The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-12

and fdTeWet until q CLOCK on InA
morning of the I'd
Thus il comes about t1at history is
IN a quaudary TO state who IS justly en-
titled 20 the credit Of reSCulnE Marie de
MeliCIs-
ON the night o. the DIST Of February,
CaUiiiaC left G.Ont1Shard on horseback,
with q carriage ard 0aiT belonging 70
his host If the TeJe NnlTe, driven by
,l. scout landlord himself
They arrived ar the end Of the bridge
about I O'Clock in the morning Of the
I'D. Cardiac ordering the carriage TO
wait III one Of the side streets OF the
village of Flenue. on the soutf ern bank
OF the Loire He left his horse also I'm
charge OF the iuukeeperr and crossed the
bridge on foot At half past one ne
reached the castle ana found the rope
The sight H- saw on looking through
the window after climbing 10 the first
floor, was not inspiring
The queen Stood surrounded bE feT
. women. the very picture Of irres0iutiCn-
a III ala, weeping bitterly was engaged
IN Collecting the numerous Jewels and
putt -uE them away IN boxes Marie de
NCd.C5s had all but ruined henri N 10y
mduLEiuC her passion for collecting
precious stones that were now 10 pro-
vide tile siuews of war for a contest
against his son
Tnere-r DE NoutreuI seemed 10 be the
only person in the room Eltt dry eyes
All the others were ptfS uadlnE the
queen not 10 attempt so dangerous an
CardfIac tapped on the window and
stepped inside Marie de Nedlcis at
once announced that the project must
be "a abandoned. but Cartlllac merely
laughed. The carriage YVES waiting ne
said on the Oiner side OF the river. slIit-
three hundred hoTsemen were on their
way from LoCnes TO MOI. frlcAaTur VINO
would be ready IN the morning TO escort
her into safety
lie made fcCuIar remarks 10 those who
yvep- and soon changed the atmos-
rhere OF desoiatiOn into something al
E.-Csr approaching LllaT1IE- me queen =
Courage revived. but when she walked
10 the window and looked down the
dark Chasu- she shuddered- and de-
riareI she CoIld not venture.
CardIIlae encouraged and Ca1Cie
v-lfhout effect until Therese. without
word, stepped across the sill ana disap-
uaared down the wall Then the queen
gathered her skirts about her and Trem-
hIinEIv followed to the terrace one
after the other. all reached the plat
form high above the street
Here was safety at last. but another
difficulty arose Marie fatty refused 10
descend the second ladder She main
tanned that one such experience was
enough Thus they ali stood -uadleQ
or the TOP OF a steep embarrassment Al
- O'Clock on a fTiZid February morn
inE. with a monarch who would neither
advance nor retreat
Persuasion was without effect. and
any attempt at coercion o. royalty con-
sriIutT high treason Ire situation
was EudIcrOUs- but none the less dan
ZeTOUs- While the others held q consul
ratfOn. Ca-iiIlaC. in the darkness. IN
vesticate7 as well IS he could the
peCuIarItieS Of the terrace He found
that the recent heavy rains had formed
a TdTlUe down which Tire water na1
forced a passaee 20 reach the road
hastily -r-E ming he, like second
Raleigh spread his beautiful new
cloak on he ground and urged the
queen to seat herself upon It She did
] so after great hesitation, and the Situs-
I 1iou WIS saved at the expense or the
cloak Craspin= his garment Car1il-
! lac dr. ECed u and its burden down
tho valley to the hiEh road, dS any one
may learn who ConsUlts detailed his
s0ry Of France
The whole party passed through the
/ FauboErE du Folk, CardilIac singing q
/ TOisterer's song. being jeered al as
druu~ BY the kings guard. who made
jokes not too delicate. upon the party
The Jokes, however returned home TO
once across the bridge CardilIac was
3 dlsmayed to find the carriage missing
4 hurried search Of Eienne discovered
the innkeeT er asleep, and the horses
wandering about trying 10 find The
ROAD home At last Marie and her
I party got inside. and then q new OBJ
staCie presented itself The queen
I cried out that one Of her packages had
: been lost, and that a servant must re-
turn IN search of It CardilIac protest
{ ed against 50 perilous a delay
At any moment, said he, the escape
might be discovered. and an alarm
/ cannon fired that would bring the in
habitauts Of BiOis about them like 2
swarm Of hornets but the queen would
not bulge until the box was found.
{ The Caszst was discovered on the
( bridge, and contained gems that were
after1ys ri sold for a hundred thOuSa nd
I crowns. so the persistence OF her ma
jesty was not without its excuse
At n )ntrIchaT1, CaUdiIIaC-s party met
( the Due d'EDernOn. the Duo de 4Jou-
{ treUil. the Archbishop of Toulouse AT
the head Of three hundred troopers, and
I above al. the proud and exuItant Ru-
{ cellai- Abbe of Ligny- easily hepo 81
{ the OCCASION
+ The good able had rerained his Jos,
: influence over the commander Of the
Z Queens army 50 confident was ne that
1 at last her ma JeSty would be released
{ 6derCe to D EpeTnon and his SON Ru-
: celia was even 50 CondesCenGinE as &c
{ speak of CaTdillac with gracious COM
+ me1GatiOn-. The young man, It seemed
/ had quite fulfilled the abbe's antiCipa-
! tons
( NEpernon- inspired by RucellaTs self
( Te if~ECe, took the first step in the forth
/ coming civil war by marching his men
E to the gate Of the castle that Richard
! Occur de Lion had captured and oe-
{ ma udinz Its surrender
/ II was held Dy less than dozen men
I whose of seer being without instructions
/ touchf-- such an Unforeseen cOntin-
I EecE, gave IT 10 His orders had beer
I 10 avoiJ7 hoStilitieS, therefore, he march
I ed oTst with his little company and took
[ the road 10 BlOis. and thus the action
! OF D'EpeTnou came within an ace ~
/ turning CardiIIaC's victory into defeat
{ had the officer suspected who Travelled
/ IN the carriage he met
! The officer asked CaTdilIzC II war had
been declared and was assured that il