The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-08
THE THREE GUARDSMEN
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 aDo 1ou. believe that the cardinal hD0Wu a much as you do and knows ehat have been to Londonr'
 .sLonAoni Was it from London you heupeht, thak beautiful diamond that B1lttess on your Angerf Beware. my 6eaf DfArt1gnan; . present from an bnemy h not . sood thing"
 'Thls diamond does not como from m <nsrny. monsieur" replied D.Arta- gan. Tt comes from the queen"
 "From tho Queeni Oh. ohr' said M - Erov1lle. ~Why, IL q indeed q true r6yal 3sWel, which is worth 1000 pis- aoles if it h worth denier. By whom ald the queen send you this 3ewel7"
 .9hs Havs tt tons hsrsslf.s And he sslatsd to sM ds' Ifsv1l1s Kow the af. fnlr had passed ,fe
 ~IA1tsn to me.T cid IT de Treville: sShM r rive you . good piece of ads Wice-a piece of friendly advicef'
 $Yoa win do nc henoE. monsieur" ]" h4fA DArta6nan. stef rAen. @ b ms nearest gold hmffh,s and sell. that. diamond for the highest price you can get from him. Ho.wm efvo you at least 800 ptstoles. PiGeoleS have 10 name, young man. and tat ring has . -teErfbls one. which nlay betray him who weefs Il" st 'geIl this rmg-a ring which comes mn Rr s6veFas1n-nsvsris eaid D 1T
 
 srbe6 at least turn the gem inside. ysu silly follow. for everybody must b. avaro that . ca0et from 0ascony does n6c nnd-sueh esrne in Ais uacth6s's jew q easA" F.
 '@You think. then. I have something to lreGd f.- asked DAftasnan. What muut r do?" zs.,
 .-Bs perti6ulany. and 1t all times. on your guard. The cardinal has tena- eioas msmory and . long arm. You my depend upon it. he will repay you U somo Ill turn Take every care. Tie least that can be expected is that y6d wNf be arrested Mistrust every bo1y, your ffiend, your brother. your mistrooD-your mistress in particular. x~ounan is one of tho cardinals fa- vot1fs nsan~
 .DeArtasnan thought ef the appoint usent lfme. Donacieux had made with him fer that very evening. but M ds Tfevffis did not inspire him with the leaSt a1Spieinn e hie Jtettt hoeteaA
 'BA1 iesan,ed II agTrsyiile1 what hos become of your three companions7 q loft t1Sen .oa ny roAd- -P6rfhos at OhantlIlI. with . duei on hia hands: Afamis et Crsvecoeur. with ball in hls shouadef, and Athos at .Amfena, d. ta1Ked bE an accusation of cotning!'
 ''Seo there. nowr said M. de Ire villesA -And how did you escaper'
 ~By . miracle. monAisur, must ac- knowledge. with . sword thrust in my bfeaet mafby nailing V. le Comts dc Wardes ol the byroad to Calais Ike . b1tt9oJ cd . tape64xy."
 ~rheze again! Do Wardes, one of the eardtAaYs men, . cousin of Roche forth In your place would do ono thing. I would take, without the sound of drum or trumpet, the road to Pieardy. and would 60 and make some induiries concerning my three compan- toas." ~
 Tomorrow will set out"
 'Tomorrowi And why not this even- ingr
 ~ThB evening. monsieur, I am de fained iu PaEls by an indispensable business."
 ~Ah. young man, young man, some love pqssage or, othefl Take my ad- v1cs and sst out this evening"
 -.Tt . impossible, monsieur
 '~Well. promise If you should not happen to be Killed tonight that you will % tomorrow"
 T promise you, monsieur."
 And D'Art1gnan left M. de Treville penetsated more than ever by his pa terhal solicitude for his musketeers. He called successively at the abodes of. Athoe, Porthos and Aramis. None of thsm had returned. Their lackeys HxeWise were absent, and nothing had been hard of either masters or serv. antD. zAs hs pasDed the Hotel des 0ardes - teok . glance into the stables. Throe cut of the four horses were al  ready arrived Planchst, all astonish- nent, was busy grooming them and Aed alRoady finished two.
 sAh, monaieur," said Planchet on poeuu1vine DArtagnan, "how glad l an 0 sss you. Do you place conf- Dpneo in -our landlord, M. Bonacieuxr'
 9f Not the least iu the world"
 sWhile yuu were talking with hin I watched him. Monsieur. his counte- nance changed @ two or three timesl' .gndeedr' s0efll mofe. O soon as monsieur had leef and disappeared round the corner = fhe stre6t II. Bonacisux took his It ahut his door and set off at a Quock p6ee in m oppoGits direction"
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