Evening journal., 1922-07-08

royal order and dissolve the Estates
Instantly there was turmoil in the
crowd, most intense ABOUT the spot
.whence the shot had been fired. The
-. assailant was one of a considerable
group of the opposition. a group
that found itself at once beset on
every side, and hard put to defend
him.
From the foot OF the plinth rang
the voice of the students making
. chorus TO lie Chapelier who was
bidding Andre-Louis to seek shelter.
Come down! Come down at once!
They'll murder you as they muir
dered La Riviere.'
Let them!" He flung wide his
/. arms in a gesture supremely theatri-
cal, and laughed. Il stand here at
their mercy Let them. II they will
add mine to the blood that will pres
emily rise up TO choke them. Let
them assassinate me. II is a trade
they understand. But until they do
so, they shall not prevent me from
speaking to you. from telling you
what is to be looked for in them"
And presently. when some meas
ure Of order was restored. he be-
gan his tale. In simple language
now, he tore their hearts with the
story OF yesterdays happenings at
Gavrillac.
"The Marquis de Ia Tour d'Ayzr
said of him that he had too danger
Gus a gift of eloquence. II was 10
silence his brave voice that he killes
him But he has failed OF his OBJ
ject. For l. poor Philippe de VII
morin's friend. have assumed the
mantle of his apostleship. and I
speak to you with his voice today"
II was a statement that helped lie
Chapelier at last 10 understand. at
least in part. this bewildering
change in Andre-Louis. which rem
dered him faithless TO the side that
employed him.
And now in n terrible voice. with
an eloquence that amazed himself.
he denounced the inertia OF royal
justice where the great are the Of
Tenders. It WIS with bitter sarcasm
that he spoke Of their Kings Lieu
tenant. NJ de Lesdiguieres.
Again great roar. He had
wrought them up TO a pitch OF dan
gerous passion, and they were ripe |
FOR any violence to which he urged |
them. II he had failed with the |
windmill. at least he was now mas
ter Of the wind.
ITO the Palais," they shouted
waving their hands, brandishing |
canes. and-here and there-even a
sword. ITO the Palais! Down with
NJ. de Lesdiguieres! Death 20 the
Kings Lieutenant"
"Ah. watt" he bade them. rs
this miserable instrument or cor
rupt system worth the attention Of
your noble Indignation? Precipi-
fancy will spoil everything. Above
all my children. no violence'"
Ny children, Could his godfather
have heard him!
out Of the silence into which they
had fallen anew broke now the cry
OF
what else. then? What else?" ]
Il will tell you" he answered
them. THE wealth and strength OF
Brittany lies in Nantes. She has
the power TO make her will prevail.
as we have seen already. Let her
exert that power once more. and
until she does so. do you keep the
peace in Rennes."
A dozen students caught him as
he leapt down. and swung him to
their shoulders. where again he
came within view Of all the acclaim
ing crowd
They carried him out of the square
and up the Rue Royale to an old
house where behind closed doors
flushed and excited group of some
fifty men hailed Andre-Louis as the
strayed sheep who had returned to
the fold.
Rising in response to the storm 4
\Qf applause that greeted the proposal
bat he proceed as delegate TO I
Nantes. Andre-Louis bowed and {
forthwith yielded
CHAPTER VIII
Andre-Louis rode forth from