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

...................-..... land will force me to fight. It is just as well. Unroll the map of the world for me. Bourrienne. Do you see those two rivers--the Volga and the Danube? There is the road to India. The Czar opens this way to me. and in short time I shall have take Vienna, open ing to me another road. But first I must be in Italy. Roland. in a month we must be beyond the Alps. In the meantime we have much work to do Sir John, I wish you joy In your mar rage. I have given my consent-you will find your bride at the Chateau Fontes Noirs. Her mother and younger brother are here in Paris. See Amelie and tell her I wish her to come at once to the Tuileries as a lady in wait ing upon Mime. Bonaparte."
 Now let us see what passed at the cha teau of Fontes Noh's three days after the events in Paris of which We have spoken. Since Roland mad Mime. de Mon trevelle, since Sir John and Edward had gone to Paris Edward had gone to the 
 had remained there quite alone with her maid, Charlotte, who had become in a way companion to her. Over the bal cony which he had so often sealed came at night Morgan. The young man uttered a cry of fright. for the face of Amelie was bathed in tears. What has hap pened?' he asked. "A great misfortune. i- ioI ,t. morning from my mother-read It." It was a letter In which Amelie was in- formed that the first consul had decided that she should marry Sir John Tanlay, | and that it was the dearest wish of Mme Montrevelle and of Roland that she should comply with the orders. What shall we do?' said Amelie. Ely re- l turned Charles fly now, this moment the arm of the first consul is long. But beyond the frontiers of France we will be safe. Are we not already man and wife But then there are my engagements-my engagements to The Companions of Jehu. By putting a cross before the name of your brother have so far preserved his life." But you do not understand, Charles. Roland has come to Bourge bent upon the extermination of the Compan- ions.' How do you know it?" Char lotte saw him at the office of the com mandant this morning; he has full pow CTS; he is. in earnest. He has come. mys- teriously without even calling at the cha teau. What shall we do?"
 From the darkness outside came the sound of a screech owl 'fIt Is one of my nien; this thing Is serious,' whispered Charles, and, pressing Amelie to his bos- om. he descended into the garden. 'Adieu." cried Charles. "Oh, do not say adieu, but au revoir,'' responded Amelie. Charles-or Morgan or the Baron-disap- peared in the blackness of the night. The Companions had received word of the ar rival of Roland and the measures taken by Napoleon to put an end to their preda- tory excursions.
 Morgan and his companions held meeting that night in the depths of an abandoned quarry. What shall we do, gentlemen, shall we fly from France; or shall we stay, continuing the faithful Companions of Jehu and meeting the
  The Companions voted unanimously to continue what they were pleased to call 'the war and set off once to stop a diligence conveying Government money. But their success was shortlived-the pursuit after them, led by Roland, was too earnest and too extensive not to be successful. The Companions returned one night to their rendezvous in the abandoned quarry. The man who led the way into the passage suddenly though he heard, fifty feet before him. com mand uttered in a low voice and then the clicking of a number of guns as if they were being cooked. He extended both arms, muttering at the same time the world Halt" At the same moment he distinctly heard the order, "Fire' This command had no sooner been given than the whole passage was lighted up with terrific report. Ten rifles had been discharged at once. By the glare of the discharge the Companions could distinctly see the uniforms of the mount ed police The Companions answered the vo}ley of the police, and then sought to escape by the way they had entered. But the retreat had been cut off, and the police and military, commanded by Ro- land, soon had all the Companions of