The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-25
THE FARMER: JUNE 25, 1912

to cry out, but her swollen tongue could utter no more than a hoarse sound.
 Athos slowly raised his pistol, stretched out his armt so that the weapon almost touched milady's fore head and then in . voice the more ter rible from having the supreme calm ness of fixed resolution:I
 Madame" said he, "you will this instant deliver to me the paper the cardinal signed or upon my soul will blow your brains out You have ono second to decide"
 Milady saw by the contraction of his countenance that the trigger was about to b. pulled. She reached her hand quickly to her bosom, drew out a paper and held 1t toward Athos.
 Take it." said she 'and be accurs- cap
 Athos took the paper, returned the pistol to his belt, approached the lamp to be assured that it was the paper, unfolded it and read:
 It is by my order and for the good of tho state that the bearer Of this has done what he has done. RICHELIEU.
 Dec. 3. 1884,
 -sAnd now,' said Athos, resuming his cloak and putting on his hat. "now that have drawn your teeth. viper. bite if you can"
 And he left the chamber without once looking behind him.
 Then he leaped lightly into the sad de and set out at full gnllop, intercept ing the cardinal and hls companions and recsiving Richelieu's praise for his watcfIfulness.
 The threk friends did not exchange q single word till they got to their quar- ters except to give tho watchword to the sentine1s.
 They sent Mousqueton to tell Plan- chet that his master was reQuested the instant he left the trenches to como to the. quarf4rs Of, the nuaketeers.
 Milady thought it best to preserve silence, to set o6 discreetly, to accom- plish her difacult mission with her usual skill. and then, all things being performed to the satisfaction of the cardlnal to come back and claim her vengeance
 Tn consequence. after having travel cd all night, at o'clock she was at Fort Ia Pointe, at o'clock she had embarked, and at g the vessel, which, with lettees of maraue. from the car dinal. was supposeA to be sailing for Bayonne, raised anchor and steered its course toward nnghnd.
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 On arriving at the lodging Of his three friende DsArtAgnan Hound them assembled.
 stGentlenen." i" said he, T hope what you have to tell me h worth the strou- ble. or eIee I warn xOu l. will not pardon you for makingsme come here instead Qf getting llttle regt after . nasht ijekf in ii 1faline aHId diShantline . baG43on All, why were you not tAere, gentlemen7 It was warm work. ]"
 rAramiss" said Athos, 'you won't to breakfast the day before yesterday 1t tho inn of the Parpaillot, believer I want b knew if nobody interrupted you" :. =.
 .swhy. I think there were not many intrudefs. We shah do very comforta- bly, at the Parpaillof 2
 On tAsir way they met with Gri- maud. Athos made him . sign to come with him. Grimaud, according to custom, obeyed in silence. The poor lad had nearly come to the pass of forgetting how to speak.
 Unfortunately, the ;hour was badly chosen for a private conference Ora goons, Swiss guards, musketeers, light horsemen, succeeded each other in the inn.
 s'D'Artaenan,r said Athos, ~tell us what sort Of night you have had, and we win describe ours afterward 2
 "Ah. yes" said light horseman with glass of brandy in. his hand. which he swallowed slowly, "ah, yes, hear you gentlemen of the suards have been in the trenches tonight and that you have taken a baetion."
 Gro Be Continued,l