The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
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said the King, 81 see only Chico and
yourself-youl Really would you. brother,
would you accept?'
The duke bowed and professed his
readiness for the perlious post All that
afternoon and evening the streets of Paris
were crowded by great throngs of people,
and everywhere were provided registers
in which the populace enrolled themselves
as members of the Holy league. Among
the throng was Brother Gorenfot, ex-
horting eloquently, and Chico saw him.
So eloquently did the brother exhort that
his father superior restored him to his
convent, believing him faithful and having
use for him-and Chico, as usual, gave
Gorenfiot to eat and drink and got his
secrets from him.
The Duke d'Anjou, by the Kings re-
quest, slept that night in the palace, and
shortly after midnight the King took
lantern and, accompanied by his four
counselors and Chico, went to his room.
The duke had gone to bed filled with
dreams of ambition. He had placed on
the table letter from the Duke de Guise,
which he had been reading. With terror
frowning and silent and surrounded by
his friends. stood before him. "Ah," said
tn King at last, as DAnjou reached out
his hand to the letter, you have been
reading. Give me that letter." Sire" re-
piled the terrified duke, at is from q
woman" you lie," said the King. at Is
from the Duke de Guise. saw the three
merlets of Lorraine on the sea- 'sire, you
would not treat your brother thus" mo.
my BROTHER returned the King, ''but the
Duke d'Anjou; not my brother, but my
mortal enemy. Give me that letter from
your accompIices or I will have it torn
from you by my Swiss"
The duke jumped from the bed. and
Henri, advancing. placed his hand upon
his shoulder. The terrified man sank to
his knees, calling out: Help! Help! My
brother wishes to murder metz NO."
said Henri. drawing back, IT do not wish
to harm you, but I am master. If you
did not know it before you know it now
the letter" The duke let the letter fall
to the floor. Henri picked It UP and, with
out reading it. placed it in his pocket
book. ''Ah," said Chico, through whose
instrumentality all this had been brought
about, ct always said was the real King
of France "You are we'll where you
are said the King to the duke, land
will stay there" Then he placed his four
friends on guard over the duke and re-
turned to his apartments. The duke
d Anjou was a prisoner in the Louvre.
Early the next morning Chico appeared
at the Hotel de Busy. Monsieur" said
he to the colonel, have you good horses?''
Busy. replying in the affirmative, Chico
said: Monsieur, I would save a brave
and honest man who serves a bad master.
Kill your horses, but put leagues between
yourself and Paris. Here is an order for
your arrest, which I am carrying to the
proper officers. The Duke d'Anjou is al
ready prisoner" In ten minutes Busy
was on the road to Anglers.
When the Duke de Guise and his prin-
cipal leaguers come to the palace to hear
ceived them in state. steated on his
throne. The absence of the Duke d Anjou
puzzled Guise and a little alarmed him.
But that he, Guise, would be named
chief he had no doubt. Monsoreau was
also disturbed that DAnjou did not ap-
pear. Could it be that the duke had
followed Diana to Meridor? Gentlemen"
began the King, when he saw the whole
court assembled and his faithful Swiss
King hears equally the voices that come
to him from above and below-that is
the voice of God and the voice of the
people. declare, then, the Holy league
duly constituted. l am aware that SO
powerful an organization must have
head and that that chief should be one of
the most Jealous sons of the church. I
choose a Christian prince for the chief
and declare that this chief shall be-"
here he made slight pause-"Henri de
valois, King of France and Poland. -
The conspirators We're thunderstruck.
Large drops stood on the forehead of
De Guise And you, my dear cousin,
continued Henri, turning to the duke,
now that 1 have an army of my own
here, must not forget that there is an
other army-go and command it,
With D'Anjou prisoner and the Duke
de Guise banished from Paris, Henri felt
somewhat safer. But D. Anjou was not
long a. prisoner. One night a stone was
thrown through his window, and attached
to it was a note telling him where to find
concealed in closet a silken ladder. He
found it, escaped at night to some wait
ing horsemen, who bore him far from
Paris, and directed him to take the road
to Anglers. Before parting from him his
raescuer revealed himself. 1t was Henry of
Navarro, who said as the duke rode
away: IT have let loose to the Guieses
fellow conspirator whom they will not
relish.'
Thus it happened that at Anglers and in
it's neighborhood were soon gathered some
of the principal characters of this story.
The Duke d'Anjou, arriving in the city,
had placed it in a state of defense. and
summoning around him the nobility Of
the province from which he took his title
was preparing to make war upon his
brother, the King. With him was Monso-
reau and with him also was Busy. Not
far away, in the castle of Meridor, was
Diana with her father. and as their guests
they had the fugitive st. Luc, Nine. st.
Luc being a lifelong friend Of the fair
Diana.
Busy found a way over the park wall
and used to meet Diana in secret Both
declared over and over again that each
meeting must be the last. but they con-
tfnued to see each other, and st. Luc and
his wife encouraged them to continue