The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25

On her shoulder the executiOner's
brand. the fsur de lys. Horror strick-
e. he had slain her.
In church next day dArtagnan's
eye was caught BY q very beautiful
lady whom he recognized as the one
who had been with the stranger al
Meung. Following her from the
church. he saw her talking with az
Engilshman. and drawing close b.
heard her call this man her brother
ln-Iaw. Lord de Winter.
D'ArtagnGn fell deeply In love with
Lady de Winter. but his ar1or coole,
when he learned that she was a car
dinaIist plotter. BY a trick he oh
tanned from her q sapphire ring. which
he showed TO Athos
where did you get thisT eriet
Athos- III was my mothers
DArtagnan told him
"Renounce that woman said Athos
'-She is a fatal creature"
That night d'Artagnan accused Lady
de Winter Of treachery. She rushes
upon him and in avoiding her blow
he pulled her dress from her shoulder
There was the executioner's brand
the fieur de lys.
At this time the war between Eng
land and France was at its height and
the siege of la Rochelle was begin
ming. Richelieu, learning all thai
d'Ariagnan had done, tried to buy hiD
into his own service. D'Artagnan re
fused, knowing that refusal might cost
him his life. The Three Musketeers
set out now to discover the cardinals
next move. Eavesdropping. they heard
Richelieu instruct Lady de Winter to
go to London and there tell Bucking.
ham to order that the English sur
render, warning him that II the war
continued Richelieu would expose the
queen. II Buckingham refused, he was
to be assassinated. For her part, the
lady asked Richelieu for the death
of d'Artagnan. who knew her secret
and of Madame Bonancieux, who had
thwarted her so often.
Half an hour later Athos was alone
with the woman.
1.-The Count de la Fere," she cried.
deathly pale.
"Yes, my lady," said Athos. 'You
thought me dead, as I thought you
dead, and the name of Athos concealed
the Count de la Fere. as the name Of
Lady de Winter concealed Anne de
Breuil."
Athos took from his false wife the
carte blanche passport Richelieu had
given her and sent her to the coast
where a boat waited to take her to
England. She could not disobey. know.
ing that Athos could expose her.
Back TO the siege the four comrades
then went, and, in order to be together
to discuss their plans, they spent an
horr in the Bastion of st. Gervais
understanding all assaults. Between at
tacks they talked. and as a result they
sent messages to Lord de Winter, ex
posil & his false sister-in-law and heir
ess, and to an influential friend n
| Aram.s. asking for the name of tn,
convent where Madame Bonancieu,
was confined.
Thus on her arrival In England Lad,
de Winter was seized and imprisone'
In her brother-in-law's castle; but, ex
ercis-ng her wiles upon her young Jail
er, she contrived to escape, and s
poisoned the jailers ears agains
Buckingham that he was ready to
her deadly work. Sent by de White
as passenger to the duke, he plunge
dagger into Buckingham's side. D
, Winter arrived In London one minut
too late TO save the duke, but a me
senger from Paris was just in tim
, to deliver to Buckingham the queen
pledge of love. He died with II
, queens name on his lips.
|, Now 3iadame de Winter had fed
France to the convent Of Bethun
where Madame Bonancieux was. E
poison she accomplished her purpos
!. and whin d'Artagnan and his cor
: rades arrived at the convent the
found tie body Of the pretty scar
stress. they set out in pursuit Of Il
murderegs. and when they found h,
: they held u formal trial and con, emns
her to death. An executioner w,
found-the very man who had put Il
brand upon her shoulder years
fore.
: The next day dArtagnan was q
rested ana taken before the cardin,
his captor being none other than h
L imam Of Neung." who now called hil
self the Chevalier de Rochefol
{ DArtagnsn told the cardinal Of Il
crimes of Lady de Winter, and final
. produced the cardinals own passpo
= absolving the bearer.
e Admiration overcame anger in Il
= cardinal. Instead Of ordering dArta
= mans Imprisonment, he wrote o
:. there and then lieutenant's comm
y sion In the Musketeers. D'Artagn,
~ offered the commission to his thr
friends In turn. All three refused
protesting they did not deserve II. T
X sides, Aramis announced that he W
~ about to enter the church, and Forth
ie said he was about to be marie