The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-18

OF siordaunt-comes quietly 70 Paris
10 convey letter from Charlie. I ~
England to Queen Henrietta. who is
an exile In France. telling OF the des-
perate straits in which he Is placed by
the troops Of Oliver Cromwell and d.
recting her TO entreat Mazarin to grant
MIN asylum. Henrietta goes to plead
with the cardinal. but Is preceded by
Mordaunt. who is an envoy OF Crom-
Wen, bearing from the Puritan leader
the message that ito receive King
Charles win be equal to fragrant hostil-
tiles"
The queens petition is accordingly
refused, and she is In great despair:
but De Winter tells her there are four
men who might be able to save her
husband. OF the four Athos and Ara
mis- are persuaded to make the yen-
fure. and they leave for Boulogne Sc
cretly, followed and spied upcn by
Mordaunt. leaving D'Artagnan and
Porthos In the service of Mazarin.
But affairs grow worse In Paris
The archbishop Of the city Is ridiculed
at court when he warns the queen not
to provoke civil war, and though the
cardinal tries to assuage his anger
by gift Of gold. he goes forth as a
leader Of the Frondists and instructs
his curates to excite insurrection.
Count de Rochefort commands a de-
tachment Of soldiers, and Able Scar.
ron, the Beggar of st. Eustache, dis
plays a signal from the tower of st.
Jacques which summons thousands to
barricade the streets.
Every Frondist wears a straw in his
hat. Everywhere there are cries of
"Down with Mazarin"-"Long live
Broussel." Riot is rampant in all
parts Of the city and the tumult
swells to a revolution. The mob
presses forward to the very gates of
the royal palace, demanding the re-
lease Of Counsellor Broussel, who has
been imprisoned. "Neverw cries the
queen, but the gates are stermed and
she yields, and Broussel is enthusi-
astically welcomed by the populace.
Affairs are now so serious that the
queen resolves to leave Paris. Dart
agnan and Porthos effect her escape
and that Of Mazarin, and the court is
established at st. Germain; after
which the two cavaliers are sent to
England with message from Mazarin
to Cromwell. They are ordered to obey
an officer who proves to be MOrdaunt,
Of whom Aramis has by letter warned
them to beware. They make their way
to the royalist camp at Newcastle
where Mordaunt brides the Scotch
Highlanders to desert their king, and
when Charles attempts to escape, an
engagement takes place, during which
lD'Artagnan and Porthos take two
prisoners, who turn out to be theil
old friends Athos and Aramis. Nor
daunt recognizes them and is, by Crom
well, allowed to dispose Of them as hi
will, but they get away before he cal
seize them.
The four musketeers meet and re
solve to rescue King Charles. The.
get the captain of his guard into {
game of cards and make the attempt
but Mordaunt appears with soldier
and they flee to London, disguise them
selves, and attend the trial and exc
cution Of the king. They corner Nor
daunt In Cromwell's house, but he es
capes from them by secret passage
and they plan to get back to France
They engage a vessel to take Their
across the channel, but Mordaunt 1
, ahead Of them. hiding in the cabir
There are five barrels Of powde
, aboard which he intends to explod
after making his escape in smal
boat. But his diabolical plan is dis
!. covered, and the four friends wit
their servants cut the small boa
adrift; the vessel blows up and MOI
!, daunt, trying to drown Athos,
killed.
The musketeers reach France an
find the Parisians furious. The queer
having been asked to retire, had al
: swered with a threat, and the popl
lace demanded that Mazarin retire 8
! once from court, and In week frol
: France. Civil war ensues, and at tn
battle of Clarendon Aramis and Attic
learn that D'Artagnar and Porthc
have been arrested. Athos goes to til
queen to secure their release and
himself seized and all three are In
prisoned in the pavilion Of the o
. angery at Rouel; but they overcOn
! the guard and seize Mazarin and bes
:, him away to Porthos' chateau, whel
: they make him sign treaty with tt
Frondists, which is afterwards CO.
f1rmed by the queen.
!, Porthos obtains his barOny ar
. D'Artagnan is made captain Of tt
- musketeers. The queen returns
q Paris. Aramis leaves for Normand
y accompanied by Madame de Longu
vile. Athos retires to his estate
- Bragelonne, Porthos goes back
. Bracieux.
. D'Artagnan remains in the roy
! service hoping some day to be mar