The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-10

Thine serves you, Hladenloiselle, but
otherwise your effort is. impossible.
in the English ranks In their uniform
indeed he has 1t on now. He bore arms
against US in the field. He admits it.
He is believed to have acted as pilot for
the English ships ..-. +. -
Ills false. sir!'' interrupted the girl
Thank God for that word, nladem-
oiselle!' cried de Vitre. IF you believe in
me can face the rest of the world un
daunted." ..@t. II
SILENCE, Monsieur de vitre!-Why say
you this, mademoiselle?" asked the gov
ernor -. ;. 49, 80" - =. n
Because there is an English officer
wounded and a prisoner in my house, who
has learned by chance of Monsieur de
Wires predicament and who vows that II
| he is innocent that he did not pilot the
ships; that he refused to do so even at
the peril of his life, and that, he had been
held close prisoner on the English
ships since his capture" 49, -. 7
"Mademoiselle,' the governor ques-
| toned, "hoW comes there to be an English
prisoner In your house?" ~,
| 'One Of your horsemen cut him down
on the field, monsieur. picked him up ON /
his horse and carried him into the street,
Ing him dead. Monsieur de Vitre, who
was captured there by these soldiers, saw
1 him as he was being taken away and told
me to take care of him as he was his |
| friend"
Friend to an Englishman!" shouted one
OF the impetuous officers. Another |
confirmation!''
silence cried the governor. Proceed,
mademoiselle." .4.... =. = Il i
DIR. Arnoux dressed the young English
mans wounds. He Is a captain in the
English navy. When he recovered con-
seriousness I mentioned Monsieur de vi
tres predicament and he insisted that
must come to tell you this story, and if
4 you doubted it was to ask you to send an
officer to question him. =
i why came he not himself, then?"
He is too severely wounded, SIR and
the doctor forbade him to move.'
BE seated, mademoiselle. Let us
, Withdraw, gentlemen, and consider this
communication for moment said the
governor after rejecting deeply for a
short time. .-:r .'4~:a ! -,
The Chevalier de Ramsay and his Of
fcers stepped to the other end of the
apartment and intently consulted together.
{ leaving Anne standing near de Vitre, and
his guards i :,I:...:", -
, 20 mademoiselle," cried de Wire to her;
, ADDRESSING her despite the presence of Inc
soldiers, this is a public place in which
to address you, but stand in the shadow
Y of death and I must needs take any oppor-
tun' " which fate provides me. You have
| lone known Of my devotion to you L
= have not disguised it nor do I wish to
hie'>0 iNi'llel P1oEcSl4tlouS TO you. only
] want to think you, as man DYING for
E the brave stand you have taken In at
e tempting to save not only my life, but
t what IS Tdearer to me7-my honor. Thank
r Captain Grafton, too, for his good words,
though L feel they will be useless The
). evidence against me is strong. This cursed
e uniform Is the last stray. Ranking un-
d der the defeat Of the morning, and
with the certainty Of surrender before
I them, they are too bitter to weigh well
what they are doing. They want a scape-
goat, and here is one ready to hand Ma
] demoiselle, one last favor It means but
little perhaps to you but much to me- 1
cannot go to, you. VIII you: not reach
hither your hand?" - :i-:-.
II They must not kill you, Monsieur de
= Vitre! 'Tis most unjust!" cried the girl
piteously, stepping over to him. '.As for
: my HAND She stretched It. out. and.
: though he was bound and tied, nothing
e could have exceeded the courtly grace with
e which he bent over it and pressed ID long
kiss upon it.. She held it tightly against
n There is. my hand, monsieur she ex-
h claimed, as the soldiers withdrew a little,
e out of consideration for her evident grief.
n II would that my heart went with it,
g Monsieur de Vitre, nademoiselle,' said
e the governor. returning to his seat. I'VE
9 have carefully considered the testimony
= OF Mademoiselle de Rohan and are Of the
o opinion that it is not sufficiently important
y to cause us to delay the execution. 1 fear
q that few days may see the English in
If possession of the town, and that, OF course,
d means that YOU sir, would escape all pun
t, lshment. As for the testimony of the
It English officer, he is in =, honor
n bound to extricate his ally from his pre-
/, d1cament,. and we question: - -
!! Who questions the word OF Captain
! Phll1p Grafton? cried stern voice, as a
y strangely 5il-sorted pair entered the hall.
fyUN ,Io
(, only partially clothed, whose face was
l. CHASTITY pale and who held his left hand
! pressed against his right shoulder. He
d would have fallen to the floor but that he
= was supported by the encircling arm of a
IT huge old man in the livery of the Rohans
The two were Philip and Jean Renaud.
n "Grafton!''. cried de Wire. THANK God
you have comet! =; H. : ! -. -
Is "Jean- Reneaud," exclaimed Anne. '.how
" dared you to bring this gentleman here!
10 Against the doctors orders and mine! His
life l..>.-..... T.. 50 q! " s.HE Il. =. q
10 Peace, mademoiselle!" INTERRUPTED
II Grafton. II came here because; feared
10 what has happened, that they would not
- accept your testimony Your servant but
-, - obeyed my orders, he had no choice!, -,
~ But your life, Inonsieur!,' said Anne.
Il peril tt gladly to save the honor Of 6
y, brave gentleman, though an enemy. Mon.
- sieur lie Gouverneur, you are about tt
~ execute this gentleman? :.
"a =, There was a dead silence, in the room.
TT is true" answered. Mademoiselle d,
81 Rohan. IL - 81 i:S;ss (,
to 1T must not go ont cried Grafton. {.
" swear to your on my honour as an Eng
10. fish gentleman that Monsieur de Wire i
re innocent! He is no traitor; on the con
trary, he deserves your highest commeri
de dation. He refused to pilot the ships in
- even though. by the orders OF the ad
- miral, he was placed on the rail- OF TIL
ship with a rope flung around his neck
and men awaited the signal to hang him
Murmurs rose from the officers in tn
ri hall.
why was he not hanged, them ST
Englishman?" asked the governor
Because an English officer intertered