Arizona republican., 1917-04-18

shocked surpr.se from ner E:cIntr.
 DdIIns tlIe quarrel nnlcn i.-43,ios. JdcQuoS taxes d IaI SC WnIp rom tAic
 "e+l anu stdrls ,U l3sn .V,-... >--v. LaXart, usually gentle and lIinld, .n
 tefN eneS anSrIy, stopp4A5 Ja,4~~s. S
 Jacques tells hlIn that ile must keep out oI ms aIIairs O. lea,e, ,.nu
 L-aAart says Ae WllI leave .sltA mo uaWn. Alter Ine rest OI the Idmus nave gone to bed, LdAarl sll5 uOMns
 III the Ilrenght aIone. Joan, lnean- tlIne haNinS uOne up her ciotles Ill u ounuie ana paue nel lltJie SISter lare- well, starts out of the mouse. 4.aXarl, fouslnS, hears ner, maAes her s,0p
 and tel hlm Why sne IS leaving. one explains about the NoIces anu, lnslsl- ing. that she must save the xn.s Ue- , fore It IS too late, begs nim to Sans ner 10 the governor. Moved by her great earnestness and cJnVictIvn-
 LaXart finally gIves m, and toge.net they start ont Into the.nlgnt.
 Joan and LaXart reaca Robert de Heauarieoart, governor Of the prov lnce, ana after overcoming many ob- stacles, obtain an inlerVlew with him Ihis ends in the governors tenins
 l-;iNart to box lnis hussy s ears anu
 send her home to her spnningi" But
 Joan, far from daunted, tres several
 times again. Finally, thlough the
 help Of Jean de Metz. one of me go,- ernorS young capla.rs, who has been
 won over to believing ill loan ana ner
 mission. she succeeds in getting an- other interview with De bcaudrI- court. This time LaNart remains at the tavern. waiting.
 Joan pleads long with Robert, say ing that God has commanded her to
 go to the king that he might grant her men at-arms: that she IS to drive the English from France and win for Charles his crown. Robert whips out
 sword and replies that # she has really come from God. to show him
 what answer lie would make to that, Joan turns to De Metz takes his small poignard, and with a strange light glowing ir her face, strikes the
 blade of Roberts mighty sword. II crashes into bits,
 Robert is astounded, and a little frightened; and as Joan pleads again he promises her a guard. headed by Jean de Metz, to take her 10 the king. De Metz is to tell Charles that Rob ert de Beaudricourt's sword has with stood all blows but the maids.
 The problem of loans riding 100 leagues in pettiteoats now presents it. self, but is solved by fitting her in | pages outfit; and Joan starts for the first time in mans clothing
 The strange little party of horse men leave Beaudricourt's gate to ride | to the kings castle at Chinon old LaXart. very anxious indeed, after bidding his niece farewell, watches
 her leave on her strange mission to the king, with only De Metzs pledge a oh he p.l,
 Meantime. the day of loans we'd
 ding to Gaspard has come in Dom remy and Gaspard has arrived with tht old priest, ro marry Joan When 1 the still angry Jacques and grief stricken mother tell him that Joan
 has gone to the soldiers. he leaves in high dudgeon. ITO thiI X that Joan
 should prefer anything Q marrying him."
 At Chinon Joan changes back to her peasants garb. while De Metz
 goes to the eXtravagant court of Charles which the money of Ire moille, "The Spider has purchased Tremoille is now the power behind
 the throne. having been made prime
 minister by the grateful Charles. who is too much absorbed with arranging
 hunting parties and balls to bother
 with affairs of state. Tremoille and the court are amused by De Metz's tale of the peasant who wishes to lead an army for the king,
 But the king himself is impressed by the pieces of Beaudricourt's bro ken sword, and decides to see Joan. Tremoille. at once suspicious of this strange maiden, suggests that if she is really of God she will be able to find him, Charles, among the crowd. Charles. falling in with the ruse. places Tremoille on his throne to represent the king, while he himself stands by among the courtiers Joan
 who at last is to see her king, comes to court. She is formally announced by trumpets and finally finds herself
 in the great audience chamber of the king. Half fearfully she looks
 around; then taking courage, starts down the long aisle of beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen who stare at her peasant dress
 Then. as she sees her kings throne
 at last. all her timidity is forgotten and she feels only the urgency of her mission All watch her eagerly as she approaches the steps of the throne. There is a smile of triumph
 on the Spiders" face which turns to
 a sudden froWn as Joan suddenly
 hesitates just as she is about to kneel.
 The voices at her ear-are whisper.
 Ing that this is not the king
 Gro Be Continued