The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-10

admlraIlOn Tor MS 1namorlta, moved
him-that edge Of appetite for power,
conquest hunger, an itching palm for
a kingdom. His were the nnscrupu-
lous soldiers rather than the eager
true-lovess dreams.
But to offset his satisfaction that the
jester lay under restraint he took in
bad part the trooper's continued in
sensibility which deprived him Of the
1nuch-desired information. When he
had repaired to the bedside OF the sol
der the night before he had only his
trip for his pains, as the man had
again sunk into 84nc onsciousness
shortly before his coming. Thus the
free baron was still lin ignorance Of
the person TO whom the fool had be-
trayed him. The fact that there still
roamed an 5unfettered some one, who
possessed the knowledge of his #iden-
tity caused him to knit his brows and
look glum. ! s
# These testers were daring fellows;
several Of them had4 borne arms, as,
for example, Clement Marot, who had
been taken prisoner with Francis at
the battle Of Pavia. Brusquet had been
a hanger-on of the camp at Avignon;
Villot, a Paris STUDENT Cai1letteS had
received the spirited education of a
soldier in the household of his bene-,
factor, 1Diane's father. And as for
the others--hoW-varied had been their
careers! --lives Of hazard and vicissi-
tude;s scapegraces and sadventurers-
existing literally by their wits
To what careless or wanton head
had his secret been confined? What
use would the rashliag make Of it?
Daringly attempt to approach the
throne with this startling budget Of
information; impulsively seek the
princess; or whisper it over his cups
among the femmes de chambre, laun-
dresses or scullery maids? p
IF the soldier should never speak %.
thought the free. baron out of humor,
as he drew near the. troopers door.
4 What a nest of suspicion may be
growing! The wasps may be breed
ing. A whisper may become an ON
nous threat. Is not the danger even
greater than it was before, when I
could place my hand on my foeman?
The man must speak!-must!"
With firm step the kings guest
entered the chamber Of the injured
i soldier. Upon a narrow bed lay the
trooper, his nlustachios appearing I'M
usually red and fierce against his now
| yellow, washed-out complexion. AS
the free baron drew, near the couch a
tall figure arose from the side of the
bed. ~
How is your patient, doctor?'I said
the visitor, shortly.
!. Low" returned the other la
conically This person wore a
black gown, a pair of huge, broad
trimmed glasses rested on the bridge of
a thin, long nose, and in his claW-like
fingers he held agVial, the contents
of which he stirred slowly. His as
pect was that of living sorrow and
melancholy. :. Jar ~. i i. IL,
HAS he been conscious again p
asked the caller. & - z<".. ..e.1
HE has cen lain as you see him. -
lreplied the wearer of the black robe.
"Humph!" commented the free
baron, attentively regarding the mo-
tionless and silent figure.
IT urged upon him I: the impro-
priety of sending for you at the
festivities, resumed the man, shifting
at the vial, ..but he became excited,
swore he would leave the bed and
brain me with mine own festle if ]
ventured to hinder him. So ]
consented to convex his request :
"And when I arrived he was still
as a log," supplemented the visitor
gloomily. W.T., ~, .3s =, 2. ,-... ....:i.
"Alas, yes; altho1 tried to- keep
him up, giving him specifics and car
minatives and bleeding him ONCE s
Bleeding him!'' Z / cried the false
5 duke, angrily, glowering upon the i'm
passive and Woebegone acountenance
had not bled enough from his hurts
Quack of an imposter! .s3You have
killed him!',zs. = :, 5ls - AN. IT, :g:E
CAS- for that" retorted the man in {
s1ng-song voice, "no' one can 3 tel
whether medicine be7aantidotef o.
poison. unless asa aleechcraft an6
chirurgery point out-''.e 9-s.s.s- 4. )
His days are numbered" quoth thu
! free baron to himself, staring down
: ward. But as he spoke he imagined
he saw the red mustachios move
7 while one eye certainly glaref
). with intelligent hatred upon the doc
I: | tor and f11rnoS with q 49,, 4
I upon the master The latter immedi
ately knelt by the bedside and lait
! his hand upon the already cold one O
e the soldier. :. 49,.
:, Speak" he said. s
;, It was the command Of an officer t,
a trooper, an authoritative bidding
4 and seemed to summon last rallyin,
!. energy from the failing heart TIL
4 mans gaze showed that he under
: stood. From the free baron's ey
t flashed a glance of savage power am
k force. t s#&f - -. ; '~F
/. Speak," he repeated, cruelty, i'm
r peratively Sf 10. ~ 49, =
: The mustachios quivered; the leade
e bent his head low, SO low his face al
d most touched the soldiers. A voic
8 was 1t a voice, so faint it sounded
t -breathed few words:
d Ihe emperor - Spain - Cai11ett
e gone!" 500 . 81 2 >'A A-o -
e quickly the free baron sprang to hi
d ieet. The soldier seemed to fall asleep
MS race calm and tranquil as a cam
d palgner's before the bivouac fire at tn
E nour OF rest; the ugliness Of his fea
= lures CLOSED by a neW-found dignity
!, only MS mustachiosf strangely fierc
d Vlv1d,formidable against the peace an
palior OF his countenace. The leec
l, looked at him; stopped stirring til
r drug; leaned over him; straightene
l. nlmself; took the vial once more frol
y the table and threw the medicine o,
n OF the window. Then he methodical]
began gathering up bottles and othe
g receptacles which he placed neat
1t IN a handbag. The free baron passe
@ tnru the door, leaving the cheerle.
d practitioner still gravely engaged
% getllng together his small belonging
1t Soberly the kings guest wake
= down the echoing stairway out I'M
the open air of the court. The en-
!e peror IN Spain? 1t seemed not I'll
IS nkely. Charles spent much of h
tlme IN that country, nor was it in
- probable he had gone there quietl
without flourish of trumpet, for SON
purpose of his own,s His ways wei
not always manifest; his PERSONAL
a and m1ndworkings were characterize
n by cealment. IF the emperor his
e. gone to Spain, a messenger, aridir
e. post-haste, could reach Charles
Il time to enable that monarch to8inte
20 pose In the nuptials and override IL
FL conference.-the free baron, had estal
lished for himself in the court
Francis. An impeachment offered /
Charles would be equivalent to ii
lapandonment Of the entire narti