The Washington times., 1910-01-06

Dermeated with their spies. and they
seem TO learn Of y hat is suggested De-
( IoTe the plan is carried out As q re-
SUIT some Of our men have been cap
tured and executed
AT The present moment my anxiety
Is intense, for the castle is In my
. charge. The Due d'EpernOn and his
son Inc Archbishop Of Toulouse, have
/ been absent for three days, and during
l5lat time have received no word from.
I them The duke proud Of his reputa-
ton as the best sWOTdSmau in France.
cannot be made to see that such a thing
- personal danger exists He there
LoTe. takes risks which no man, com
Il-aLleT Of so important q garrison As
ours should accept, and some day he
V iA be empowered and captured With
l4e rather so FentUresome, you may I'M
deTSian1 That there Is little aGVaDtaEl
IN Speaking warninEIy 10 the son
They are both under the influence
OF E>acel-tlr Able OF LiEny. who Is an
italian and a born COnCOcter Of futile
co1spiracles RuceUai is an adherent
and e. fzTrrite Of his CUuntTywOmau, the
ZLee--ua-Eerr and knowing him there
Gre 70 possess her majesty's confidence.
II ) D-- natural mat the commander
Of her forces should place great conf
deGce in the abDe.
The plots OF Ruceuai are as intri-
cate and subtle as an Italians mind,
end they have hitherto always ended
IN catastrophe On this occasion he
duke and the archbishop have gone
with Rucellai personally to supeTiutend
.
tend an execution Of their own I am
aWalUng With great anxiety their re-
LLT1- OF some news Of their adventure
IF We continue this inane fostering
OF the queens Jalle-s. the Inevitable
result wiI be tha- De LUyueS shall
order her executed IN the court yard
or perhaps asSassiuaJed il her apart
IllenJSr which are under those where the
Duo de Guise met his fate She Is Io6z-
90 IN a sinister building De Cardiac.
and fear that italian sUbuety VIII be
met Dy French brutality"
Pertaining 10 this ATTEST plot my
lord, / a-7g q messenger Of evL omen
The aarrIlous iieuten--ut who was to
escort your daughter 20 BIcis told US
and that Two Of the queens ladies IN
waiting had been arrested and iuDris-
0ned- To take their place your daUEh-
ter was hurriedly commanded into at
You think" said the duke anxiousIy
that they had no suspicion Of her
None IN the least: and 7 further b
lieve,' cried the young man. with n
creased enthusiasm. that her arrival in
the queens entcurage VIII introduce
blaEe"
The dukes brow cleared and his eyes
liEhtened-
Yes Therese. from the tina she was
a little girl, ruled all who came near
her and myself have often been aston
lSEed ar the Sedate wisdom OF that
plant. I suppose. Of her journeys hard
ness through the fOreSt2'
oh not the least She enjoyed every
hour OF Il, especially after our supper
al midnight for she had been compelled
70 leave the convent before their late
hour for dinner. and from twelve noon
20 twelve night IS rather a long fast.
Luckily I had filed my saddIe-bags
with an excellent reUaSr furnished BY
the innkeeper at BsauEeucy- and so
our journey was carried through with
little hardship beyond what the forest
had 70 offer
mciselle's resource and quick wit
could mot have brought our trip 10 a
successful conclusion"
1T cheers my old heart 10 hear YOU
speak SO euloEisucally Of my dear child
and recognize that your generosity is
equal 10 your bravery Yet I wish
.rheTese had come to me for II anything
happens 70 the Duo d'EDernon I shall
be commander Of the Queens forces
despite the fact that am a statesman
rather than a warrior If therefore
De Luynes discovers that my daughter
IS held prisoner with - queen. ne has
me az double disadvantage. with both
my daughter and my royal mistress In
his power"
I'VE must the sooner release them,
my lord"
True, true, but that is easier said
man done and Il this meddlesOrue
italian continues to spin out his fan
tastic designs, and is backed By the
commander OF the forces. the fnevi-
table result win be a tragedy. Al
though realize quite as fully as does
the Due d'EpernOn the immediate ne
ceSSlty Tor releasing the queen. I also
see the danger Of stratagems that are
continually brought TO naught. which
eNSsperate our enemies without effect
ing anything for our own friends
W hen some days ago news arrived
that you have succeeded IN spfriting
away my daughter from the convent.
and that De Luynes, with the resources
OF France at his disposal. had not can
tIIred you I proposed to D'EDerDOD
that we should wait until YOU arrived al
Loches, for I supposed that sooner. or
later you would report to me-
I suggested that then, as Won were
young. and had proven yourself com
peJenL TO cope with forces almost over
wheiminE, we should transfer to YOU
the task OF releasing the queen. DEB
ernOn seemed favorable at first mt
Rucellai would not hear Of il and
speedily resumed his influence over the
dukes mind an influence which 1pped
had been shaken by the Italians n1r7er-
Gus failures So, you see. the. Ssns
thought occurred to both my dauehter'S
mind and my own II I understand
rightly, Il is your intention to make
NCntriChaTd your base Of oTe-a rF071S -
Yes. my lord Every man in Mont
richard is my friend. and have esta B.
lished two lines Of communication with
Blois; neither perfect, Of course. and
neither 10 be used except In Csc ~
emergency Then. I am perfec4Iv sc-
qUainted with Montrichard and the
country round about. and I consider IL
much better as headquarters than 2
sDot like LOcheS for wha fever Man :
be. IS alive. as YOU admit. with soies''
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