The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-25
THF THREE GUARDSMEN
Dy ALEXANDRA DUMAS

4 = - fE stE with an Enslish crew. whose captain is mine. awaits you at the mouth Of the oharente at Fort ds h Fointe. He will sek sail tomorrow morning. You winsajloW nc to leave first tonight and half an hour after you can @ away tn your turn.
 ssYeu win 60 to london When ars rivsd in London you will seek Ruckine- ham" E sl, s
 q must bee yonr eminence to ob- serye." said milady, 'that since the af- 4a1r ef fhe stnda l1g graco Inn been verY misfrustful q nc r x,
 ssWell. thtS tine said the cardinal, s1t is not tke question to steal his con Adence, but to present yourself frankly aud loyalty n . ne8otiAtor. You will eo to Buckfnxham on my part, aud you win tell him nm acquainted with m the repefat1ons hs has made, but that they give me no uneasiness since. ats tAe lar1t etep he tAkes will ruin tho queen. I have the proofs.
 sI mt be able to present. these lpe0of1 to his ppreciation. r
 svlthout doubt; anA you win tell him I w1ll pnblish the account of Bois- Rp6ert and q tho llarquis de peautru Uton tbeg interview which ths duke ha4 II tlp resldepce of Mnae. n Con I'll abls stth the queen on the evening 1ff1e Il Connetab1e gaye | masked
 syezy well. mon1eigneur.y'
 sHies eotniug into ma 6oing out Of thA palace on tho naeht when 1e intro dnced hlmSelf n tho charactar of m Ita1ian &pFtune teller '
 ..Ist z n, opseteneuri'.
 Ten hlm also that am acquainted with all the details Of the adventure ataAmie1s: thit ! wiH have . little TO- nadpce made of 1t, wittily turned. with | plan kof the garden and portraits of tho pfiuc1pal acton in that nocturnal r01n6
 Fl Mhltell him that, ' Y. ',s z,
 s.reil him. further Montague is in my power; that Montague is in the BAstille. No letters were found upon him, .if n true, but that natpre may make him nay much of what he knows and even what he dees not know. You recollect perfectly all I have told you. do you not f'
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 'n he persistz His emlnenc4 made . pauae and resumed, 's1f he persists well. then shall hope for one of those events which change the destinies of Statee.
 ..The only thing to be sought for at thie moment is some woman. hand come, young and clever, who has cause Of quarrel with the duke.n
 z s:1ao doubt " said mtlady coolly. .euch | wonan may be found. 2
 ssWell. such woman. who would place tho knlfe in the hands Of . fa- natic, would ave Erance,
 Xes, but she would be tho accom, pllce Of an Assassination- must ask your eminence for an order which would ratify beforehand all that I. should think proper to do for the greatest good Of Erance. And now that I have received the instructions of your eminence a concerns your enc mies nnonseisnew Will permit me to say few words to him of miner Tn; the 1rst place. there ts . little intrigu- ing woman named Bonacieux."
 'sShe is in the prison Of Nantes"
 That is to say, she was there." re- piled nilady. ..but the queen has ob- tained an order from the king by meaus Of which she has been conveyed to . convent. Idesire to know which, .
 "I sec nothing inconvenient in that, !" said the cardinal
 "W6ll, now havs an enemy much more to be dr&Aded by me than this little Mime. Bonacieux. It Is her lover, that wretch DsArtagnanr'
 ~He ts bold fellow" said the cardi- nal. 'I must have proof of his con nect1on with Buckingham. Get me that proof, and win ssnd him to the Bastille."
 go f.r. good. nonseleneur. But aft erward? ?s
 When once in tho Bastille there is no safterwardg' said the cardinal in . low voice. "Give mo paper. pen and some ink"
 Here they are, monsefgneuf."
 We have heard all 1t was necessaoy .we should hear" said Athos, in low voice. s4Reddes, don't prevent you from listening, but must be gone"
 You must be goner' said Porthos. sAud If the cardinal asks for you, what answer can we maker
 'sYou will not wait till he asks; you win speak first and tell him that am gone on the lookout, because certain expressions of our hosts have given me reason to think the road is not safe. Will say two words about 1t to the cardinals attendant likewise; the rest concerns myself. don't be uneasy about that"
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