The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29

hope TO turn them from honest fol
into bypocrites. And why should 20
do it: They honor you. They love yoI
They harm none. They are proud t
serve in your armies, to fight for yor
to work for you. 10 build up the great
ness of your kingdom. I implore you
| sire, to think again before you sig
an order which will bring misery AM
desolation to so many
For a moment the king had hesitates
as be listened TO the short, abrupt sen
fences in which the soldier pleaded 70
his fellows but his face hardened
again as he remembered how even hi
own personal entreaty had been un
able 10 prevail with this young dand.
of the court
I Frances religion should be that o.
| Frances king said he, land If my
/ own guardsmen thwart me in such &
I matter / must find others who will bt
more faithful. That majors commits
sion in the mousquetaires must go Il
Captain de Belmont, Louvois."
VERY good. SIRE
"And De Catinats commission may
be transferred to Lieutenant Laba
doyere.''
Very good, SIRE
"And am to serve you no longerw
you are too dainty for my service
De Catinat's arms fell listlessly to
his side, and his head sank forward
upon his breast Then, as he realized
the ruin of all the hopes OF his life
and the cruel injustice with which he
had been treated, he broke into a cry
of despair and rushed from the room
with the hot tears of impotent anger
running down his face. So, sobbing,
gesticulating, with coat unbuttoned
and hat awry, he burst into the sta BILE
where placid Amos Green was smok-
ing his pipe and watching with critical
eyes the grooming of the horses.
'To Paris! To Parisr' shouted the
guardsman frantically. If 1 am ruined
I may yet be in time to save them. The
horses, quick!
1t was clear to the American that
some sudden calamity had befallen, SO
he aided his comrade and the grooms
to saddle and bride. Five minutes
later they were flying upon their way,
and in little more than an hour their
steeds. all reeking and foam necked,
were pulled up outside the high house
sprang from his saddle and rushed up
stairs, while Amos followed in his own
leisurely fashion.
The old Huguenot and his beautiful
daughter were seated at one side Of
the great fireplace. her hand in his,
and they sprang up together, she to
throw herself with a glad cry into
the arms Of her lover. and he to grasp
the hand which his nephew held out
to him.
At the other side of the fireplace,
with a very long pipe in his mouth
and a cup Of wine upon a settle beside
him. sat a strange looking man, with
grizzled hair and beard. neshy, red,
projecting nose and two little gray
eyes, which twinkled out from under
huge brindled brows. His long, thin
face was laced and scanned with wrin-
kles, crossing and recrossing every
where. but tanning out in hundreds
from the corners of his eyes. 1t was
set in an unchanging expression, and
as 1t was Of the same color all over,
as dark as the darkest walnut, it might
have been some quaint figurehead cut
out Of coarse grained wood. He was
clad In blue serge jacket, pair Of
red breeches smeared at the knees
with tar, clean gray worsted stockings.
large steel buckles over his coarse.
square toed shoes, and beside him,
balanced upon the top of a thick oaken
cudgel, was a weather stained silver
laced hat. His gray shot hair was
gathered up behind into a short. stiff
tail, and a seaman's hanger, with a
brass handle. was girded to his waist
by furnished leather belt
De Catinat had been too occupied to
take notice Of this singular individual.
but Amos Green gave shout of de-
light at the sight of him, and ran for
ward to greet him.
why. Captain Ephraim,'' cried
Amos in English, who ever would
nave thought of finding you here? De
Catinat, this is my old friend Ephraim
Savage, under whose charge 1 came
lere.''
Anchors apeak. lad. and the
matches down. said the stranger in
he peculiar drawing voice which the
New EngIanders had retained from
he English Puritans.
And when do you sail?"
"As soon as your foot is on her deck,
Providence serve us with wind and
ide. And how has all gone with thee. |
Amos?''
Right well. have much to tell you |
f.
De Catinat and his relatives were far !
90 engrossed with their own affairs to |
rive a thought TO the others. De Gait I
lat told his tale in a few short. bitter I
sentences. the injustice that had been I
lone him, his dismissal from the kings 1
service and the ruin which had come |
Ipon the Huguenots of France. Adele, /
Is is the angel instinct OF woman, +
hought only of her lover and his mis-
fortunes as she listened to his storr.
,ut the old merchant tottered to his
eet when he heard OF the revocation
" the edict
What am to do?' he cried What
I'm to do? 1 am too old to begin my
life again.
Never fear. uncle" said De Catina.
heartily. There are other lands be-
rond France
But not Tor me. No. no: am taS
Id. Lord but thy hand is heavy up.a
by servants. What shall I do ard
whittier shall 1 turn" He wrung his