The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-03

But what has that to do with me?''
Listen. Great as the king is, he has
| one failing-you know what it is-and
it is on this the Sancys and B.rons play
| To carry out his own deSi gnS it is Leces-
sary that Henry should be saved from
himself. The Italian embassy is with
US, and whist d'Ossat and the cardinal
performed the ostensible object of their
mission they effected another and Sc
cret object, and that was the arrange
ment of the kings marriage with Marie
| de Medici.''
''The kings marriage!"
Yes
But the queen still lives
"And long may she live, but not as
queen"
| "Ahi''
"Exactly-you begin to see now. II
| we can make this move we get the
support of the quirinal, ard more, the
| help of the Florentine Golfers. We will
| paralyZe the great conspiracy which
Biron heads-rather a league than a
conspiracy We can dispense with the
expensive services of Sancy, of Ornano
and of Zamet, and then Henry will be
free to carry out his great designs"
"If, however, Biron is as strong as
you say"
Permit me-we are providing for
that He has been kept close to the
king. Sully, as master general of the
ordnance, has ordered the guns at Di-
jon to be sent to Paris, with a view of
replacing them with new ones. None
are going, and by the time the king s
betrothal is announced Burgundy will
| be as much Henry'S as it is the mar
shdl's now
but he will believe nothing against
| Biron.'
"Other people have nursad vipers be-
fore, but the king is not himself now.
He can think of but one thing.
See here, d'Auriac, 1 have helped you
for two reasons. One because I love
| France, and the other because l love
you. Henry has ordered the marriage
of Madame de Bidache with d'Ayen to
be celebrated tomorrow. He gave that
order today to put an end to the i'm
| portunities of the marshal in regard
to de Gomeron. | know this, and ma
dame knows it, too. In plain language,
you must play a bold stroke for the
| woman you love-take her away to-
night
That was partly arranged-we are
| to go to Switzerland.
"You will never reach the frontier.
Look-there is my castle of Mourmeton
in Champagne 1t is old and half in
ruins. See-here is my signet. Take it,
show it to Grin gel, the old forester
| there; he will take you to hiding
place Stay there until the affair blows
over, and then to Switzerland or else
| where if you will; in the meantime I
| pledge you the faith of de Belin that
no stone will be left unturned to effect
your pardon"
1 took the ring he gave me and Slip
| ped it on, and then our hands met in
a hearty clasp that expressed more
| than words. Its was at this moment
that Susette announced Pantin, and the
little notary came in, with his quick,
! short step.
II am late, nessieurs, I know" he
said, .'but I was not at home when
| Vallon arrived, or else had been here
| sooner
.'You are in ample time for what we
want, Pantin," said, though there is
no time to waste. 1 am leaving Paris
| tonight, and will not return to the Rue
| des Deux Mondes, but start from here.
| Ny business concerns the safety and
honor of Nine de: Ia Bidache, and when
1 say that I know | can rely on you.
Is it not so?"
"It is, monsieur.
well, then, should any one ask for
| me say 1 have gone you know not
where. You do not know as a matter
of fact. If Jacques, my servant, re-
| turns, bid him go straight to M. lie
Compte. He will get orders from him. -