The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-14

D'Auriac. commanding outpost where
scene Is laid. tells the story DE Gomeron
In In temporary command. appointed by
Gen. de Rome 10 examine into a charge
against d'Auriac. Nicholas, a sergeant,
brings In a man and woman, from kings
camp at lie Fere. prisoners. D'Auriac,
angeredby insulting manner OF de Gomeron
toward woman. strikes him. duel follows
ana prisoners escape. Duel Is interrupted
by appearance OF de Rome. and d'Auriac Il
told he will hang II found alive at close
or 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-
dicament. After battle In which King
Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces
dAuriac. lying severely wounded. sees two
forms moving through the darkness rob
bling the bodies OF the dead and wounded.
They md golden collar on de Leyva's
corpse. and Babette stabs Mauginot cher
partner) 10 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 or Bidache. When we'll enough
he Is taken TO her Normandy chateau,
where he learns from Maitre Palm,
madame's chaplain. the king Is about 10
force her 10 marry d'Ayen. He sets out
with Jacques. his knave, for Paris to
prevent this marriage. Delayed at Ely. he
he 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 to de Gomeron's 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
Biron. one Of the traitors. whom d'Auriac
cuts down, and with de Gomeron. who
makes short work OF Nicholas; d'Auriac
escapes. Arriving in Paris the chevaller
lays what he knows OF reasonable plot be-
fore Sully, master general OF ordnance.
Calling on de Belin, a friend. d'Auriac Sc
cures from him servant, Ravaillac, who
had previously been In service OF d'Ayen.
D'Ayen's marriage to Madame dc la Bidache
Is TO occur within fortnight, de Belin to
stand sponsor. Palm and madame arrive
In Paris D'Auriac has suspicious aroused
concerning Ravalllac; later witnesses
meeting with de Gomeron, therefore dis
misses him. The cheyalier 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 quit
France. King now commands marriage
to be celebrated on the morrow, making II
imperative that flight occur that night. IL
madame be saved. D'Auriac therefore
meets her secretly, when masked men
bound and gagged. After "a hours i'm
prisonment. during which he has inter-
view with de Gomeron and Babette. he
manages TO escape. At his lodgings he
finds jacques, Palm. de Belln and his host
Pantin assembled In council Next morn
ing Pantin and d'Auriac. disguised, 90 10
Toison dor, a sort OF Inn next building TO
which ne and madame had been taken.
D'Auriac hires a room. and from win
dow reaches roof or next bullding where
he finds a skylight half open, from which
he could command a view OF one room OF
the Tolson dor