The Washington times., 1910-01-04
The Cleverness of Cardillac

By ROBERT BARE

taken with no doubt or its loyal
origin
NIaIoChe ar once determined 10 Law
Information before the commander Of
tie palace that would lead 10 Car
diiLaC.s capture, and ne turned to-
steps iu no way lUpeded BY the
thought that a great reward would
he HIS.
The soldier had said that the king
was willing To give princes ran
som Tor this CU-pr1r- dead or alive.
and no harm could come to any VINO
killed CaTdillar. for he was already
outlaSTed hT the state and banned
municatiou was expected from the
pope himself I. was bad enough 60
break into any convent but 10 V1O-
late that OF the Sacred Heart. held in
and presided over by princess u
The royal blood made his crime s-a-
f0rEtva Bile by either church or state.
Arriving at the aureclamber Of the
commando be was Erutay ordered TO
seat himself ea bench along the
wall and there for Ealf an lOur he
was allowed 90 cool his heels and
likewise his anger Wen ne knew
The TEraDu-cal nature Of these officers
and the brutality Of the soldiers. Be
ing sErewd man he began to esti-
mate MS own danger and thus be-
come more and more impressed with
no had visited EIofg day by day Tor
nearly a week and Yet knew nothing
Of this event about which all France
was talking
The commander might not take into
account that he was "a tSciturn man.
VINO attended strictly TO his own bust
ness and old not mix with gOSsipS- His
first anger mad alleged his reasoning
powers. "a nicl on ordinary occasions were
very acute If the king was so a1X-
iouS to ca ture Cardiac then il was
certain that tl-e commander was on
that instant using all his efforts 20 Sc
own cunning began TO show him That
the commando would do He was more
likely than not 10 throw the infOTmeT
into q cell and then EailOD with a
troop Of horse TO the farm and himself
capture Cardiac. taking all the credit
as wei as all the cash.
There came to his mind the many con
ieTenceS he had held with his daughter
during the last week. and as these con-
ferences We're for the purpose OF plaC-
ing within the palace an unknown girl
VINO, ooU6LieSS- vas a. bad as Cdrdil-
lac himself NalscEe began 20 tremble
as he realized the iDCTedIbility OF the
stOr- he must tell Z ne stuck TO the
truth The result would be loss Of HD-
erty and the cCufScatiOn Of his prop
Iuwardly curzinE CsrdiUac. he rose
and cautiously made his way out into
the open square unDOtlCed the soldiers
surprising he had merely some com
plant 20 make about the price he was
paid Tor his Cabba geS. He hung about
the town all day. haunting cheap drink
ing shops along the river and getting.
bit by bit fuller particulars Of Cardil-
tac'S adventure. Gradually he made I'd
his mind that he must get rid Of his
dangerous guests but he would first
threaten them with arrest, and thus
wiring from them fun compensation for
the danger ne had run
When Maloche reached his home. the
last meal Of the day was laid on the
were laughing and talking while they
waited for him. a. the repaSt could not
begin until he arrived
All present were struck 10 silence BY
the sight Of the thunderCloud on the
old mans face Not too genial at his
best each knew that something diSas-
JrouS had happened MaIOChe took his
place at the head Of the table. saying
no word and the meal was eaten IN
silence. although the dark ewes OF
ThereSe dc Moutreujl flashed now and
then with indignation At the pail which
had fallen OF the company through the
incoming OF an ill-natured man. When
supper was finished. MalOChe turned TO
his elder guest
Is there another man Of your name.
'O6. YES. and a better man, namely.
Did vour father break into con
Veut2'-
Cardiac laughed
Not 10 nv knowledge" he replied
Ny good AIaIoChe, you've been hearing
something"
Yes, I have heard in what danger
you have insOlentIy placed me, and,
by heavens, you shall pay for It. You
have been condemned by the king who
has ordered his subjects TO take You
dead or alive; you have been banned
by the bishop Of Tours. and viii be ex-
communicated BY tire Pope
CsTdiIIac who heard UnmOVed the
sentence Of the king became little
white around the lips when ne heard
the intention Of the Pope. The girl
watched him iutentIy. her eyes ablaze.
sstiug now and then a glance at tho
JTUCUient Old man All the others were
appalled, into silence
Il am sorry that / have, brought dan
ger to vou." said De ca diIlac slowly.