The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-23
THE THREE GUARDSMEN
continued.)

(Conttnued.)
 M. de Treville sent one of his serv- ants to M de Ia Tremouille with let ter in which he begged of him to eject tho cardinals guard from his house and to reprimand his people for their au- dae1ty In making sortie against the kings musketeers. But M. de Ia Ire mcuflle, already prejudiced by his es- quire, whose relation, as we already know, Berna3oax was, replied that it was neither for M. de Ia Treville nor tho musketeers to complain, but, on the contrary, be, whose people the mus keteers had assaulted. M de Treville went hiigBelf to M. de Ia Tremouille
 Monsieur said M. de Treville, i've fancy that We have each cause to com plain of the ether, and I am come to en- deavor to clear up this affair. How is n. BeEnajoux, your esqufre's relation?'
 "WAy, monsieur, very i'll indeed! In additien to the sword thrust in his arm, which is not dangerous, he has received another right through his lungs, of which the doctor speaks very unfavor- 4bly.~
 ..Can he speakr'
 with did1culty, but he can speak"
 Well monsieur, let us % to him. Let us adjure him in the name of the God bafare whom he is called upon, perhaps quickly, to appear, to speak the truth I win take him for judge in his own canDe, monsieur, and will believe ,0hat he win say.''
 sThat which Ms de Treville had fore seen- happened- Placed between life and death, az Befnaj0ux was, he had no Nea for moment of concealing the truth, and he described to the two no. bles the affair exactly as 1t had passed.
 Thls Was all that M. de Treville wanted He wished Bernajoux speedy recovery, took leave of M. de Ia Ire m0uille. returned to his hotel and im- mediAtely sent word to the four friends that he awaited their company to din- nef.
 Toward 6 o'clock M. de Treville an- nounced that it was time to 90 to the Louvre. but as the hour of audience granted by his majesty was past he placed himself with the four young men in the antechamber.
 Louis XIII. appeared, walking fast. He was in hunting costume, covered with dust wearing large boots and had . whip in his hand. At the first glance D'Artasnan judged that the mind of the king was stormy.
 Matters so but badly" said Athos, , smiling, ~and we shall not be made knights of the order this time"
 'Wait here ten minutes" said M de Treville, land If at the expiration of ten minutes you do not see me come out return to my house, for it will be useless for you to wait for me longer" !"
 The four young men waited ten min utes, | quarter of an hour, twenty min utes, and, seeing that M. de Treville did not return, went away very un- easy aA>to what was going to happen.
 M. de Treville entered the kings closet boldly and found his majesty, in . very i'll humor, seated on and beat ing his boot with the handle of his whip, which, however, did not prevent his asking, with the greatest coolness, after his majesty's health.
 Bad, monsieur, bad! grow weary,
 How? Your majesty is becoming dull! Have you not enjoyed the pleas ures of the chase todayy'
 "A fine pleasure, indeed,' monsieur! We started a stag of ten tine We chased him for six hours, and when he was near being taken-when St. Simon was already putting his horn to his mouth to sound the halali-crack, all the pack takes the wrong scent and sets oR after two tine. And there is M. le Cardinal always at hand, who does not leave me a moments repose, who talks to me perpetually about Spain, about Austria, about England. An! Apropos of M. le Cardinal, M. de Treville, am vexed with you"
 And in what have been so unfor- tunate as to displease your majesty ?" asked M.. de Treville, feigning the most profound astonishment. ''Is 1t for this I name you captain of my musketeers that they should assassinate man and disturb whole quarter without your saying a word? ? 0uL ycI, W1tHOuL uOUDt, Iuy udStc dC- cuses you wrongfully; without doubt the rioters are in prison and you come to tell me justice is done.'
 'Sire," replied M. de Treville calmly. sT come to demand it of you.''
 "And against whom, prayw cried the king.
 Against calumniators," said M. de Treville.
 '.Ah, this is something neww replied the king. twill you tell me that your three musketeers, Athps, Porthos and Aramis, and your cadet from Bearn have not fallen, like so many furies, upon poor Bernajoux and have not maltreated him in such a fashion that probably by this time he is dead7 Will you tell me that they did not lay siege to the hotel of the Due de la Ire napillel Tell me, now-can you dany