The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-08
CHAPTER XIV.
The Doctor and the King's Jester.

- n EANWHILE Pedro rapidly galloping to-
M ward Chantilly Had his wound not panied
- - him he would have been quite happy. He
thought of the young Chevaer Bayard and of the boy
of age who had offered his services to Louis the
Twelfth. He felt he doing something of real
and making fine start in life. ~. s..
Charles the Fifth and his suite seemed to be travel
ing rapidly than had been expected. Pedro had
long passed the inn where he spend the night and
the day darkening into twilight when he saw them
In the distance AS he approached he realized difficulty
for which he not prepared and which the queen
and her lady in their haste seemed to have overlooked
\ Two of the French princess the dauphn and the Duke
of Orleans escorting their royal guest and if
comforting together they rode in the 1t would
be impossible to convey letter to one of the kings
suite without being discovered Should the two princes
continue in their present position Pedro must ride on
to their stopping place. keeping well behind them and
managing some way to get the letter to the kings
hands before his majesty slept.
In the course Of half-hour fortune favored the
anxious messenger for the two princes suddenly
separated and going forward took their places either
Now was Pedro's time to act He overlook the pro-
eession and mingled with the Spanish horsemen, who
eyed him with cold surprise The boy already had taken
the letter from his and held concealed in his sleeve
Riding close to of the men he said in Spanish: 81
have something from her majesty the Queen of France
to your king ~ -: .-.
The man reached out his hand after a quick glance
in the direction of the French princes and Pedro slipped
the letter into his keeping Then wheeling his horse,
the boy rode toward Paris r. 80 j.!
It very lonely road and it seemed to the
excited fancy Of the boy that the very owls in the woods
hooted warning to him. He was glad of the practice
he had had in riding in his native Bearn and that his
steed was a fleet one. But it time after night
fall when he arrived at the inn.
Attic he had plenty Of gold with which to pay for
the Pedro refused to bed lest
in spite of his wound the fatigue he had undergone would
him to overseep in the morning So after com
Portable supper he cured in chair and awaited the
light of day. ..~-. ~..... - . -
The earliest streak of dawn Pedro his horse
heveed boy who dismounted outside the palace gates
and his horse in charge Of the waiting groom and
entered the to tell her that
letter had reached its destination. S,s-zS
Greatly relieved by this assurance, her majesty com
S her MS as
not ungratefu. -.
Pedro was about to withdraw, when Dona Ysabe
E "Wait whe'' said she, 'until Brusquet has left
this wing of the palace The fool madame, has not yet
ssrecovered from his suspicious and is watching
This true. Brusquet determined to solve
the riddle which had so puzzled him on the previous
oil o m
vestgaton But by dnt of persistent inquiry he had
found that certain horse, bay, with white left fore
foot had been taken quietly and had not yet been
returned That it was messenger sent by the queen
he felt sure and he determined to sft the mystery
Young day had taken the place Of misty dawn when
the lester hurrying the courtyard the
brown figure that had departed the day before. The
face was turned toward him and he caught full
and clear view of it, 1t young Velaseothere was
doubt of it. TO-
It was but step to the pages and there
Brusquet hurried in order to question the boy as soon
@~ A page dressed in yellow silk sashed with velvet
lay asleep the bed The jester stepped forward and
surveyed him There, sleeping peacefully with his arm
under his head and the ugly plaster dis6gurn his cheek
young Velascol - .s-~. .-~<."
it would have been impossible for the boy to have
the halls climb two flights of stairs and changed
his clothes while Brusquet turning from the window
The jester shvered with fear It not matter
for him investigate he felt sure, for it OF
witchcraft He crossed himself and fed
Petronla awakened by shaking he1
arm. Opening eyes she behed Pedro
standing beside her bed. The latter hurried Petronlls
into closet and quickly dressed the little girl in he1
proper costume carefully tuckng her hair under the
little cap while Pedro put the pages suit of yellow
$. silk. u. ss@>s
The little girl about to reoin her brother whe1
she Doctors voice The good had brough
his friend witness to the wonderful wrough
by his lotion. <g
1.Ah good morning my lad, - said the doctor cheerS
Then Pedro turned his head he said angrly: IT
you have put that plaster again! Why you shoult
be welded to that thing do not know. However, it il
and MY rotherxo shall ofth