The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

est mobiles of Anjou. His chateau was
surrounded by vast forests belonging to
the Duke. and on one of his hunting expe-
ditfons the Duke had seen Diana and
fallen in love with her. Count de Monso-
reau was Governor OF the Province and
Francois d'Anjou employed him to abduct
Diana and take her to castle situated In
lake. Thither the Duke 1astened after
the abduction to pay his address, but
when he arrived Diana was gone; he saw
only her veil floating on the water of the
lake. Monsoreau said that the unhappy
girl had drowned herself. AS matter
of fact. Mensoreau had himself fallen in
love with Diana and had brought boat
beneath her window, aided her to escape
and carried her prisoner to Paris, where
he had lodged her In the little house in
the Rue st. Antoine. Also Monsoreau had
persuaded the Baron Meridor that only
by becoming his wife could Diana be
saved from dishonor by the Duke. The
Baron, thinking well of the Count and
seeing no other way out of the dilemma,
had counseled Diana to marry Monso-
erau. The Duke had accidentally seen in
church woman who reminded him Of
his lost Diana Filled with curiosity and
suspicious. he had commissioned Aurilly
to follow her to her home and obtain an
impression of the lock of the door SO
that key might be made. 1t was this
key which D'Anjous attendant had been
inserting in the lock when surprised by
IN NH
Part of this story the Duke told his
faithful Busy, commissioning him at the
same time to take the key and entering
the mysterious house find out the iden-
tity of its fair occupant. Thus it was that
the Colonel stood before DIANA and she
recognizing in him, the gallant who had
taken refuge in her home on the night
of the fight told him the part of the story
D'Anjou had omitted. Busy found him
self in the street in. the morning she
said, because she had had him conveyed
there after his wounds were dressed,
dreading to have him discovered in her
apartment by the jealous Monsoreau.
For, beset on all sides, sne had become
Monsoreau's wife--but in name only--in
order that he might protect her. But
your marriage was forced?'' said Busy.
ut was" replied Diana. "And therefore
can be dissolved-and shall be-" cried
Busy; ST swear it, I will devote my
life to your happiness" Then bring my
father from Meridor," said Diana
Busy set off that night for Anjou. re-
turning with the old baron, to whose
arms he restored his daughter Then he
sought the Duke d Anjou and told him
the story of Monsoreau's treachery, de-
handing an annulment Of the marriage.
Anjou was furious at the trick which
had been played upon him by the chief
huntsman. They met at the Kings levee
and D'Anjou. calling Monsoreau aside,
began to upbraid and threaten him. But
what was Bussy's establishment to see q
little later Monsoreau and the Duke APP
proach, arm in arm, and to hear the
Count say to the King that he had to
announce his marriage with the daughter
of the Baron de Meridor and would pre-
sent her next day in the royal circle.
Chico the jester smiled. He knew
why the first Prince of the Blood trem-
b1ed before the Grand Huntsman and
not the Grand Huntsman before lne
Pince. For Chico had heard and seen
strange things. Going out into the
street one night shortly before, he had
noticed many monks making their way
singly and in couples toward the
Abbey Church of st. Genevieve C>.ico
became interested. He had a friend,
one Brother Gorenfiot, a monk Of the
Abbey, and knew that he would find
the brother at a little inn they much
frequented together to eat of good
things, the Corne d'Abondance. Re
found the good man and tempted him
with much food and drink until Broth
or Gorenhot confided to the Jester that
he was to preach a sermon that night
before the Dude de Gudse, the Duke de
Mayenne, perhaps the Duke d'Anjou
even; that 1t was q meeting ~ the
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