The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
N ALEXANDRE DUMAS

use of the de" had declared his nobility took up the conversation exeusing The Companions of Jehu for their robberles. Said he: T tell you that, aside from the pleasure of killing and being killed, all generals have always done exactly what Morgan is doing now" Roland made an impulsive gesture but Napoleon said: 'Iet the gentleman develop his theory. Ro- iand" Well" continued De Bar1ols, "I think I remember having read in Plutarcn that when Alexander took his departure from India he carried with him only IS or 20 talents in gold, which amounts to 12o.ooo francs
 'Now, do you suppose that with this he nourtshed his army, won the battle of the Grancus, conquered Asia Minor. over threw Tyre Gaza, Syria, Egypt; built Alexandria, penetrated into Lybia. caused the oracle of Ammon to declare him to be the son of Jupiter; penetrated as far as Hyphase and, as his soldiers refused | to follow him further, returned to Baby lon to surpass In luxury and dissipation the most voluptuous king of Asia? Did he get his money from Macedonia? Philip, his father, was one of the poorest of the kings of Greece. No. he did as cit izen Morgan is doing now--he levied trib ute"
 Then the young noble went on with Hannibal and Caesar, advancing the same arguments until, having exhausted his historic examples, he said And now come to General Buonaparte." And the young aristocrat as was the custom of nf be ha
 ''u" which Napoleon had dropped from | his name and sounded the final '.e." Ro- | land sprang to his feet. Never mind, said Napoleon; "sit down. No, and I am sure that Citizen Barjois is not going to say that General Bonaparte, as he calls l him, Is thef?" "No," replied De Bar | jols, T will not say that. But there is an Italian proverb which says 1t for me" Let us hear the proverb." Here it is in all it's simplicity -'Francesci non sono tutti ladroni mas buon parte'-all French men are not thieves. but "A good part of them!" sang out Roland. "Yes. 1 3uonaparte. replied De Barjos. At that moment the conductor came in to say that the diligence was waiting Napo- leon, with dignity, took his place in the diligence. Roland remained behind. q I am sorry said the general, but France needs me in Paris. I will leave you to look after matters here"
 The next morning Alfred de Barjols and Roland Montrevele fought duel, in which Sir John Tanlay was Hollands s second. The Engshman had sat all | through the scenes of the table d'hote inuttering every now and then How in
 teresting! My word, what curious peo | ple you French are!" When Roland had
 retired to his room and was wondering
 whom he should send to De Barjols there 1 came a knock at his door and the stolid | Englishman entered T came to offer | you my seryices-perhaps you would not | accept them if you did not know who am. Here are my letters" The "Milord'
 showed Roland passports signed by
 Fouche and by Barras. q was always very fond of the French" said Tanlay, 'especially of General Bonaparte. He is | really q great man" Upon my soul, Mi | lord Tanlay," cried Roland, "I am sorry
 he cannot hear an Englishman say that
 of him." And when I saw" continued
 the Englishman, that you took the gen. |
 believe that, later, you threw a plate at
 the head of M. de Barjols.
 "In England one gentleman does not
 throw a plate at the head of another" ''-dilord," said Roland, "dd you come
 here to read me a lecture2" "Oh, no, l | came to be your second-for, of course, you will f1ght?" q am waiting for the | friends of NJ de Barjos." And who was | the man with you at the table d'hote? l "General Bonaparte" "Ah. l suspected
 as much. But the throwing of the plate, monsieur that was bad form. But
 you see,'' rejoined Roland T held the | plate in my hand and did not know what
 to do with it." "Hemh," said the English man. Just then the seconds of De Bar jols called
 They fought at Vaucluse, "where love
 and Laura once dwelt-even beside the | famous spring. De Barjos was shot
 through the heart and Roland continued
 his journey. Sir John was his companion Roland had invited him to be his guest
 at the chateau of Fontes Noirs, his fam
 fly seat, near Bourg, in the department | of Ain.
 | oouiS Was town at once fOydllSl aHu
 religious. The Montrevelles were the | only family of the nobles which had fol- | lowed the fortunes of the republic and
 of Napoleon-who was the republic incar-
 nate There was ruined monastery near l the town, It would have long since been sold but that no one of the neighborhood
 was willing to buy the property which
 had once belonged to the good monks. For seven years the monastery had been
 entirely abandoned. Yet strange noises
 were heard there sometimes of a night. The peasants said the place was haunted. The monastery was called the Monas- | tery of Seillon. M Morgan dismounted | from his steed before the door of the
 ruined edifice before Roland and Sir John
 had reached Fontes Noirs A man
 had thought to find the brothers in coun-
 cil,', said Morgan. They are assembled. !,
 replied the man in the monks habit l That night in the ruined chapel of the monastery was held a meeting of The Companions of Jehu A messenger came
 to them from Georges Cadoudal.
 Speak said Morgan. who was really the Marquis Charles de Sainte Hermaine. | "I bring said the messenger, this
 proclamation from His Sacred Majesty
 Louis XVIII. Read it." It went in this
 way: "War only serves to render roy-
 atty odious. Monarchs who have gained
 their thrones by this means are never A.