Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-14

grounds. For at noon that day, to the
amazement of all, the duke attended
by a small company of men-at-armS
rode into Brussels and straight to the
palace. In spite of all precautions, the
news of RhynSaults arrest had gone
after his highness. reached him as he
was about to embark at SluyS, and
brought him back in towering rage.
1t was fortunate, thought the Grand
Master, when he beheld the furious
duke come Striding into his closet, that
he had caused execution to follow so
swiftly upon the heels of sentence.
You know why am here!" the duke
bla2ed at him.
Count Anthony had risen. He strove
successfully for calm to meet this on
slaught. An event of yesterday has
probably been misrepresented to you"
misrepresentation? Yes, if you mean
that it is untrue that Rhynsault has
been tried and executed for the affair
of Middelburg. You have dared to
abuse my truStl Dared to trump up
this business and to reverse the judg-
ment which I myself already had pro-
nounced! That is to push temerity
singularly far. 1t is something for
which you may have to meet a heavy
reckoning"
You have indeed been misinformed."
said the count. 1T will save time if
you read the judgment, which was Sc:
down in detail by the clerks. There
you will find that the matter upon
which I judged him was not at all the
matter upon which you acquitted him
He was indicted for high treason. But
read the judgment for yourself" And
he proffered it
ing an easy conscience, the dukes
wrath took pause. Swiftly he read the
document thrust upon him. But not to
the end. Two-thirdS of the way through
he flung it down.
"Trickery!" he reared. sheer trick
er:-,"
You cannot have observed that the
Judgment was pronounced not by me
but by your own judges. After that I
had no alternative but to sentence him
to death"
"You coerced them into it. You
duped them! But you do not dupe me!
You knew that valued this man, that
he had served me well and that need
ed him in Client. And you have de-
priyed me of him to satisfy an obStinacy
of your own. OF what did you accuse
him? OF subverting my justice to serve
his own ends, was it not? That shall
be your own indictment" And he
swung in his passion upon covering
page of the counts. Summon me the
guard, boy"
1.-The guardl" said Count Anthony.
Charles, you cannot arrest me. I am
prince of Guelders."
If you were the Pope Of Rome and
having accepted the Office of grand
master here had so misused 1t, should
arrest you and bring you to account"
you will regret this when you are
calm"
las you will regret having taken of
Rhynsault's head. The audacity of
you'll" He advanced upon him in his
fury, and suddenly putting forth his
hand seized the emblem of the Golden
Fleece that hung upon Count Anthony'S
neck With a wrench he snapped the
chain that carried it, and so tore it
from him. You wear that no longer,
sir. If I am Duke of Burgundy, a
hempen collar shall take its place."
Count Anthony stiffened. "You dis
honored that collar, Charles, when you
thought to hang it about the filthy neck
of your knave Rhynsault. My only re-
greet at being deprived Of 1t concerns
the way in which you have taken it."
Count Anthony's arrest made some