Arizona republican., 1917-04-16

leans toward her, asking breath lessly:
 What sin?"
 For answer Joan only motions him to follow her. She steps slowly backward growing fainter and fainter as she goes, and ETC reaches out stralnlng arms.
 The scene fades into blackness- then the mist gradually clears and We are pacK in I4Z9, ln the French Village oI Domremy, the birthplacs of Joan. Here, unoer sunny skies, with their house facing the little church, the q Arc family spend their quiet, busy numdrum existence, In which the coming or loans uncle. LaAArt, IS ali event. He has walked ll.aAy Gusly mics With ms "nand- Xt=.e n1si DUndIe" slung on a stick "'er hia AnoLlaer. Joan Is plainly tis tat"Iite ntsce ana sne auores the &tii.ie Gu :haA.
 .le Us to spend several days with .iIe a-1e L-----.-J and :. pussy prepa-
 at.oA tOI O.-e oi good mlle q Arc .-Ve>le.. suDrt-a uesilis. During Inls /:-sgrAsoL, as Joan Is roasting s>dt-1uEe es o,er the ''splt" Tn the ure- .,.+.-s, sAs Leefs LGNurl re.alling tue
 
 stops u listen. Sne hears La&art -V"p e4-n day, liiAt the armleS ot -:.e LIns are runIIAS, and InaI the >li.g l..4selI Is preparlns 10 ice | it~dCe.
 In makes a great impression on the potrlotic Joau, and when her sIotneI IeA.arhs that II things keep 5n al trAace Wui soon De Eng iiSn Joan 5 auAIety knows no ,cunu> Inambet,u goes on 10 re- co"nt hopeluny, however, the old l reucn prov erD that "trance, lost py :. naAton, wln De saved by ,lrala!"
 As Joan listens to this, absorbed. the partridge sips from her han0 i-lLo lne lire. Sne reaches 10 rescue IL, but the grease sparls up ln d llLI4e anu DuIAS her nanu. Sne pulls uack wltn Irgnlened cry. me Ine. Inc nre." suuuenly knowing tuat some piace, sonie tune, sne VIII leei lnlS saIue flame on her Ilesn Is am.
 Meantime, knowing of Charles mpoyerisHed court and his great .o,e O. IuAury, l4ie cunning Ehsiisn iogenl, lne uuhe or beoivrd, con ceNes a plan to ruin Charles and get possession or the remainder or niS hlnguOIu 50 lie takes hlS capapIe young captain, ETC trent, and de- cades to gIsIt the duke OI Burgunuy charieS's cousin, Wno ls un1r1endly 10 charles and loyal to England.
 burgundy welcomes Bedford and Ere Trent and the plot against the trench King Is lad. BeoIord tells that there's a plum lh he pie" Tor both Of them if EnsIand .akes the crown of France, and h order to do tnls they must nrst strlp Snarles Of all power.
 Appealing to Burgundy's ambition. lie audS that when tnlS Is accoM- 1lished he, Burgundy, may have as ,eward the goyernorship ot Paris. lnis suits Burgundy, but he asks now all this is 10 De done. bedford replies that the people are sure, h .lme, to rally around the standard 3f d ragged Charles, whom they would pity, and suggests that "tnls orincellng must De petted ana unused while English soldiers crush the 1ew who cal nm king.'
 The idea is to overwneIm the weak Charles in luxury anu amusement, giving him everything ne desires but 1 crown. For their purpose Bur sundy procureS a rlcn commoheF called George de la Tremollle. Bur sundy explains mat men call nm the Spluer" and rnat he will do any thlng TOT a tItle. lie IS to become tool, though pretending IoyaIIy to Charles.
 Bedford ana Burgundy tell the Splder'' that he is 10 seek out Charles Ill hls shabby court, taking with hlm jewels ana fur-nned robes as SlLs for his uncrowned king. This done, ne is to set Charles up m q gorgeous court which more beflts hlm, and when Charles is grateful enough to create him prime munster he Is 10 make it his business 10 see thaI Charles spends no money TOT any military proJects, or'makes any move which wlIi conflict with England. IL other words-he is to become the xmg's keeper. TfemolHe Is WeU oaited with a promise or ouke iom and starts out. The ouke oA Bedford returning to England. caves his young captain, Eric Trent, 0 represent hiIn with Burgundy ana els Burgundy that Eric Will In all hings serve him.
 Char,es is having his own roubles with unpaid pills and i'm patient creditors. One long suffer- ng cobbler interrupts Charles just IS he is instructing his faithful -oung page in the art of lute play ng (Charles's favorite pastime). The .obbler, disgusted at the kings oc- pulls the very shoes from is feet. telling him he'll get no nore ill those are paid for"
 Charles, therefore, Is in no mood 0 hear the earnest entreaties of his aithful general, La Hire, to send ood and funds to the army, as the hungry soldiers are deserting to Una amps of his Burgundian cousin. ,harles asks him how he can send my help when he himself has no hoes and dismissing La Hire with Iant sourtesy the young king turns ,is attention to grayer matters-the ;urling of his hair by a barber.
 The duke of Burgundy calls ompany of his soldiers together. ,uts Capt. Eric Trent. the English nan, at their head, and orders them 0 forage in the pastures of Domremy or cattle. So split is the France of his period in national sentiment hat Burgundy considers Domremy. hough part of his own France, the .nemy's country, and Eric and the set out to raid the lat assures of Domremy.
 (rTo he continrIeds