The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09

taek of preventing a meeting between tba Queen and the Cardinal Indeed. the Adventures found this an easy task. for she had only to hint to the Infatuated man that the oieen was terrified at her own temerity and that she begged him to stay away from court till she could regain her com posture
 The Cardinal submitted. He made up for his exile by writing more impaa- stoned and compromising letters for Jeanne to deliver to the sovereign. With these in her possession the Coun- tess de Ia Motte waited serenely for the storm to break.
 On the last day set for the pyament the jewellers prepared receipt and waited eagerly for the money. None arrived. They passed the night in cruel anxiety. As early as they dared the following morning they presented themselves at court. They were all but supplied when the Queen, amazed by their request for payment. told them that she had returned the neck lace and showed them their receipt.
 They declared 1t a forgery. and show cd the Queen her letter. which she. in turn, pronounced forgery. She told the jewellers to go at once to cardin- al de Rohan. Then she sent for the (OuAhGHa 0S L6 N1UktGt put tflAt SAIEWQ lady was not to be found.
 When the Jewellers confronted the Cardinal with the forged receipt and the forged letter from the Queen and asked him to cleaY the matter up, he was hopeiessly bewildered. He, too, sent at once for the Countess. When his messengers returned without hav- ing found her. the jewellers asked him.
 what are we to say to the Queen? HRr ATa Madam de la Motte has the necklace |"
 Tomorrow" replied the Cardinal, pale with rage and shame. T shall go to Versailles. When I approach the Queen will ask her again if she has the necklace. If she denies 1t before men, then. gentlemen, I am q Rohan, and I will pay"
 When tue Cardinal met the Queen she was waiting for him, In a nays- terious way the theft of the diamond necklace had become knowna every where Every courier had heard that the Cardinal de Rohan had bought 1t secretly to present to the Queen and that now the Queen denied having it.
 The Count de Charuey had come to her and informed her of this, and also of the addition that De Rohan was al- ready on all mems tongues as her lover. With the fury that might be EAAfR1ApQ VI luS u4uHIikGI or E1AIlB 1UC- resa of Austria. Marie Antoinette de- manded an explanation of the cardi- nal.
 His Enninence. imagining that the Queen simply had thrown him over for another lover and was, in addition, about to make him the scapegoat for the scandal of the necklace. which he believed she had in her possession. an- swered her angry attack with passion nA .b Queen realized that the Cardinal meant to assert to her face that she had granted meetings to him and accepted love letters, before she rang the bell and sent for the King
 In the presence of Louis she forced the terrified and hopelessly puzzled Cardinal to repeat all that he had said to her. Livid with rage. the King cried: Monsieur, you shall so to the
 In i've minutes more the cry rang through the guard room Guards! Ar rest M. ie Cardinal dc Rohan!"
 As soon as hc had been taken away, the King said to the Queens Madam, you know that this must lead to a pub iic trial and that scandal will fall heav- fly on the heads of the guilty"
 T thank you with all my heart. sire, !" replied she. You have acted like
 
 Louis looked at her Joyfuily Good, '' said he we shall find out the truth at last, and. hope, live in more tram quility." He kissed her and departed.
 As soon as he had left De Charney came out of an adjoining room, where he had been hidden at her request that he might hear what passed between herself and the Cardinal. She saw at once that he still believed her guilty. Angrlly she drew herself up and or dered him to leave the court.
 NO" said he, throwing himself to his knees before her, "it is now. in your danger. that shall stay near you in order that you may have at least one loyal subject by your side" He kissed her hands again and again, and She surrendered them unresistingly.
 At that moment the door opened and the King, surprised, at the feet of his wife. the man who had just been named to him by a new rumoF IS anothe CT of the Queens lovers.
 The Count de Charney and Marie Antoinette exchanged . look full of terror Charney arose slowly and bow ed to the King. The monarch tried to speak, but only a hoarae sound came from his throat.
 command. She had an inspiration. Through accident she had discovered that her maid of honor. Andree de Taverney. was in love with the Count
 sire" said she. ''the Count de Char ney has just begged boon. He wish es to marry Mile. de Taverney
 "AhH said the King, so relieved that delight made his simple face shine. Mile. de Taverney shall have as dow " the 600,00o francs which refused the other day to you"
 Charney. pale and stricken dumb. bowed again. and the Queen trembling ly stretched out her hand. He pressed a hot kiss on it and fled.
 The next few days were passed by the Queen in despair. The royal agents found Jeanne of Valois and brought her to Paris: but she faced the Queen braxenly and declared that both the receipt from the jewellers and the let ter signed with the Queens name had been given tc her by the Cardinal him self, and that if they were forged she knew nothing of it. They sent her to the BastiIe. There she declared at her hearing that she did not wish to
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