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en-, he had slain her.
In church next day d'Artagnan's
eye was caught by 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 ar
EngIishman, and drawing close he
heard her call this man her brother
in-Iaw, Lord de Winter.
D'Artagnan fell deeply in love with
Lady de Winter, but his ardor cooled
when he learned that she was a car
dlnalist plotter. BY trick he OBJ
tanned from her sapphire ring, which
he showed to Athos.
"Where did. you get thisf'' cried
Athos. ut was my mothers"
D'Artagnan told him.
''Renounce that woman" said Athos.
"She is fatal creature"
That night ,d'Artagnan accused Lady
de Winter Of treachery. She rushed
upon him and in avoiding her blow
he pulled her dress from her shoulder.
There was the executioner's brand
the fleur 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 that
d'Artagnan had done, tried to buy him
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. Eavesdropplng, 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. If 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 Bonancleux, who had
thwarted her so often.
Half an hour laEer Athos was alone
with the woman.
1.-THE Count de la Fere." she cried,
deathly pale.
ayes. my lady" said Athos. "You
thought me dead, as thought you
dead, and the name Of Athos concealed
the Count de Ia Fere, as the name Of
Lady de Winter concealed Anne de
BreuiI."
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
hour in the Bastion Of st. Gervals,
all assaults. Between at
lacks they talked, and as a result they
sent messages to Lord de Winter. ex-
posing his false sister-in-law and heir
ess, and to an influential friend ct
Aramis, asking for the name Of the
convent where Madame Bonancieux
was confined.
Thus on her arrival In England Lady
de Winter was seized and imprisoned
In her brother-ln-law's castle; but, ex-
ercising her wiles upon her young jail
er, she cOhtrived to escape, and so
poisoned the jailer's ears against
that he was ready to do
her deadly work. Sent by de Winter
as a messenger to the duke, he plunged |
4 dagger into BuckIngham's side. De
Winter arrived in London one minute
too late TO save the duke, but mes
senger from Paris was just IN time |
to deliver to Buckingham the queens !
pledge Of loYe. He died with the
queens name on his lips.
Z Now Madame de Winter hadsned 10 |
France to the convent Of Bethune
where Madame Bonancieux was. BY
poison she accomplished her purpose.
and when d'Artagnan and his cDm-
rades arrived ct the convent they |
found the body Of the pretty seam
stress. They set out In pursuit 81 the |
and when they found her |
hey held q formal trial and con. emned
her to. death. An execntioner was
found the very man who had put the /
brand upon her shoulder years BE-
Tore.
The next day d'AEtagnan was q.
rested and taken before the cardinal,
hiS captor being none other than his
'man Of Meung." who now called him
self the Chevalier de .Rochetoft. |
told the cardinal 81 the |
crimes Of Lady de Winter. and finally
produced the cardinals own passport
absolving the bearer.
Admiration overcame anger IN the |
cardinal. Instead Of ordering d,Artag,
iAn's imprisonment be wrote out |
here and then q lieutenant's comIdis-
zion in the Musketeers. D'Artagnan |
offered the commission to his three
friends IN turn. All three refused It |
J. otesting they did not deserve II. Be. /
ildes, Arnmis announced that he was
lbout to enter the church, and Porthos
aid he was about to be married.
Athos thereupon wrote upon the blank
commission The name Of d'Artagnan.
Az for R0chef0rt. d,Artagnan fought |
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