The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12

explanation mad been given 10 hlhl.
Of the two brothers. as he. was tg-
of the contents of the docu
ments that had been found in his
house, and perpleyed as to how any
were.
Had he known of his neighbor. Isaac
BoXtel. and the telescope. he would
not have wondered. That ervious per-
son had followed political events more
closely than Cornelius, and when he
heard of the disgrace of the De Wits
he perceived that the mysterious pack,
age might contain secrets that would
ruin his rival We're they found in his
possession. He drew UP an anonymous
denunciation. which reached the mag
istrates of bort on the very day of the
massacre at The Hague.
With Van Baerle safely locked up
he calculated that he could enter his
plant room and find the three bulbs
of whose existence his telescope had
him few days before. Ac-
cordingly,, that night. while Cornelius
van Baerle sat in his cell In The
Hague, Mynheer Boxtel climbed
room. but quite in vain.
Suddenly he stopped and struck his
forehead furiously. Fool that / ami
he muttered: choking with rage. He
has carried them to The Hague"
At dawn the next morning Corne-
Illus. looking over the square. saw the
scaffold with two bodies hanging from
which he managed to decipner with
the keen eyes of youth. Hardly had
he read 1t before he began to beat
upon the door with, such violence that
Gryphus, the jailer, came up cursing
furiously. When he discovered what
had aroused his prisoner he laughed
with keen enjoyment OF the Joke, and
Eloated over the horror Of his captive
os he told him all with minute detail
Then The he slammed the cell door behind
Van Baerle in state of stupor
When he recovered in measure he
prayed for the souls of the two broth
ers, and then for himself. He drew
hid them behind block of stone in
the. darkest corner of the cell
Here in. this dungeon there was not
discovery thus was to end in utter
failure. At the thought he fell into a
gloom which the fear of his own com-
ing fate had not been able to pro-
duce. From this dependency he was
startled by the opening Of the cell
door and a heavy fall that followed
Immediately succeeded by cry OF
pain.
Gryphus, entering with the prison
er's food, had fallen and broken his
arm. Cornelius started toward him,
w Man;,. 9. another person appeared-a
btflhlI1ul young SlIl with q face franz
ed in heavy, braids of bright golden
hair. The jailer add essed her as Rosa
and Cornelius perceived that she was
his daughter.
ftession," said Cornelius and II Mis-
tress Rosa will bring two long pieces
OF wood and some linen shall set
Quickly she sped away and return
ed. and Or. van Baerle set about his
task with great dexterity The frac-
.ure: however, was a bad one. and the
n poash old old TALLER tainted Cornelius
pathe his temples, but instead of do
parting she stepped close to him and
SAID: They are bent on finding you
guilty ana DESTROYING you as they have
chance! Fleew
Cornelius sa2ed at Rosa with mixed
g gpn I'd ;, an ana .admiration. THANK
S5i,d SAD 3D. he You are a dear, good
await my rate ike an innocent man."
Rosa had not been mistaken in her
NW wa ,ra Within twenty-four hours
ground of the documents found in his
mouse, which concerned negotiations
with the French government his
u.,elenae was that he knew nothing OF
the contents of the sealed package.
strange that De Witt should have let.
such dangerous matter in his god.
sons SON., hands without leaving some
cant ~ To-. 70 testify that he was limo
lnembered the letter that had been
| brought by the servant, but he could
not recall what had happened to It
me point was not 'dwelt on, because
/ ms prosecutors attached no weight &c
IT, and he himself did not really sup.
package
Indeed. he did not press any part 81
c n e.
! his inquisitors did not wish to believe
The truth. but We're determined on re.
p, moving him as being the one who hat
been nearest and dearest to the d,
I Wits, and. therefore, potential dang,
Ier so long as he lived. 1t was Will
little. surprise that he heard himsel
sentenced to die before evening.
while no was sitting in his eel
Ea ava IN the exeeutioner a white arm
voice of tho lovely Rosa, broken witt
sobs, asked him IL she could do nny
Thing for him. Cornelius picked up tn
her. Quickly he explained what the,
were: lie told her to plant them ii
the following April. and If they pro
4 duced black tulips to appr.se the pres
dent of HARLEM Society.
Then he wrote on the second leaf n
Cornelius de Wits Bible, which tina
man had given to Rosa while in prison
that he wished the prize to belong t
iNpsd Win only the COnultiOn that TIL
tulip be named Rosa Baarlensis.
Rosa hid the package away in he
velvet bodice and began to Weep NOR
bitterly than before, Cornelius wa
labout to stretch forth his arms to he,
when she gave cry and tainted ava
for up the corridor came the tram
OF heavy feet and the clash q
weapons.
When they lead Cornelius away, h
saw her form stretched on the ston
!, floor and her pale face half yelled b
!, her wonderful hair. He walked towar
the scaffold thinking of her and obliv
ious TO the yell with which the blood
: thirsty mob received him whom tho
linked with the hated De Wits. Calm
lily lie laid his head on the block,
: lightning flash cleaned across tn
. scaffold The headsman was liftin
z his sword. He closed his eyes to er
dure the horrible avalanche about
e fall. Then suddenly he was lifted nc
/ urgently
n He saw the sun again. He saw til
/, crowd. silent now. Slowly he bega
!. 10 understand tho words. His Higl
ness. William of Orange, had con
. muted his sentence to imprisonmeI
= for life in Loevenstein, near bort
i Cali is not lost" thought Cornellu
II Il shall be able to raise my black t,
d lips after nll."
d Then u terrible thought struck hlr
n ".alasv' he cried "LoeVenstem Is
Il camp and sWampy region---a wretch
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