The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-29
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captain PFeardt, said the king,
"a @aoss 9sAs tfte4s 'ot bfrnnpnsut
between us and the king OF Prussia
fav6flng Il defensive and offensive al
llauce against tue French The 1nal
draft las been made, aBl The pfhsslan
envoy 'has tcqucstcu ms fo forward
copy of It To his sovereign FOR an
prevail Klg Louis Of France knows
that a treaty Il hpins discussed and is
anxious to defeat u. -or i Il IS made 10
know its terms. The real King Of
France. Cardiaal RichcIieu. has placed
men on every available rontc between
here anu the prussan capital, md 1t
is next TO impossible TO transmit
copy.
"You have been recommended TO me
not only FOR your daring. but for your
Ingenuity, Invent plan for concealing
bit Of paper which when compressed
will be about the size Of an almond
Go and bring me a solution as soon as
you have made it,"
Il have often thought of such n ne
cessity and have invented such plan,
bnt several weeks are required for
preparation
"yTeisTn wHif tbaf long provided the
plan will surely succeed
Three weeks from that dny spies OF
CaKlnal Richelieu located near the
boundary line between Holland aud
Germany were notified that the mes
sengcr had left Zwalle the day before,
thoD1gh they were not furnished with
description Of him. There were few
trapelers in those days, and the only
person the spies encountered was a
friar. who said he was starting on G.
pilglamaso to the Holy Land
Good fsthef.' said one Of The gang
"sayaG 'patcfnostet for us"
The friar made excuses which did
not satisfy those who had stopped
him, vhercupon. concluding that he
was a sham mendicant, who didn't
know a prayer, they searched him
Not dnding anything on his clothing
they stripped bin and made an exami-
nation that would have discovered au
object no larger than pea. But they
found nothing and permitted him TO
proceed.
Crossing the Ems. he went on, beg
glng by the way. till he reached the
outskirts OF Quakenbouk, where he
was met by a man, who said TO him.
''Eoly father, ! have an order from
his emlnence Cardinal Richelieu TO In
vile you to his palace in Paris"
LEAD on,T replied the friar. II am
honored in an invitation coming from
so great n churchman."
ghe man turned his back for a mo-
ment and the friar brought his staff
down on bis head. He sank on the
ground with broken skull. "You
think It heavy? said the friar. $50
it y. It rs iiIIed With lead" Then tiio
ungrateful aud unmereiful friar pro.
ceedod on his way.
The next of the cardinals intercept.
ers had not been so well Informed
as TO the gulse OF the messenger OF
the king OF the Netherlands. He was
stationed at 4 ferry across the Nesei
river and did not suspect the friar.
'st1erry you across. holy many, he
said. "That I will"
There was now but one route avail
aide for some distance. and the cart9
nai had directed that every traveller
passing thatSway be searched A mum
Der Of times the friar was stripped ant
carefully examined. One party ever
broke to pieces the rosary that huns
about his waist For this the father
called down upon the man who com
mitted the sacrllege the anathemas Of
the church. They were a superstition,
people IN those days, and the fellow
convinced that the pilgrim was wha
he pretended TO be. begged on hi!
knees that he would withdraw III,
curse.,The friar told him that he ha(
often been moested on his pilgrimage
and would not remove the curse unless
hesweFe Furnished with an order tha
he be permitted to travel without fur
ther Interference This was given him
lie withdrew bis apathemas and gayi
the party his blessing. e
The friar weut on, begglng 10y thr
way. giving his blessing to those whit
gave him sustenance and shelter. I'll
nc came to the Elbe. On the banks o
this river the passages were all guard
ed By the cardinals secret emissaries
who had they been known 10 tn
Prussinn government, would have bee
hanged and qnartered This was th
Last line It hnd heen thought adyisahl
to guard. Tho friar had crossed th
river and Was tFamping through
wood when men sprang from behinl
trees and dOwned him. AS soon as b
could make himself heard he told then
OF his pass and produced It. The
were much astonished. for they ha
been advised that the messenger wa
travelling in tie gnlse Of a mendlcanl
However. they knew the men who ha
given aim free passage and lei biz
20 This was the last time ne wa
nlonped
One morning Tie king Of Prussia r.
celved word that an envoy from ID
Netherlands was In she antechambe
'Ehe king. who was expecting news G
the treaty. ordered the envoy adnlite
at once. When he saw friar be wa
astonished. but The friar. who lat
f1.ror..st' ri ~ his caiut1v r~,fap faI4 ~,