The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-27
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 -13y the faith of d gentlemanr' said D,Artagnan. with m accent 90 truth ful no one could mistake 1t.
 @But I? Where shall 90 in the meanwhile.'
 Do you know no one from whose house N. Laperte can come and fetch youy'
 ..No; inow no one to whom I dare trust"
 -.stopt'' said D,Artagnan. i've are near my friend Athos' door. Yes; here ' 1t is."
 .But if he should be at home and oee me?7
 -He Is not at home. and will carry away the key after having placed you in his apartment"
 .But if he should return7"
 s-Oh, he won't return. And if he ah0uld he will be told that I have brouxht . lady with me and that lady q h his apartment"
 sBut that will compromise me sad ly, yop hnow.e
 s'Of what consequence can 1t be to you: Nobody knows you. Besides, NC are in a situation in which we 1nst not be too particular"
 Al OArtaenan had foreseen, Athos Nas not Tt home. He took the key. Mhick was customarily given him as ono of the family, ascended the stairs and introduced Mime. Bonacieux into the apartne1t-
 Here. Gaeke yourself at home" said he- .sWdt here. F6sten the door with in and epsn ft44o nsAody unless you hear t1f0e faD6 Ike these''- and he t1ppeo thkice Two taps close togeth- er and rfetty hard. the other at . con oG1arah1e dlstanee and more light"
 %-Tl1f . m weIl,'' said Mime. Bona cieux Now. in my turn, let me give yeu ny orders."
 Fl am Ill attention"
 sPr1sent yourself at the wicket of the LCqvre on the side of the Rue de TEchelle and aak for Germain. He win ask you what you want and you . will answer by these two words Tours and BruxelIes. Tell him to go and 1etch IT LAporte. the queens valet de chambre"
 '-And when he shah have informed him and N. Laporte is comeT'
 You win send him, to me-
 'rThat is all very we'll. But where and how shall see you again?''
 "Let that care be mine and be at case" D,Artasnap bowed to Mme. Bona eleux. darting at her the most loving glance that he could possibly concen- trate upon her charming little person, and while he descended the stairs he heard the door closed and double lock ed- In two bounds he was. at the Louvre. As he entered the wicket of rEchelle. 10 o'clock struck All the events we have described had taken place within half m hour
 Hverything fell out as, Mime. Bona einux said 1t would. On hearing the password Germsin bowed. In a few minutes LAporte was at the lodge. In two words DArtagnan informed him where Mime. Bonacieux was Laporte assured himself by having it twice re peated of the exactitude of the address and get o6 at run. He had, how ever. scarcely got ten steps before he returned.
 .Young man." said he to D'Arta- Enan, Fl have piece of advice to give Tou Have, you any friend whose clock is too slow?"
 "what then:"
 s.Go- and call upon him in order that he may give evidence of your having been with him at half past g. In q court of justice that Is called an alibi.
 D'Artagnan found his advice pru nent He took to his heels and wal poon it M. de Treville's. But instead of passing to the saloon with the resi of the world he required to be intro duced to M. de Treville's closet A servant went to inform M. de Treville Chat his young compatriot, having Domething important to communicate solicited a private audience. Five minutes after II. de Treville was ask ing D'AFtasnan what he could do tt uerve him and what caused his visfi 1t % late an hour.
 
 Pardon me, monsieur" said DAT taenan. who had profited by the mo nnent he had been left alone to put back II. de Treville's clock three-quar ters of m hour, ''but thought as il was yet twenty minutes past it wal not too late to wait upon you"
 Twenty minutes past 9v' cried M d. Treville, looking at the clock ssWhy. thats impossible!'
 Look. rather, monsieur" said DAT Aagnan, ssthe clock shows It."
 '.That's true" said M. de Treville ~I should have thought it had been later. But what can I do for you?''
 men D'Artagnan told M. de Ire ville a long story about the queen " He expressed to him the fears he en tnrtal6e1 rffA re6pect to her majesty He lsl1aa VI III 41et he h2d heard