The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-10-19
Cardinal RicheIieu.
Founded on the Play of ..RicEelieu,'' by
Lord LyttOn.
CHAPTER YILCoNr1NuEp.


tions, Richelieu was closeted with
Brother Joseph upon the securing of
the compact of the rebels at any cost
it would be worth all the world to
the seml-exiled minister.
If any sign this night" were his
parting words to the Capuchln. "the
morrow's sun must see that written
treason in our hands. ="
'tOr rise upon your ruin, added
the monk, without enthusiasm
LAY, and close upon my corpse !
! Old age is mansion which lets in
the rain at too many crannies am
not able to live with friends, glory,
! France, all reft from me; my star,
like some vain holiday mimicry of
| fire, piercing heaven, and then fall
ing down, rayless and b1ackened, to
the dust-a thing for all mems feet
to trample. Yea; tomorrow, tri-
umph or deathp'
On the highway the coach of his
gray eminence passed soil
arx-hnrsema with long sword
under the mantle which cloaked him
! to his plumeless hat. The latter
| dismounted and turned his horse
| adrift some little way from the cas-
tie which Father Joseph had quilted.
Farewell, good charger, ." trans
ferring the pistol taken from the
| holsters to his belJ, 81 am leaving
| thee as an adventurer his burning
| ship But deep as may be the gulf
| so that man cannot see in 1t, God
himself penetrates it to the bottom
! THOUGH rgAnsfh ef1 hot
hath God to do on the side of an as
sassin! Assassin! yea, but if Isucceed,
| the desperate wretch whom this
priestly Judas saved from death for
| shame as kind of conyenience-a
Sir Pandarus to his own bride-will
be hailed another Brutus! Then the
Tarquin snail fall!'
Having crossed the draw bridge he
knocked in that peculiar manner
with the apple of his sword at the
castle gate which Baradas had
adopted as signal to Huguet.
The same dOuble-dealer in person
n-barred to him aud questioned
him eagerly.
1.-The news from Paris is good.
They await our answer to sign the
agreement"
eve will take his head and roll it
on the table to them!" said the
| guardsman, with concentrated
hatred. ''For long has my father
lam unavenged! This band of
gownsmen, of whom my malicious
master is head, slew him because he
would not bow to their Dagon or
sing in their manner Please the
devil and all his saints, FL give
them plenty Of cause for requiem
chanting"
''But Julie is here!"
''Well," said the savage, what of
that? I'd trample a thousand flow
erets, if must over them, to reach
the poison-weed. -
''Do you reflect what harm we may
do the state-our country, Huguet.
whatever our creed? To top tree
sometimes kills it down 10 the root. :"
care you come to preach, too?"
'.No, to act. The most reckless of
men! Come what may, not star
the less will shine for my destruc-
tion. Lead on"
ri have planted sentries at every
outlet. and the menials are guarded
whilst they sleep Not even chance
can throw shadow between the vic
tim and vengeance.
Right. Point out the room to
me u
$40 you?"
''Yes! No lesser wrongs than mine
can make this murder lawful
VERY we'll That chimes in with
my intentions no longer to be a mere
mercenary and piebeian. The
cOlonelcy and rank in nobility which
Richelieu only promised. they must
redeem TO whom l bear the news in
| Paris. Get my best horse ready,
| Vermont, he ordered, after posting
Mauprat in the room where he as
sured him the cardinal would come.
Indeed, not ten minutes, had been
tucked by the clock in the court ard
before a weary step approached. and
| the watcher heard the well-known
voice coughing in the heavy air, just
before the tapers on the writing
table made the STOPPING form dis
cernible. He sprang upon him with
drawn sword.
Behold thy dOoms mani" he cried.
with a vehemence which announced
his assurance that the guards
would not come, whatever the dis
turbance. Call not! thy spirits for
sake thee. wizard; thy men of mail
are my confederates. Stir but one
STEP and the next is thy grave"
Thou lest, knayei" cried the
other. shaking off his gauntleted
hand with force he never ez pected.
Armand de Richelieu dies not b.
the hand of man. the stars have said
it Call all thy brother butchers!
Earth has no such fiend-no-as one
i parricide of his tatherland, who
dares in Richelieu murder France!"
''Thy stars deceive thee. cardinal. ;"
replied the swordsman. ..for there is
one-I am Adrien Malprstl Expect
no mercy.
But white form shot in between
them, and parted with her fair arm
the glittering blade.
mo, no, Adrien.'
ITO thy knees, boy, and crave FOR
pardon, said the eard1nal-ssf
pardon; or. I tell thee. thou shalt
live for such remorse that l would
bid thee strike that l might be
avenged if / indeed hated thee. It
was to save my Julie from the king
that in thy valor forgave tn
I T. ~. =