Arizona republican., 1917-04-19

tie. The court is pulled this way and that. Tremoille on one side, asks them if they, "nobles. will follow a peasant maid to battle!" But Joan and La Hire plead for them to forget their apathy and fight for France.
 Men of France" urges Joan, If ye will not follow me will ye follow this?" And she grabs up the standard 1 of France. This is too much; they catch the infection of her enthus- asm. It spreads like wildfire, until in answer to loans plea, Charles himself hands her his sword and says: Joan of Are, I create thee commander of the armies of France" Following La Hires example, ev cry sword in the court is whipped out and Joan, triumphant at last, is car ried out on the shoulders of the cour- i tiers. Only Tremoille, disappointed and disgruntled. calls the fanaticaI and halfmad priest, rOiseleur, to him, and tells the man to follow "the witch wherever she goes and report to him concerning her. ANd so Joan the peasant becomes Joan the war rior, After receiving a gift of handsome armor from the king. Joan sets out II Wl1llt CT at the head of her men for the besieged city of Orleans. Gaspard and Pierre, her brother. join loans forces, and Joan welcomes Gaspard's show of courage with delight. and makes him her squire.
 Across the river from Orleans, at the far end of the bridge, is the for tress Of The Towers. the stronghold Of Orleans. which Eric has already marched upon and taken, practically without effort. On the land side of the city the forts of he English were scattered miles beyond Orleans. Joan is allowed to pass these foruifications without attack, as the English hope to take Joan and her men more cas- fly after they get them "cooped up" in the city of Orleans
 When Dunois. commander of the practically starving city, sees from his window cloud of dust on the horizon, and realizes that help is coming, he calls out to the people in the streets. and the town goes wild with excitement. Joan enters the city gates with her company and tells Dunois and his people that she has brought him better help than has 1 ever come to any town or captain. the hel pof the King of Heaven" That night Joan calls Dunois and his captains into conference, and in forms them that she is going to ride across the river to the fortification of The Towers and warn it's com- mander that he may have the al- | formative of withdrawing or being driven out of France. She tells them that if the English will not evacuate she will attack and capture The Tow CTS the next day.
 Several of the captains, intensely jealous of this maid. who has been created commander of the.army over them, withdraw from the conference and plan secretly to attack them selves at dawn. and so forestall Joan. Joan rides across the river with torch bearer and archer and shoots , her mesace by arrow into the cas- tie through an open window. The ar row hits the table at which Eric is sitting, giving instructions to the night guard. He reads Joan's mess age to his men, warning the English to evacuate. All laugh at tho petit coat general" and Eric leads his men out onto a balcony, from which ne calls to Joan who is waiting far be- low: Milk maid of France, get thee hence, or we'll capture thee and burn thee as a witch,' Little do the sneer- ing Eric or the troubled Joan realize that the other is the one closest to the heart Of each; and so Joan Is obliged to wheel her horse about and return to Orleans
 (To Be Continuad)