The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05

land, the Cardlnal5 spies would note his departure and his chances of reach ing the end of his journey would not be worth considering. So Planchet, the faithful valet of dArtagnan, was chosen as messenger.
 While Planchet was speeding across France to the shores of the Channel and the ship bearing Milady was wrest- ling with baffling winds off the French coast, d'Artagnan. as reward for ms conspicuous bravery, was transferred to the command of M. de Treville; so there were now four inseparable Mus keteers instead of three.
 Planchet got to England in time. When Milady arrived at Portsmouth young officer. under command or Lord de Winter, met her and conducted her as a prisoner to his lordships cas- tie at distance from the town. After her first fury at finding herself trapped was spent MIlady brought to bear all her Vaccinations and all her wiles upon Lieutenant Felton, the young Puritan officer who had been detailed as her taller. She pretended to him that she was being persecuted because Of her religion, declaring herself a Puritan and denouncing her Imprisonment as device of Lord de Winter to make her turn to his religion, the Catholic When she fought Felton was listening at her door she prayed long and fer vently and sang Puritan hymns.
 Lord de Winter came to see her and showed her that he knew all the sec- rets of her depraved life. Here" said De Winter, Ifs the kind of passport I have drawn up that will serve you henceforth for the life I consent to leave you" Then he read to, her an order for her transportation to one of the English penal colonies for life. If she attempted to escape. the penalty of death was to be applied.
 "The Duke, of Buckingham will be in Portsmouth tomorrow" continued De Winter, and this order will be sent to him for signature. Within twenty four hours after Its return to me you will be on your way to the colonies"
 The next day was her fourth of cap tivity, and when Felton entered her apartment that morning he was already under her spell Then she played another card. With many tears, she told him that the enemy who had pur- sued her for years. the man who had wronged her when she was but girl, had now triumphed over her completely. That man, she said. was George Vll- Hers, Duke of Buckingham,
 Felton started at the name The Puritans of that time spoke of Buck ingham as anti-christ. Milady told circumstaL tuaI story of having been lured to a lonely house. where she had been drugged and her ruin accom- plished She had at first thought of taking her own life, but had resolved to live instead, that she might bring about the punishment of her seducer. This unchristian thought she had long ago dismissed. as her religiohsbade her. But Buckingham through fear that she would reveal his crime to the world, had followed her with persecution, and was now about to have her transported to a penal colony, where, no doubt, her death would be arranged.
 This ingenious little piece of fiction would, Milady felt sure, appeal strong ly to a character like Felton-and she was not mistaken. When, later, Lord de Winter handed him the order and directed him to get the promised sigma ture of Buckingham to it, the young man was completely convinced. Milady had placed the dagger of Jacques Gle ment in the hands of franatic-as the Cardinal had suggested.
 That night. in the midst of a terrible storm, Felton assisted Milady to escape from the castle and at daybreak placed her on board a waiting vessel. whose captain he had brihed to convey her to the coast of France. He himself, he told her. would repair to the Duke, tell him that his machInations and crimes against Milady were known and demand that he cease to persecute her.
 Milady threw herself upon Feltons neck, declSred that she loved him and besought nm not to kill the Duke, not to endanger his own life. She would have the vessel wait near the port, she said, and if anything happened to Eel ton she would hasten ashore and die with him.
 The flames of love and fanaticism | f,{ {r1x Ia of the young Puritan. Buckingham was at his toilet when Felton was shown into his presence.
 An" said the Duke, "a messenger from Winter It IS my good Felton. see. Have you brought me the order