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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
THE THREE GUARDSMEN
BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS *
SYNOPSIS
Young D'Artagnan, coins to Pads to
seek service under De Trevllle, captain ot
the Una's guards, has a quarrel In Xeuftg
with a man accompanied by milady.
D'Artagnan Is, received br Trevllle and
meets the three guardsmen Forth?*, Ara
mls snd Athos. They lisve Seen quarrel
ing with Cardinal Richelieu's guards.
Athos is WonAded.
Trevllle offers D'Artagnan a letter to
the director, of tee royal military, acade
my. D'Art&Knip'sees the .man of
rushes to, him. bdmps lhto Athos
and Is challenged.
> - j
D'Artagnan offends Porthos and Aramls
and engages to Aght with them after
Athos. Instead he aids them In a light
with the cardinal's guards.
The three embrace D'Artagnan. The
king listens to the cardinal's sccount of
the fight. D'Artagnan wounds Berntjoux.
relative of M. de la Tremoullle, who oom
plalns to the king.
Louis places D'Artagnan In M. Deeses
sart's guards. He acquires a lackey,
Flanchet Athos* lackey Is Qrlmaud. FOr
thos haa Mousqueton. Aramls. who In
tends to take orders, has Bazln.
Bonacleux, D'Artigfian's landlord, misses
his wife, seamstress to the queen snd pro
tegee ot Laporte, queen's Valet She
knows of the queen'e love sffalrs. Bona
cleux asks aid of D'Artagnan and his
friends.
Bonacleux Is arrested. His wife Is res
cued from the police by D'Artagnan, who
loves her. Ue takes her to Attyn' house.
He Is to go to thd' Iduvre and wsh Im
ports. '
At these words he teok Up a Silver
tell and rang It. The officer entered.
"Go," iaid tie In a subdued voice,
•and find Rochefort Tell him to eo&e
to me immediately If he is returned."
"The coontlsHere," said the officer,
requests to apeak with your emi
nence Instantly."
*«To your eminence!" murmured Bo
nacleux. rolling fiis'eyfcs round In "is
tonlshment
Five seedtads had scarcely tiS&M
after the disappearance of the officer
when the door opened and a new per
sonage entered. ;•
"It is he!" cried Bonacienx.
"He! What he?" asked the cardinal.!
"The «an that took a'way my*wife!"
The cardinal rang a second time. The
"Place Ms man in the care of his
guards again and let him wait till I
cried Bonarfeux. "No; I Was "deceived
Tfiis Is'quite a ffftßeWnt man and does
not htnrirtr'tll. Monsieur is,
I «m sure, a very gobd sort of milt"
"Take away that fool," aaid the car
dinal.
The newly Introduced personage fol
lowed Bonacleux impatiently with his
eyes till he waa gone oat, and the mo
ment the door closed He advanced ea
gerly toward the cardinal and said:
"They have seSn each other."
"The queen and the duke V cried
Richelieu.
"At the Louvre."
"Who told you of ltr
"Mme. Lannoy, who Is devoted to
your eminence, as you know."
"Why did She not let me know soon
er?"
"Whether by chance or from mis
trust I don't know, but the queen made
Mme. de Bturgls sleep in her chamber
and detained her all day."
"Well, we are beaten) New let ua
try to take our revenge. How did it
take placer'
"At half-past 12- the queen waa
with her women In her bedchamber,
when some man came and brought her
a handkerchief from her dame de lin
gerie."
"And thenT
"The queen Immediately exhibited
strong emotion; the rose, and with a
trembling voice: 'Lade*,' said she,
'watt for me ten nMdhtes. I shall soon
return.' She then opened the door of
her alcove itnd #ent out"
"How long did the fakta Terns In
oat of {he chamber T"
"Three-quarters of an hoar."
"Did none of her woken accompany
berl"
"Only Donna Estafast»."
"Did shs afterward return!"
"Yes; but to take a little rosewood
casket. With her cipher upon it; in It
the diamond studs which Ms majesty
gave to the queen."
"Mme. Lannoy, then, la of opinion
that she gave them to Buckingham."
"She IS sure of It."
"How can she be sot"
"In tbe course 6t the day, Mme. ds
Lannoy, in her quality of tirewoman
of tbe queen, looked for this casket,
appeared uneasy at not finding it, and
St length asked the queen If she knew
anything about it. Tbe queen be
came exceedingly red sad replied that,
having on the preceding evening bro
ken one of those studs. She had seat It
to her goldsmith to be repaired."
"He must be called upon and so
ascertain if the thing be true or not"
"The goldsmith has heard netUiig
of tbt kind."
"Eight, light! BocbMWt, all 1s not
lost, and perhaps—perhaps everything
is for the best Do frou know where
the Duchess de Chev reuse and ths
Daks of Buckingham are now con
cealed f
"No. Mild
tall me nothing on {hat head."
"Bat I know, or at least I guess.
They were, one la ths Bos Vauglrard,
No. 35; tbe other la the Bos ds la
Harpe, No. TB."
"Does your eminence command that
they should be both tastaotly arrest
ed?"
"It win be too late. Tbey will be
gone. Bat take tea men of my guards
aad search the houses thoroughly."
"Instantly, monselgDeur."
Aad BochsfWt went hastily est of
ths apertmeat
Tbe cardinal upon being left a3eae
reflected for aa Instant aad thea mag
the ben a third time. The same officer
(be prisoner in igsln." said
the cardinal u.
Mart* Bonscieux wss latrofaced
afresh, sad upoo a sign fro** the car
dinal tbe officer retired.
"Too Have deceived me," said the
cardinal Sternly. "Tour wife when
going to Bue de Vauglrard and Bae ds
la Harpe want to meet ths Duchess ds
Chevrsoss and tbe Daks of Buckbig
bUn."
"Tour WrUbfc IWd
wire several times u» pris
ing that linen drapers should live In
such houses as those—ln houses that
had no signs—but she only always
laughed at me."
"You are a worthy man, my friend,"
■aid the cardinal with that paternal
tone which he sometimes knew bow to
assume, but which deceived hone who
knew him. "and as yon have been un
justly suspected—well, you must be in
demnified. Here, take this purse of 100
plstbles and pardon me."
"I pardon you. monselgneur!" said
Bonacienx, hesitating to take the
parse, fearing, doubtless, that this pro
ten fled gift was but a Joke. Pardon
you, monselgneur, yon cannot mean
that?"
"Ah. my dear M. Bonacienx, yon
are generous in this matter and 1
thank yon for It Thus. then, you will
take this bag, and you will go away
without being too much dissatisfied
with your treatment."
"I shall go away enchanted."
"Farewell, then; that is to ssy. for
the present, tor I hope we shall meet
again. Au revoir, M. Bonacienx, an
revoir!"
And the cardinal made him a sign
with his hand, to which Bonacleux re
plied by bowing to the ground; he
then went out backward, and when
he waa in the antechamber the car
dinal heard him, in his enthusiasm,
crying aloud: "Hurrah for the great
monselgneur! Tive son eminence! Vive
le grand cardinal!"
"Good!" said he, "that man would,
henceforward, lay down his life for
me!"
The door opened and Rochefort re
turned. ,
"Well!" said the cardinal eagerly.
"A young woman of about twenty
six or twenty-eight years of age and
a man from thirty-fire to forty bar*
lodged at; the two houses pointed oat
by your eminence, bat the woman left
last night and the man this morning."
"They were the persons!" cried the
cardinal, looking at the clock, "and new
It la- too late to have them pursued i
the dacheas la at Tours and the daks
at Boulogne. It ia at London they
moat be met with."
"What are your eminence's orders V'
"Not a word of what haa passed t
let this queen be Ignorant that we
know her secret Tell Vitray to come
to me, and tell him to get ready for
a Journey."
The Instant after the man he re
quired waa before him, booted and
spurred.
"Vitray," said he, "you will go with
an speed to London. Ton will deliver
this letter to milady. Here Is an order
for 200 pistolea; call upon my treasurer
and get the money. Ton shall hsve as
much again if yon are back within all
days and have executed your commis
sion well."
These were the contents of the let
ter;
"Milady.—Be at the flrit ball al
which the Duke of Buckingham ahall
be present. He will wear on hla doub
let twelve diamond studs; get aa near
to him as yon can and cot off two ot
them. Aa soon as these studs ahall
be In your possession, Inform me."
CHAPTER XI.
Men ef the Rebe and Msn of the twsrd
ON the day after theae events
had taken place, Athoa nol
having reappeared, M. de Tre
vllle was Informed by D'Ar l
tagnan and Porthoe of the clrcnm-
Stance. Aa to Aramls. be had asked
for leave of absence for five days mad
waa gone, It was said, to Rousni on
family business. >
M. de Trevllle was the father of Us
soldiers. He repaired, then. Instantly
to the residence of the lieutenant crlm-
IneL The officer who commanded tb*
port of the Croix Roage was sent for
sad. by successive Inquiries, they
found that Athoa waa at the time lodg
ed In the Fort I'Evequs.
Athoe, after the scene with M. Mon
ctoux. declared that hla name was
Athoe, and not CArtagnan. He add
ed that he did not know either M
or Mae. Bona deux; that be had never
spoken to the one or the other; that he
had come, at about 10 o'clock In the
evening, to pay a visit to his friend,
M. d'Artagnan. but that till that boot
be had been at M. de Trsvllle's, where
be "had dined; "twenty witnesses,"
added he, "could attest the fact." and
be named several distinguished gentle
men. and among them waa M. the
Daks de la Tremoullle.
The second commissary wis as mocb
bewildered as the first bad been at the
simple bat Iras declaration of the
musketeer. Athoe was then sent to
the cardinal, bat unfortunately the
Twas st the Louvre with the
king.
It waa precisely at this moment at
which M. de Trevllle arrived at the
palace. As captain of the musketeers,
M. ds Trevllle had the right of entree
at aU times.
It is wall known bow violent tb«
king's prejudice* were against tlx
fofeo and bow carefully theee preju
dices were kept np by the cardinal,
who in affair* of intrigue mistrusted
women much more than men. One ol
the principal canaea of this prejudice
was the friendship of Anne of Austria
tor lime, Je Chevreuae. In bis eye*
sad to his perfect-conviction If me. d«
Chevreuae not only served the qaess
in her political intrigue*, bat, which
troubled him still mora, la her lore
affaire.
At the Bret word the cardinal spoke
of Mme. d* Cberren**, who, though
•ailed to Toara and who wss hollered
to be in that city, had been at Paris,
remained there Are days sad had out
witted the police, the king flew into a
furious passion. Although capriclotu
and unfaithful, the king wished to be
called Louis the last Sad Levis the
faithful.
Bat when the cardinal added that
not only Mme. do Cher re nee ted bees
'la Paris, hat, still further, that the
queen bad corresponded with her
when be sfflnned that ha the mi*"* l ,
was about to unravel the most cloeelj
twisted thread of this Intrigue; whes
at the moment of arraattng la the fact,
with ail th* ~—>f» ahoat b«r the
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1912.
queen's emissary to tne eznea aucness
a musketeer had dared to .Interrupt th»
course of Justice violently )>y falling,
a word in hand, upon the hones't men
of the law charged with Investigating
Impartially-the whole affair In order ta
place It before the eyes of the king,
Louis xni. could not contain himself,
and lie made a step toward the quisen't
apartment with that pale and mute In
dignation which when it broke out led
this prince to the commission of tht
coldest cruelty.
And yet in all this the cardinal had
not yet *ald a word about the Duke ot
Rucklngham.
At this Instant U. de Trevllle entered,
cold, polite and in Irreproachable cos
tome. Rendered aware of what hal
passed by the prsasntfc of the cardinal
and the alteration in .the king's toast*
nance, M. da Trevllle"felt himself some
thing like Samaon before the Phlli*
tinea.
"You arrive in good tlm% monsieur,"
aaid the king, who, when his paaaiona
were raiaed to a certain point, could
not dissemble; "I have learned some
pretty things concerning your- musket
eers."
"And I," said 11. de Trevllle, coldly,
"1 have some pretty things ta inform
your majesty of concerning' these nun
of the robe. 1 have the honor to In
form your majesty that a party of po
lice have taken upon themselvee to
throw Into the Fort I'Eveque, all upon
an order which they have refused to
show me, one of my. or rather your
musketeers, sire, of irreproachable con
duct M. Athos.
"M. Athos went to pay a visit to one
of his friends, at the time absent, to
a young Bearnais, a cadet In his ma-
Jesty*s guards, the company of U. Dee
oeesart, but scarcely had ho arrived
at his friend's and taken up a book
while waiting his return when a crowd
of bailiffs and soldiers mixed, came
and laid siege to the boose and broke
open several doors"—
"Oh, we all know that!" Interrupted
the Icing; "for all that was done for
our service."
"Then." said Trevllle, It was for
your majesty's service that one of my
musketeers, who waa Innocent, haa
been paraded through the midst of an
Insolent populace." *
"Bah!" said the king, who began to
be shaken, "was it managed so 7"
"M. de Trevllle," said the cardinal,
with the greatest phlegm, "doea not
tell your majesty that this innocent
musketeer, this gsllant man, bad only
an hour before attacked, aword In
hand, four commlssarlss of Inquiry,
who were delegated by me to examine
Into an affair of the highest Impor
tance,"
-I defy your eminence to prore It,"
cried M. de Trevllle, with hla Que on
freedom and military roughneaa, "(or
one boor before M. Athoa, who, I will
confide It to your majeaty, la really a
man of the blgheet quality, did me the
honor, after having dined with ma,
to be convening in the aalon of my
hotel with M. the Dnke de la Tre
monlUe and M. le Co rate da Cbalua,
who happened to be there."
The king looked at the cardinal.
"A procea verbal attaeta It," aald tbe
cardinal. '
"And, aire, la thla procea verba I of
men of the robe to be placed In com
parison with the word of honor of a
man of the a word r replied Tre villa
haughtily. "If bia eminence entertalna
any auaplcion agalnat one of my mua
keteera the Juatlce of M. tbe Cardinal
la euffldently well known to Induce me,
myaelf, to demand an Inquiry."
"In the bonne in which thla Judicial
inquiry waa made," continued the im
paaaable cardinal, "there lodgea. I be
lieve, a young Bearnala. a friend of tbe
muaketeera, M. d'Artagnan."
"Yea. your eminence."
"Do you not auapect* thla young man
of baring given bad advice"—
"To M. Athoa! To a man double bla
age?" interrupted M. de TrevUla. "No,
monseigneur. Baaidea. 11. d'Artagnan
paaaed tbe evening at my borne."
"Lot me Inquire at what boor bo waa
with you." aald tbe cardinal.
"Oh. that I can apeak to porttlvely,
your eminence, for aa bo came la 1 re
marked that It waa bat balf paat 9 by
tbe clock, although I bad believed It to
bo later."
"And at what hour did ha leave your
houaer
"At balf paat lOt an hour after tie
event"
"Well, but," replied tba cardinal, wM
could not for an Instant suspect tba
loyalty of De Trevilla and who fait
tbat tbe victory was eecaptng from bla
hands—"well, bot Athoa waa taken la
the bouae of tbe Sue dea Koaeoyeura."
"la 00a friend forbidden to visit an
other or a muaketeer of my company
to fraternise with a guard of M. Dee
aaaaart'a company T
"lea, when tbe booee la which M
fraternizee la suspected."
"Indeed, I knew nothing of tbe dr
eu ma Lance. Tbe houaa may be SM
pected, but 1 deny tbat It la In tba part
of It Inhabited by ML d'Artagnan, for 1
can affirm, sire. If I can believe what
ho aaya, that there does aot exist d
mors devoted eervent of yeur majeety
or a more profound admirer of H. the
Oardlnal."
"Come, how ahaU we detarmlMJ"
aald tbe king.
"That concerns your majesty mora
than me." said the cardinal. "1 should
affirm tbe culpability."
"And I deny it" aald De Trevffle.
"But bis majesty baa Judges. and
these Judges will decide."
"That la baat," Mid tba king. *tw4
lb* mm bafora tba Jndgea; It to tbatr
into— to Jodffa. ■ad lbar «tt
Jtjdjf," . _ %
• Ooly." replied Trortlto, "It to a aad
thing that In tba nnfortuaata flma
la whjrb wa «»♦. tba puraat Ufa, tba
Coat neon taata bia rlrtoa, Mnoot •*-
asnpt a man from Infamy and para*
ration. Tba army, I will anawar tor
U. wIU ba bat lilt la plaaaad at bain#
axpoaad to rlgoroua rreatmant aa ao
count of affair* of pollca."
Tba irproaripn waa imprudent. bat
M. da Tra»llla launched It wttb • Ml
knowledge of bia raosa. Ba araa do
alroua of an explonlon. bacanaa la that
caaa tba wimo tbrowa fortb flra, aad
An anllabtaaa.
"Affairs of police!" cnea tne king,
taking up Do Treville'a words; "affair*
of police I And what do yon know
about them, mon»V«ir? Bere'a a piece
of work about a musketeer. Why, I
would street ten of them, a hundred.
•Ten—all the company, and I would
not allow a murmur."
"From tbe moment tbey are auspect
ed by your majesty." said Treville.
"the musk» rases are guilty. Therefore
yon aee me prepared to surrender my
■word; for. after baring accaaed my
soldiers, tyiere can be ao doubt tbat
If. tit* Cardinal will eod by aoeaatoff
ate."
"Gascon bsaded man, will you hare
door said tbe kins.
"Bire," replied Trevlile, without low
ering his voice la tbe (east, "either
order toy muaketeer to be Metered to
me or lethimte tpled." , , „
"He shall be tried," said the car
dinal.
"Wall, so much the better, for to
that case 1 shall demand of bla ma
jesty permission to p!ae& tor blm." .
The king became afraid of an oat
break. . ,
"If his eminence," said he, "had not
personal rootlvss"— ... I
"Pardon mf," said Blcbetyeu. "but
the lnstsnt your majeaty considers me
a prejudiced Judge I withdraw."
"Come," said tbe kings "will yoa
•wear by my father that M. Athoe waa
at your residence during the event
and that be took no part in It?"
"By your glorioue father, and by
youraelf—who are that which 1 love
and venerate the moot to the world—
I awear It I"
"Be oo kind as to reflect, sirs," said
ths cardinal. "U we, release t£e pris
oner thua we shall aovsr bo able to
know tbe truth."
- "M. Athoe will always be where he
is to be found," replied Treville—"al
waya ready to answsr, when It shall
pleaae the men of the long robe to In
terrogate blm."
"And he la to the Fort fSveque?"
■aid the king.
"Tea, sire, in solitary confinement la
a dungeon, like the lowest criminal to
Franco." . *
"What must bo doner murmured
the king.
"Sign the order for his release, and
all will be said," replied toe cardinal'
"I believe, with your majeety, that
If. de Trevllle's guarantee la more than
■uffldent"
Treville bowed very reopectfully.
With a Joy not unmixed with
tear; be would have preferred an ots- f
stlnats resistance on the part of the
cardinal to this sudden yielding.
Tbe king slgnsd the order and Tre
ville carried It away without dely.
Be made hia entrance triumphantly
Into tbe Fort I'Bveque, whence he )*•
Uvered Athoe, whooe peaceful ladlffMk
ence had not for a moment abandoned
Mm. w
Scarcely had the captain of the map
keteers cloeed the door after him than
bis sminsncs said to^^ttyUyjULL
"Now that ws |hr tf* -
selvee we will, if
converse oeriousty. IRKJ..2U jjjft'
Ingham has bsen to Paria live day*
and only left It this morning."
CHAPTER XII.
In Wttloh M. Seguler, the Keeper of the
•eala, Seeke a Love Letter.
IT Is impossibis to form an Idea
of tbe Impression those few
words made upon Louie XIII.
Be grew palp apd red alternate
ly, and tbe cardinal saw at once tbat
he had recovered, by a single blow,
all the ground b# bad.Joet, . . ,
"11. ds Buckingham Is ?arisl" cried
be, "and what doee he Mate to do
feanr
"To conspire, no dpubt with your
enemies the Huguenots and the Span
iards." ' —*
"No. no I To eaoapti* agalnat my
honor, with Mine. da C'hevreaaa, Um
de Lontueville and tbe 000408."
"Oh! aire, what aa idea! We queen
la too prudent and, baaidea, lovee your
* .jiih
aald the king, "and as to loving me
much I bare my own opinion respect
ing that love."
"ROM tbe leaa 1 malntaf." aald tba
WMm to farm far a project purely
*°"Aj>j 1 am M*s that be
quite another purpoee." ~
"Ume. da Lannoy," aald tbe car
dinal. "whom, according to yeur ma-
J4aty'a command, I bar* frequently In
terrogated, told mo thla morning that
tbe night before la«t bar majaaty aat
up vary lata, tbat tbta morning she
wept much and tbat abe waa writing
ill if, 111
"That's ttr cried tbe king; "to blm,
no doubt Cardinal. I mast bare tbe
(been* papers."
""But bow
•feme to mo that aattbef yeetr majaaty
■ar 1 can charge oerealras w*h aueh
a mlaslon."
"■be baa about bar a certain La
parte."
"Who, I hellrvai to. thf mainspring
af all this, 1 confess," aald the ear-
UnaL
""""
pri&|2^££
Mt cause tym to bo arreetad while he
It, sire! WMt * acand»ir ,
-But aU Mm time be mMjM*
you. of couma, did not woo alght of
hlmr
-WbaratotSTr ,
"Bj tbf «lda of tba Lajatnbooi*.",
■ad ba did sot aM aach otbar r
71 M»a haro too high
ft mum of btr dotlci. k / .
u i.
10, him that tba qaoaa baa boan writ*
tog an da;. It to Doc, I mmk bava
thoaa lattam"
TTbara to bat 000 iMna,"
-What to tbatr
-Tbat would bo to charga M. da Sa
gular. tba kaapar of tba aaala, wttb thto
miscloiL Tbt wi fttr istin completely
toto tba dntiea of kla poat"
"J>t him h. %jMnOr.* -
•"Your majesty'* order* shall be exe
cuted, but tbe queen will perhaps re
fuse to obey."
"What, my orders T"
"Tea, If abe la Ignorant that these
orders come from tbe klnf."
"Well, that ahe may hare no doubt'
on that bead 1 will go and Inform her
myself. Bend for monaleur tbe keeper
of the seals. I will go to tbe queen."
And Louis XIII.. opening tbe door of
communication, peaaed Into tbe corri
dor which led to the apartments of
Anno of Austria.
The queen was In the midst of sad
thoughts when the king entered. Like
those unfortunate persons endowed .
with a fatal gift, she brought mis
fortune upon everything abe touched;
her friendship, waa a fatal sign which
called down persecution. Mm* Cher
reuse and If me. Vernet were exiled,
and Laporte did not conceal from his
mistress that be expected to be ar
rooted every Instant
"Madame.'* said tbe king, "you are
about to receive a visit from tbe chan
cellor, who w|ll communicate certain
matters to you, wltir which I have
cbirftd him."
I "But why this visit, sire? What can
M. tbe Chancellor have to eay to me
that your majesty could not ssy your
self*"
The king turned upon his heel with
out reply, and almost at tbe same In
stant tba captain of tbe guards, M. do
Oultant announced tbe visit of If. the
Chancellor.
When the chancellor appeared tbe
king bad already gone out by another
door.
Tbe chancellor waa a pleaaant man.
It waa Dea Roches le Maale. canon of
Notre Dame, and who bad formerly
been valet de chambre to the cardinal.
Who Introduced him to bla eminence
jft a perfectly devout man. Tbe car
4U>al trunted blm and found bla ad
vintage in It
|ujfhe queen waa etIU standing when
Jto entered, but scarcely bad abe per-
Jjjgved him than she reseated hsrself
Bl with an air of supremo hauteur,
do you deal re, monaleur, and
rintb what object do you preaent your
self here 7"
To make, madame. in the name of
tM,klng. and without prejudice to tbe
fplpect which I have tbe honor to
Ml to your majesty, a close perqulsl
jtton Into all your papers. Be kind
«gb to pardon me, madame, but la
circumstance I am but the lnstra
meat which tbe king employ a"
unfSPzamlnok then, monsieur. I am a
as U appears. Dstafanla,
give the keys of my tables and my so
eietalres."
„ For form's sake tbe chancellor paid
fr-rijy to tbe pieces of furniture
.gflpgd, but he well knew that It waa
mlfja a piece of furniture tbat tbe
mill would place the Important letter
ike bad written In the course of the
Igm «
Whan the chancellor bad opened,and
AUut twenty tlgm, the drawers of the
sseretolres It what
tofcbt experience. It
teeaiao ainsasry. 4- say, to come to
the conclusion of the affair—that la to
say, to search tbe queen herself. The
chancellor advanced, therefore, toward
Anno of Austria and with a vary per
plexed end embsrrsssed air:
"And now," said be, "it remains for
mo to make the principal perquisition."
"What is tbstr asked tbe queen, who
did not understand, or, rather, was not
Willing to understand.
"Bla majesty is certain that a letter
has been written by you In tbe course
of tbe day. Be knows tbat It has not
boon sent to Its sddress. This letter
■oat bo somewhere."
"Would you dare to lift your band to
your queen}" said Anne of Austrls.
drawing beraelf op to her full height
and tiling her eye* apoo too obaasoMor
With an expresaloo almost threatening
"The letter le here," and tbe queen laid
bar beautiful band oo her bosom. "I
will glvs It to none but the king, mon
sieur."
"If tbe king bad deal red that tbe let,
tor abould bo given to blm, madame,
ho would bate demanded H of you
himself, and If you do aot give It op"-
-Welir
"Bo baa. then, charged mo to take It
from you. Bo kind enough, then, mad
ame, to act more compliantly."
"Thla conduct la Infamoualy violent r
*4eeoofi hooded etsiv will you hove
doMf* eald the king.
king eeminaade 'tTamaam*
■sense ma."
•1 will Mt suffer atl No. no. I would
rather dler
Tba cbaacodor mado a profound rat
anaca Than, with tba lntantloc quite
patant of aot drawing back a foot from
tba accompllabmast of bia Mwnmtaaloa,
ba approached Anaa of Aoatrto, toon
wboae ajM at tba Mma lnataat aprang
teara of rage. Sba naada 000 atap back
ward. bacama ao pala tbat It might bo
•aid aba waa dying, and. laaalag wttb
bar toft bard to kaop baraalf from fail
lag upon a tabu babind bar. aba wttb
bag h«w -"—w tba atw f
ner ooeom and bela it out to tM Mfw
of the dealt.
"There, monsieur, therfc to that tot
ter," cried the queen, with t broken
and trembling voice, "take It and de
liver ma from your odious prssence."
The door waa acsrcely closed upon
him when the queen sank, half faint*
lnp, into the anna of her women.
The chancellor carried the latter to
the king without having read a single
word of It. The king took It with a
trembling hand, looked for the ad
dress, which waa wanting, became
vary pale, opened It slowly, then, eee-
Ing by the Drat words tLat % waa ad
dressed to the king of Sp-ln, bo Nad
It rapidly.
It waa nothing bat a plan of an at
tack agalnat the cardinal. The quaes
pressed her brother and the emperor
of Austria to appear to be wounded,
aa* they really were, by the policy of
Richelieu, the eternal object of which
waa the abasement of the bouee of
Austria; to declare war agalat Franca,
and. aa a condition of peace, to Insist
upon the dlsmlsaal of the cardinal. .
The king, quite delighted, went
straight to the cardinal.
"There, duke." said he, "yon wen
right and I waa wrong. The whole
Intrigue Is political, sod there to not
the least question of lo*e In tbto said
letter. But. on the other hand, there
la abundant question of yon."
The cardinal took tbe letter and read
It with tbe attention.
"Well, your majeety," aatd ha. "you
see how far my eoemtae go. They
threaten you with two wars If yon do
not dlxmlKs me. In your place. In
truth. Hire. I uliould yield to such pow
erful lnataiu-ee. and, 00 my part, It
would be a real happiness to withdraw
from public affaire. My health to sink
ing under tbeee annoying •trugglee,
and theee never ending labors. Ton
would be tbe happier for It at boms,
sire, and I do not doubt you would be
tbe greater for It abroad."
"M. le Due," aald the king, un
derstand yrt. Be satisfied. All wbo
are named in that letter ahall be pun
ished as they deserve, and tbe queeo
herself shall not be forgotten."
"What do yon say. sire? Heaven for
bid that tbe queen sbonld suffer the
leaat Inconvenience or oaeaslnees on
my account. She baa always bettered
me. sire, to be ber enemy, although
your majesty can beer wttaaee that 1
hare always taken ber part warmly,
even agalnat you."
"That la true. M. to Cardinal," said
tbe king, "and you were right, as yes
slways are. but the queen net tbe toes
deeerves all my anger."
"Tbe queeo la my enemy, bet to not
yours, aire. On tbe-contrary, ahe lab
devoted, anbmlaelve and Irreproecha
ble wife. Allow me. then, aire, to In
tercede for ber with your majeety."
"Let bar bumble bereeU. then, sad
eome to me first"
"On tbe contrary, tire, est tbe ex
ample."
"What! 1 make advaneae Orstr
tld tbe king. "Never!"
"Sire, I entraet yon to do BO."
"Besides, to what manner eaa I
take advances firstr
"Give s ball. Ton know how mock
tbe qneen lovee dancing. I will an
swer for It ber reeentment will set
bold out against such an attention."
"M. le Cardinal, yon know that 1
do not like mundane pleasures."
"The queen will only be tbe mora
•grateful to yon. as abe knows year
antipathy for that amusement Be
sides, It will be an opportunity for her
to wear tboee beautiful diamonds
which yon gave ber raosoOy ee bar
birthday and with which she baa since
bad 00 occasion to adorn herself."
Tben the cardinal, haerlag tbe clock
strike U, bowed tow, demanding per
mission of tbe king to retire end sup
plicating blm to come to a good un
derstanding with tbe qneen.
Anne of Austria, who In eonseqnsnea
of tbe aeteuro of ber totter, expected
reproaches, waa mncb aatontabed the
next day to aae tbe king make eome
attempts et reconciliation with bar.
Ber first movement waa repulsive.
Overpersuaded by tbe advice of ber
women, abe at laat had tbe appear
a nee of beginning to forget. Tbe king
took advantage of tbla favorable mo
ment to toll ber that be bad UM Intee
{ton of shortly giving e fete.
A fete waa so rare s thing for peat
Anne of Auatrto that at tbla announce
ment, as tbe cardinal bad predicted,
tbe last trace of ber reeentment dis
appeared, If not from ber heart, et
least from ber countenance. She ask
ed upon what day tbla fete would take
place, but tbe king replied that be
must consult tbe cardinal upon that
heed.
In fact, every day tbe king asked tbe
cardinal when tbla fete abould take
place, and every day tbe cardinal, an
der some pretense or other, deferred
•slag It Ten daye paaaed away thus.
On tbe eighth day after tbe eeene ws
have decrlbed. tbe cardinal recetted e
totter with tbe London stamp, which
eciy contatnd tbeee llnee:
"I bare them, but I em unable to
leave London for want of money i eeod
me 800 ptotolea. and four or tve days
erter I have received tbeea I ebali be
In Parte."
On tbe oame day that tbe esrtllnel
received tbto totter, tbe king put bis
•ustomiry qomUoq to tilm
[TO SB oorronrßß.]
BrtlMMll sprout* iinbrtethl BMt
valuable green vegetable food.
Cutting Dlemewde -
Only atnce the Introduction of Ugh
•peed electric machinery into tto la
doatry baa It been poealble to est • dto-
Bond across the (rain.
————
Ambrose Channel.
for a width of IJOO foot tfeo*»
broso channel, Nov Tork harbec.fcaa a
depth of forty feet at BOOM low water
for over three and one-half miles Wit*
length, and It has the samo depth Cor a
width of 1,800 to WOO f*t ov K 1U
other (hrso and one-half miles of length.
The fesi of the fall width of 2JOOO feet
to from thirty-fire to forty foot deep.
—: —, , . *. ."
SbalUw §in»
The Baltic is the thai lowest sea, only
forty-three yards In depth. Next cornea
the Adriatic, with an average of forty
live yards depth.
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