Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-07
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| "once saved your eminsnce's life, =
faltered miserably. ~. !. :. !.
Admitted" he answered, in hin
thin, incisive voice. "You mentioned
the fact before. On the other hand,
you have taken six to my knowledge.
M. de Berault. You have lived tho
life of bully, common. bravo, q
gamester. You, man of family! For
shame! And it has brought you to
this. Yet on that point I am willing
to hear more" he added abruptly.
II might save your eminence's life
again." cried. It was a sudden
inspiration.
"You know something" he said
! quickly, fixing me with his eyes. but
no. he continued, shaking his head
gently. 'Pshaw! the trick is old.
have better spies than you, M. de
Berault''
But no better sword" cried
hoarsely. "No, not in all your guard!"
THAT is true" he said. "That il
true" To my surprise, he spoke in a
tone Of consideration; and he looked
down at the floor. LET me think,
my FRIEND" he continued.
He walked two or three times up
! and down the room, while l stood trem-
bling. confess it, trembling. The
man whose pulses danger has no power
to quicken, is seldom proof against
nd ha &,
words awakened in me so shook me
that his figure, as he trod lightly to
and fro, with the cat rubbing against
his robe and turning time for time with
him, wavered before my eyes. I
grasped the table to steady myself. I
had not admitted even in my own mind
how darkly the shadow of Montfaucon
and the gallows had fallen across me.
/ had leisure to recover myself, for
it was some time before he spoke.
When he did, it was in a voice harsh,
changed, imperative "You have the
reputation of man faithful. at least
to his employer he said. 'Do not
answer me. | say it is so. Well I
will trust you. I will give you one
more chance-though it is desperate
one. Woe to you if you fail mel! Do
you know Cocheforet in Bearn? It is
not far from Auch.''
mo, your eminence."
''Nor M. de Cocheforet?'
mo, your eminence"
$50 much the BETTER" he retorted,
But you have heard Of him. He has
been engaged in every Gascon plot
since the late kings death and gave
me more trouble last year in the Wv
arais than any man twice his years.
At present he is at Bosost in Spain.
with other refugees, but have learned
that at frequent intervals he visits his
wife at Cocheforet, which is six leagues
within the border. On one of these Wis.,
its he must be arrested"
'That should be easy" said.
The cardinal looked at me. "Tush,
man! what do you know about il? ''
he answered bluntly. 'It is whispered
at Cocheforet if a soldier crosses the
street at Auch. In the house are only
two or three servants, but they have
the countryside with them to man
and they are a dangerous breed. A
spark might kindle 4 fresh rising.
The arrest, therefore, must be made
secretly"
bowed
Zone resolute man inside the house.
with the help of two or three servants
whom he could summon to his aid at
will, might effect it, the cardinal con-
, tinued, glancing at a paper which lay
on the table. "The question is, will
you be the man, my friend?"
hesitated; then I bowed What
choice had L?
NAY, nay, speak OUT" he said sharp
~. Eyes or no, NJ. de Berault?'
"Yes, your eminence," / said re-
luctantly. Again, I say, what choice
had I?
"You will bring him to Paris, and
alive. He knows things and that is
why want him. You understand"
II understand, Monseigneur," an
swered.
"You will get into the house as you
can" he continued. ''For that you
will need strategy-good strategy.
They suspect everybody. You must
deceive them. If you fail to deceive
them. or, deceiving them, are found out