Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-10
May 10, 1903.

OF boyhood was gone from his cheeks. Even
his eye no longer sought with its old frank
ness the faces of the people over whom he
had ruled with an authority almost royal.
Yet the Camisards OF the Larzac found
nothing unusual in. this changed aspect.
The heat Of the spirit within, the divine
conflicts, the all-night wrestling were
bound $50 they thought) to make their
mark upon any man, especially upon one so
young.
Hush-he is beginning. Pulses beat
faster. There are wet eyes, tear-tur-
rowed cheeks-aye, though there are no
women-only men of age, arm-bearing' good
soldiers Of Jesus Christ and the church OF
the reform.
Oulv in the shadow of the great Samson
pillar, with the Templar arms upon 1t,
Andrias Maurel, did Catinat, the old soldier,
set his lips more grimly, thinking that now
at last his day was come.
And in the yet deeper shade, like a
tigeress robbed of her cub, Martin Foy
narrowed his eyelids and gritted his teeth.
His hand was on his dagger and he moved
It to and fro in the sheath.
Jean Cavalier lifted his hand and drew
1t YEARLY across his brow. He dropped
it again end began to speak.
'Peoplo Of the Way" he said, slowly
and with a visible effort, there are dark
things in my heart this day. CAT this
dubious preface Martin Foy looked Sig
nifcantly across at Catinat.) The cup
which God hath given us to drink has been
mingled of honey and gall. The honey We
have eaten. 1t hath been sweet under
your tongue. That which remains is gall"
cage" murmured Catinat under his
breath, so that only Martin Foy heard him.
che SAYS true-the gall OF bitterness and
the bond Of iniquity!')
The landlord of the Bon Chretien did not
answer. He did not once remove his eyes
from the young mans face. Only he con-
tinued to draw his dagger out of its sheath,
letting it slip back with the ominous click
of perfectly fitting steel.
Jean Cavalier went on, with a certain
heavy and determined conscientiousness
81 will speak to you clearly, the thing
which God hath given me the power to
see. And the truth is hath for
gotten to be gracious. He hath Withdrawn
His hand from us, in that we have strlVeh
against the man whom He has maue KING
the Lords annointed-'
There was a moment of stupehed as
stonishment. Could this be indeed the
divine oracle for which they had been walt
ing. An ominous murmur arose.
NOl dSdluSI lhS MINI ~
we have fought-the persecutors-the muir
derers of the elect"
Eyes, against the king and none other!'
cried Cavalier, raising his voice. Il have
said it. So it is. Long we have shut our
eyes. Long we have striven against those
set in authority over us and have not
repented. So God hath departed from us.
From ne know that he has set himself
far off,
("That may well be!' muttered Catinat,
very grimly. "He will set himself yet
farther from the sinner.')
'Hearken," Cavalier went on, while q
kind Of s~tupehed silence filled the hall,
and for very fear no man communed with
his neighbor. 81 did not come hither ia
tell you this alone. l have had a message
from the king. You declare with the lips
that you are loyal-well, let us prove
whether this be so or no. His Majesty
King Louis"
God send both your souls to deepest
Gehenna!" the deep voice of Catinat
doomed through the hall Of the Templar'
like the bittern over the marshes. AnC
from it's sheath the click of Martin Foy'i
dagger said a steady "Amen!"
NAY" said Cavalier, 'his is not tn,
fault, but that of his evil councillors. Toda,
the king offers us terms-the ending of tn