Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-14

Duchesneau, was still louder in his 1 professions of friendship and respect
 sor the governor and the colony. SC l Frontenac was obliged to bide his time
 until by some overt act or word he
 would lay himself liable to legal in.
 terference.
 The mischief that he made became i 90 great that the governor was des-
 perate. At length an audacious speech
 made by the Cumte de Miror' one even
 iIy was reported to him.. He saw h.I
 opportunity. The Comte was brought
 before the council, and several wit
 nesses testified to having heard hin
 boastingly remark that there was
 nothing like lighting ones wrongs
 oneself, and that when the English cut off the head of Charles I. they did a good thing, besides several utterances of similar tenor. He was. therefore, i accused of speaking ill of royalty in the person of the king of England, and uttering words tending to sedition. The intendant and his followers in the
 co.nncil did their utmost to protect
 their ally, but in vain. Frontenac's
 inAuence carried the day and he was
 ad.udged guilty. The governor forced
 tho council to impose the most humil-
 isting penalty possible, in order to discourage any others from taking up
 tho cause of Duchesneau. According ly, he was dragged ignominiously from
 prlson by the public executioner and led by rope around his neck, with a torch in hand, to the gate of th. Cha teau, there to beg pardon of the king; thence to the pillory of the lower town, where he was branded on the cheek with fleur-de-lis and set in the stocks fos half an hour; then he was led back to prison and placed in irons. This was to be repeated three times.
 The man while passing through the terrible ordeal of the day had seen the face of Madame Bizard in the crowd, who smiled and nodded encouragingly. They had become great friends. and the Comte was glad to find one kindly glance. The room in which he was confined was on the ground-f1oor of the Chateau. Scarcely had he thrown himself exhausted unon the bed placed beneath the little grated opening that admitted air and light, when sum-. mons at the door engaged his guards attention for the moment. Just at this juncture the prisoner felt something drop on his chest from above, and saw that tiny parcel had been thrown in through the window. He quickly opened it and recognized key fitting his letters. wrapped in piece of pa per, on which was written:
 Escape tonight at Il; there is worse in store for you. You will find all the doors unlocked" There was no name signed, but he recognized the writing .
 At d,rk his iailer left him and was replace, by four trusty soldiers of Frontenac. They examined his irons and then left him to himself, a seem- ingly half-unconscious being, huddled upon the bed near the door, which was fastened upon the inside by an iron cross-bar. Alter their conversation be- gan to flag they stacked their arms, took the one light in the room to further corner, leaving the bed in half shadow, and proceeded to pass away the time with cards. The prison CT hearkened tea distant clock. in the Chateau striking ten and heard the sounds of closing the building for the night as the inmates retired. Care fully he inserted the key into the lock of the iron on his right hand. which was freed; then into that of the left. and 1t was liberated also. Slowly he reached down. watching with half closed eyes the group of soldiers in the corner attentive to their game. and withdrew his legs from the encircling letters. He waited impatiently for the clock to sound ii and wondered what he would do if he found his informa- ton false. Perhaps it was all trap to induce him to attempt to escape! He would chance it. Eleven o'clock struck; the players laughed guardedly at their game. He arose, and with ore bound seized the four guns.
 The rattling noise attracted the at- tention of the soldiers, who started up only to find their prisoner freed and with one of the guns pointed at them. Before they recovered from their as- tonishment he had slipped the bolt: the door swung open. Speeding down the corridor, he found the doors that barred his way were all unfastened. He heard the shouts of alarm raised by the soldiers: the last door opened into the night air: he was free!
 The next day all Quebec was astir with search-parties hunting for the escaped prisoner: he was not found. The day after 1t was learned that Madame Bizard had disappeared also.
 CHAPTER XVII.
 SHOWS HOW CLOSELY THE FOR
 TUNES OF LOVE AND WAR MAY
 BE INTERwovEN.
 If the French had dangers and dis turbances within the citadel of Quebec, the white settlers and seigneurs out side the protection of it's guns were by perils even more deadly. The great red plague had broken out again. From the southward 1t came creeping up in tiny patches here and there throughout the forest. stealing through sunlight and shade. creeping stealthily from tree 10 tree. gliding steadily onward towards the north. Often two or more of these