The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-25

Whatever my thoughts were,
Max had no questions 10 ask: he
was content to be riding side by
side with the girl who had woven
her net about his heart, and for
whom he would have given UP his
quest for the wonderful princess
Of Burgundy IL only his heart had
been the arbiter.
We left Castleman vita the
drivers and spurred on our
steeds; hour after hour we gal.
loped along toward Peronne, rest.
ing only to take what food was
necessary to keep our strength.
was surprised at the endur-
ance OF these two girls; they rode
easily and with never a com.
plant, though In many places the
roads were rough and in others
there were no roads at all.
Antoinette seemed to share the
anxiety Of Yolanda that she reach
the town before the duke.
We discovered afterwards that
many things had happened at
Peronne of which we were e.
norant. We did not know for In
stance that Louis the XXI, the sim
lister and hypocritlcal King Of
France, who had long had his
eye on the rich province OF Bur-
gundy, had imprudently entered
into the Jurisdiction Of the duke
and angered him beyond endur.
ance. Charles had at last the
chance of his life to revenge
himself on Louis. He made him
a prisoner In Peronne, although
he affected to treat him with all
the attention due to his suzO-
rain.
Never had the astute King Of
France been in a harder case; he
knew his head hung in the bal
ance; the duke strobe the floor
all night wondering whether to
put to death the perfidious ruler
who he knew full well planned
his ruin. >,
But Charles, through the coun.
sells Of Philip de Cdmmynes,. re.
Trained from exercising the full
extent Of his power; he content.
ed himself with demanding q
large ransom from Louis, which
the willy king was only too glad
to pay.
Charles had no mind to trust (
him, however; he kept him under
surveillance until the gold arrived
under the care Of Oliver de Daim,
T, the barber. who was Louis trusted
confidante.
There was one other in whom
the king had faith, and that was
the Cardinal Balue: the fat eccle.
siastic Ill requited the trust az
mis- master, for he was the means
or betraying the king to the duke,
9 betrayal for which he paid
heavily, as you shall see.
After receiving the ransom raid
BY his liege lord, Charles had
left Peronne, and Louis had hur.
ried out Of his clutches, glad to
be alive.
Such was the situation as We
were galloping at breakneck
speed toward the fortress where
the French king had been held
prisoner.
All day and all night, with but
Few hours OF sleep, we kept on
our way, urging our weary steeds
70 the limit. AS we reached the
town we heard the shouting Of
the populace and caught sight Of
the Burgundian banners an1lounc-
Ing the arrival Of Charles the
Bold.
Hurry, hurry" cried Yolanda;
we made one last effort and
reached the Castleman house set
against the wall OF the castle
just as the drawbridge was being
lowered to admit the great war.
rior and his followers.
Yolanda did not stop to explain
why's and wherefores; she did not
tell US how she expected to yet
into the castle ahead of its dread
ruler, though It was evident she
could not cross the drawbridge
without being seen.
At the door Of the Castleman
house she paused. ""Good.by,
Max" she said, "I'm sorry YOU
can't waste any more time with
Yolanda now You are here in the
city where the princess lives.n
The trumpets announced the
passing of the ducal train over
the bridge. "Good-by," cried 70.
landa again. wait at the inn for
message"
With that she was gone; once
the duke had entered the court.
yard the servants Of his house
came hurrying to aid him to dis.
mount. At his, side were Campo
Basso and CALI, Italians, to whose
advice he frequently listened,
though all men knew they aePved