The Washington times., 1910-01-06


- ''-sry good In that course
yo- 5vlu find safety and profit
Car5ulac took out his wallet
and poured a ltt-le mountain OF goic up
on the supper table
aIa-e Is an earnest OF more to come
I shall KEEP one pisJoIe for emergen-
c5as tou-z1r. and leave the rest with
YOU II is IA I possess now. but good
luck being my friend. shall have a
thousand more o. these yellow tempters
me- Old mans sulIen eyes CLEANED
E-1elIIv as ae Elgayed on the little pie
of wealth Here al least was an aE5l-
urlt he could understand King or
queen were IS nothing 70 MIN 20 -o2s
as he kept his Gluten upon sufficient
sold
II IS really a very simple mater.
LalC~Ee.' continued Cardiac with
careless good hum0r. as ne pushed the
Leau toward its new owner Il the
king wins, YOU VIII nevertheless be TlCl
enough To Sip out Of this belt Of danger
and return 10 EasCgEys where you may
1--we Gl-Ll -estad- II the Queen wins
-ur VIII receive abundance Of wealth,
a. she viii confirm you In possession
Of This farm 10 long aS you keep
close mouth. it matters not TO you what
happens. and thus I bid you good
Car5lIIa-, carrying his sword, de
parted To his own T0OLls WneTe ne
1cTeE his peasant EaTb and donned the
costume Of the coUrtier- Then 20 the
stable where, quickly aCcouJerlng ms
horse. he zr-ar z asrrlde and turned the
animals heal onward the West. taking
the rHo-oEEEfz-E through RussE forest
that led 10 AonJrichard-a Todd ma
was little more tIaD a c<-rJ-LT&Ck anu
a. woodlands way for the EauI1E or
Lr-S but nevertheless a great improve
-Hur upon the path through L1e wilder
ness ne had formerly JraFeTsed
The moon was a week past the
fun. and therefore contributed little
TO the enlightenment or Carci-iacs
journey At last ne came 10 the enc
Of the forest and the road ran among
cultivated fields and pastures where
cattle lay at rest In the beiated
waning moonlight he saw standing
hiEh against the western sky the
splendid square GonJon tower o. the
castle constructed six hundred years
before by thai master plliceT or loF-
lou 4 hundred years later II was
CAPTURED by che English king, Rich
ard Occur de lion, hence the hill
on which Il sta IDS, united with the
name Of the English king. gave title
TO the village and castle which II
bears 70 this day
CardLlac skrred the foot or the
castle hill and rlen- Just oelQre
reaching me river cher. turned TO his
left dow the main street The con
trasr 1ztEeeu 1Io1trichard and any
Of the northern towns was very strik-
ius. EeauEeuCv and the rest swarm
Cd with soldiers night and day the
streets 0aTaded by senu0elS5 the air
vocal with challenges and replies
Here all was still as POmpeii, not a
light visible no human being IN sight
the town sound In q peaceful sleep
He passed on his right hand that
ancient hosiery, the Hotel de Ia Iete
Nofre. TO which he would return and
stop. and well he knew It's comfort
able sccommOdatiOn- He felt inclined
TO rouse the silent town with a shout
but reDresSed his bOyish eSUitatiOn. and
rode on until ne came TO the Church
Of NOtra Dame de Nanteuil. 10 which
Louis * was accustomed TO make pill
CTfruaceS. He rather expected TO ind
this structure guarded, but no one dis
0Ute5 his crossing
once over the river he rode n short dis
lance I'D its left bank until he came TO
the favorite swimming place Of his
youth UnbridiinE his horse, he allowed
the patient animal 10 feed on the lush I
grass by the river bank, and throwing
on his CONES. ne plunged shoulder first
into the familiar crystal food and swan
from TIC ----a-ne 10 EiaisOis and back, for
the clear Cher forms the boundary be
tween the JvO districts Attirinz him
self once more. and feeling as If he had
slipped of II II q dozen years with his
clothes he .uaCe a supper OF black !
bread and red wine
More than half Of his journey had /
been accompli-heG,- and the bells IN the |
fortress were now ringing midnight /
across the still waters Of the river. He
did not wish 10 reach JoCheS before
Gavbreak- and so stretched himself at
fun length In the tail grass and slept
for an hour or two Young a s he was ha I
already possessed Henry Tvs knack or /
falling asleep at any moment he chose, !
and Of arousing himself ct any time ne I
had set
IN two hours and a half he rose. "a 1
freshEd- and proceeded on his Journey
Dawn EEhtened the forest and set the
birds singing Just before he arrived At I
Tiege, and the sun appeared as he ford (
Cd the river IudTOye. Emerging from
the forest into the lowIaudS near Beau
lieu, there burst upon him. Redeemed by 4
the rising sun, the fun splendor Of the /
strongest fortress IN France, the mas
siVe ColElomeTate structure built by !
half a dozen kInES-supreme and i'm
preEnable-tle royal Chateau Of Isoches-
The young nan drew in his horse and /
sat there hand on hip. regarding this /
aggregation - buildings with a sigh OF 4
content Tbs lite picturesque town by 4
tAe riverside nud6!ed contentedly at the