Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-20
SYNOPSIS.
Gcopyish.. 1907. by Longm.ns. Green & Col

D'Auriac, commanding outpost where
ecene Is laid, tells the story. De Gomeron
rs in temporary command, appointed by
Gen. de Rome to examine into a charge
against d'Auriac. Nicholas. sergeant,
brings In man and woman, from kings
camp at lie Fere, prisoners. D'Auriac.
angeredby insulting manner of de Gomeron
coward woman, strikes him. duel follows
and prisoners escape. Duel Is Interrupted
10y appearance Of de Rome, and d'Auriac Is
cold he will hang If found alive at close
OF morrow's battle. Riding over field next
day d'Auriac finds Nicholas, victim of de
Gomeron's malice. In imminent danger Of
death. and releases him from awful pre-
5lcament. After battle in which King
Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces.
d'Auriac, lying severely wounded. sees two
forms moving through the darkness rob-
Ding the bodies of the dead and wounded.
They find golden collar on de Leyva's
corpse, and Babette stabs Mauginot Cher
partneD to gain possession. Henry with
retinue, among whom is fair prisoner who
had escaped from de Gomeron and d'Ayen.
her suitor, rides over the field. Madame
rescues d'Auriac. and afterwards visits him
daily IN hospital Here he learns his friend
Is heiress of BIdache. When well enough
he is taken to her Normandy chateau.
where he learns from Maitre Palm.
snadames chaplain, the king Is about to
force her to marry d'Ayen. He sets out
with Jacques, his knave. for Paris, to
prevent this marriage. Delayed at Ely, he
ne comes upon Nicholas. his old sergeant
who says de Gomeron Is In neighborhood
with associates from army and nobility
plotting treason against the king. They
go 10 de Gomerons retreat where they
manage to overhear details Of plot. Burn
Ing with revenge, Nicholas shoots at de
Gomeron. Flying for their lives, the two
men think themselves beyond pursuit
when suddenly they are face to face with
Blron, one of the traitors, whom d'Auriac
lr,trr nFI ftsif N Il ~
makes short work Of Nicholas; d'Auriao
escapes. Arriving in Paris the chevalier
says what he knows of reasonable plot be-
fore Sully, master general OF ordnance.
Calling on de Belin, friend, d 'Auriac Sc
cures from him q servant, RaVaillac, who
had previously @en in service of d'Ayen.
D'Ayen marriage to Madame de la Bdache
ss to occur within fortnight. de Bclln to
stand sponsor. Palm and madame arrive
In Paris. D'Auriac has suspicious aroused
concerning RavaIllac; later witnesses
meeting with de Gomeron. therefore dis
misses him. The chevalier IS introduced at
court by de Belin, where he charges Biron
with being traitor to France and king. For
his pains Henry gives him "a hours to qsit
France. King now commands marriage
10 be celebrated on the morrow. making 1t
imperative that flight occur that night, II
madame be saved. D'Auriac therefore
meets her secretly. when masked men
swoop down on pair and carry them off,
tDOuEU ana BdBpeu. Alter "a IOuIS iii
prisonment, during which he has inter-
view with de Gomeron and Babette. he
manages to escape. At his lodgings he
Gfnds Jacques, Palm, de Belin and his host
Pantln assembled in council. Next morn
Ing Pantin and d'Auriac, disguised. go to
Toison dor, a sort Of inn next building TO
which he and madame had been taken.
D'Auriac hires a room, and from win
dow reaches roof of next building where,
through a skylght, he witnesses meeting
of de Gomeron and two confederates. They
plan another meeting for that night when
B!ron will be present. He determines to
communicate again with Sully. but Ravail-
lac and de Gomeron being below, and fear
ing detection, Is compelled to bide his OPP
portunity. After a time he sees in window
opposite face of madame. They communl-
cate by means of signs. he telling her de-
Liverance Is at hand. When night falls
d'Auriac goes to Join de Belin, whom he
meets on his way with Pantin and friend
All go to find the king (who Is on night
ltrolic) at an ordinary.