The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15

CHAPTER lN.
I'm the Hight of the setting sun theN
fought behind the Luxembourg tonr
men ON Il side. as WAS tho custom ~
those DAYS when the seconds engaged
us well Hs the principals. As 10 y Ar
tagnau. he fought purely and simply on
the defensive And when he saw his ad'
Vcrsary pretty well btigu"d, he, with
vigorous side thrust, twisted the sword
out of his hands and sent II whlrllns TO
tho trees
Lord de Winter. finding himself dis
armed stepped back few PAGES, ana.
his foot slipping. fell To the ground.
DArtagnan had the point OF ms ih'l",
NJ the throat of his adversary at once. 7
could Kill YOU. my lord" said hr 'Eut
| win spare YOU for the sake ~ YOU"
sister Lord de Winter, thankful Al hay
Ing met such generous cntmN' Hupinli-
ted 10 being embraced BY his antagonist
The other Gunrdsmen had. ~ course,
vanluished their adyersar.es and the
Musketsers Of the Guard returned very
jolly.
As Lord Dc Winter was about to leave
D'ArtagnAn, he said. my young friend.
Ou this very evening, II you desire. ! WI!
present sou TO my sister Lady Clark
This I uroduCtlun TO Lady Clark occu-
, ped ~ mind OF the Gascon nightly
i He remembered In what strange man
ntr this woman had been mixed up with
his destiny when D'Artagnan, having
mndo ulc " the moN splendid OF toilets
went To the house Of AthOs and told him
that ord de- Winter WAS to Introduce
him that night TO his sister, Athos sad
"Mhl, YOU ulc no sooner ont OF love
with one woman than YOU fan In love
with another"
~. II. hur listen 70 mr' When J have
learned what | wish to- know ! shnll
withdraw want 10 be- enlightened -
BE enlightened. then" sneered Athos,
Lady Clark received DiArtagnan cere-
monously Her house was remarkably
sumptuous and while the most ptft of
the English had Quilted or were about
to quit France on account OF the war,
Lady Clark had Just been LAYING out
money upon her residence and showed no
signs OF leaving the country.
7'You see. said Lord Dc Winter. pre-
sentlng DArtagnnn TO hts sister "A man
who had my life IN his hands hnd VINO
did not abuse his advantage Lazy
Clark ftowued slightly and said, you
nre welcome monsicur--yOu have eternal
rights to my gratitude. She spoke ll a
siugulnrly sweet voice The Englshman
then described the duel Milsdy listened
with the greRtsst interest and yet II
was easy TO see that this recital was not
pleasing to her.
Lord de Winter perceived nothing OF
this. When he Mad finished his tale he
walled 20 q table, upon which was
salyer with Spanish wines and glasses
upon u liz flied two glasses and sig
nIned hN~A gesture that DArtagnan was
to drink with him The guardsmen knew
tina, II would be considered dircourtfous
by the Eug,ishman II ho did not drink As
he drank he caught sight OF Milady IN
the mirror She was biting her handker
chief with rage
Tho maid whom DArtsgnnn had seen
at ~ Germain came In and said some
thing 10 Lord dr. Winter In English His
lordshp at once requested pArtngnan
permission to retire. excusinx himself on
account OF urgency OF the business that
called him away. They shook hands nnd
ID Artaguan returned TO Milady. In the
most cnrelcss manner possible Milady
Asked the Gascon n he had ever been
In England
why. yes" said pAragnan, 81 wa'
once In England ! was sent there "a
buy horses and ! brought back Tour q,
specimons" Mliady bit her lips sht