Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-02-01


doubt to find him worn ou', broken
spirit ed and quite tractabl", willing to
g AM anything for freedom.
The Spln'aid to d hi captive that if
he would give up Dona Maria he " ould
be free. st. Denis Indignantly sctrned
the proposal. His position was as des-
perate as a mans could well be, alone
where it was impossible IL "ppeal to
any one, stranger in a and always
heartless and uel to strangers, sus-
pected of designs against the state,
and, worse than that, in the power OF
a man who loved the woman whu loved
him.
1t is said, "Hell hath no fury like
woman scorned." So can it be said,
Garth. has no ally like woman who
loves you"
Dona Maria lea nc i Of her lovers
plight by receiving letter from the
governor telling her Of it. The letter
also Informed her that if she did no.
agree to marry the writer, St. Denis
would be put to death.
The high spirited beauty rose equal
10 the occasion. Her reply to his
scc underlcy was q positive refusal.
More than that, she wrose that IN chse
S.. [ EMS me. his death she herself, or
some one 70; her, would put knife
into his cowardly heart. The governor
must have been impress. Led, for St.
Denis did not die Just then.
Dtra Maria spentno time in delays
she al one wrote to the viceroy at the
City Ct Mexico, the vietroy having abb
solut, p wer. standing in pace OF his
Ling. over all South America and q
great p,rt Of North America
She Id of ST. Denis and his vst;
tod of their mutua! love. odd OF the
ba.eness Ct the governor OF Coahuila
and Of his proposals and thre'ts, told
also Of 81. Denis prominence as sub
iect Of the French king, how his fate
would surely be inquired into and
avenged. "rhis man hos been unJustly
imprisoned g said che. Before God
you will be accountable for his death,
now that you are notified
In the service of the yiceroJ was an
other Fr,ncbman the Marquis de La
nargo, who, a was often the case with
Young f ench noblemen, had taken
service in the Spanish army. de was
high ! favor at Mexico, and to him
the yceroy showed Dona Maria's letter
Lana, ge read and was ttunderrtruek
Il seems too miraculous to be true. L
the tiin,s were told in novel there
| would be criticism because il would b.
too improbable The marquis ha'
been the fchoolna.e of st. Denis IL
France. had been his associate and IN
/ innate friend. he lost no time IN de
| Iartirg for Monclova.
| st. Dennis had laid in Jail for 81
months. The seventies of his jailo
constantly increased. His neare'
| friend would not have kn3wn hin
His lair ard beard had grown Ion
| and matted. He was racked wit
| fe Ter and emaeiated from hunger; br
A few days ard all would lave bee
over with him.
Que day his prison door was fun
open and young officer came in,stoo
a moment tying to penetrate the dar
ness and then Enid to the prisoner;
"Who ara you and why are you her
"Ny name" faid the prisoner, &c
Jugereau st. Dennis. 1 am gentl
man by birth, prisoner by treasc
and a4a waiting tere for death,
iustics is denied me-"
,, 'Were you not born in Canadaf"
aye ."
RAISED in France?'
Il eyes"
"And went to Lou sisra to make
fortan*?"
eyes"
"S like of the ironsi" he SAID
the men with him..
st. Dennis in b dark cell could Il
see VIII spoke to him, but tho I
himself roaming when he heard
order to strike off hiss shackles.
"Who are yeui" he asked family.
ri am Lanarge, your old friend, col
to save You
They went away together to she Z
OF Mexico,
T,cre in I! midst Il every CONT