. The spell of Flanders; an outline of the history, legends and art of Belgium's famous northern provinces, being the story of a twentieth century pilgrimage in a sixteenth century land just before the outbreak of the great war . of slavery, and the haunt-ing memory of the beautiful Marie of Cham-pagne who had followed him to her death, andof the Bulgarian princess whom he had so baselyslain, may have enfeebled his intellect. He wasnow an old man. At all events, after a periodof indecision he did the very thing he nevershould have done — he appealed to Philip foraid against his daughter. Summo
. The spell of Flanders; an outline of the history, legends and art of Belgium's famous northern provinces, being the story of a twentieth century pilgrimage in a sixteenth century land just before the outbreak of the great war . of slavery, and the haunt-ing memory of the beautiful Marie of Cham-pagne who had followed him to her death, andof the Bulgarian princess whom he had so baselyslain, may have enfeebled his intellect. He wasnow an old man. At all events, after a periodof indecision he did the very thing he nevershould have done — he appealed to Philip foraid against his daughter. Summoned to Pe-ronne, where the King of France was thenholding court, he was subjected to a trial by theroyal Council, which clearly showed its deter-mination to convict him as an impostor. Per-ceiving that he had blundered into a trap, theold man fled from the castle and escaped toFlanders. Here, however, the appeal to Philipand its result, together with much French goldjudiciously expended in behalf of Jeanne,caused the nobility to turn cold. He deter-mined to lay his cause before the Pope, butwhile on his way to Rome was captured andsold to Jeanne who ordered him to be hangedin chains in the market-place at Lille between. When Ypres was G-reater than London 139 two hounds. If lie was the true Baldwin, afterall, few careers in history offer wider contrastsof glory and shame. Whether one stays at Ypres a day or a weekhe will not lack for objects of interest, for theCloth Hall and the Cathedral are but the be-ginning of the list. A day is hardly too muchto devote to the rue de Lille alone, for here arethe Hospice Belle, with a number of valuableold paintings, and the Hotel-Musee Merghe-lynck. The latter is an institution as uniqueas it is admirable. Built in 1774 by FrangoisMerghelynck, a Treasurer and Grand Bailiffof Ypres, this fine mansion is filled with furni-ture and objets dart of the eighteenth centurycoming from Flanders, Holland and Franceand collected with rare taste and
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