The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-21
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 Honeieur." said he, however far | may eome, # is not you who can give me . lessen In good manners, I warn you. An, if were not In such haste and if IWere not. running after some sOer' said 0ARtAgnan.
 Mister gentleman sn hurry, ,s0u can 1pa me without running after me me! Do you understand mey'
 And where, pray your
 sNear the Carmea Deschaux about no6d.
 .sI win be there. z
 sEndeasuf not to make me wait, for st ! quarter past 12 I win cut of your eers 1s you run
 ~Good!" cried D'Afhenan. 'T will be thefe ten minutes before 12"
 At the street gate Porthos was talk lne with the soldier on guard. Be tween the two tAlkcrs there was just room for man tp pass D,Artagnan th0okht it would sufRce for him, and 1e s(tanG 1ofWard like . dart between them. But D'xrtagnan had feckoned without the wind As he was about 0 pass the wind blow out Porthos' 1unE cloak, and D'Artagnan rushed GExl5gnt 1nh6 !t1ie middle of it. With outsdoubt Rorthos had reasons for not abGudonine this part of his vestmsnts, 1eE i1stead of quitting his hold of the 1h6 n his hand he pulled 1t toward n1ms Q that D'Artagnan rolled himself W ii tho velvet Timidly opening his eves. he found himself with his nose 1xed between the two shoulders of Rorthne fhaf is tn esd9. exactly upon tke baldfick 4sf HaFlasA- ss
 kIas, how most of the things in this Nof3d have nothing in their favor but appearances! Inc baldrick was gilt tying with gold In the front, but was pothang but simple bun behind.
 Whewr cried Porthos, making strong efforts to get i'd of DArtagnan, who was wriggling about his back. The fellow must be mad to run 1G1fnst people in this manneri''
 sExcuse me-" said D'Artagnan, reap pearing under the shoulder of the giant, sbut am in such haste was running after some one and'-
 sAnd do you always forget your eyes when you happen to be in a hurry" 2" &sked Porthos
 '.No," replied D'Artagnan, piqued; s.no, and, thanks to my eyes, I can see what other people cannot see"
 Whether Porthos understood him or did not understand him. giving way to
 
 sMonsieur," said he, "you stand a ehance of getting chastfsed If you run against musketeers in this fashion"
 ~Chastised monsieur!'' said D'Arta- gnan. saThe expression is strong"
 sIt Is one that becomes a man accus- toned to leolr his enemies in the face"
 An, know full well that you don't turn your back to yoursr'
 Porthos foamed with rage and made . movement to rush after D'Artagnan.
 Presently, presently" cried the lat ter, swhen you haven't your cloak on"
 At o'clock. then. behind the Lux embourg.
 ssvery well, at 1 o'clock, then," re piled D'Artagnan, turning the angle of the street.
 But neither in the street he had pass a through nor in the one which his eager glance pervaded could he see any one. However slowly the unknown lad walked. he was gone on his way or pexlmps had entered some house. DsArtaenan inquired of e-ery one he met with. but nothing, absolutely noth- ing!
 He began to reflect upon the events that hsd passed. They were numerous and inauspicious. It was scarcely Il o'clock in the morning, and yet this morning had already brought him into diserace with M. de TrevilIe, who could not fail to think the manner in which D,Artagnan had left him q little cava- IT..
 Besides this, he had drawn upon himself two good duels with two men, each capable of killing three D'Arta- enans; with two musketeers- in short, with two of those beings whom he es- teemed so greatly that he placed them ln his mind and heart above all other men. Renecting on his conduct, he Hecided that politeness must be his  eourse in the future
 D'Artagnan, walking and soliloquiz- lnR. had arrived within few steps of tl.e Hotel d 'Arguillon and in front of sant hntel perceived Aranis chatting esyly with three gentlemen of the kjnx's guards On his part Aramis per ceived p'Artagnan; but, as he had not forvotten that it was before this young man that M. de Treville had been so angry in the morning and that wit neso ofs the rebuke the musketeers had received was not. likely to be at all uereeable. he pretended not to see him.
 DfArtaxnan was not so dull as not to p6npeiye that he was not wanted. He VI seeking in his mind then for the 1enst awkwatd means of retreat when he reIn1fked that Aramls had let his landkerchhzf fill md bx mlstakes no,