The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

How many came hlther with you?".
'OncI' said Laurence PROMPTLY. cam
here with your servant DE Stlle alone.
The Marshal smiled.
Good. we will try some other method wit
you he said. but be advised and sneak Non
hath over hidden auEht from GILES de Retz.
Then. my lord sail Laurence. there /
the less reason for you to nut me to the uues
II can expound dark speeches, said tn
t RheTs snbilet fad Of / Wing R!f9 T %i6Ssus @y T Hop sn noe I
France with you?'
The Marshal smiled again and nodded hi
head repeatedly wiki a certain gusttnl appre
You would make a good soldier. 1t ls a nit,
that ! have gone out Of that business. lot
haEe only. as T. were, desSended rom WWn99Ie j,
tail"
laurence. who :alc that the true policy wa
to be Sparing OF his words. made no answer.
Leiin2'.
'Read, this, then" said the Marshal. and
handed him a book.
LanreHse l1 been T6Iir in ms r. Mic n ~ b
kirk by the. side of Dee water. and he read the
words which record the cruelties Of the EN-
peror taliCull with eNartneSs and deCorum.
"fou read not IN said his auditor. You
have been well taught, though YOU have Q vile
meaning that lies in tie ailusions.
You say that you came To Macheeoul to
you could serve and why went you not into
the house Of some other lord?"
cause l was invited, by your herchman., De
Sille., And as to what | can DO. | profess
master-ethe best in my country. / can play
upon the vlol and even upon the organ. lam
fairly fo2d al fence An and DIX excellent as any at
and Loyalty serve those who trust me. would
have some money to spend. which have never
have never seen, / would live a life worth
Lying. wherein Is pleasure and pain. the lack
il that may not fe. Why. I am ready to die. that
may make proof whether there is anything
"A most philosophic creedl' cried the Mar
shall. We'll. there Is one thing in which 1 can
prove IL indeed YOU lie, not. Sing"
the choir had done. the lamentation OF Rachel
according TO the setting Of the Roman pre-
A voice was heard in Ramahl
And as he sang the Lord OF Retz took up the
strain. and with true accord and feeling ac-
co@m Brn1sf, a nrm &c Gl tie e de Retz when Laurence
had finished. Thai is truly well sung. You
shall sing it alone in my chapel next feast day
He paused as II TO consider his next words;
And now for this time go. but remember that
prison cell and better guarded than a fortress.
1t is surrounded with, constant Watchers. Sc
cape dies. You are a bold lad. and. as / think.
fear not much death for yourself. But come
hiither and | will show you something mat VIII
With a kind Of solicitous familiarity the
Marshal de Retz took the lad by the arm and
drew him to another window on the further
There came a low voice in his ear. chill and
sinister m.r,o,oo ,,o fair wor,d
None knoweth when we may have to leave 1t.
lopder is a star Look well at it. They say
God made il. Perhaps He takes more inter
est in 1t than He does in the concerns OF this
other world He hath made
as it were, with both hands. and turned a face
pale as marble TO look into. the grim counte-
nance which hid the soul of the Lord of Mache-
couls
Giles de Retz appeared to peruse each fea-
ture of the boys person as II he read in a book.
and with the emo OF what he had seen yet
fresh upon him. a strange courage began to
came a Kind OF contempt. 100. into his breast.
spite Of the devil and all his works.
The Marshal continued his scrutiny. and
Laurence returned his gaze with interest.
Well, boy, said the Marshal: smiling as II
not ill-Ileased at his holiness. What do you
Il think. sir" said Laurence. boldly. that
you have grown, older since 1 saw you in the
It seemed 70 Laurence that the words were
given him; And all the time he Vas saying TO
fssI{I Mhy did / / not Stick to it that I was an
But somehow the answer seemed like an ar
row from n bow shot at a venture. entering in
oe!!BB e Ro the sb jGiPts so Of the he Ma. MnaFs Ritb s armo star
tied anxiety. yet without surprise: older than
at ThTIsyeIT do not believe it: 1t is impossi-
been promised me that l should"
And; setting his elbow, on the sill Of the
out upon the cool dusk Of the rose garden.
Then. all al, once. ii came to him what was
imnIie st, in ' hat uI,nGky speech Of LSarenee IS
erected himself and bent his brow+. white with
premature age. upon the hoy. who confronted
him with the fearlessness born Of youth and
An he said this is interesting. You
man to De Sille in Paris. 10 Clerk Henriet and
to the shoir at Machecoul. Yet 70 me you adj
NIT in the very first words you speak that you
are a Scot and saw me at the caStls OF
Even yet the old Laurence might have turned
ready and expert. He had daily rracticed his
art upon the Abbot; He had even. though
now in the day Of his necessity the power and
Al the castle, OF Machecoul Laurence sim
nly could not lie. Hinged as he was by evil.
titled ike a soul in tbs SDlace Of G"al judgment
when the earthly BINDINGS Of word and phrase
and the soul stand forth naked and markedly
answer that %hish IL required, hr,sev,ra
"."C?me with me into my chamber said the
'idl NlthA. NM 'Aih'H no bh' "sIA 'AAAA.
And without word of complaint or back
ward glance the lad followed the great lord to
the chamber into which so many had gone be-
fore him OF the Young and beautiful OF the
earth. and whence so few had come out alive.
As he passed the threshold Laurence put
into his mouth the elastic pellet which had
been given him by Blaise Renouf. the choir
masters son.
Look forth and tell me what you see hs
said.
Laurence set his head out Of the window.
He looked upon an intricate mass OF building
COMPOSING the western wing Of the castle. and
il was some moments before he could distin-
guish what the Sieur do Retz wished him to
see. Then as his evA AZ took in the details. he
saw en- the nat roof OF . square tower beneath
him two maidens seated. and when he haG
looked cioSrr-lo! they were Margaret Doug
as and beside her Maud Lindesav. These two
were sitting hand in hand. as was their wont.
and the head Of the child was bowed almost to
her friends knee. Maud's arm was about
Margaret's neck and her fingers c~aressed the
tangle Of hair. Presently the elder
lifted the Younger upon her knee. and hushed
her like a nurse who nuts a tired child to sleep.
Immediately behind this group In the shad-
ow Of a huttress Laurence saw a tall man.
clad in a black suit. and with a drawn
sword in his hand.
The Marshal looked out over the lads shout