The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

all he could say to the coo-some Gal brielle.
 She fixed him with a baby vamp | stare that made the keys rattle in his pocket.
 The Duke worked rast. Before hs | left, he led Gabrielle. blushing dis7 l creetly to her father. and asked to marry her. When he left Couvresy and he both wore engagement rings. He returned to Nance with his head in the clouds.
 Nom du Chien!' spoke Henry French | fly. Where are the chickens that l sent you for?'
 "There wasn't but one of them worth noticing, Sire" stated the Duke. But she's a pippin!''
 He showed Henry miniature of Ga- brielle. But it didn't do her justice.
 Looks like centime with a hole in it," commented Henry.
 Come with me, and lamp the lady, insisted Bellegarde. If you don't thinS she's good looking, I'll eat my bonnet, plume and all."
 When Henry moved his court to Senlis, he called on the Marquis. He came, he saw he fingered.
 Gabrielle served the drinks, and sa- l;.ted the king with kiss on his goblet hand. That settled it. The kiss ran up Henrys shoulder and tickled his cerebellum, and Henry. had visions of an | enchanted bower in the moonlight, em- broidered with mocking bird songs.
 Duke said Henry to the Duke of Bellgarde, you've been needing a vaca- tion for long time. Go fighting until further notice."
 Thus was the rival pooh-poohed out of the royal sun parlor.
 Then Henry invited the Marquis to his court, under the pretext of making him a I 1f+ +1,1 ,rrse oil
 He left the Marquis to converse with some bewhskered nobles. and bottle ot win rouge, and followed Gabrielle out into l the gardens
 You're just what I need to brighten up the royal upholstery" said Henry trying to take her hand. 'T'm strong for you, Ike a garland of garlic
 Don't get so used to me. On-ree," ob- jected Gabrielle. You know I'm already took. Bellegarde-"
 Dare not rebuff me-" frothed the King. That varlet shall die if you but mention his name again."
 Gabrielle eased away and went back to her papa's. But Henry was not to be l buffaloed
 Shortly after. bored with all fighting and no play. he slipped away from the field of battle and, dressed as a peas- ant. with shock of straw on his head, beat it for the Chateau de Coeuvres. | Gabrielle gave up when she saw the 1ovelight in the unwashed royal visage.
 You're bad, Hon. she whispered, l "but you've sure got cute ways. I'd know you if you were disguised as a | filet of beef. Gather me in. kid I've parked my foot on q banana peel 1 ing"
 But there's many a slip between the l banana peeling and the curbstone. Ga l brielle's father saw 1t coming on. Without batting an eye he married his daughter to an old widower with nine children, to get her away from the Kingly wiles.
 Instead of being discouraged, Henry was pleased pink. He merely banished l the widower and the nine children and l established Gabrielle at court. Henry's s wife. Marguerite de Valois. had been banished quite while. and Gabrielle | filled the queenly gap. | Like all mademoiselles, she wanted l to go to Paris, and she made the King | turn Catholic so the city would give way to him. In 1594, Henry entered tn 2 capital with an outfit that looked like 1 a Mardi Gras parade The people of Paris forgot politics. and gaped in awe at the jeweled litter that carried