The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
THE THREE GUARDSMEN
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 You, madams.:s said D'Artagnan. a&esthg sarprise 'sls that possible, good and beautiful as you areT
 sAn enemy who has insulted me 90 erua1ly Shat b6tween him and me it is war to -the dsath. Nay I reckon on' yea as dn au1lliaryY sfsz1tz ! ~You my, nnaiame, said he with samphaszs. 'My arm md my life are HsulSaas " 11ws is. r v '.tAsA ]" rid miIady, 'rince you are 'as ge1erous ss you arc loving She ,oeo0D6 ss
 apo not ovsrwheln me with happi- Ine4ts srisas D'Artagnan, throwing ,hlxGoaf Sn il1s kneas and covering with lkisDoe the hands shs did net attempt .Ave5fs n. . s of chat infaaasu. De IWardoSr td1d milady to hersAlf ~and h shall soon know how to- get rid of 'yos. ouubae teoi,r living sword sbladege
 -VaSa voluntsr1y into my .arms, 2. said Dfx16kS1an, flkewfse to himself, -af toe having abused me with Such.ef. ffs1tsry, hypocritical, dangerous wom. n, and lftsrNard I VII Iangii at you .with him whom you wish me to kill.'
 I an rsadys;, said .he aloHd.
 ~you have u1defstood me, then, .deal IT. d'Artagnan," said midday, land yot wvuld employ on my accountyour arm which has already acquired so much
 
 'ss1sa s:s11ns.saaln,r ss AT ~But on my part," sa4d miIady, sr6o1 should repay such-a sefytce? know what lovers are; they are men who do >ething for nothing"
 You know the only reply that de sire" said DsArtagnan, ''the only one worthy of you and of nae!'' '1ntsrested mani acried she, smiling. 'I an 1t your orders," said D'Ar- tagna1.se sr sss5a -
 s'Quite certain. .' said milady, with . last doubt a.e E ..onIy nanae to me the base man thai has ProeGht tears into .yonrr beautiful avs4@' a1safss@ezs4@A G
 "I love your devotedness," said mi.
 .Alslseos tou lqve es.nibg s..ais mey'Sodlled D'Artlgna1.ss .ss Rt sTs
 T love you also. youw said she, talk
 You love ils. M E yod!1 cried he. And \ d he folded her in his arms. She made no leffort to remove her lips from ifs kiases. only she did not respond to them sffs sff U
 Hef Hreesee1e cold. It appeared sto D'Artagnaff mat he had embraced .
 MaSdyt Ssl.e1 ths dssired ]. m,ozsent < 'sA nnne isss safd She fn her turn
 DC yF6fd6s Know its F sSfld5
 "And how do you lnow, it rs'. asked milady. seixihg both his hands and en- deayogings to read with her eyes to the bottDm of his heart. ss
 D'Artasnan felt he had allowed him. self to be carried away and that he had committed an. error. 2.
 I mow 1t because yesterday M. de Wafoe6, fin a salon where I was show cd . ring which he said he had of you" @
 Miserable scoundrelr' cried milady. 'sweIlY, continued she.
 'T wfn avenge you of this miserable scoundrel," replied D'Aftagnan.s
 Thanks. my brave friendw cried milady, "and when shall I be aveng- edy
 essTomorrow-immedi you please. You will be avenged or I shall b deadg'
 Nilady was about to cry out, 'Im- mediatelyv' but she reflected that such precipitation would not be very gra- cicuS towdrd D,Artagnah. E "Ne. said ste sYou y1ll avenge me. but syou wlil not be dead He is q con tembtltAs fsilow., But silence! I bear my bse}her; fe will be useless for him to Ind yun here'
 Shs rans the bell and Kitty ap- peared. ..a
 "Go out this way" said she, opening . small private door. "and come back at n. o'clock. We will then terminate this conversation. Kitty will conduct you to my chamber"
 The poor girl was near fainting at hearing these words ss1. es Milady held out her hand to DAT tasnan. which he kissed tenderly.
 'sBut,n said he, as he retdred as quickly n possible from the reproaches of K1te9 .but I must not zpI4y the fool -th1 II certainly q very bad woman. uust be upon my guard"
 Ha NR6Iked IF or seven times around the Place Royale, turning at every ten stspA 4o look saf the light in miIady's apartmeAf, which was to be seen threu6f tht blinds; 1t was evident that thie tt tko ypsine woE1sn was not in sue6 Anste te retire to her apartment ass11a AI ben the first
 At length the light disappeared
 aWith this light waA extinguished the last ix1eaolption. in the heart of DAT ta&nal Eith . beaenK heart and