Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-23
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CsG3 eaerr~ea tie tapr~tr, hung
rarrta"C te;aia& toward the servants
and >old'"r>. quarters,
Following the cNr"sUro of the Jest
ce's WeakIle>s his passion for his nus
tre>s. Frances. ~ N.liot told .Iartpte
Ene. lad nmediatelr otdrr"d th" foot
jHtn slric'c>t coHtAcuir1f the deHlpu
Of the &u"ie..t structure" In pha dar}s
elfed eel ie htd rested os=eela@ht5 and
There nc ~5a,d he ,.nnhf remain ta
detnitely fac KING sUo~l had not
0etn 4feat53 eeHe@su7t Nlh the resi-
cr.~ affNatiezaaye tor tbr lf7uee~-s b.
tN2 little e.>l.e.ed = .=lIas5@,
Hl.t to et.~et !lls sal 555t5on 1hat the
5ez.nr t.I i.=siel =ft.. lza5 h. took in
lad I1F4 tH@ trou,,s a54aea IN
~.U~l61gy WH1gH oes .,ed b5m Of tjr
much Uesf.g U5effa t4p M6,u 6r
tat fefse3as,, e tic 'e9s.e=af che s5t
dter t7e=5sHt ea@a=ff= l.. ANA ql59y Iue
1rjp fer h~ pam, .t> lle u5lu had
;t-aiq sffk #aza TN h==,5s=zz2 z2lszu.~~ ~lofl
b bel#=e ts=.ea= fHa. t5.e Tree
baron W.. ~;E. - =5=45= - cot tee per
SON - ~l'a2 ~ a.al 6e9a4ed
him
With tts5 sse5s ~ 8=Ia4~ zesze en-
tered the #e!5sf#s=7ss 9zf=45.@5 5fag,d e55
dIe. pom :; 3...,7oes -. ..S 80 1fsoF
red and tetee ,-I.H. a9- }=545 1eTfo75
washed alt ees53'aNi - iae H9e
baron drew Uear t6e gf551 a 1zas} 81 4tre
arose FROM tt'5 -de ot ta, Led
"iioW * Nlar Yaepa=. doetef e - 4
the visitor shortly.
Low. returned tl4= Vfbrt. 8teeJ4
ally. This person Wet hGlc6 GOWN.
4 pair "f f1i..o hroad eataed 4ga@s"s
resting ON tie hfd4p al a t6u hong
nose and in his claWf.ke fingers he
held a vial. the contents Of Which he
stirred SLOWLY. His aspect WAS thai of
living SORROW and melancholy.
HAS he #eel4zeIofls again:9 ask
eel the caller.
.Ile =aa~ cen lain as vou sec him r,'
Piled the We:trer of the black robe
His day are numherefl elIoth the
free baron to himself. staring forward.
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tie red nlli~tacliioS mu1" while ono eY"
certainly glared with Intelligent hatred
upon the d9ctHr and turned With alIN-
ious solicitudc upon bis master. Tie
latter Immediately knelt hy the bed
side and laid his hand upon The already
cold one of the soldier
Speak" he said
1t WAS the command Of an officer
To a trooper. an authoritative bidding
and seemed to summon Il last ralIyin@
energy from the failing heart Fhp
MAN gaze showed that he understood
From the free barOn's eve flashed a
glance Of savage power and force
Speak. he repeated cruelty. inprrA-
lively.
The mustachios quivercd: the leader
bent his head low. so low his face al
most touched the SoIdier's 4 voice -
was it voice, so faint it sounded: =
breathed q few words:
"The emperor - Spain = Caillctte
gone.'
Sobcrly the kings guest walked
down the echoing stairway out into the
open air of the court. The emperor In
Spain? 1t seemed not unlikely. If
the emperor had gone to Spain mes
seHger, riding poSthaste. could reach
Charles in tim" to enable that mon
arch to interpoSe in the nuptials and
override the confidence the free baron
had Established for himself i'm the court
of Francis. An impediment offered
by Charles would be equivalent 10 the
terpriSe.
Pausing before massive arched
doorway that led into a wing of the
castle where the free baron knew the
testers and certain Of the gentlemen
Of the chamber lodged. the master OF
from servant. learned that Caillette
had not been in his apartments since
the day before; that he had ridden
from the tournament ostenSibly to re-
turn to his rooms. bat nothing had
been heard Of him since.
No further doubt remained in his
mind that the dukes plaisant had sent
a comrade in motley TO the emperor,
and us he would not have inspired Il
mere fools errand Charles without
question WAS in Spain, several days
nearer to the court of the French mon
arch than the princess, betrothed had
CHilIette had now been
four and twenty hours on his journey.
1t would be useless to attempt pursuit.
as the lester was a gallant horsemen,
trained to the hunt. Such Il man would
be interchangeable III the saddle, and the
other realized that, strive as he might,
he could never overcome the handicap.
Then of what avail WAS one fool in
the dungeon. with second on the
road: Should he abandon his quest.
be driven from his purpose by most
of motley meddlers: The idea never
seriously entered his mind. He would
fight it ont dogscdiy upon the fed Of
But how!
step by step the kings guest had
left the palace behind him until tie
surrounding shrlbbery Shut it from