Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-14


Being Of quick wit. he questioned
me no further.
Ii was NJ de Beaufort. the -eriIo.
of the fortress, who met u al thc gate
receiving from lny hands the l. a--'s OF
der that the Chevaller - TT i b.
geld a prisoner ia t.se ~ f,.C >..1e.
M, Dc Beaufort" said /. t.ls .s..Soacl
La via-, passed our OF hearaH@. ~ : Ia
desire of h;s Il;ljesty that t4e .lcs.s
lier d. Trois be given certain Freedom
Ionis ut viii we dine together. AID T.
thou
- Twill be indeed { n honor" replied
he, but tn u and the kIa--S prs me
wilt lie my guests. with certain u the
officers of the garrison
Nay" replied |. for il IS the kir,>
order that tonight none meets tie
chevaIier. morrow
"As thou wilt" replied be. much Hat
ter.d that the king had spoken of him.
Thus il came al Ut an hour later tie
Chevalier de Trois NJ de Beaufort q IA
myself We're seated together 1T the
governors table. with none other pres
emf except the sentinel beyond the
door. whose mea sured tramp came TO
US through the thickness OF the panel
Faith" cried De Beaufort. having
finished the meal and the wine already
mounting to his head. 'methinhs. being
lieutenant OF his ma esty's musketeers.
many adventures have befallen thee"
AYE" replied 1. seeming tn be half
overcome with drink. and thou like
wise. being governor of Dauphine."
At that he launched out into ram
bling discourse. applying himself free
ly 10 the bottle till the fumes of the
wine and the heat OF the room act him
noeding. and presently he fell asleep.
with his head upon the table
Raising my eyes | fixed them upon
these OF the Chevalier de Trois. Sir"
said l. "methinks this wine OF Dau-
phine hath well nigh overcome me. and
would seek the air If memory serves
me not shabby trick. the way to the
rampant lies along yon passage. guard
ed by but single sentinel or per
chance no more than two. Were |
prisoner such odds would scarce hin
der me- though from the summit Of the
rampant to the ground be twenty feet
and some danger lie to life or limb
Beyond lies the forest. therefore,
Seeming to lose speech in my drunk
table that | might unbar the window.
With quick comprehension De TrOis
eyes followed me AS | reached for
the fastening heard a sudden move
ment at the table. The next instant
he had snatched the sword from the
sleeping De Beauforts side. tumbled
the sentinel from the top to the bottom
OF the stairs and. wounding a second
who would have opposed him. ran
through the narrow passage, which
ended at the rampant of the fortress
A third sentinel who guarded the way
ne slashed across the face. then. reach
ing the rampant. with drawn sword in
hand leaped over the brea stwork.
gaining without injury the ground
beneath where the darkness hid him
from those who. aroused by the cries
of the wounded sentinels. ran up, mus
kefs in hand.
No one burst leap after him, and in
order to pursue they must go round
through the tower and gate of the cit
adel 20 gain the open ground outside
the walls
The tumult caused by the shouts of
the perpleNed sentries and a discharge
of a dozen muskets on the ramparts
aroused the governor from his drunk
en- slumber. Perceiving that NJ. de
TroS chair was vacant. his sword
gone from its sheath and |. feignIng
drunk enness leaning against the win
dow. he set up great cutlery and
dashed from the apartment. Ten min
utes later | heard the sound of gallop-
ing horses. for NJ. de Beaufort. at the
head of a score of the garrison. rode
madly forth TO pursue the chevalier in
the darkness. AS for me. having &C.
complished my errand. l lay down
upon bench. well knowing that, hav.
ing delise the prisoner to the gov
ernor of the fortress. the hand of MAJ
srin could not reach me. De Trois was
saved,