The diamond drill., 1921-06-04

en-, he had slain her.
In church next day dArtagnan's
eye was caught by very beautiful
lady whom he recognized as the one
who had been with the stranger at
Meung. Following her from the
church, he saw her talking with an
Engllshman, and drawing close he
heard her call this man her brother
in-law, Lord de Winter.
D'Artagnan fell deeply In love with
Lady de Winter. but his ardor cooled
when he learned that she was car
dinalist plotter. BY trick he OBJ
tained from her a sapphire ring, which
he showed TO Athos.
"where did you get this?' cried
Athos. at was my mothers"
D'Artagnan told him.
"Renounce that woman" said Athos.
"She is a 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'Ariagnan 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. 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
"The Count de la Fere," she cried,
deathly pale.
"Yes, my LADY, said Athos. "You
thought me dead, as thought you
dead, and the name OF Athos concealed
the Count de Ia Fere, Us the name 6f
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 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. Gervais,
withstanding all assaults Between at
tacks 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 cf
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-in-law's castle; but. ex-
ercising her wiles upon her young jail
er, she contrived 20 escape, and so
poisoned the jniler's ears against
Buckingham that he was ready to do
her deadly work Sent by de Winter
as a messenger TO the duke ne plunged
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 I'm time
TO deliver TO Buckingham the queens
pledge Of love. He died with the
queens name on his lips.
Now Madame de Winter had fled TO
Frnnce-to the convent of Bethune,
where Madame Bonancieux was. BY
poison she accomplished her purpose,
and when d'Artagnan and his COM
rades arrived at the convent they
found the body OF the pretty seam.
stress. They set out I'm pursuit Of the
murderess, and when they found her
they held formal trial and contemned
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 ar
rested and taken before the cardinal,
his captor being none other than his
''man OF Meung," who now called him
self the ChevaHer de Rochefort
DArtngnan told the cardinal OF the
crimes OF Lady dc 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 a lIeutenant's commits
siVu In the Musketeers. D'Artagnan |
offered the commission 10 his three
friends In turn. All three refused IT, 1
protesting they did not deserve II. Be !
sides Aramls announced thar no WINS !