The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-11-25


he now set out to find his comrades
Forthos ne found in bed at an inn.
Aramis disputing with doctors of the
ology, and Athos drunk In a wine eel
lar, airing his secret sorrow and defy.
ing the landlord to eject him. In hi,
youth, Athos confessed, he had been
tricked into marriage with a beautiful
hend, who, he later discovered. carried
ON her shoulder the executioner's
brand, the fieur de lys. Horror strick.
en-, he had slain her.
In church next day d'Artagnan's
eye was caught by a 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 an
Englishman, and drawing close he
heard her call this man her brother
in-law, Lord de Winter.
D'Artagnan fell deeply in love witt
Lady de Winter, but his ardor cooled
when he learned that she was a car
dinaliSt plotter. By trick he oh
tanned from her sapphire ring, which
he showed to Athos.
Where did you get this?'' Grief
Athos. at was my mothers"
D'Artagnan told him.
"Renounce that woman" said Athos
"She Is a fatal creature
That night d'Artagnan accused Lad,
de Winter of treaciIery. She rushed
upon him and In avoiding her blow
he pulled her dress from her shoulder
There was the executtoneS'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. Richeiieu, 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 eardinals
next move. Eavestirapping they heard
Richeiteu instruct Lady de Winter to
go to London and there tell Backing.
ham to order that the English sur
render, warning him that IL the war
continued RicheiIeu 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 Bonancfeux, who had
thwarted her SO often
Half an hour later Athos was alone
with the woman.
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 COnnt de Ia Fere, as the name of
Lady de Winter concealed Anne de
Breufl."
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
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
hotr in the Bastion of st. Gervais,
all assaults. Between at
tack.s they talked, and as result they
sent messages to Lord de Winter, ex-
posis z his false sister-in-law and heir
ess, and to an influential friend ct
Aram s, asking for the name of the
conveat where Madame Bonancieux
was confined. 4
THIS on her arrival In England Lady
de Winter was seized and imprisoned
In her brother-in-law's castle; but, ex-
her wiles upon her young jail
er, &he contrived to escape, and so
poisoned the jailer's ears against
that he was ready to do
her Ceadly work. Sent by de Winter
IS messenger to the duke, he plunged
4 dagger into Buckingham's side. De
arrived in London one minute
TOO late TO save the duke, but mes
senger from Paris was just in time
20 deiiA.er to Buckingham the queens
pledge of love. He died with the
Iueen's name on his lips.
Now :dadame de Winter had fled to
France to the convent Of Bethune,
where Madame Bonancieux was. By
POISON she accomplished her purpose,
md whtn d'Artagnan and his com
AIDES arrived at the convent they |
ound tie body of the pretty seam
tress. they set out in pursuit of the !
and when they found her
hey held formal trial and con, emned |
Ter to death. An executioner was |
very man who had put the |
rand upon her shoulder years be- |
ore. "-.
The next day d'Artagnan was ar
ested ami taken before the cardinal,
Ifs captor being none other than his |
man of Meung," who now called him.
elf the Chevalier de Rochefort
A II a.