Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1930, Page 24

The Romantic Prince ’ By Rafae Oopvright, 1020 by North Americam Newspapes SYNOPSIS. Count Anthomy of Egmont, heir to the throne of Guelders, wanders through the countryside .and jalls in love with Johanng. the flancie of ‘a merc) Bhom he har bejriended; Tater he is compelled Yo return 1o the cou he " Duks "of Bursundy, and Jonanna: Rearing mothing rom hi # e mever cared for her. e Terries, PAlls end ls Nearthroken when she | 1 should have no army left.” sh aces the count again and hears the erplo- jation of absence, He throws himself | airs of state and succeeds in avert. isastrous clash between the duke and | the King of France. Uprisings aoainst the | duke occur in Zealand ond Danvelt is im slicated. The povernor. Sire de Rnynsault | ays that he has written treasonable letters. Johanna fries fo establish his innocence. | reprieve. um Count ARThons; | hig mee with the duke fo inform of the nnr-nrl crime. ~ Kuoni, the oovern: 00l tells Count Anthony of Dan- rell’s deat He also uroes Johanna to | Present her’ case to Count Anihomy. S tefuses to o so. TWENTY-SIXTH INSTALLMENT. | HE Fool retraced his steps. Ha: ing failed with Mistress Johanna. it mow remained to lueeeed‘ with Count Anthony. And succeed he did. Johanna's ‘ * memorial was loonhlenmflom the ha ed | ! mncle, the cardinal, placed it before Count Anthony. ‘The reading of it almost stunned Count Anthony. When his senses had Tecovered, horror, anguish, rage, indeed. | all the bitter emotions of which the human heart is capable, surged up in him. That Johanna should have been subjected to this shameful martyrdom | was almost too horrible to_be sanely | considered by him. And Rhynsault?| man had plaved that, had he vielded to it. he would have sought the tellow] out and stabbed him without warning. | It was perhaps the vindictive thought | that & speedy death was too ligth a pay- | ment for such a debt that restrained and calmed him, and brought him back to a second, closer and more detailed | reading of that dreadful document. | 1t occupled ten sheets, closely written | in her own hand. Appended to it was| the copy of a brief document, an order | for the goal-delivery of Philip Danvelt, which announced that its original was in her keeping. After this came an- other half-dozen sheets, each being the depcsition of & witness, in evry case a man of consequence n Middleburg, attesting the loyal character of the de-| ceased, dm';he“:;:tfthntth:hey had nr undui at for purpose o ering evidence upon the document on his indk:tmtnt had been based, , in readi- ness to come forward and make oath Effl! the duke of the truth of what he d written and to submit himself to be examined upon it. Count Anthony’s Tesolve was quickly | taken; but action upon it was postponed until the morrow. That day he could not trust himself. He realized the need for care and prudence. Rhynsault-at mmtmth:d‘mn;otlhe duke. Early next when he was again master of himself, Count Anthony ‘waited upon the duke, even as the duke ‘was about to sef out for the audience of justice. “You may, if 50 it please you,” said | he, “begin here and now your justi- clary work by 'llncln( at this memorial. “The affair is, as it seems to me, of un- wsual gravity, not enly in itself, but in ce of the persons it concerns. intrude at such | convicted traitor.” ¢ | Washington. I 1 Sabatini Newspaper Alliance and Metropolitan T Service. | Chavaigny went out, and the duke contigued to scowl at his “&?fi'fl"" fled. t e him incopmito | had the power to shamn ‘A(% { p!'leve & id not. wish to do. things he -4 he demanded. 11, what's to come of it? ' tience, | ucuy THE 'EVENING ation, "Tmt‘ne-r" He a) unfair, cousin. wlthln his rignts, ' Surely chen is no uan more to be said.” uo:m Count Anthony had not yet:| e. ~One question more, Charles!” ‘The duke made a Lord Coun o llk M two. you satisfied of the guilt "ot thla man whom you sentenced to be ha Rhynsault.became lmmen!ely digni- “I was. “‘Reprieve "W were to dismiss every man of mine who hanged | has made free with a burgher woman, was ushered in. ‘My homage to your highness.” He | bowed to the duke. “Your servant, my lord grand master.” He bowed to the count. Charles cleared his throat. “While at Middelburg, in October : last, slr ybu' hanged a man humm‘ | Pa “This Danvelt was charged | with treason, with supplying arms and was the evidence?” “‘Chiefly a Jetter from the man him- | self found among the effects of another The duke nodded. “I am reluctant to trquble you, Rhynsault. But 1 have re- ceived a plaint against your adminis- tration of justice in this case. ask you to furnish me with answers | which will justity me in dismissing this petition. Since it has been. pre. ferred, I must afford an answer to it First, then, there is a deposition here | from the burgomaster. of Middleburg, | who saw the letter at the trial—or so he states—and is ready- to make | oath that neither ‘the hand mnor the signature was that of the accused.” The duke paused.for a reply. “Then why did he not state it at | the trial?>” Rhynsault demanded. “‘He writes here that he did, but that his statement was brushed aside.” Count Anthony interposed: “Danvelt is not an uncommon name in Zealand, and the initial “P" of the signature need not necessarily have stood even for Philip. Was any com- parison made betweén documents known to be in the writing of the ac- cused and the writing of h!fl letter?” “It was not necessary,” saild Rhyn- sault. “The man confessed his guilt. I hoid his signed confession and can produce it.” But Count Anthony continued: “Is the confession in the man's own hlnd?" ‘No, my lord. It was taken down by one of my clerks in a measure as he You racked him until you re- quired. Rhynsauit showed himself wlndllll!d by such an implication. There | however, no need for him to Gefend | himself.” The duke took up the office of advocate on his behalf. | “Nay, now, nay!” His tone was be- { | || Wise Mother Here lre Vesta - and beautiful Nalley, 511 Elaine, ughters of Mrs. E. eventh St. SE, Their mother’s ex- ~ llwnyl helps my girls. . the dike | ahrugged. Tt is natural she should say the worst: that occurs to her 30 as to blacken his- character. What witnesses could there ever be to disprove an ac- cusation of that character?” Count Anthony was a little appalled, a little mystified even. “Tt may. not require disproving. Con- fronted with the accusation, Rhynsault | may admit the truth of it. 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But you granted a Te- { Brieve, whiéh by accident or by design was Slld until Rhynsault ' of yours—1 say not which— Was pre- Lt il |sented 0o late to be effective.” ‘That” said Rhynsault deliberately, is a le” If you pledge your knightly wnrd | that no reprieve was granted | Count Anthony Rhynsault_so interrupt. him “I do 50 pledge it!” he cried defiantly. That i true, x ‘My knightly word.” | “Will you pledge it also in the matter The duke tapped- the {able with his | of the wrong you are here accused of given the lie, 'sir, having done the widow?" Rhynsault hesitated. | money to the rebel movement. What | ceived quite clearly that he was upen dangerous ground. STAR. WASHINGTO D. C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY gesture of impa- and but for Rhynsault’s au- that question would mever “That n asked, or, at least, not then. "Dh a doun quuuom it you please, Then why did you re- Rhynssult him? ? “But the man was hat, after all, if it is true? 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