The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-10
The Cleverness of Cardillac


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jacket at once both warm and o-na-
mental
II is everything you say" responded
ne Nasaliac, and the silk c0rdage Is
lHe Work Of our local spiuners. while
'le AulnE has been pur in by our tail
or Who rs the dumb man thar fnnab b.
.lS lLls rock cavern But. look SOU. by
-7 t.--s piece OF thread, the cord
comes bit by biz completely away, as
CardHac.s right hand stretched out.
la!lHE with IL the corIaZs The de-
- s'7,,. a2oe gave cry OF surprise and
~, why he said. q. IT'S a rope ladder
Ike spiders webb
An excellent simHe, able. Il re-
Sembies the spiders web OF the fairv
tale. delicate as Eossamcr and stranr
as steel This ladder VIII bear I'D three
men al one time, although 20 looks as
+l-LL-s3- nave tested IL. and therefore
know what Its capabilities are Nov.
having Unraveied 10 FOR your benefit /
must order u sewn I'D again
s-aT1Il-ac opened the door end shout
ed The dumb tailor appeared. took
fle d1ublet and his instruction and dis
appeared
a siHister-l0oIllus man, that said
Lhe able.
Yes but an excellent tailor And
now. able you perhaps observe thar
the sand as you CALI IL. Is Of the same
color a. that rope ladder The powder
'front.' LacilS north of the chateau ar
Dol -lE la1F lu waiting lets down a
cord 4 attach 20 it the two iron InStr-I-
Efenis have trSen from my boot
uIiTltVei the silk ladder which I taAe
from tEe inside Of m- GoubIet that atso
having escaped observation during fne
search and this rope ladder I have
rlrsI attached tr these tIears of s~r-
THe lady I'm waiting faste0= the iron
upon the WlUdOU-SiI. letting down tho
silk ladder then 7 run 10 10 her window
and enter the chateau
But monsieur. surely you never ex-
aerial ladder as -nagg-'
~ her majesty cares @ eutruSt her
sell Lc me. ! VIII carry her but I think
/ shall nave no difficulty in DerSrad fr Y
her 90 make the descent alone In any
case, should fail in the first attempt
the SIX la5uer may remain there all
next day and no one iu the street viii
detect IT. Tor lt IS the exact color Of the
stone wall Our dyers- here in Mont
richard are as skilfuL as were those OF
Tyre"
But her majesty Is forty-ave years
old ana very stout. as is the habit Of
our italian women when they reach
that age
'-NevertbeIess. able, / shall have her
and twice the stoutness. And now.
reverend father. are there any further
question you wish C ask
suppose YOU succeed in greeting her
You TO leave BIOi2'
4 anticipate that in a month or two
IEe TlEoT or DeT captivity viii ne re-
Taxed. / understand that before Won
heEan your own ARA nEements for her
release, the bridge over the Loire was
not guarded neither did q Gordon Of
solo lerS euCirrle the town
As time passes. these precautions
VII cease one after another BIOis Wi;
resume Its activity and its COmmunica-
ton with the surrounding country. a
=rHH I'm 80
liant De Luynes viii not hold the tight
rein longer than is needful, for he does
not wish % turn the town against him.
and there has already been much Crum-
bling because Of the state Of siege"
Then you mean TO rest here for
weeks2''
There is nothing else to do. venerable
aope- Inc moment the tailor gets my
jacket sewn up again
oh. I could never consent to such
placid inactivity
7 reEret TO differ from YOU. able:
Tied by any one
You shall be hurried by the Due
d EpeFnon the moment he hears from
advice such a delay IS mthiukable."
You forget. able that YOU promised
10 communicate what I divulged TO no
one"
4 snail not tell what YOU have said.
but 1 shall urge the duke 10 spur you
on"
Il see. Wei. il doesn't matter
Able, you viii find yourself quite COM
Portable here have given orders that
you VIII be waited upon with the ut
most courtesy, for the tailor. who is I'M
married, and attends to his own house
work, his trade not being very brisk,
Is an excellent manager in spite of his
forbiddiE- face He is as gentle as 4
lamb, unless aroused by opposition 70
his wishes If you attempt tC bride him
he IS likely TO knock you down but
during good behavior you will be quite
uEmOleSted' 80
DO You dare thus, without warning.
10 imprisOn friend of the Due d'Eper-
uon- commander Of the QJeen's forces,
and the colleague Of his son, the arch
bishop Of Toulouse
We'll. If I dare to enter Blois with
its fifteen thousand men. where there
Is 4 price set on my head. il is not
likely that I shall be frightened by two.
or three, counting yourself Besides.
able. a bargain Is a bargain I told
YOU the price Of nv secret was silence.
7 have given you my secret, and I must
secure the price I VIII release YOU
two days before the attempt IS made
10 release the queen Meanwhile your
blessing, reverend father, and SO, good
night
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