Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-13
SYNOPSIS.

DAuriac, commanding outpost where
scene is laid, tells the story. De Gomeron
Is In temporary command, appointed by
Gen. de Rome to examine into charge
against d'Auriac Nicholas, a sergeant
brings in a man and woman from kings
camp at lie Fere, prisoners. D'Auriac,
angered by insulting manner of de Gomeron
toward woman, strikes him, duel follows
and prisoners escape. Duel is Interrupted d
by appearance of de Rome, and d'Auriac Is
told he will hang If found alive at close
OF morrows 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-
dtcament After battle in which King
Henry utterly routs de Rone's forces,
Auriac, lying severely wounded, sees two
forms moving through the darkness rob
htng the bodies of the dead and wounded.
They find golden collar on de Leyva's
corpse, and Babettt stabs Mauginot cher
.partner) to gain possession. Henry with
retlnue, among whom is fair prisoner who
had escaped from de Gomeron and d d'Ayen
her suitor, rides over the field. Madame
rescues d'Auriac, and afterwards visits him
daily in hospital. Here healearns his friend
is heiress Of Bidache. When well enough
he Is taken to her Normandy chateau
where he learns from Maitre Palm
madame's 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 a 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
so to de Gomeron's retreat where they
manage to overhcar 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 Comeron, 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, kavaillac, who
had previously been in service of a. Ayen.
D'Ayen's marriage to Madame de la BGache
is 10 occur within fortnight, de BeIin to
stand sponsor. Palm ard madame arrive
in Paris. ID Aurlac has suspicious aroused
concerning Ravaillac; later witnesses
meeting with de GOmeron, therefore dis
misses him. The chevalier is introduced at
court by de Belln, 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
imperative that flight occur that night, If
madame be saved. D'Auriac therefore
meets her secretly, when masked men
swoop down on pair and carry them off.
bound and gagged. After "A hours i'm
prisonment, during which he has inter-
view with de Gomeron and Babette, he
finds Jacques, Palm, de Bein and his host
Pantin assembled in council. Next morn
ing Pantin and d'Auriac, disguised, go TO
Toison dor, a sort Of inn next building 10
which he and madame had been taken.
D'Auriac hires a room, and from win
dow reaches roof of next building where
he finds a skyliSht half open, from which
he could command view of one room of
the TOiSOn q Or.