The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-17

der of fortune, seeks the kings pres
ence in response to a reply which he
thinks has been sent by the king to his
own application to enter Navarro s
service. The reply is joke perpetrat-
ed by Mathurine, the female fool of the
court and some of the courtierS, and
when De Marsac arrives they first de-
lude and then jeer scott at and reVlle
him. Mile. de la Wire enters the recep-
ton hall, and De Marsac discovers in
her face some signs of sympathy. Ros-
ny, deploring the rudeness of the cour-
tiers, Identifies De Marsac with fam
lily of repute and explains that only the
poverty of the king and court prevents
the king from taking him into their
service De Marsac makes his exit very
much cast down.
Scene II.-De Marsacs garnet lodg-
ings, Simon Flick, his servant, and De
Marsac alone taking part Simon is
born coward, yet true to De Marsac
He conceiVes a passion for Mile. de la
Wire. Simon arranges all the furniture
on one side of the room so that. II Will
make a good showing to any one glanc-
ing through the doorway. There is
rap, and presently some coins are
thrust under the door Navarro and
Rosny enter. The assassination of the
Due de Guise at Blois by order of Henry
III. of France has just taken place, and
there is a struggle between Navarro
and Turenne, the latter seeking to es-
tablish republic and place himself at
its head, and Navarro seeking the
throne. Mile. de la Wire, Turenne' S
niece, has overheard Turenne's plans
and threatens to betray him to Ma
varre to prevent which Turenne has
had De Bruhl abduct her and convey her
to his castle at Chize. Rosny has con-
cluded that De Marsac is the man to
help them out of their dilemma. De
Marsac accepts, and money and in
structions are given him.
Scene III.-The castle at Chize. De-
Marsac persuades Mile. de la Wire to
accompany him. Fresnoy, leader of the
trio of desperadoes he has hired to aid
him. mas robbed him of one-half of his
400 crowns. Standing on the balcony
he Marsac explains, and she questions
and doubts. Finally he carries her to
rhe horses -nolens.- volens, after first
knocking down Fresnoy, whom he finds
disposed to prove treacherous.
Scane IVA lodging in Blois. De
Marsac has borne mademoiselle in safe
~ to BIois, but finds Rosny gone. LIE
Marsac leaves mademoiselle and her
woman. Fanchette, in charge Of FlleX
and goes out to buy new clothes. Fres-
nov appears with the mecenaries. He
convinces mademoiselle that De Marsac
is an impostor, and she goes with him.
Ne RrubI comes, and De Marsae re-
turns DE Bruhl threatens to denounce
him as a Huguenot and spy, then o.
fers him a bride to disclose his purpose
in bringing mademoiselle to Bios. ne
Marsac resents the insult, and De Bruhl
challenges him. Then De Marsac learns
from Flick that mademoiselle IS gone
De Bruhl leaves, and Rosny arrives,
He has heard that Navarro is Ill ana rs IS
burrving south to him. he telIs ~. ne
Marsac that he must find mademoiseile
in time for a secret interview tnat
night with the king, and De Marsac
hastens to her rescue.
scene Wall in the house OF VI
comte de Turenne. 1t is to TINS nous
that Fresnoy has conveyed nade moi
selle and her maid Fanchette. .let
sac. sending Simon into a side street