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-11-02
Cardinal RicheIieu.
Founded on the Play of "Richelieu," BY
Lord LyttOn.
CHAPTER TX.

hero was taken and lodged, by more
or less kind attention of the Cover.
nor in the cell of his former resi-
dence, Captain Huguet had been
dragged, resisting with all his
strength, like a mastiff in a leash
which at times threatens rather tC
be conducting the groom
Huguet chafed and Moderated in
his bass voice as they forced him
under the st. Antoine gate of the
gloomy emblem of despotism. His
captors having delivered him to the
deputy-goveVnOr, who did not Judge
him of the quality to be put in the
turret chamber, where Adrien Mau.
pratt was incarcerated, consigned
him to "the dark, deep place" six
yards under ground, beside the
stagnant water in the interValatior
of the moat.
Huguet hammered with his fist on
the wall, which was half dozen feet
thick butted at the door till even
his head ached and kicked the floor
of sOdden sweepings over a bed oil
masonry, till he churned up stencil
which nearly choked him; and fling
ing himself in corner in the Egyp-
tian darkness, he resumed his INJECT
ives against the minion who had
tricked him so cleverly.
"Oh, that l ever confded in a man
with baby mouth and hand like
a dwarfsm calculated he, clinching
his own fist, which would have given
GargantUa no desire to shake il
twice, Such a thing is no man al
all. l may rot in a stone pit, but
thank the God of my fathers that ]
am not of the same dough as he
Now he'll be the kings right hand
man, and be dispensing stars and
garters, and, mayhap, death to me,
If he does not forget me. No, not
death, when | let him know that
clutched the letter to the count oil
SOissOns-the letter which damnifies
them all, and will cost Prince CASTOR
his neck if placed before his blind
folded brother"
So lie tuned and haIlOed till even
his giant lungs were weakened, and
after some hours fell off into sleep
as sound as that of the governor
overhead in less obscure and moi
some chamber, with all the latter
twenty-five hundred pounds a year,
not to mention what the extortionisI
squeezed out of such wretches as the
ex-oaDtain of the guards
To that governor had come visi-
tor whom no one dreamt to delay in
his passage. For whilst in the town
beyond, the dread of the gray monk
Joseph was the deepest fear men
knew, for his political power, IN the
Bastile the awe of the officers arose
from another cause; Joseph's brother,
Du Tremblay. was the keeper of the
keys. If ever an Abel walked trust
fully up to Cain, it was the Capuchin,
not generally credited with conf
dence, for fraternity apart, which
went for little in those days of in
trigue, the governor owed his post
to the prime minister.
"Huguet," so unused the monk,
''has the letter to the treacnerous
commander Now, if l can but gain
one moments access to this prisoner,
all is ours. The cardinal, after his
repulse by the king, trembles be-
tween life and death. His life is
power, and to smite one, Stays both
No Aesculapian drugs ever bore the
healing which that scrap of parch
ment will medicine to ambition
Tagging heart France shall be
saved by me!
With his impassive face he mel
his brother, whose features, on the
contrary, were twitching with varied
sentiments, Baradas had anticipated
the monk, and of the two prisoners
whom he sought to see, one was al.
ready beyond him and the other on
the verge of a perhaps more fata
voyage.
The knight OF Mauprat, removed
TO the Louvre by summons OF Count
Baradas!" reiterated Joseph, amazed
for once out of his marble aspect
land our late captain going away
also!-whither?"
We'll, brother. you may better
divine that If you we're his cOnfessol
whilst in your household, for he i:
doomed to die at noon"
by whose order?"
The kings as a matter of course.
We obey only his majesty here in hi;
own fort of the towns end"
The accent made Joseph shrink
into his oowI Another who kicked
at the goadl
''At noon he diesm cried ne, turn
ing into another track with the quick
ness of experienced duplicity. "NC
moment to delay the pious rite
which fit the soul for death. Quick,
quick-admit me to Huguet"
''You cannot enter, brotherl Afy
orders are imperative. "
Orders. royal orders! vainl the
cardinal stills minister. His order,
crush all others
''Fil not be menaced. Jesephl 81.
not brotheFly." returned the other
in an irritated voice. besides, the
was reported dead ana nov
is surely dying / do not wonder
who would care to live under the
disgrace Of our noble Louisl'' he said
with the JUNCTION Of q courtier.
The toiLinE Of . bell denoted thai
some solemnity was commensing
and the priest guessed that It con
armed the ex-eaptain.
ssBrothsr to brother hear me,
said Joseph, with IN oHtburst o