The Cardinal's !
Edict
^ k ^ is but Lamely Enforced 1
Til an Framptr Was Set
Bv F. A. MITCHEL
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Cardinal KtcbeMev while prime min
ister tn? TirtoaSly king of France.
During his administration dueling be
or* so <\xnaK?n among the tipOor
cts??rs. especially the otfioers of the
army, that :i was ev tdcat If the prac
tic* vorrp not .becked these twoclasws
*-? :jW hc*vw depleted. The cardinal
1st- ued an order agamst wh fighting.
Ih :t its* not obeyed. Is order to
s.v w that be was in earnest In the
matter ho : :de an example of the
</. ut V R ateville. a member of the
et.i t,s! loose of V ortinoreecl. who
hud d< obeyed the edict. The count
wa? t^eboa J.M This had a wholesome
ere> ? but ?: snflVcTect to eradicate
tae e^il.
Thone wa? at this time a young lien
ir. C- army, .lean de la Toor.
man-ted to TTron. a k>rely young worn
ar ?f twenty- f?>w. who had borne him
for,- ct~ drer Joan was a poor swords
man and h s wife reali7ed that If com
pe "ed to fight according to the code
she would prr?bab:y lose him. She
n-cvd hitn to practice. and when he
e\.-nsed hir\setf on the ground that he
had no one to ft noe w:;h she offered
to be his opponent.
Jean was much pleased at the idea,
and his w;Te at once procured a suita
b>e o ?srnr She w>is atvut the same
beictit sr>1 weirtt as her hushand. and
tt ?.\js arvct from t:>e first that she
w. ? i ?: ke a T, r> table adversary
for practice purposes. While IV la
1^: was rsa taraiiy sluggish in his
?NTemorts. ? dame was remarkably
flttvt He st?r*od in as her instructor,
bet tt wj< rot ? ^ before be was
arm ?!ed by h:? pnp
sat iron k-ew very well that she
was cot capah'e of br ncinc him up
to a stands rd that wob d make him a
mav*h for accomplished swordsmen.
r~N~"w to t- or hn?l - she took les
sons of the most sW;..fu. fencing mas
te* - Paris, p:od.rmg n.m to keep the
matter a secret. He had rood rea
s 1 ro ot serre t. .s pfedpe, tor pupil
?oor heoatsie nvtv proficient In Ms art
thar h.;.ise.f
The tnev.ral e was not k>r.g in com
Ing J oar ?e 'a Tonr one day. durii'C
dr.: I. stepped in a pedd'e of water and
bes^af- -'>3 con ~ le's newly polish
ed Tron was tn her chamber,
e- i * sor - te-na; duties.
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A'.aafran waat ad*, tor rOB^ta.
ber hnsband Sbe told her caller thst
Jean *s? oot at borne. and the officer
left with ber a cha I lenpt for him from
Ijentenant Jacques de Fontayne to
mortal com but for having bespattered
hi* boots. Madame promised to deliver
tbe message, and the officer withdrew.
When De la Toor returned to his
Charters hia wife asked him to drive
with ber to their country place near
Parts to assist ber tn laying oot some
changes she wished to make Jean
cemented, and the two drove to a
bonne and grounds near St Cloud
Jean was surprised to see several |
servants there. Including Francois,
whom his wife bad brought with her
from ber own family when she was
married. Y von took her husband to a
room on tbe top story, with but one
window near tbe ceiling, and. while
telling him of tbe change she proposed
to make to it. suddenly stepped Into ]
tbe ball. Jer.n beard the key turned
In tbe door and his wife going down I
the staircase lie was a prisoner.
In a few rata a tea Francois came up
and told his master that Mme. de la i
Tour desired that her husband should
remain tn seclusion for a few day^.
and she hoped be won Id not worry. !
Be wonld be given whatever be wish- j
ed for. Oe la Tour, at a toss to know !
tbe cause of his Imprisonment, was j
thunderstrncs.
Mme de la Tour, returning to Paris,
sent word In tbe name of ber husband
that In view of tbe cardinal's order
be would only meet Lieutenant de
Fontayne on the promise of all con
cerned not to divulge tbe affair and
woo Id insist on fighting masked.
A reply came consenting to the
terms and asking that De la Tour
wou'd name his seconds In order that
tbe terms might be agreed upon. In
reply to this word was sent that IV
la Tour, fearing a second might be
tray him to tbe prime minister, would j
trust no one with his Interests. He :
would appear at dawn the next morn
ing at the village of V, a few miles
from Parts, ready to fight De Fon
tayne with rapiers. Tbe reason given
for this unusual coarse was that De
:a Tocr was more afraid of losing his
life by the cardinal's ax than De Fon
tayne's sword. An assent to this was
received by Mme de ia Tour, and the
preliminaries were closed.
Tbe next morning Yvon. dressed in
a su't of clothes belonging to her
husband, was driven to V, arriving
on the ground Just as day was break
y c She found not only De Fontayne.
tut two seconds attending him
"Pardon, monsieur." said one of
these men. "but it is not usual for af
fairs like this to be fought out alone
by the principals. Since you have no
seconds. In case you disable Lieuten
ant de Fontayne It Is expected that
yon will fight with me. and If you dis
able roe you will have to fight my
confrere"
Tvon. not daring to speak lest h r
vol.-* betray ber. simply nodded an as
sent Sb? wore ber husband's rapier
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at her side and. drawing It, put berseh
Id a position of defense.
Now, Mme. de ia Tour. t bough she
expected to meet skillful swordsmen,
knew that If she showed her own pro
ficiency she would give herself away,
for these men all knew that De la Tour
was a bungler. Being a woman, at
first her nerve failed her, and the came
very near losing her life by a single
thrust of her adversary. The thought
of her two Innocent children, who
would be rendered motherless If sIk
did not control herself, made her per
fectly cool. and. though she did not do
what she was capable of doing, she did
all that was necessary. She dreaded
killing her adversary or even wound
tag him. She therefore sent his weap
on flying In the air.
De Fontayne picked It up with the
Intention of continuing the fight but
bis second Interfered, claiming that
it was not now his part to fight By
this time Yvon's nerve was as steady
es a rock. She pinked ber adversary,
though unintentionally, then disarmed
him The third roan she served as she
had served the first. Then she strode
away to ber carriage without turning
back for a glance at the three men
wbo stood looking st one another and
her In astonishment
But madame did not bave a chance
to mount the steps of tbe carriage the
footman had let down for her. The
sound of horses' boofs was heard, and
an officer, followed by a doten horse
men. rode up.
"By order of his eminence tbe prime
minister," be said. "1 arrest you all
and am ordered to conduct you to the
Palais Cardinal.**
Tbe affair had got out at the bar
racks, some one wishing to curry favor
with tbe raan wbo ruled France hav
ing peacbod Tvou was permitted to
ride back lo Paris In her carriage, the
others on horseback, all surrounded by
guards. At the Palais Cardinal tbey
were obliged to wait several hours be
fore the mtnister was ready to receive
tbem: then when tbey were admitted
to his presence by the thundercloud
on his face tbey saw their doom.
Yvon had worn her mask up to this
moment The cardinal saw it and said
with icy sarcasm:
"IJeutenant de la Tour, you remind
me of the ostrich, which hides his head
In the sand to conceal its body. Your
bead will look better till I am through
with it uncovered You will oblige me
by re moving your mask."
"Pardon, your eminence." interposed
De Fontayne. "I doubt If be Is De la
Tour. This one Is a marvel with the
rapier; De la Tour Is an Indifferent
fencer. This one disarmed us all In
turn."
"We have need of such men," said
tbe cardinal to Yvon. "You would be
better employed in my service. I would
see you fence with Carrier. If you
can disarm Carrier you will save your
head. Unmask T"
"If 1 unmask, your eminence. 1 can
not flgbt"
"Not fight unmasked; Well, then,
wait till you bave fought."
Carrier was one of those picked men
the cardinal kept about bim for pro
toetion and a marvel with the rapier.
Tbe two were given foils, tbis being a
great advantage to Yvon. who dreaded
bloodshed. I- or awhile it was a drawn
game between the two. but finally, by
one of those quick moves that only a
gift nerve, so to speaJt. can accomplish.
Yvon placed the button of her foil
against her adversary's heart.
"Enongh!" cried the cardinal. *'Y?c
tor. unmask r
Yvon took off her face covering, and
in doing so ber hair, which had In so
many frays became unloosened, fell
on her shoulders.
"A woman"' exclaimed Richelieu, a'
MttM
"A tromiiii. yow? excellency." abe
replied "Tba wifo of Lleotenatit de
la Tour."
"Tour bosband! Wbere li her
"Shut op lo our country place. 1
tricked him. Knowing of your emi
nence'* edict against men fighting
duels. I determined to figbt In bis
place. Sorely the order does not apply
to women."
j "Too are very shrewd." aald his em!
nence dryly.
At this point an Attendant announc
ed to (be cardinal that l.leutenant de
la Tonr was without and begged to be
admitted. The request was granted,
and De la Tour, vety hot and very red
and very angry. entered He looked
at everybody. Anally fixing his eyes on
his wife. Then he tnrned to the car
dlnal.
"1 have heard. y>or eminence, that
my wife has been fighting In my mead
and that the party was brought here
by yonr eminence's order. Meanwhile
t have been shot op like a doc and
have Jost escaped "
"Tour wife has saved you first from
j a better swordsman and second fron.
my headsman." Then turning to Tvon:
"Mme. de In Tonr, her majesty ha
graciously appointed yon her mlstrw
of the robes By yonr pluck and skll.
you have saved erery one of tbeae
men. Including yonr husband. from the
block."
Then Tvon approached her hnsband
shamefacedly, hung her bead and
danced up at bin appeallngly lie
half tnrned away from her with fold
' ed arms, tapping one arm with bis
j fingers.
"Ton have made roe rldlctilous." he
Bmttered.
"1 would." Interposed the cardinal.
*ihat every woman In France would
make her husband Ihns ridiculous. To
show yon and other* that she has
benefited you the Itlng promote yon
i to t>e captain."
1 Then Jesn embraced his wife.
It has been claimed that the reform
the cardinal wns so deslrons of ma*
!ng really N*can frt>m ihnt time Ko
ibat as It may. Captain and Mine. de
! la Tonr always stood b!gb his eml
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