The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-12

known no aeked plainly enough, although 81
lontly. But i had cried out with an appearance,
and my g~uilcless cxprcsslon'gayo his suspicion,
no food Perhaps, too, he had no wish to in
Monmouth. for no had been bitterly offendet
by tho honors and precedence assigned to tn,
Duke. Only q momentary coincidence Of in
tcrest bound them together in this scheme. II
the part that concerned Buckingham wero &C
complishcd no would not break his heart on &C
mouth 'o at The hosiery yoS Of ttSStniM erryy M IST MSn
81 think, then. that we understand one an.
0'n hSH'oi n enough DSiS, yo o%ie Grace ira rss'n answered with
n bow, and l raped on the door. The jailol
Tf"Mr. Dalo is free to go whero he will within
the castle. You can return to your quarters, u
The soldier marched of. Buckingham turned
Good fortune, in your enterprise" he said.
And l give you JOY on your liberty"
The words were not out of his mouth when q
Lieutenant and two mon appeared, approaching
us ,mo At d rapid walk far IN nay, * 9 hnSS "a. at Z run run; They
ing them, Tho officers sword was drawn in his
hand, their daggers were fixed in the muzzles of
WHATS happened nowr" asked Buckins-
ham in II whisper.
The answer, was not long in, coming. Tho
Lieutenant halted before us, crying:
In the Kings name l arrest you, sir"
SIR %on Hn my tho SSr B;G SSa, sSa 2 hSei! a 2S SSinS t fbT5S s 3
II don't know answered, and I asked tho
| Object, -oh Wnbb utSOuuI. bI
you must come with mo at once" AT a sign
side Of me. verify, my liberty had been short.
81 must warn you that we shall stand at moth.
ing Il you try to escape" said the officer,
I'm not a fool, sir" I answered. where
arc you going to take mei''
where my orders direct"
Come, come interrupted buckingham, i'm
patiently, mot SO much mystery. You know
met Wei. this gentlemen Is my friend, and
| basirn IN know wlPrO Won take him"
II crave your Grace's pardon. but 1 must not
"Then I'll follow you and discover" cried the
AT your, Grace's peril answered the officer.
men to detain, you here. Mr.. Dale must go
alone with me-"
Wrath and wonder were %eloanent on the proud
bred n species of resignation. l smiled at him
MY business with your Grace must wait,
forward. sir" cried the officer, impatiently,
i hnd a w9 not % atfe%pt I'M a" to " f oGSRa B Bat' iu snGK;
back in tho direction of tho Duke of Mon.
mouths quarters. The confederetes must
seek n new instrument now; II their purpose
were to thwart the Kings wishes. they might
not again find what they wanted SO easily.
keep, and passed mp the steps that led to the
corridor in which the King was lodged. They
h hoi6ieI I me along Gsno and in , I d had I time tho to s nOtic &c
the building. on the western side. Here I
found Darrell. apparently on guard, for his
Here, sir, is Mir. Dale" said my conductor.
Good answered Darrell, briefly. l saw
r not the nei least aade sign = Of fire rscp osIii iEMI II" II rh1 he armed ~
".You see 1 have no weapons. Mr.. Darrell"
Search him." commanded Darrell. ignoring
MT utterly.
order. / fixed my eyes on him but he would
not meet my gaze; the point, of his sword tapped
the II st floor 81; On Which y ldef it rested for his hand was
There's no weapon on him. announced the
officer:
tire with your men to the foot Of the steps. II
you hear a whistle, return as quickly as posi-
Tho officer bowed, turned about and depart.
ed, followed by his men. Darrell and l stood
facing one,anothcr for u moment,
this, Darrelli' l cried. Has madame brought
the Bastile over with her. and are you made
He answered not a word. Keeping his sword
still in readiness. he tapped with the muZzle of his
pistol on the door by him. After a mo3ment it
wide, q gesture from Darrell babe me enter: I
stantly shut close behind us.
10 l m shall III not not re- readily en;nG If forget 7smn the ST view i1 disclosed ssdOSsi
TO the ancient smoky " walls. I was in a narrow
room; low and not large. scantily furnished with
faded richness and hung to half its height with
~ ibb a. III WOO "a
and uneven from time and use. In the middle
Of the room was a long table Of polished oak
was the Duchess of Orleans and beyond her the
Duke of York; on the Kings right at the end
of %or tnS t t%Sl9 T Il no Sn s s%dptt took eh his sea Giif neEi
to him was Arlington. then Colbert de Croissy,
the special envoy of the French King: next to
sSa TIRE ike t Ts' K fnSEn0e empty a%pt L sas. but an,M fr% de-
Perrepcourt leaned easily over the back of it,
with his eyes fixed on me. On the table were
materials for writing and n. large sheet of ma
seemed Just between them. There was nothing
liquor, in the other fell short of the top of the
silent: save NJ: de Pcrrcncourt all seemed dis:
turbed. The Kings swarthy face appeared
F Fspped n pe1s ,sao on siEE a tdSlc. and %f Ibis his I h na%l
while Darrell stood rigidly by me. sword in
hand,
Madame was the first to speak, her delicate.
subtle face lit up with recognition. -.
Why, I have spoken with this gentleman"
'hs snir l. IN ai { 59T sa sHPG II. dc perrencourt, under
his breath. think he hardly knew that he
The King raised his hand. as though to i'm.
pose silence. Madame bowed in apologetic
the gesture, although he did not speak again.
A moment later he laid his hand on Colbert's
S11riuj just a a word S"isR t was "Fontelles." 'n0 Celber I
looked up and nodded. NJ. de ,Perrencourt
Folded his arms on the back OF the chair, and his
face resumed its impassivity.
Another moment passed before the King
spoke. His voice was calm, but there seemed
still to echo In 1t a trace of some violent emo.
ton newly passed; a smile curved his lips, but
there was more malice than mirth in it.
Mr.. Dale" said he. the gentleman who
stands by you once beguilcd an idle minute fol
me by telling me of u certain strange prophecy
made concerning YOU which he had, he said
from your own lips, and in which my name
or, Mt least, some kings name-and yours were
quantity coupled. You know what / refer tor
bowed low, wondering what in heaven'l
namo he, could be at. 1t was, no doubt, higf
folly to love Mistress Gwyn: hut scarcely higl
treason. Besides. had not I repented and for
sworn herr All, but the second member OF tn,
prophecy I glanced eagerly at NJ. dc Porren
court, eagerly at the paper before the King
There were lines on the paper, but I could no
read them, and M. de Perrencourt's face wal
fully rs battling.
"ff remember rightly pursued tho King
after listening TO n whispered sentence from hi
sister. the prediction foretold that you shout,
drink of my cup. Is IL not soi'
ut was 30, sir, although what your Majest,
quotes was the end, not tho beginning of it.
For an instant q smile glimmered on tn
Kings face. 1t was gone, and he proceeded
grayely:
II am concerned only with that part of it.