The Washington times., 1910-01-09
By ROBERT BARE

, to present II to you ] am acquainted
I with one or the queens laOIeS III walt
/ ing, and asked her 10 persuade Jhe
! queen to sign such a proclamation 1
( myself got the document from the cha
/ tcau at BlOis. and finding the Due de
/ MOUtreull here on my arrival, did not
so through to LOches, as was at nTst
/ my intention, but gave II instead 20
DO you mean to assert said the
/ Italian speaking for the fret time and
J speaking very softly, although there
/ was a dangerous glitter in his eyes,
/ that it was upon your advlce-yOur a
J man unknown in our ranks-that her
( majesty issued what was practically
! sentence of dismissal against one Of her
most faithful seryants2'
I .AIav 7 ask why? Surely. you feel
no personal animus against me2
/ None in the least, reverend father
/ / took the course, OF which doubtless
YOU tiSUuDTOFe, because All your lnBc-
nuititE had failed Worse than that, You
f were keeping -he town Of Blois on the
alert. and thus prevented my success
/ As vel might a man endeavor TO eE-
/ tract honey from a beehive while some
! one else vas irritating the bees with q
/ stick
/ The aUbe was about TO reply when
1.-THE archbishop of Toulouse. his superior,
mUUCued him TO continue silent
/ There IS little use in arguing the
/ pros and cons Of the proclamation, .
{ said the rCDDISnOp- Let Us tax OF
the future, rather than Of the past
We are here for a practical purpose
( n de Cardijlac, and the proposal We
offer YOU IS this You are "a man with
your way To make IN she world
suppose I may take that for granted
/ Yes, my lord archbishop
. 'EUT are young, energetic, fearless
exactly the man the able OF IAgny
needs 10 carry out mis- plans IF you
return with as TO LOCheS and take SerV-
ice under the direction Of the abb /
make mo- doubt the next project VIII
prove successful
( L have been told, my lord archbishop.
4 THAI there are many spies in LoCheS-
: and tleir presence may account for the
failure OF former schemes FOR the
queens liberation as / am sure the
plans of the Abe OF Liguy must BE- wei
laid On account Of the spies alone 1
should be compelled 10 refuse the in
vitati0u 20 Lorhes-"
J Youth Is ever confident Perhaps you
E sCOru UIy assistance monsieur said
"Oh. no. reverend father. On any
] OrGIua-E occasion I should welcome IT,
! but b--tIe and a plot are two different
{ things The more men YOU can secure
on your side in a battle, the better, the
/ fewer there are IN plot the better
| In my plot there are two persons and
/ that ls just double the ideal nuEnDeT-
/ Young man, tell me your plot We
{ shall all treat what you say In the ut
I most confidence
/ My plot consists in transferring her
( ma ieSry from the chateau Of BlOis 10
/ the chateau OF I.ocueS-'
/ But the details, monsieur
/ -Dh. the details They are like the
I weather and change day by day often
I several times a day"
! The Due d-Epernon did not like the
I trend rf the conversation He thought
3 his lesson in workmanship should
3 have taught the young man a little
/ more modesty than he appeared 20
/ possess
4 treat the abbe with less consideration
/ than his high ofdCe or his distinguished
! personal qualifications deserve
J CardiLlac rose - his feet.
Il regret my ord duke, that what +
/ have said has PRODUCED such an i'm
/ preston upon voUr mind. I assure both
{ you and the ahDe that I meant nc lis
/ respect 70 himself or the company
/ All You may smile. but what I say
I Is strictly true 7 am USuaiiy very
/ direct IN my speech. and no man mis-
takes my meaning Here I have made
. an attempt a. verbal fencing with the
same result that followed nv measur-
INK swords with YOU my lord duke 7
shall now speak plainly 7 belong 10
neither faction that divides France As
/ / told the Due dc Moutreuil, I believe
. there are mostly kuaVcs on one side.
and mostly fools on the other"
You hold a hatteriuE opinion OF
your country young man. said the
"Oh, there is nothing wrong with the
country 7 am referring merely to those
. iu high nigh offices on either side.
refused then TO he labeled and called
kings man o. queens man 7 am IN
This contest for Victor de CardiIlac and
7 ann going 10 fight as Victor de Car
GlllaC orders 7 ask no mans assistance,
. and 7 VIII assist no man 7 refuse 10
disclose the particulars OF my con-
+ SUiTacIcs-
IF T succeed the queen viii reach
. Loches- IF I fail my head viii reach the
block Il IS like 10 do so in anv. case II
I fan into the clutches Of De L,Iynes.
If 7 fail. 7 pay the penalty, II 7 succeed
ask no office IN The gift OF the queen,
and no money from the Golfers OF her
supporters And now. gentlemen. #
have made myself understood. I beg
leave 20 bid CCu good night"
Good Di-lt." said the Due d'EDernOu
shortly The other two said nothing
and CardiIIaC with a cornprehensi-s
bow to ali three, went up the stairs
and 81 ro HaT