The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-18
THE THREE GUARDSMEN

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 -xou bve my mistress, thea, ,vefy' 1axty. T. b Chsvalisrr sald sne.
 se0h, .moFe than I ean oAy, Kittyl | - rad for her"
 .Alas, llsnsieur!" said che. 'sThat . . great pity
 ''What do you. see 90 pltlable In itr Because, monsisur,, replied Kitty. s.Ry mistress does not love you at all What do you think of this P
 And Kitty drew littae note from s<For ,anotheffe s
 s-His nePe, his nsnsr. cried DAT '.Read tks address.,'
 ''M. le Co1uts d Warles"
 The remsmbraAse of tlhe scens at St. Garmain presGnted its01f to the mind of the preSumptuo1s 0ascon. As quick as theugAt he. tore open the letter in epfte Of tho cry whlsh Kitty uttered on seslne whatshe was going to do, or, rathsr. what Ae va aelng. He rcd. You have npt answefea my 1rst note. AFo you iu4isYooo9. or have you foSgot the glaness Jea feyosed nc with at tho ball tun11v Ae0. oounts . not allsw t ts es- D'ArtaQnan became very pale: he Was W0pnded 1n his self love; he theneht fkat 1t Wns in his love. scs f ~>SA Kitty, in~a votcerxfnu of compassion and pfsssing fhe young nan's hand
 sS-sf-- s---- -s.sse~~e ss...s. sE, FsEE-ssS . s .sYou know what 1t is te be in love?'' Gaid D'Aetaonnn. looking at her for tho 1fst time with much attention.
 "Alas, yss." "We1s then, instead of plying me. you weula ds much better to assist me n rsvenging myself ef your mistress.'' .And what cert of revenge would yoa tnkef'
 T would triumph over her and sup. plant ny r1val,"
 T wfll never help you in that, M. le Ch1gAlleg."
 sWAy notY"
 ny nast7ess VIII never love you"
 ''Hsw do you know thatr''
 "Yeu have offended her to the very hsaxt"
 I'll n what can have. offended herr I, who ever since have known. her he~s lived at her feet like a slave! Speak, beg of. your
 T wM never confess that but to the man who sheuld read to the bottom of " soul.n sa .ss.s ~s=sts7'-s UAxtaOnan looked at pretty Kitty fer the oooond tame
 tty," said he, '.I win read to the beEtDn of your seul whenever you Hbs denst let that disturb you."x And he oave her akiss, at which the poor girl bec1ns as rcd as a cherry.
 't0h, no,s, said Kitty, 'It is not me you love! 1t Is my mistress you love. You told me SO only just now"
 And dees that hinder you from tell inG me the second reason r The second reasou, M le Cheva- li0r." rsp11sd Kitty, smbsldened by the kiss n the first place and still further by the sxpfession of the eyes of the young man. "is that in love--every one fer herselfr'
 Then snly DsArtasnan saw at a glance an the a1vantags that might be defiveA frs0 the love which Kitty had just confessed 90 innocently or so bold- ly-the interception of letters addressed Co the Count de Wardes, intelligences 0n the spot, entrance at all hours into kifty's chamber, which was contigu- eus to her mistress The perfidious de ceiyef was, as may plainly be per ce:vea, already sacrificing in idea the poor girl to obtain milady. whether she would or not.
 'WeI," said he to the young girl, ''are you willing. my dear Kitty, that should give you a proof of that love of which you doubt? Are you willing that should this evening pass with you the time I generally spend with your mistrsssg g'
 "0h, yes," said Kitty, clapping her hand. ''very willinsr' z well. then, come here, my dear,' said D'Artagnan, establishing himself 1a m armchair; ''come and let ne tell you that you are the prettiest girl I ever saw"
 And he did tell her so much and so well that the poor girl, who asked noth- ing better than to believe him, did be- lieve him. In such conversations time passes very rapidly. Twelve o'clock struck, and almost at the same time the bell was rung in milady's chamber. 'Oh," cried Kitty, "there is my mis- tress calling me! Go-go directly!" DArtagnan rose, took his hat as if 1t had been his intention to obey, then, open1ng quickly the door of large closet. instead of that of the staircase, he plunged into the midst of robes and lady's dressing gowns.
 D'Artaenan heard the door of com munication opened. He could hear the conversation turn upon himself while Kitty was assisting her mistress to unAn1A