The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-15

an, Wacu ITOM tue t0TTdCS HI AAOAI VI Q pretty house which had no window toward the street he saw q face peep out with which he thought he was ac- quainted..
 'sEh, monsieur" said Planchet, ad dressing DArtagnan, don't you re member that face which is gaping about wonder? It is poor Lubin, the whom you 50 we'll accommodated a month ago at Calais. on the road to the governors country house"
 sDo you think he would recollect you?" ste
 TT don't think he can have retained a very clear recollection of me-" Well. find out, if you cans whether his master is dead or not" f 2
 planchet dismounted and wens straight up to Lubin, who did not at all remember him, and the two lackeys began to chat with the best under standing possible, while D'Artagnan turned the two horses into a lane and went round the house, coming back to watch the conference from behind d hedge of nut trees.
 Soon he heard the noise of carriage and speedily saw that of milady stop opposite to him. She put her charm ing fair head out of the window and gave her orders to her female attend ant The latter. apretty girl of about twenty years of age, made her way to. ward the terrace upon which D,Arta- gnan had perceived .Luhin. :. aD'Artagnan followed the girl with his eyes and saw her go toward the terrace But it happened that some one in the house called Lubin, so that Planohet remained alone, looking in all directions for his master. { The maid approached, Planchet, whom she took for Lubin, and holding out aslittle billet to hina s r f:. u u
 For your master, said she: .'It is : of consequence-take it quickly.'s' Thereupon she ran toward the car riage, which had turned round toward the way 1t came, jumped upon the step, and the carriage drove off.
 Planchet took the billet to D'Arta- gnan. He opened the letter and read these words:
 A person who takes moro interest. in you than she is willing to confess wishes to know on what day it will suit you to walk in the forest. Tomorrow, at the Hotel of the Field of the Cloth of Gold. lackey in black and red will wait for your reply.
 "Oh, ohw said D.Artagnan. tIt ap- pears that milady and I are anxious about the health of the same person. We'll, Planohet, how is the good M. de Wardes he is not dead, thenY'
 "Oh, no, monsieur, he is as well as a man can be with four sword wounds in his body"
 Now, Planchet, jump upon your horse and let us overtake the carriage" 1"
 They soon effected this. At the end of five minutes they perceived the car riage drawn up by the roadside. A cavalier, richly dressed, was close to the coach door.
 The conversation between milady and the cavalier was so animated that DpArtagnan stopped on the other side of the carriage without any one but the pretty maid being aware of his presence.
 The conversation took place in Eng fish, a language which D'Artagnan could not understand, but by the ac- cent the young man. plainly saw that the beautiful Englishwoman was in a great rage. The cavalier broke into a loud laugh, which appeared to exas- perate milady still more. al
 D'ArtaEnan thought this was the moment to interfere. Madame" said he, twill you permit me to offer you my services p
 At the first word m1lady turned round. looking at the young man with astonishment and when he had dan5 fshed: es'9 .s Monsieur" said she in very good French, "I should with great conf dence place myself under your protec- { tion if the person with whom quar- rel were not my brother"
 "Ah, excuse me, then!v said D'Arta- gnan. 'You must be aware that l was ignorant of that, madamer'
 What is that stupid fellow troubling himself abouty' cried the cavalier.
 Stupid fellow yourselfv' said DAT tagnan.
 The carriage went on. The cavalier made a movement as if to follow, but DArtagnan, whose anger, already ex- cited, was much increased by recog- ilizing in him the Englishman of Amiens who had won his horse and was very near winning his diamond of Athos, caught at his bridle and stopped him.
 Well, monsieur" said he, i've will see if you can handle sword as skillfully as you can dice box"
 "Where?"
 Behind the Luxembourg at 6 o'clock
 That will do. Twill be there
 ~Apropos you nave probably one or