The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-08
CHAPTER xLlv.

CHAPTER xLlV.
 Twp Varieties of Demons. ssX you comes"- asked milady.
 Prom La Rochelle. And yoar
 From England.'
 ~How is Buckingham
 ~Dead or desperately wounded A fanatic has just assassinated him. wrote to the cardinal from Boulogne-" !" His eminence was uneasy and sent me to inquire after you"
 '1 only arrived yesterday"
 -And what have you been doing since yesterdayr'
 sI have found here that young wo- man whom the queen took out of pris- on" q.
 ~The mistress of that fellow D'Arta- gnanT'
 .Yes Mime. Bcnacfeux, with whose retreat the cardinal was unacquaint- ed.s
 Does she know you?'
 s.No.D
 ~Then she locks upon you as stran- ger" Ailady smiled.
 1T am her best.friend. She Is about t0 be taken away tomorrow or the day after with am order from the queen by DArtagnan and his friends"
 '4These men certainly will go so far we shall be obliged to put them into the Bastille at last But the cardinal has a weakness with respect to these men which I cannot account for"
 Tell him this, Hochefort; tell him that our conversation at the Red Dove cote was oveFheaFd by these four men; tell him that after his departure one me by violence the safe conduct which he had given me; tell him they warned Lord de Winter Of my passage to Eng land; that this time they had nearly made me fail in my mission as they did fin t1e affair of the studs; tell him that, among these four men, two only are to be feared D'Artagnan and Athoa."
 But these four men must be now at the siege of La RochelleT'
 "I thought So, too, but they are on the road hither to take her away. What did the cardinal say with. respect to meY'
 'T was to take your dispatches, writ ten or verbal, to return post, and when he shall know what you have done he will think of what you have to do." '<Then I must wait here? ?'
 "You are to let me know where to find you"
 'tI may not be able to remain here. My enemies may arrive at any min ute"
 '.Is this little woman to escape his eminence?" ''Bahr' said milady, with smile that only belonged to herself. Did not tell you was her best friendf'' "Now, then, what had better do7" ''Set off back again directly. 1t ap- pears to me that the news you hear is worth the trouble of little diligence My chaise broke down coming into Lilliers"
 T want your chaise."
 "And how shall I travel thenr"
 son horseback. In passing through Lilliers you will send me your chaise with an order to your servant to place himself at my disposal. You have, no doubt, about you some order from the cardinal Show it to the abbess and tell her that some one will come and fetch me either today or tomorrow and that I am to follow the person who presents himself in your name.'
 ''Very we'll"
 Don't forget to treat me harsh1y in speaking of me to the abbess. I must inspire confidence in that poor little Mime. Bonacieux."
 'sThat's true. Now where shall find you?'
 At Armentieres, little town upon the Lys. I shall only have to cross the river and I shall be in a foreign coun- try"
 Write that name on piece of pa per, lest I should forget it. There t= TO fear of compromising yourself m mat. A name of town, is it notfs ''Eh? Who knows? Never mind.' , said milady, writing the name upon half sheet of paper. q will commit myself for once by writing"
 ''That will do," said Rochefort, talk ing the paper from miIady, folding ii and placing it in the lining of his hat Besides. to make sure I will repeat