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fold. And 60 she received o,rSa
Her village folk at her rso,,,:
henceiofth know no taxation. "A
the iilied standard which shn {a2|l
to victory, her family should -
with the title OF Eau Lys" IA ..,g|
with landed properties, But th.Z
ties were SO many baublos ~ Null
sick girl In whose ears still .os: ~
plaintive "L'Arbre Fee de pc.sl
which the king had caused "a AZ W.
his coronation banquet in delInsI. .|.(
ment TO the maiden who hsd n.
fete possible. b.,
Unspoiled by the honors be,t3.l 81
her, accomplishing, though Inss
homesick, unyielding to the temSs:z,!
that dependency which follors "a
wake OF every great enthuslaS,.
again charged at the head OF NJ.
armies. But the spell was brcrs-,
voices" no longer whispered = Y,
French conspiracy, born OF s,s!
Joined hands with English enmis..
the French soldiery, elated b. NJ.
tories and relying too much upon ~ 3
terious thrall OF the maiden. ~
less of military precautions ~
visloning and rashly forced her M. !.
Gus situations. Her usual mll,ts.1
llgence and shrewd sense urged NJ,
vain. Wounded, disheartened Jc.sa
still have taken Compiegne In fsss
possibilities had she not. Will
rear Of the army covering tia ~.
a sally, been betrayed by the rc, s
the city. who shut down the rasss 4 n
her upon the bridge outside.
AS n military general She was .,.,.,..
ransom. but while indignant Frnncssss!!
to hear OF her redemption II was cts.2
to learn that Burgundy, her csnlss' IA
sold her to his English allies IA !"
francs. Betrayed by a French es..s
sold by French noble to French ~
the French populace simply griey3 h
its supine French king never llS.s
finger to rescue his rescuer. N
From the revolving spectacle !, n
trial following Joan OF Arcs cantss. h
sensitive biographer turns with ay.,d3
For one long year she was torturss -
itually, mentally, bodily, at tha rv23
Headquarters. Her voices borsms ~
bodings, and because they did not mI,.e
lousy release her from imprlson ,nsr, y
was tried and condemned for sorcefs r
that benighted age such condemnatiar y
but the logical outcome Of her preters's
raj elevation. Those who on The csns
ton day had hailed this maiden n N
savior of France" 1.-THE chieftaln i,,z
Bile" "Victory's sweetheart "tbe I'M
of patriotism the page of Christ \ ~
now find no better title for her than n;
WITCH" ''heretic abandoned"
oD1nUaI frOr, one loo So = =. " Z. .EI
another, Joan was tormented and as,si1
with cunning questions; she ansxl1
these subtleties with such intelllgencsI n
her replies nearly worked the undotn,
her accusers. so that they hastensi
spread nets for her destruction. SIM
years mental trial had left the untaqt
! girl master Of the field, they tried tsb
terrorism. They accordingly conautl
her in chains to stake with fagots ri
for lighting and called upon her to iii
the divinity of her mission or .s0ss,; ~
CHARLES VII.
Worn in body and soul, confused by 4
heat. she let fall some discouraged nd
that were construed as recansation. n
| they did not wish her to escape burnInyl
recanting. So after they had taken \
back to prison they extorted from hi
promise that she would not wear the n
culine attire which she considered be- 4
protection in her unseemly, en-susrd'
Imprisonment. Now the longed-ior u
summation was easy to reach. Rej1
upon Joan's modesty. her psrssrA1
stealthily removed all feminine appst
leaving her to choose between nakedls
and the prescribed attire. Reallzinz =
futility of longer resisting such treaeAf
she put on the raiment and paid The n