Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25

let them pass" and, with her fingers
still resting on my arm, we moved a
pace or so aside. AS Biron came up
there was almost shout of welcome,
and he bowed to the right and left Of
him, as though he were the king him
self.
ut almost seems as If shall not have
my interview" 1 said to madame, a
minute or so later when the commotion
caused by Coiffier had ceased.
When were you to go ?" she asked.
"As soon as ever M. de Belin came out
to summon me-"
"Then there he is" and as she spoke
I saw the door open and Belin looked
out. CO." she said, and then our eyes
met and Istepped up to the cabinet.
Courage" whispered Belin, and
was before the king. In the first two
steps took on entering the room l
perceived that there had been scene.
Sully was standing against the open
window, his back to the light, and
gravely stroking his beard. The mar
shall was pacing backward and forward
in an agitated manner, and the king
himself was leaning against a high
desk, beating a tattoo with his fingers
on the veneer.
AS de Belin presented me, bept to
| my knee, and there was dead silence,
broken only by Henry renewing the
quick. impatient tapping of his fingers
on the woodwork of his desk. He was,
what was unusual with him when in
Paris, in half armor, and perhaps in
compliment to the king of Spain, for it
was the anniversary of the treaty of
Vervins, wore the scarlet and ermine-
lined mantle of the Toison dor. In the
silence my eyes unconsciously caught
the glitter of the collar, and | could al
most read the device, "Pretium non
vile laborum," on the fleece.
"You may rise, monsieur" the king
said at last, coldly, and added: "And
you may speak. 1t is because under
stand that ! have for the moment ex-
cused you-now what have you to say?'
AS he spoke his glittering eyes met
me full in the face, and for the mo-
nent | could not find words.
NShtiS ~. vi civ llSiilS l)lChSI
up melocotin from salver that was
by him and played with it between his
| fingers, "youecould not have been born
under the two COWS on the field, or else
you would have found your tongue ere
this, NJ. d'Auriac-you are not of the
south, are yon?"
mo, sire, though my father was gov
/ Of o,,lr 4 49, ~
Folk Candale."
IF so you should be a perfect Chrys.
ostom. What have you to say?"
had regained my courage by this
and took the matter in both hands:
| "Your majesty, l will speak, charge
the marshal, Due de Biron, with being a
traitor to you and to France, l charge
him with conspiring-"
You liar!''
1t was Biron's voice, furious and
cracked with rage. that rang through
the room; but Henry stopped him with
u word, and then went on repeating
exactly what is known, and what have
| described before. When it was over the
king turned to.the marshal, who burst
out in passion of upbraiding. calling
God and his own services to witness
that his hands were clean, and is the
word of this man to be belieyed?" he
concluded, "this man, who was openly
in arms against the king, who is known
as brawler in the streets, who is ever
now trying to win the hand of roya
ward with not penny piece to line hi:
| doublet pockets, who is excluded from
the kings peace--is his oath to be tax
en- before the word of peer of France
Sire, my father died by your side-and
Il will say no more. Believe him if yo,
will. Here is my sword! 1t has served
you WE'LL" and unbuckling his SWORD
the marshal flung himself on his knee!
before the king and presented him will
tie hilt of his blade.
Astonished and silenced by this au
dacious outburst, could say nothing
but saw Sully and de Belin exchange
strange smile. The king, however, wa,
much moved. Putting his hands OF
Biron's shoulders, he lifted him to- hi!
feet. "Biron, my old FRIEND" he said
"the oaths of this man and a hundred
such as he are but as featherweigh
against your simple word. Messieurs
it is because | wished the marshal t
know that would hear nothing. benin,
mans back that would not repeat I,
ftiB own face. that = have allowed N