The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-11-30

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set out now to discover the cardinals
next move. Eavesdropping. they heard
Richelieu instruct Lady de Winter to
60 to London and there tell Bucking
ham t6 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 80 often.
Half an hour later Athos was alone
with the woman.
"The Count de La Fere," she cried
deathly pale.
Eyes, my lady" said Athos. 'You
thought me dead, as I thought you
dead, and the name of Athos concealed
the Count de la Tere, as the name Of
Lady de Winter concealed Anne Dc
Breull."
Athos took from his false wife ths
carte blanche passport Richelieu had
given her and sent her to the coast
where q boat waited to take her to
Eagiand She could not disobey. know.
ing that Athos could expose her.
Back to the siege the four comrades
then went. and, in order 10 be together
to discuss their plans they spent, IN
hour In the Bastioa Of st. Gervais,
witl,standing all assaultA Between At
tack1 they talked, and a. q result they
sent messages to Lord Do Winter, ex.
posing hls false sister-in-law and helr
esA md 10 IN influential friend 4
Aramia, asking for tho name Of The
convent where Madame Booancieux
was confined
Thus on her arrival In England Lady
dc Winter was seized and imprisoned
In her brother-in-law's castle; but, en-.
ercistng her wiles upon her young jail
er, she eontrived to escape, and 90
poisoned the jaileF's ears against
Buckingham that he was ready to do
her deadly work. Sent by de Winter
a. q messenger to the duke. he plunged
a dagger into Buckingham's side. De
Winter arrived in London one minute
too late 10 save the duke, but q mes
senger from Paris was Just In time
to deliver to Buckingham tho queens
pledge Of love. He died with the
queens name on his lips.
Now Madame de Winter had ned to
France--to the convent Of Bethune,
where Madame Bonancieux was. BY
poison abe accomplished her purpose
and whsn d'Artagnan and His COM
rades arrived at the convent they
found the body Of the pretty seam.
stresA They set out in pursuit Of the
murderess, and when they found her
they held formal trial and COM emned
her to death. An executioner was
found-the very man who had put the
brand upon her shoulder years be-
fore.
The NEXT day d'Artagnan was n.
rested AMI taken before the cardinal,
his captor being none other than his
IMAM Of Aeung." who now called him
self the Chevalier de Rochefort
DArtagnan told the cardinal Of 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.
mans imprisonment he wrote out
there and then lieutenant's commits
sion in the Musketeers. D,Artagnan
offered the commission to his three
friends In turn. All three refused it.
protesting they did not deserve II. Be-
sides, Aramis announced that he was
about to enter the church, and Porthos
said he was about to be married.
Athos thereupon wrote upon the blank
commission the name Of d'Artagnan.
As for Rochefort, d'Artagnan fought
him many times, but at last they de-
caded that they were both too good
to die. and they became friends.
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