The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

cution" The meeting of the Companions dissolved and in a few minutes Morgan was sealing the walls of the Chateau de Fontes Noirs. In a window light was burning. A few minutes later the travelling carriage containing Roland and Sir John Tanlay appeared.
 It was late at night when the carriag ge conveying Roland and Sir John stopped at the entrance of the chateau. Roland's young brother, Edward, came joyfuly to meet him and Mime. de Montrevelle wep' upon the neck of her son, returned from the wars safe and sound But Roland s sister Amelie did not appear at once, and when she did she was pale and trembling
 The reuniting of the family had beer watched in stolid silence by Sir John
 who had not left the carriage. Excuse
 me, mother, and you, Amelie," said Ro-
 land suddenly, Cor rather both of yor
 must make your excuses to Sir John Tan lay, who has the first time he ever met me, been able to do great service tc me. He will give you proof of this when he consents to stay few weeks under our roof"
 Sir John alighted from the coach and taking the hand of Mime. de Montrevelle kissed it with gallantry which could not have been excelled by a French man. Permit me- Madame said he
 ito say that I would like not only tc spend two or three weeks here with you, but my entire lifetime" My Lord,
 replied Mime. de Montrevelle, the house is yours" But the eyes of Sir John had been all the time upon Amelie. Ir fact he had fallen in love with her al first sight.
 While this was passing Morgan had mounted his horse (which he had left concealed in neighboring thickeD and
 ridden away. He paused at the ruin ed monastery, and, tearing leaf from his notebook, wrote: Louis de Montre-
 velle, aid de camp to General Bona parte, arrived tonight at the Chateau of Fontes Noirs. Take care of yourselves
 Companions of Jehu." He did not take the time to dismount, but rolling
 up the leaf, pushed it through the key | hole of the old chapter house. But
 while he warned his friends to beware
 of Montrevelle, Morgan had put a cross
 against the name of the brother of his wife. Yes, the Baron de Sainte Her. maine and Amelie de Montrevelle were
 man and wife. They had been married | by a priest-but not by the civil au- thorities, as was required by the civil | law of the day. And Hollands real
 name was Louis-named after the king | n parte had called him Roland, as the
 name of Louis was not, at the time, ,n l favor-and as Roland he had fought with the young conqueror of Italy and
 Egypt.
 | For time Sir John made his home at the Chateau de Fontes Noirs and en- l loved the rustic sports of and the beauties of the place-also the sad but
 pleasing company of Amelie. One day
 he and Roland went hunting wild boars l in the forest and killed one just near | the wall of the ruined convent. That night. when Roland ordered some of | the villagers to go and bring back to
 the chateau the body of the boar, the | villagers whom he had sent for re- fused The place was haunted, they
 said Strange sounds and strange sights had been seen in the ruined chapter house. The ghosts of the old
 monks held nightly meetings there
 They would go and bring back the body of the boar in daylight-but not al night
 | Roland and Sir John talked over the
 matter-theret was some mystery
 neither of them believed in ghosts. 'l will watch tomorrow night in the chap
 ter house." said Roland. And the nex, | night it is my turn to watch" said Sir
 John. Roland watched. All he saw was sheeted figure which came al
 midnight and, after appearing. fled be | fore him. He fired at the figure, bu his bullets had no effect-the appari tion disappeared. What do you think?' asked Sir John when Roland told hin | of his experience. 1T think that tn,
 ghost was very corporeal-and had or bullet-proof armor under its shroud
 Also think it disappeared through {
 secret underground passage. Milford
 there is something going on in tha
 ruined monastery which is inimioal t, General Bonaparte. Can it be that Tn, Companions of Jehu-of whom WI have heard--are making 1t place O,