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They are real men, with a etory which has intereated milHona.ao thai they stand new in the world'a mind for courage, loyalty, ainoer ity and everything etae that goea to make up friendship. Their atory—that good old tale that holds a worthy place in the clas sic a — has not been equaled in ana• tained romantic inter eat by any of its modern imitationa, for no one etae but Dumaa could re late such wonderful adventures of love and war. It ia worth while to learn hmm D'Artagnan, helped by hia three frienda, de fied the power of the real king of Prance, the great Cardinal Richelieu, helped the queen when ehe needed aeeietance so badly and foiled the plote of milady, the faecinating schemer who ia considered by many readera the moat interesting woman in liter ature. .If you .are older and read "The Three Guardamen" in your younger daya you need no invi tation to reread the etory. It aticks in the mind aa one of the moat delightful of memor*' #. CHAPTER I. The Thre. Presents of M. D'Artagnan th. Eld.r. ON the first Monday of the month of April, 1025, tbe bourg of Meung, In which the author > of the "Romance of the Rose" was bom. appeared i • be in as perfect a state ot revolution as If the Hugue nots bad Juat made a second Rochelle of -it ! Many citizens were directing .their steps toward the hoetelry of the • Frane-Meunler, before which was gath ered.! Increasing every minute, a com pact group, vociferous and full of cu riosity. When arrived there tbe cause of this hubbub was apparent to,all—a young man. We can sketch bis portrait at a dash. Imagine to yourself a Don Quix ote of eighteen, a Don Qylxote with out his corselet, without his coat of mall, clothed in a woolen doublet the blue color of wbich had faded Into a namelees shade between lees of wins and a heavenly azure; face long and brown; high cheek bones, the maxillary muscles enormonsly developed* an in fallible sign by which a Gascon may always be detected. He might have been taken foe a fsrmes'sson upon a journey had It not been for the long eword,, which, dangling from a leath ern baldrick, hit against the calves of Its owner ss he walked. Our young man had a steed which was tbe observed of all ohaervers. It was s Beam pony from twelve to four teen years old* yellow in hi* hide, with out a hair la hia tall, but not without wlndgalls on his legs, which, thsugh going with his head lower than hia knees, undsrlng a martingale -quite unnecessary, contrived nevertheless to perform his sight leagqea a day. The appeaaaace of tbe said psay pro duced an unfavorable feeling, which extended to his master. And this feeling bad been the more painfully perceived by young D'Arta gnan from hia not being able to conceal from himself tbe ridiculous appearance that such s steed ssve him, good horse man aa be waa. He hed sighed deeply, therefore, when accepting tbe gift of the pony . from M. D'Artagnan the elder. "My sea." said Us eld flssean gen tleman. "this horse was bsra la the hooss of your father sheet Ihlrtun years ago «u>d has rssnalnsd ia It. ever since, whieh oagbt to make yen love it Never sell it Allow it to die tranquilly and honorably of eld age. end if yoa awke a campaign with It take as much ears of tt ss yoo would of sn old ssrvsnt At court, provided you have ever tha,hsasriu#» thst* sustain worthily your asms at gen tleman, wbich has hsso worthily borne by your- sncestors during 000 years. By tbeee I mean year rela tione and friends. Endure nothing from any one hut Osrdlaal Mebelieu and tbe king. It 1s by hia courage. ■IMPS to ohssrvs. by his courage alone, that a gentleman can make his way nowadays. Never fear quarrria, but eeek hazardous adventurer. I turn toeafct von how to handle a SW&tG. Too tiave tnewß or iron, a wrist of steel. Fight on all occasions. Flglit the more for duels being for bidden, since consequently there Is twice as mnch courage In fighting. I have nothing to give you, my son, but 15 crowns, my horse and the conn- Mis you have just beard. Your moth er will add to them a recipe for a cer tain balsam which she had from a Bohemian and which has the miracu lous virtue of curing all wounds that do not reach the heart Beek M. de Treville, who was formerly my neigh bor and who bad the honor to be as a child the plafjfjpow of our king, Louis XIII., whom God preserve. He Is now captain of the king's mus keteers—that Is to say, leader of a legion of Caesars, whom the king holds In great esteem and whom the cardinal dreads—be who dreads noth ing, as it is said. Still further. M. de Treville gains 10,000 crowns a year. He is therefore a great noble. He began as you begim- *+o to him with this letter, and make him your model In order that you may do as he has done." Upon which M. d'Artagnan the elder girded his own sword around his son, kissed him tenderly on both cheeks and gave him his benediction. The same day the young man set forward on his Journey, furnished with the three paternal presents, which consisted, as we have said, of IS crowns, the horse and the letter for M. de Treville, the counsels being thrown Into the bargain. On his way D'Artagnan took every •mile for an insult and every look as a provocation, whence it resulted that from Tarbes to Meung his fist was constantly doubled or his hand on tho hilt of bis sword, and yet the fist did not descend upon any Jaw, nor did the •word Issue from Its scabbard. But there. In Meung, as ho was alighting from his horse at the gate of the Frauc-Meunler, without any one, host, waiter or hostler, coming to bold his stirrup or take his horse, D'Arta gnan spied, through an open window on the ground floor, a gentleman well made and of good carriage, although of rather a stern countenance, talking with two persons who appeared to lis ten to blm with respect D'Artagnan fancied quite naturally, according to his custom, tbat be must be the object of their conversation and listened. This time D'Artagnan was only In part mistaken. He himself was not In ques tion, but his horse was. He fixed his haughty eye upon the stranger, who made one of bis most knowing and profound remarks re specting the Bearnese pony, upon which bis two auditors laughed even louder than before, and be himself, though contrary to his custom, allowed a pale smile to stray over his counte nance This time, there could be no doubt D'Artagnan was really insult ed. Full, then, of this conviction, be ■aid, with a furious gesture; "I say. sir, you, air, who are hiding yourself behind tbat shutter!—yes, you. sir, tell me what you are laughing at. and we will laugh together." The gentleman withdrew his eyes slowly from the nag to his master and. with an accent of irony and Insolence Impossible to be described, replied to D'Artagnan: "I was not speaking to you. sir!" "But I am speaking to your eeplied th. young man. The unknown looked at blm agsln with a slight smile and. retiring from tbe window, came out of the hostelry with a slow stop and placed himself before fbe horse, within two paces of ITArtagusn D'Artagnsn. seeing him spproach, drew his sword s foot out of the scab bard. "There are people who laugh at a horse tbat would not dare to laugh at the master of Itr cried the young man. "I do not often laugh, sir." replied the unknown, "as you may perceive by the air of my countenance; but. never tholeee. I retain the privilege of laugh ing when ! please." "And L" cried D'Artagnan, "win al low no man to tasgfa when it displeases mar "Indeed, air," continued the unknown mere calm than ever. "Well, that is perfectly rightr sad, turning cm his best was about to re-enter the hostel ry by the front gate, under which D'Artagnan on striving bad obesrvsd a saddled horse. But D'Artagnan drew his sword en tirely from the scabbard and following trim, crying: "Tun, tun. Master Joker, lest I strike jrou behind!" "Strike me!" said the other, turning sharply round sad surveying the young man with aa much astonishment as contempt "Why, my good fellow, you must be mad!" He had scarcely finished when D'Ar tagnan me*» •»" , h a furious lunge at GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1912. nlm that If be had not sphwg nimbly bsckward be would have jested for ths last time. The unknown then, per ceiving tbnt tbe matter was beyond a joke, drew his sword, saluted Ms ad versary and placed himself on his guard. But at the same moment his two auditors, accompanied by tbe host fell upon D'Artagnan with sticks, shov els and tongs. This caused eo rapid and complete a diversion to the at tack that D'Artagnan's adversary sheathed bis sword with the same pre cision, and from an actor, which hs \ - y* n - s s, - Fell Upon D'Artagnan With Stl.ks and Tongs. had nearly been. Inwame a .spectator of the fight n part In which he acquit ted himself with bis usual Impassibil ity, muttering, nevertheless? "A plague upon these Gascons! Put blm on his nrsnge horse agnlu and Ist him begone!" "Not before I have killed you, pol troon!" cried D'Artagnan, making the l>est fare possible, end never gtrlpc back one step before hie three assail ants, who continued te shower their blows upon blm. The flght was pro longed for some seaonde. hut at length D'Artagnan's sword was struck from his band by tbe blow of a stick, snd broken In two pieces. Another blow full upon his forehead at the same mo ment brought him to tbe ground, cov ered with blood and almost fslutlng. It waa at this period that people came flocking to the scene of action from all parti The host, fearful of consequences, with the belp of his servants, carried tbe wounded man Into tbe kitchen, where some trifling attention was bestowed upon him. As to th. gentleman, be resumed his place at the window and surveyed the crowd with a certain air of Impatience, evidently sonoyed by their esses ting undispensed. "Well, hew is It with this madman?" exclaimed be, turning round as the spenlng door snnoanosd the entrance of the boat, who came to inquire if he waa enburt "Be Is better," sold the best "He fainted quite sway. Ws rummaged his valise and found nothing but a-clean shirt snd twelve crowns, which, hew ever, did not prevent bis saying as hs wss fainting tbat If such a thing had happened in Parts you should have la ( stsntly repented of it" "Then," said the unknown coldly, "he ' muat be some prince la disguise. Did I he name no one in hie passlouf "Tss; he struck bis pocket and said. . *We shall aee whet M. de Treville will , think of this Insult offsrsd to his pro tege.' " 11. de Trerlll.r said the unknown, i becoming attentive. "He put hie hand upon his pocket while pronouaclag the name of M. de Treville? What waa there In tbe pocketr* "A letter addrasoed to M. de Tssvtll*, captain of tbe mueksteefs." The unknown knitted his brows like a man suddenly rendered uneasy. "Tbe devil T murmured be between his tosth. "Can Treville bars sst this Gascon upon sseT Host" said he, "could you not cootrive to get rid of thie frantic bey for met In rsnsrisans I cannot kill blm. and yet" added ha with a coldly menacing erpceeelsa. "end yet be annoys me. Where is her "In my wWe chsmbsr, where they are dressing his hurts, on tb. flist floor." "Milady must see nothing Of thie fel low." aald tbe stranger to himself. "She nWTUiaana pass; she Is aireaay .sue. • hurt-bettor get on horseback anf«eand meet ber. I ahould like, however, to •banes urhaliihladrtter addreased to Tre ville contains." And tbe unknown, muttering tottim self, directed bis steps toward > ths .kltcbsn. In ths meantime tbe boet wha eater taiaed no dswbt that It was tha prea ence of the young man tbat drove the ■ unknown frem hla hoetelry, reaacend ed to hia wlfe'a chamber ahd found D'Anagntn Just recovering hie senses. Berating, hlm.for.bavlng sought a quar rel with a great lord. for. in the opln -lea-of-tlm-aoetr-tbe-ankQown could be nothing less than a great lord, he in sisted tbat. notwithstanding his weak nsis h« shawl4igsl up sndjjlsrart aa autoklyus paasttli DCAtwaawNialf stupefied, without bis doublet snd with his bead boand up In a linen clotb, arose then end, urged forward by the heat, began,to dsscsnd the stairs, but on arriving at the kitchen the flrst thing he eaw waa bis antagonist talk ing calmly at the step of a heavy car riage drawn by two larg. Norman 'Hia iinterlocutor, whose head ap peared through the carriage window, was a woman of from twenty to two and twenty years of age. She wae young.and pale, and fair, with long curls falling In profusion over her ehouidera; had large blue, languishing eyes, rosy lips end hands of slabsster. "His eminence, then, orders me"— said the lady. "To return Instantly to England and to inform him immediately tbe duke leavea London." "And my other Instructionsr* ssked tbe fair traveler. "They are contained In thla box, which you will not'open until you are on tbe other aide-of the channel." "Very well; snd you, what srs you going to do?" n-*ob, I shall return to Paris." "What, without chastising this Inso lent boy?" ssksd ths lady. Ths unknown was about to reply, .hut at tbe moment he opened his mouth, D'Artagnan, who had heard all, rushed forward through the open door. "Thla insolent boy chastlseo others," cried he, "and I have good bope tbat he whom be means to cbastias will not escape him aa hs did before." "llomombor." eried milady, -seetag the unknosvß lay his hand on his aword—"remember that the least delay may ruin everything." "True," cried the gentlemen. "Be gone, then, on your pert, and I will depart as quickly on mine." And bow ing to tbe lady, be sprsng Into his sad dle; her coaohman at the aame time applying his whip vigorously to his borsee. The two Interlocutors thus separated, taking oppoalta directions at full gallop. "Tour reckoning! Tour reckoning!" vociferated the hoet "Pay him, booby r* cried the un known to hie eerraot without check ing tbe. speed of his horse, and the Vian, after .throwing two or throe plsces of silver st tbe foot of mine host, gslloped sfter bis msstor at full speed. "Base coward 1 False gsailsman!" cried D'Artagnsn, springing forwsrd In his turn after the ssrvsnt But his wound had rsadsssd him toe weak to support such an exertion. "He is a coward indeed," grumbled the host, drawing near to D'Artagnan, and endeavoring by this little flettory to make up matters with tbe young man, as ike heron of the febls did with tbe snail be hed despised tbe owning before. ' \ ."Yes,, s ha so oeward." murmured D'Ariagasn. "hut she—she wss very beautiful." "What she?" demanded the boet. "Mllsdy.". fsltsred D'Artagnan aad fainted. , ' "Ah. It's all ope." eald tbe host "1 have loot two customers, but this one rsoialna, of wbsm l em pretty csrials for seme, days to eemei snd thst will be 12 crowns gained st sll events." CHAPTM 11. Ths Anteehember of M. de Treville. WE muet remember thst 13 urswas was jest the amount thst wis left ia D>Arts gun's purse. The boet had-reckoned upon eleven flays sf coafloeaMnt at a crown a day, hut he had reckoned without hia guest On tbe following morning st I o'clock ITArtsgnsn erase, sad. descending to the kitchen, oossppesd his mother's balsam, wUh which as sociated his numerous wounds, rspishing bis ben dsgss himself snd positively tefeslag the assists nee at SBy doctor. He wss slmoet cured hy the morrow. But when the time came to pay his roc honing D*Artsgnsn found nothing la his pocket hut hie'NMe-old velvet pares with the 12 crowns It contained. As to tbe iettsr addressed to M. de Treville. it bed dlseppsared. The young ssaa eommiaisd Ms search tor the leitse erith the gassiest petlence, but when he had come to tbe conviction that the letter waa not to he freed he flew late e-usge and threatened to deetroy everything la the eatablisbmant If his letter were aot found. "My letter of recoauasodatiesr cried PArtsgasn. "My letter of rscemmsa dattsa. er 1-W«I Uplt you aU like** ■may ortolsns!" TTnfsrtneaMty there msasaeaircum eta nee usish. as— lid so pewsrful ob stacle to the accompliahgHßt of this Dmat which wss. as wsrfcavs ro uted. that his sword hadftseoJa Me first conflict broken la two gad Whish he had perfectly forgotten. -Where Is hte letter?" cried he. "I gran yoo thai lhat-lettorto for M.ide Treville, aad it Mast he leund. Kit lie aot quickly found he will.knew how to cause dt to be /sand. Til sn ewer for itr This thrust tutißridstod the he*. After the Mag sad thoMjMeliM-ds Treville was the msn .whose name was perhaps most firsqugatly rupee tod br thojaJUita TY- aa hy CIUMML the loet letter. -Dose the tetter contain anythMg rateable?" IIBMIW tbe hps* arits a ■ *lsw miaerss s> aaslsei toiHrilgm s. "gonadal 1 thtok it doss todssd!" crisd the Gascon, who reehened upon this Isttor tor melting wsy at would rather have lost. ' tolas than have loet It" . A ray of light all at once broke upon the mind of the boet, aa he wae giving hlmaelf to the devil upon find ing nothing. , "Thet letter is sot lost!" eried he. "It has been stolen." ' "Stolen! By whom?" "By tbe gentleman who was here yesterday. He enme down into the kitchen, where your doublet was. He remained there aome time alone." "Then that's the man that has rob bed me." replied D'Artagnan. "I will complain to M. de Treville, and M. de Treville will complain to the king." He then drew 2 crowns majestically from his purse, gave them to tbe host and remounted bis yellow horse. Which bore blm without any further accident to tbe gate of St Antolne at Parte, where hia owner cold him for S crowna. Thus D'Artagnan entered Paris on foot carrying hia little packet under his arm, and walked about till be found an apartment to be let on terma suited to the acautineea of his means. This chamber was a sort of garret situated in the Rue dea Foaaoyeurs, near tbe Luxembourg. Aa soon aa the earneet penny was paid D'Artagnan went to the Qusl de Ferraille to have a new blade put to hie aword and then returned toward tbe Louvre, inquiring of tbe flrst mus keteer he met with for the situation of the hotel of M. de Treville. M. de Troisvlll., aa hia family was still called In Gascony, or M. de Treville. as he had ended by styling himself in Paris, had really commenc ed life aa D'Artagnan now did. with out a sou In bis pocket but with a fund of courage, shrewdness and Intel ligence tbat makes the poorest Gascon gentleman often derive more in his bope from the paternal Inheritance than the richest Pengordlan or Ber richan gentleman derives In reality from hia. Hia Insolent bravery, his still more insolent success st a time whan blows poured down like hall, had bone blm to tbe top of thaj lad der called court favor, which be had climbed four stops ht a time. Louie XIIL bad a real liking for Tre ville, a royal liking, a selfish liking. It Is true, but which was still s liking. At that unhappy period It waa an Im portant consideration to be surrounded by such men as De TrevJlle. Mapy might take for their device tbe epithet of strong, which formed tbe second psrf qf Trsville's motto, but very few gentlemen could lay claim to the faith ful, wbich constituted the'flrst Louis XIII. mads De Treville tbe captain of his musketeers, wbo wars devoted to tho king. On his part .and In this respect tbe cardinal waa not behindhand with tbe king. When he ssw the formidable and cboeen body by which Louis XIII. surrounded himself, this second, or, rather, thla flrst king of France, be came desirous that be, too, should have his guard. Tbeae two powerful rivals vied with escb other in procuring the most celebrated swordsmen, not only from sll the provinces of France, bnt even from all foreign states. Eacb boasted tbe bearing and tbe courage of bis own people, snd, while exclaiming loudly against duels and broils, tbey excited them secretly to quarrel, deriv ing an Immoderate satisfaction or a true regret et tbe success or defeat of their own combatants. Trerille'a sol diers formed a legion of devil may care fellowa. perfectly, undisciplined as regarded every oil but himself. Loos* half drunk. Imposing, the klng*a musketeers, or. rather. M. de Trevllle'e, spread about in tbe cabarcta. in the public walks and tbe public sports shouting, twisting tbelr mustaches, clanking their swords and taking great pleaeur. in annoying tbe guards of M. le Cardinal whenever tbey could fall to eritb them, then drawing in tbe .pen streets es If It were the beet of sll pessibls sports; sometimee killed, but sure In thst csss to be both wept snd svenged; often killing others, bnt then, certain of not rottlog In prison, M. de Treville being there to clelm them. M. de Treville. adored and obey ed Implicitly, was praised to tho high est note by these men. The court of M. de Trevllle'e bouse, situated In the Rue du Vleux-Colom bier, resembled s ramp, and tbat by • o'clock In the morning lu summer sad i o'clock in winter. From flfty to sixty musketeers who sppesred to re lieve eacb other In order slwsys to present sn Imposing nnmber, paraded cos stsntly about, armed to tbe teeth and ready for snythlng. Tbe day on which D'Artagnan pre ssnted himself the sssereblsge wss Im posing. psrtieutsrty for a provincial Just arriving from ou province. When hs had ones passsd the mssslve door, covered with long equsre beaded nslls, be fell Into the midst of s troop of msn of tbe sword wbo crosssd eecb other la their passage calling out quarreling apd playing tricks one among another. Ha oa«M nor bain observing tbat tner turseu rvuau to IOOK st miu. ana for the flrst Mas* la his Ufa D'Artagnan. who had till that day entertained a very geod opinion of hlmaelf. felt that he waa the object of ridicule. When arrived at the etalncaae It wae still worse. Tbsrs were four musket sets en ths bottom stops smnslng thsmsslvss with ths following sxsrclse. while ton or twelve of tbelr comrades welted upon tbe landing place tbelr tarns to take their places in the sport One of them, placed upon the top stair, naked sword In bsnd, prevented, or st lesst endeavored to prevent, tbe thre. ethers from going up. *— . These three others fenced sgainst htm with their agile swords, which D'Ar tagnan at flrst took for foils and be lieved to be buttoned, but he aoon per ceived by certain ecratcbee that every weapon waa painted and ahorpened and that kt each of those scratshss not only the spectators, but even the actors tbemseiree laughed like msdmsn OB ths landing tbey were no longer lighting, but amused themselves With storiss shout women sod In ths snte ehamber with storlee about tbe court OB the landing D'Artagnan blushed; la th. antechamber he trembled. Tbera to hie great astoulsbmeot D'Artagnsn heard tbe cardinal's policy wbich made, all Europe tremble criticised aloud and openly as well as bis prtvste llfa "Certee. tbeee fellows will all be ei ther enilMstllled or tiuaic." (bought tbe terrified D'Artagnan, "and 1, no doubt with"them, tor tue moment i nave ther listened to or beard them I a hall be held to be an accomplice." D'Artagnan begged the »errant who had pot question to him to request • momenfa audience of M. de Treville, • request which the other, with an air of protection, promlaed to courey in time and season. D'Artagnan. a little recovered from hia surprlae. bad now leisure to atudy costumes and countenances. | The center of the most animated, £roup was a musketeer of great height, of a haughty countenance and dressed In a costume so peculiar as to attract general attention. lie did not wear the uniform cloak, which Indeed at that time, lew of liberty than of still greater Independence, was not obliga tory, but a cerulean bine doublet. * little faded and worn, and over this a magnificent baldrlck worked In gold, which ahone like water rlpplea In the ann. A long cloak of crimson velvet fell In graceful folds from bis shoul ders, disclosing In front the splendid baldrlck, from which waa suspended a gigantic rapier. This musketeer had Jaat come off guard, complained of having a cold and congbed from time to time af fectedly . It waa for this reason, ha said to those around blm, be bad pat on hia clonk. "Ah. Port lifw," cried one of hia com panions. "don't think to palm npon na that yon obtained that baldrlck by pa ternal generosity. It waa given to yon by that veiled lady I mat yon with the other Bandar near the gat* Balnt Bonore." "No, 'poll honor. By the faith of a gentlemon, 1 bought It with the con tent* of my own purse," answered h* whom they dcalgnatod under th* nan* of Torthos. "I paid 12 pistoles for it. Is It not truo, AramlsT" ssld Por thos, turning toward another mus ket nor. Thin other mqsketeer formed a per fect nontrast with hia Interrogator, who hr.d lost designated blm by th* aarwo ttf Aramis. Ho was a stout man of jhoot two or three and twenty, wilt nr. open, tngeoaoua countenance, a Murk, mild eye and cliceks rosy and d*way as sn autumn peach. Hia deli cate mustache marked a perfectly straight line apoa hia uppor Up. He appeared to draed to lower his hands last (Mr vetiw should swell, and be ptai*sd the lips of hia ears from time to time to preserve their dellcat* pink transparency. Ho answered by a nod. This affirmation appeared to dispel all doubts with regard to the baldrlck. Tbaiy continued to admire it, but said no more about It. and, with on* of tb* rapid changes of tbonght, the con versation paused suddenly to another subject. "What do you think of the story Chalals' esquire relates r askad anoth er musketeer. "He relates that he m*t at Brussels Rocbefort th* tool of th* cardinal, disguised aa a capuchin and that this Rocbefort, thanka to hia diagnlac, had tricked 11. da Lalgu**, Uk* a' simpleton aa he is." "A slmplston indeed," said Porthoa, "but ia the matter certain!" "I hud It from Aramis." replied th* musketeer. "Indeed!" "Why, you know It la, Porthoa," said Aramis. "I told yon of It r*st*rday. Bay nstblng more about It" "Boy nothing more about ltl" replied Porthoa. "What the cardinal aeta a spy upon a gentleman, baa hia letters stolen from hlin by means of a traitor, a brigand, a rnscal—has, with the help of this spy, and thanks to this cor respondence. Cbalale* throat cut under the atupld pretext that ha wanted to kill the king and marry monsieur to tlis quean! Let us say no mors about - ''' "Wall, then, let us spesk about It, slnco you deslro It" r*pll*d Aramis pa tiently. I This Rocbefort" cried Porthoa, "If I were poor Chalals'■ esquire, abould paaa a minute or two very uncomfort ably with me." "And you—you would paaa rather a sad half hour with the Bed Dak*," re plied Aramis. "Oh, oh, the Bed Duke! Bravo, bravo—b* Red l>uke!" cried Porthos. "l'U clrculats that saying, b* assured, my desr fellow. Who says this Ara mis is not s witT Wbst a delightful abbe you would have made!" "Oh, it's only a temporary postpone ment" replied Arsmls. "I shall be one aome day. Yuu very well know, Porthos, that 1 conlluus to study the ology for thst purpose." "lie will be one, as he says," cried Porthos. "He wIU be one sooner or later." "Boon," aald Aramis. "My dear fallow, be a musketeer or an abbe. Bo one or the other, but not both," replied Porthoa. "Ton know what Atboa told you tb* other day, you eat at everybody'a meas. Ah, don't be angry. I beg of you. That would be useless. You. know what J# agreed npon between you, Atboa, and me." "Gentlemen, gentlemen H cried the surrounding group. "Monsieur de Trevllle awalta M. d'Artagnsn." cried a servant, throwing open the door oi ih.- en bluet. At this annouifeiueiii. during which the floor remnliied o|ien every one be ranie mule, nod amid (Ih> general si tear- the younc molt erweet) the ante chamber In n rt it» n-iuriii and -n toreg the a|>ariineol ol tu«- capt.iln ot the au'keteers , |TO IN. rnx RVV > Pat waa In the army ami be waa very awkward. Oue du> IK- was out drilling, when the sergeant turned to him and aald: "Pat what did you do before yon came here?' "Begorrab. yer honor, I used to drive pigs, but aloe* I have com* bare 1 have nothing but plga driving me."— Answers. 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