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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
THE THREE GUARDSMEN
BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS
"He took car* not to do so, monsieur.
On the contrary, he came up to me and
■aid: 'lt ia your maater that wonts bla
liberty at this moment and not I. since
he knows everything and 1 know noth
ing. They will believe be la arrested,
and that will give blm time, in three
days I will tell them who I am, and
they cannot fall to set me at liberty
again.' Poor conveyed him away, I
dont know where—to the Baatllle or
Fort 1' Kveqoe. Two remained with the
black men, who rummaged every place
out and took all th* papers. The two
last mounted guaM at the door dnrlng
this examination. Then, when all was
over, they wtent away, leaving the
house empty and the doors open."
"And Porthoe and Aramls?"
"I could not find them. They did not
come."
"Well, don't stir, if they come tell
them has happened Let them
wait fdr me at the Pwnm* de Pin.
Here It would be dangerous. The house
may be WUtfebed. IwlUVan toM.de
TreVMe to tell blm all this and will
Join them thMb."
"Very weli moaetoai." eaM Plan-
Chet
"But yon Will remain, will yon. not?
Tou am not aMM?" said D'Artagnan,
coming badk'to recommend courage to
his lackey.
"Be satisfied, monsieur. There Is
nothing I would not do to prove to
monsieur that I am attached to him."
"Good!" said D'Artagnan, and with
all tbe swlftMSs of his legs, already a
little fatigued, : however, with the exer
cise of the ddy and night, be directed
his course toward M. de TifrlHe-i.
M. ds TreVffie was not st his hotel.
His company wss on guard at the
Louvre, fie Was at tbe Louvre with
his company. He must get st M. de
Trettlle. It Was of importance that
'be should be 'informed of what Wss
going on. ETArtagnan resolved to en
deavor to get Into tbe Louvre.
He therefore went down the Rue des
Petita Angnstlns apd came'up to the
quay In order to take the Pont Neut.
As hs gained the top of the Rue
Gusnegand he srw two persons coming
"In ths nsms of tissven, mllordl" cried
Mme. Bonaoleux, throwing herself
, between the combatants.
whoss appearance very much struck
him. One was a man and the other a
woman, the latter very much like
Mme. DuiiavlruA 111 BIN tlta VHP, lav
former could be-nobody but Aremis.
Besides, the woman had on that
Mack cloak whose outline D'Artagnan
could still sse reflected upon ths shut-
A. M IL. p— - -a - VTj —l —.a m m
ter or ina nuf uf T au|ii aru ana upon
the door of the Rue de la Harpe.
And, still further, the man wore the
uniform of s musketeer.
They took the bridge. Thst was
D'Artagnan's road, ss D'Artagnan was
going to the Louvre. D'Artagnan fol
lowed them
He bad not gons twenty steps bsfors
bs bstsme convinced thst ths woman
wss really Mme, Bonacleux and ths
man Aramls.
Hs felt himself doubly betrayed.
Mme. Bonscieux bad declared to him
by all that was holy that shs did not
know Aramls, and a quarter of sn
hour after having made this ssssrtlon
be found her hanging on the arm of
Arm mis. D'Artagnsn resolved to un
ravel the mystery.
Ths yoong msn snd woman perceiv
ed they were watched and redoubled
their speed. D'Artagnan determined
upon bis courea Hs passed Item, then
returned, so ss to meet them 'exactly
before the Samaritalne. which was Illu
minated by a lamp which threw Its
light over an thst part of tbs bridgn
"What do yoo want monsieur?" de
manded tbe musketeer, drawing bnek
a step. Hs had a foreign accent.
"It Is not Aramls!" cried DNutsinsn.
"Ko. monsieur. It is not Atsmts; and
by your exclamation I perceive yon
havs mlstaksn me for another. Allow
me. then, to psss on. since It Is not
with me yea have anything to do."
"Tou are right msnatonr. it is net
Wtts 7m I h*re injrthluf to do. ««•
wltt ma (Urn* her*"
»Ah,»» aald mm Bonaciaax In » tana
af reproach. "ah, monalear. I had tba
promlae of a aoldler and tba wort of
a gentleman. I thought I might ban
depended upon them r
"Take my arm. madama," aald tbe
etranger, "ad la* na proceed an ear
way."
Tba maafeateer advanced two (tape
and paabad PAftagaan atfa wttb bia
D'Aitagaan ma da a aprlng backward
viA dlaw hla aword. At tba aama
tlma aad with tba rapidity of MgbtkAßff
tba unknown draw bia.
-In tba aama of baavan, mOortr
■ ..a a - « - - *
CTWO MID#. nOMIHQIi UuUwUf DtT
««i batwaan tba eoabataata aad ada
lng tba aworta wltk bar handa.
"MUoPdT cried PArtagaan, enlight
ened by a aoddcn Idea, "milord! Par
don ma. amrtiur, bat are 700 not"—
"MUord,_ tba Dnk. of Bocklnaha»r«
■am aim*, uonacleux in an undertone.
"And now you may rain ns all."
"Milord—ma dame. I ask a hundred
pardons! But I love her, milord, and
was jealous. Ton know what it Is to
lore, milord. Pardon me, and then tell
me how I can risk my life to servs
your grace!"
"You are a brave young man!" said
Buckingham, holding oat his hand to
D'Artagnan. who pressed It respectful
ly. "Ton offer me your services. With
the same frankness I accept them.'
Follow us at s distance of twenty
paces to the Louvre, end If any one
watches us slay him!"
Fortunately lyArtagnan bad no op
portunity to give the dnke this proof
of bis devotion, and the yodng woman
and the handsome musketeer entered
the Louvre by the wicket of the
Echelle without meeting with any In
terruption.
As for D'Artagnan, be Immediately
repaired to the cabaret of the Homme
de Pin, )yher« he found Porthoe and
Aramis, who were waiting for blm.
Bnt without giving them any expla
nation of tbe alarm and Inconvenience
he bad caused them he told them that
he had terminated the affair alone. In
which he bad for a moment thought
he should stsnd In need of their as
sistance.
CHAPTER IX
Osorgs Vllllers, Duke of Buoklngham.
MME. BONACIEUX and tbe
dnke entered tbe Louvre
without difficulty. Once en
tered Into the Interior of ttte
court, the duke and the young woman
kept along the wall for about twenty
live steps. This space passed, Mme.
Bonacleux pushed a little side door,
open by day, bnt generally clossd at
night After traversing various pas
sages she Introduced a key Into a lock,'
opened a door and pushed the duke
into an apartment lighted only by a
night lamp, saying: "Remain here, ml-,
lord duke. Some one will come." She 1
then went out by the sa.«is door, |
which she locked, so that i t dnke
found himself a prisoner.
Nevertheless, Isolated as he was, we ;
must say that the Duke of Bucking-.
ham did not experience an Instant of j
fesr. Brave, even rash, and enterpris
ing, he had learned that the pretended
message from Anne of Austria, upon I
the faith of which be bad come to I
Paris, wss a snare, and Instead of re
gaining England he had, abnslng the
position In which he had been placed,
declared to the queen that be would
not go back again without having
seen her. The queen had at first pos
itively refused, but at length became
afraid that the duke. If exasperated,
would commit some rashness. Sbe
had already decided upon seeing blm
and urging his Immediate departure
when on the very evening of coming
to this decision Mme. Bonacleux, who
was charged with going to fetch tbe
duke and conducting blm to tbe
Louvre, was carried off. During two
days it wss not known what had be
come of her. and everything remained
In suspense. But'when once free and
placed in communication with Laporte
matters resumed their course, and sbe
accomplished tbe perilous enterprise
which but for her abduction would
have been executed three days earlier.
Buckingham on being left alone
walked toward a mirror. His mus
keteer's uniform became blm wonder
fully well. 1
At thirty-five, which was then bis
age, be passed, with Just title, for tbe
handsomest gentleman and the most
elegant cavalier of France or England.
Be had succeeded In gaining access
several times to tbe beautiful and
haughty Anne of Austria, consort of
King Louis xm., snd making himself
loved by b?r by astonishing ber.
A door concealed In' tbe tapestry
opened, snd a woman sppesred Buck
ingham ssw this apparstion In tbe
glass. Hs uttered s cry. It wss tbe
queen
Anne of An stria was then from twen
ty-six to twenty-seven years of age—
that is to ssy. sbe was In tbe full
splendor of ber beauty. Her csrrlsgs
was that of a queen or a goddess. Bbs
wss dressed in s simple robe of whit*
satin and accompanied by Donna Esta
fanla, the only one of her Spanish wo
men that had not been driven from ber
by-the jealousy of the king or by the
pei secuUons ef the cardinal.
Anne of Austria made two steps for
ward. Buckingham threw hlmaelf at
her feet and before the queen could
prevent blm kissed the hem of her
robe.
"Dnke, yon already know tMi It Is
not I who have caused yon to be writ
ten to."
Tss, yes, madams; yen. your majes
ty!" cried the duke. "This voyage Is
not n loss since ! see yon"
Tss," replied Anne, "bnt you know
why and bow I see yen, my lord I
■se you out of pity tor yourself, i
•se yon bscaoss. insenalbls to all my
guffsrings, yen persist in remaining in
a city where by remaining you ran the
risk of your own life snd maks me ran'
ths risk of my honor. I sse yen to tell
yon that ws must never ess each othsr
again."
"Speak on, madams; spsak on,
queen." said Buckingham. "The ewset
nsss of your voice covers the harsh
ness of your words.
"Every time that I sse yon is a fresh
diamond which I Inclose In ths casket
of my bssrt This Is tbe fourth which
yon havs let fall and I have plcksd np,
for in three year*, madams, I have
sssn you only four times. The last
wss in ths gardens of Amiens."
"Dnke," said ths queen. Mushing,
"never name that evening."
"Ah. that time, madams, I was abte
tor one Instant to he alone with yea;
that tins yon were about to tell me
all, the Isolation of year life, the griefs
of your bssrt Ton leaned upon my
arm. npon this, madams! I felt as,
my head toward yos, your
bsaaflfbl hair touching my ebssk-and
every time that It did touch ms I trsm
bled from bssd to toot—l would give
ail my wealth, all my fortunes, all my
glory, all ths days I bars to live, for
such an Instant, for n night like that—
for that night madams, that night yon
levsd PV»' T -«I T iir _
GRAHAM; N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912.
"TSiioro; >**rit Is possible. But at
the first word you dared to otter, at
the flint freedom to whlcb I bad to re
ply, I summoned my attendants."
"Tee, yea! That la true, and any
other love bat mine would bare sunk
beneath this ordeal, bat my love earn*
out from It more ardent and mora eter
nal. Wbat to me were all the treas
area In the world or all tba klnga of
the earth? Eight day* after 1 waa
back again, madame. That time yon
had nothing to aay to me. I had riaked
my life and my far or to aee you bat
for a second. 1 did not even touch
your band, and you pardoned aoe oa
aeelng me ao submlaalre and so re
pentant"
"Tea, bat the king, excited by M. tba
Cardinal, made a terrible clamor. Mm*,
fa Vcrnet waa driven tram me. Pu
tange waa exiled. Mm*, d* Cherreusa
fell Into disgrace, and when you wish
ed to com* back aa ambaasador to
Franc* the king hlma*lf—remember,
milord, the king himself—oppoaed It"
"Tea. and Franc* la about to pay for
her king's refusal with a war. What
object, think you. hare this expedition
to Re and this league with the protea
tanta of Rocbelle which I am project
ing? The pleasure of aeelng you!
"1 have no hope of penetrating sword
In hand to Paris. I know that well.
. But this war may bring round a peace.
I This peace will require a negotiator.
That negotiator will be me. They will
not dare to refuse me then, and I will
see you and will be happy for an ln
atant Thousands of men. It la true,
will have to pay for my bapplneea
with their Uvea, but what will that
signify to m* provided I aee you
again?"
"Milord, milord, all tbeae proofs of
love that you boast are llttl* better
than crime*." -
I "Because you do not love me, ma
ritime. If you loved m* that would
be happiness too great, and I should
run mad. Ah. Mme. d* Chavreua*. of
[ whom you a poke but now—Mm*, da
"I dreamed that I saw yeu lying bleed
ing, wounded."
Chevreuse was less cruel than you.
Holland loved her, and ahe responded
to his lov>."
"Mme. de Chevreose was not a
queen," murmured Anne of Auatrla,
avercome In aplte of beraelf by tba *x
presslon of so profound a paaalon.
"You would love ma, than. If you
ware not one? Thanks for those sweat
words."
"Ob, have 111 understood,
wrongly Interpreted. I did not mean
to «ay"—
"Silence, silencer cried tb* duke. "If
I am happy in an error do not have
th* cruelty to deprive me of It You
have told me youraelf. madam*, that
I have been drawn Into a ana re. and 1
perhaps shall leave my llf* In It, for,
although It be strange. I have for some
time bad a presentiment that I ahull
shortly die." And the duke amHed.
with a smile at once sad and cbanning.
"Oh." cried Anna of Auatrla. with
•n accent of terror, "I bav* bad pre
aentlmenta likewise! 1 bav* bad
dreams. I dreamed that I saw you
lying bleeding, wounded."
"In the left aid*, waa It not, and wttb
a knife?" Interrupted Buckingham.
"Tea; it waa ao. milord."
"Would God sand tb* aama dreams
to you a* to m* If you did not l*ve
Mtfl Should we bav* tb* earn* pre
aentimenta If oar exlatonc** war* mot
associated by oar beans? Tea low
not, my beautiful queen, and you Will
weep for m*r
"Oh," cried Ana* of Anatrla, "this
la more than I can bear! la tb* name
af haaveo, dak*. Irave ate. 00l Ido
not know whether 1 lov* you or do not
lore you. bat wbat I know la that I
will not b* a perjured woman. De
part go than. I Implore yoor
"Oh. how beaotlfui you are tbaal
Ob. bow 1 love you r said Buckingham.
"Ob. bat go. go. I Implore yea, aad
come back hereafter; come back aa
ambassador, come back aa minister,
com* back sarroondod wttb guards who
will defend you. with aarvanta who
will watch over you aad thaa—tbea I
shall be ao longer In fear for yoor
daya and 1 aball b* happy la easing
J®"-" 11 «,
"Oh, tbea, sons* pledge of jroar tadal
geoce! A ring, a necklace, a charm!"
"Too will leave Fraues yau will ra
ters to England?"
"1 will; I swear to you I win."
"Walt then, wait"
And Anne of Auatrla rs entered ber
apartment and came oat again almoet
Immediately. boMlng a casket la bar
band mad* of roaewood, with bar ci
pher upon it la gold letter*.
"Here, milord, bar*." aald *e "Keep
this In memory of me."
Buckingham took tb* casket aad fell
a eecond time on hie knees.
"Ton promised me 70* would go,'
mid tb* qusea.
"And I kaw ar %ecf- T«mr bam*.
msaamo. yout nana, ana i uspsn.'
Buckingham applied his lips pssslon
atsly to thst besutlful hand, snd tbsn
rising said:
"Within Six months if I am net dead
I shall hsvs ssea yon again, msdame;
oven if I have confounded tbe wbols
world for tbst object. I shsll hsve seen'
yon agsln."
In tbe corridor he met Mme. Bons
cieux, wbo wslted for blm snd who
conducted him out of tbs Louvre.
• e • e • e e
The officers who had arrested M.
Bonacleux conducted him to tbs Bas
tille. where hs bscame the object of
the grosssst insults and the harshsst
treatment He was taken before a
commissary, s man of vary repulsive
mien, witb s pointed nose, yellow and
salient cheek bones, small hot keen
penetrating ayss.
He began by asking M. Bonacleux
his name, prenames, age, condition and
abode.
Tbs accused replied that his name
was Jacques Michel Bonacleux, thst
hs wss flfty-ons Tsars old. was a re
tired mercer and lived In tbe Bus dss
Fossoysurs. No M.
Tbs commissary tbsn, lnstsad of con
tinuing to intsrrogats him, mads him
a long speech upon the danger there Is
for sn obscure bourgeois to msddls
with public msttsre. especially whan
they concerned M. Cardinal.
Ths character of M. Bonaclsux wss
ons of profound ssHstuisSs. mlxsd
with sordid avarice, tbs wbols sea
soned with extreme cowardice. The
love witb which his young wlfs hsd
Inspired him wss a secondary sentl
ment
"But M. le Commlssslrs," ssld hs
timidly, "I beg you to believe that 1
know and appreciate more than any
body tbe merit of the Incomparable
eminence by whom we have tbe honor
to be governed"
."Tou must nevertheless havs com
mitted s crime since you are here and
are sccussd of high treason."
"Of high treason!" cried the terrified
Bonacleux. "Of high treason! How is
It posslbls for a poor mercer, who ds
tssts sll Huguenots snd Who abhors all
Spsnlards, to bs acoussd of high trea
son?"
"M. Bonacleux," said ths commis
sary, looking at ths sccussd as If his
llttls eyes hsd tbs fseulty of rssdlng
to ths very depths of bssrts; "M. Bona
clsux, you hsvs a witoP*
"Tss,
one. She has been carried oft from
na, monileu t"
"She hss been carried off?" said tbs
commissary. "And do yds know wbo
the man Is thst bas commlttsd this
outrage?"
"I think I know him."
"Who is hsr
M. Bonaclsux was In tbe grretsst
perplexity possible. Hsd i» »«•»♦«•
ny everything or tell evSrytfilhg/ tie
decided upon tslllngsll.
"I suspect" ssld ha, "a tall, dark
man of lofty carrisgs, who hss ths sir
of s great lord. Hs hss followed us
ssvsral times, ss I thi ilk, when 1 havs
waited for my wife at tbe wicket of
tbe Louvre to fetch ber boms."
Ths commlsssry appeared to sxpsri
snce s little nuesslnsss.
"And bis nsms?" said be.
"Oh, as to his name, I know nothing
about It but if I were ever to meet
him I should know blm in sn Instsnt
1 will answer for It even if he were
smong a thoussnd persons."
•flfou bsvs snswersd tbst you should
recognise him," said tbs commlsssry.
"Thst is ail vsiy wsll and enoogh for
today. Before we proceed further
soms ons must bs Informed thst you
know tbs sbductor of your wlfs. Take
away the prisoner."
"Where must ws place him?" de
manded s guard.
"In a dung son—tbs first yon corns to,
provided It bs s ssfs ons." ssld tbe
commlsssry, with an indifference
which penetrated poor Bonacleux with
fearrar. * ~
"Alas, slss," ssld to to himself, "mis
fortune bsngs ovsr ms! My wlfs must
have committed some frightful crime.
They believe tbst I sm hsr sccomptlcs
snd will punish ms with hsr! fibs
must havs spokes; sbe mnst have con
fessed everything. A woman Is so
wesk!"
Bonscteux could not close bis eyss.
not because his dungeon was so very
disagreeable, hot because his unseal
■ana was Sse great ts allow Mm ts
At dawn hs hsard his twits drawn
and msang op with a terrified bound,
only to face tbe eommissary.
"Tour affair has bscoms more com
plicated since ysstaMay evsnlng, my
good man, snd 1 sdvtse you to tsll ths
wbols truth, for repentance alone
can remove the angwr of tbe cardinal."
"Why, 1 am ready to tsU every
thing," cried Bonadeox, "at least sll
that I know. Intsrrogats ass, I sn
treat your
"Where Is your wife, ia the first
Piece?"
"Why/did not I Cefl yon Sfcs bed
Boon stolen away from sMI"
"Tss, bnt yssterdsy at I o'clock In
tbe afternoon, tbsaks to yon, she es
caped."
"My wlfs escaped r cried Bonaclsux.
It Is no fault of mine, 1 will swear!"
"What business hpd yon. thsn, to go
Into the clumber of M. d'Artagnan,
your neighbor, with whom you hsd a
long confer*ace. tn the counts of tbs
day? What wss tbs object of thst
visit r
"To bsgblsotoasstst mots ending
ay wife. 1 believed I had a right to
endssvor to sscorer ber. V was de
csivsd. aa K kppesrt, and I ask your
pardon for doing so."
"And what did M. d*A*t4Ehh re
¥rr
K. d'Artagnan promlssd me hie as
etstswre. Bnt I soon found out that
bo was hstraytag me."
"Tou are Imposing upon Justko. U.
d'Artagnan mads aa agreement with
yon and in virtue of that agreement
pot to flight the msn of ths poMes
who had srrested your wfo and hss
ptaeod bar out of reach of all in
qoMea Fortunately, M. d'Artagnan
ia in our haade, and yon Shall ha con
fronted wtth Mm"
"Ah, n>a foil I ntk to better!" cried
"Bring In M. d'Artagnan." said tbs
tuaimlaasij to tbs guards. Tbs two
guards led In Atbos.
"But!" cried Bonscieux, "this Is not
M. d'Artagnan that rmm have tns^t
oerore me!"
"Tour name?" asksd ths commis
sary of ths musketeer.
"Atbos," replied the musketeer.
"But you said that your name was
D'Artagnan." *
"My guarda said to me. 'You are
M. d'Artagnan r I answered, *Tou
think so, do your My guards again
exclaimed that they were surs I was."
"Bnt 1 tell you. Mr le Commls
salre," cried Bonacleux, "there is not
the least doubt sbout ths matter.
M. d'Artagnan la my tenant although
hs doss not psy ms my rent and even
better on that account ought I to know
him. IL d'Artagnan is a young man.
scarcely nineteen, snd this gentlemen
must be thirty st least"
At this moment the door was opened
quickly and s messenger, introduced
by one of the gatekeepers ot the Bas
tills, gave a letter to the commissary.
"Oh! unhappy woman!"- cried tbe
eommissary.
"How! what do yon aay? of whom do
you speak? It jf not of my wlfs, X
hope!"
"On tbe contrary. It Is of her. Tour
affair Is becoming a pretty one."'
"But" safd the agitated mercer, "do
me tbe pleasure, monsieur, to tell me
bow my own proper affair can become
the worse by anything my wife does
while 1 surin prison?"
"Because that which sbe does Is part
at a plan concerted bstween you. of
an Infernal plant"
"1 swear to you, M. Is Commlssalre.
"that you are In tbe profound est error,
and that if she committed any follies
I renounce ber. I abjure her, I cures
her."
"Reconduct tbe prisoners to their
dungeons." said tbe commissary, desig
nating. by the same gesture, Atboa and
Bonacleux, "and let them be guarded
mere closely than ever."
"And yet" said Atbos. witb bis ha
bitual calmness. "If It be M. d'Arta
gnan who Is concerned In this matter 1
do not perceive too clearly bow 1 can
take his piece."
They led bsck tbe mercer to the same
dungeon in which he had passed ths
night and Isft him to himself during
the day. Bonadsux wept sway tbe
hours. In tbe evening at tbe moment
he bad made his mind up to lis down
npon ths bed he besrd steps in his cor
ridor. Tbsss stepe drew near to bis
dungeon, tbs door was thrown open,
and tbe guards appeared.
"Follow me." ssld an sxempt wbo
came behind tbe guards.
"Ah, my God, my God." murmured
ths poor mercer, "now Indeed I am
lost" And hs followsd tbs gusrds
who camo for him mechanically and
without resistance.
He wss plsced In s carriage, which
pras put in motion aa slowly as s fu
nsrsl car.
Tbey rescbed Croix du Traholr, ths
pises where obscure criminals ware ex
ecuted. Bonsclsux could not yst sss
tbs dresdful cross, but bs folt ss If It
were in some sort coming to tnsst him
Whsu bs wss within twenty pscss of
It bs bsard a noiss of people, and tbe
carrisgs stoppsd. This wss mors thsn
poor Bonscieux could endurs, depress
ed ss hs wss by the successive emo
tions which hs bsd experienced He
uttered a feeble grosn, which might
hsvs been taken for the last sigh of s
dying msn.
CHAPTER X.
The Csrdlnsl's Oeld.
THE crowd wss not producsd by
tbs sxpsctstlon of s msn wbo
wss to bs bsnged, but by ths
contsmplslion of s msn wbo
was banged. ,
Tbs csrrlsgs, which bad been stop
psd for s minute, reeumsd its wsy.
pssssd through tbs crowd, threaded
the Bus Bslnt Honors, turnsd tbe Rue
.dss Bona Enfsns, snd stopped bsfors
"Ysu a re aeeueed ef high treason," asld
hs slewly.
S lew door. Tbe door opened, two
gnarda received Bonacleux In their
arma; tbey osrried him along aa alley,
np a Sight of atalre and depoadtsd him
ta sn sn techs mbsr npon s bsocb.
At this soomsnt sn odlcsr opsnsd a
door aad came np to the prisoner.
"Is yenr nsms Bonsdenxl" said be.
"Tea. M. l'Offlcer." stammered the
seercer, more dead than alive, "st your
Mrrl
"Coma la," ssld ths oOcer.
And he ssovsd out of tbe way to let
the amrear paaa. The latter obeyed
without reply snd sntared the chsm
hsr, where hs sppesred to be expected.
Standing before the chimney was a
mas of mtddls bright, of a haughty,
trend mien, with piercing eyes, s
large brew snd s thin foes, which was
made etQI longer bx a royal (or las
pedal, as It Is now called), surmounted
by a pair of mustscbss. Although
Ibis sssn wss scarcely thirty-stx or
thirty-ssvsn years of sgs, hair, mus
tscbss snd royal, sll bsgsn to bs grey.
This man wss Armand Jsan Du
ptsssls, oardinsl de-Richelieu, then sn
' active asd gallant #s«sßer, alrssdy
weak of body, bnt sustslusd by that
moral power which made of him on*
of the most extraordinary men that
ever existed, preparing to drive the
English from tbe lets ef Se and lay
Sisgs to La Itochelle.
At first sight nothing denoted ths
cardinal, and It was Impossible for
those who did not know his face to
guess In wbose presence they were.
Tbe poor mercer remained standing
at tbe door, while the eyes of. tbe
cardinal were Oxed upon blm.
"Is this tbst Bonacleux?" asksd hs
after a moment of alienee.
"Tee, monselgneur," replied the offi
cer.
"That's welL Give me those papsrs
and leave ua."
At the end of ten mlnutesr rssdlng
the csrdlnal was satisfied.
"Too sre sccused of high treason,"
ssld be slowly.
"So I bsvs been told already, mon
selgneur," cried Bonscieux. giving Ms
Interrogstor ths title he hsd beard the
officer give blm. "but I swsar to yon
that 1 know nothing about It"
The cardinal repressed a smile.
"Tou have conspired with your wife,
with Mme. ds Cbevreuss and with mi
lord Duke of Buckingham."
"In fact, monselgneur. I hsrve heard
ber pronounce sll those names."
"And on what oceaalon?"
J Bhe said that the Cardinal de Rich
elieu bad drawn tbe Duke of Buck
ingham to Paris to ruin him and to
ruin the queen."
"She said that?' cried ths csrdlnal
with violence.
"Tea. monselgneur. Bnt I told her shs
wss wrong to talk sbout such things."
"Tour wife has escspsd. Did you
know that?"
"No. monselgneur. I learned It since
1 bsve beeu In prison snd thst from
the conversation of monstsor ths com
missary, a very good kind of man."
Ths cardinal repressed another emlle.
"Then you srr Ignorant of what Is
become of your wife since ber flight?"
"Absolutely, monselgneur. But shs
bas most likely returned to ths
Louvre."
."At 1 o'clock this morning shs had
Hot returned. Tou mnst. In the first
place, reveal to, tbe cardinal all you
know of your wife's relstlons with
lime, de Cfyevreuse."
"But. monselgneur. I know nothing
sbont iliera; I bsve never seen her!"
"When you went to .fetch your wife
from the Lonvro did you always rsturn
directly homer
"Scarcely ever: ehe had buatnsss to
transect witb linen drspers, to whoss
bouses I conducted ber."
"And bow many were there of tbess
linsn drapsrsT'
"Two. monselgneur. One Bus ds
Vsugirard. the other Hue ds la Harps."
"Did you go into tbess houses with
ber?"
"Never, monselgneur; 1 waited st ths
door, ss shs told ma"
"You srs s very complscsnt husband,
my dssr M. Bonsclsux," said tbe csr
dlnal.
"He calls ms bis dssr mooslsur,"
ssld tbe mercer to himself. "Pests!
msttsrs are going all right!"
"Do you know tbs nambers?"
"No. 20 is tbs Rus Vsugirard; 78 Is
tbs Rue de is Hsrpe." i
"That's well," said tbs cardinal. '
(TO aa ooirrwuuo.l
"Blxby should bs srrestsd for crosity
to mscbsnism." "Eh! Wbst did he
dor' "Hid a dictograph in tbe mast*
tng pises sf sn sftsraoon bridge club."
—Osvslaad Plsin Dsslsr.
Edith—Tss, 1 am going to marry Mr.
Poldbag.
Ethel-Why, he'a old enough to tie
your father.
Edith—l know, but be doeen't aesm
to cars for motbsr.—Boston TrsUacripf.
. "go Jones hss bsqome an actor!"
"Hss her' "Yoo ssld so." "No, 1
didn't X aatd he had gone on the
Stags."—Bsltlmors Amsricsn.
"Wbst sort of a part haa Fish in ths
ssw plsyr
"An smotlonsl one—at Issst for him.
Hs hss to refuss to drink in tbw third
set."—Judgs.
He paossd emld the talk he hsasd.
quoth he, "I shall refrain,
Since be who aevsr saye s wort
Has nothing to explain."
—Waahlostoa Stsr.
The Tramp—My pal ssys aa 'ow yon
lavs just glvs 'lm slxpsnts for 'ariaf
one leg.
Tbe Old Lady—Yes, I did
Tbs Tramp—Wsil, tbsn, gi' me s ehll
lin', cos I'vs got' two —Sketch.
Gink—Do yon believe in signs?
Dink—Not ss s mis, but I ssw ons
yesterdsy on Eighth street tbst sppsst
td Co Of.
Oink—Wbst wss it?
Dink— "lcs Crssm Sodss, 6c. Doc
tor's Advice Pree."—Philadelphia Rec
ord. ■ .
Bacon—l ess a frenchman is pro
posing s duel In seroplanes. Egbsrt—
Never will do. Somebody might fell
snd get hurt—^lookers Ststesmsa
Wife—Csn you give me n little man
housekeeping money, say dear?
Husband-Sorry, my lore, bat I
haven't a cent Isft I'vs bssa Insuring
sgslnst burglsry snd theft—Flisgande
Better.
When they picked est a day ef rest
Why did they mske It Snadayt
Why, we are alwaya moet dleueased
And tlrdest on a Uondsy..
-Ondnaatl Eaqolrer.
"I havs found something to live for—
something to Sll my life, so motiving to
occupy every wsking moment"
."Yea, I know—bridge. It la a fsed
nating game."—Washington Hsrald.
"I don't Snd tbsss literary bobe
mlsns such sn orlglnsl lot"
"No spsrkling re partes, ekT '
"Nix. I hsvs never even bsard a
hard luck story that eounda In sny
wlse new." Louisville Conrlsrslonr.
na).
Pluto grinned.
"You gotta quit kickln' my dawg
around." bs ssld.
One gls nee at Cerberus delayed tbe
seng ssversl a gee,—New York Ban.
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