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 And the unknown, muttering to him. self, directed his steps toward the kitchen.
 In the meantime the host who enter tained no doubt that it. was the pres ence of the young man that drove the unknown from his hostelry, reascend- ed to his w1fe's chamber and found D'Artagnan just recovering his senses. Beratfng him for having sought quar- rel with a great lord, for, in the opin- ion of the host, the unknown could be nothing less than great lord, he in sisted that, notwithstanding his weak ness, he should get up and depart as quickly as possible. D'Artagnan, half stupefed, without his doublet and with his head bound up in linen cloth, arose then and, urged forward by the host, began to descend the stairs, but on arriving at the kitchen the first thing he saw was his antagonist talk ing calmly at the step of q heavy car riage drawn by two large Norman horses. !
 His interlocutor, whose head ap- peared through the carriage window, was a woman of from twenty to two and twenty years of age. She was young and pale and fair, with long curls falling in. profusion over her shoulders; had large blue, languishing eyes,. rosy lips and hands of alabaster.
 His eminence, then, orders me- said the lady.
 s'To return instantly to England and to inform him immediately, the duke leaves London"
 "And py other instructonsT asked the fair traveller.
 sThey are contained in this box, which you will not open until you are on the other side of the channel
 Every well; and you, what are you going to do?''
 s'I-oh, shall return to Paris"
 'sWhat, without chastising, this fnso- lent boy?" asked the lady.
 The unknown was about to reply, but at the moment he opened his mouth. D'Artagnan, who had heard all. rushed forward through the open door.
 ''This insolens boy chastises others,' g cried he, "and have good hope that he whom he means to chastise will not escape him as he did before"
 Remember" cried milady, seeing the unknown lay his hand on bis sword remember that the least delay may ruin everything"
 "True," cried the gentleman. Be gone, then, on your part, and I will depart as quickly on mine." And bow ing to the lady, he sprang into his sad dle. her coachman at the same time applying his whip vigorously to his horses. The two interlocutors thus separated, taking opposite directions at full gallop.
 .Your reckoning! Your reckoning?' vociferated the host.
 1'Pay him, boobyv' cried the un- known to his servant, without check ing the speed of his horse, and the man, after throwing two or three pieces of silver at the foot of mine host, galloped after his master at full speed.
 Base coward! False gentleman!' cried D'Artagnan, springing forward in his turn after the servant. But his wound had rendered him too weak to supDort such an exertion.
 "He is coward indeed" grumbIed the host, drawing near to D'Artagnan. and endeavoring by this little flattery to make up matters with the young man. as the heron of the fable did with the snail he had despised the evening before.
 eyes. q base coward" murmured D'Artagnan, sbut she-she was very beautiful
 "What sher' demanded the host.
 "Afilady," faltered D'Artagnan and tainted
 "Ah. it's all one" said the host. ''I have lost two customers, but this one semains, of whom am pretty certain sor some days to come, and that will )e 1c crowns gained at all events"
 Gro Be Continued.)
 GEOLOGIC CURIOSITY.