The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-01

Dettlunce."
mits as would enable her to leave
France by way of Marselles. Even
then she refused to depart until she
knew what her sons plans were for the
future. He showed her letter which
he was about to dispatch to Robespierre
vindicating his suspected patriotism
and Indignantly demanding to be al
lowed to prove 1t by filling some office,
no matter how small, under the re-
doubtable triumvirate which then gov
erned France. The sight of this docu-
ment treasured Nine Danville. She
babe her son farewell and departed at
last, with one trusty servant, for Mar
settles.
Danville's intention in sending his
letter to Paris had been simply to save
himself by patriotic buster. He was
thunderstruck at receiving a reply, tax
Ing him at his word and summoning
him to the capital to accept employ
ment there under the government.
There was no choice but to obey. So
to Paris he went, taking his wife with
him. He was then at open enmity
with Trudaine, and the more anxious
and alarmed he could make the broth
er feel on the sisters account the bet
ter he was pleased. True to his trust
and his love for his sister through all
dangers as through all prosecutions,
Trudaine followed her, and the street
In which she lived in Paris was also
the street in which he lived.
Danville was amazed when he found
that the post selected for him was one
of the superintendent places in that
very office Of secret police in which
Lomaque was employed
Robespierre and his colleagues had
taken the measure of their man. He
had money enough and local impor-
lance enough to be worth studying.
They knew where he was to be dis
trusted and how he might be made
useful. The affairs of the secret police
were the sort which an INSCRIPTIONS,
cunning man was fitted to help on,
and the faithful exercise Of that cum
ming in the service of the state was in
sured by the presence of Lomaque In
the Office. The discarded servant was
just the spy to watch the suspected
master. Thus 1t happened that in the
office of the secret police and under the
Reign of Terror, Lomaque's old mas
ter was nominally his master still-in
public the superintendent to whom he
was ceremonially accountable; in pri-
vate the suspected man, whose slight
est words and deeds he was officially
set to watch.
Darker grew the face of Lomaque as
he sat in his office and pondered over
the changes of the past five years. A
neighboring church clock striking the
hour of aroused him from his med
ftations. He arranged the confused
mass of papers before him, looked to-
ward the door as if expecting some
one to enter, then, finding himself still
alone, REQUIRED to the special paper
which had first suggested his long
train of thoughts The few lines it
contained were signed in cipher and
ran:
You are aware that your superin-
tendent, Danville, obtained leave of
absence last week to attend to some
affairs of his at Lyons and that he is
not expected back for day or two.
While he is away, push on the affair
Of Trudaine. Collect all the evidence
and hold yourself in readiness to act
on it at a moments notice. Don't
leave the office till you have heard
from me again. If you have a copy of
the Private Instructions respecting
Danville which you wrote for me, send
1t to my house. l wish to refresh my
memory. Your original letter is burn
ed"
Here the note abruptly terminated.
As he folded it up and put it in his
pocket Lomaque sighed. This was a
rare expression of feeling with him.
He leaned back in his chair and beat
Us nails impatiently on the table. Sud
denly there was faint tap at the door
and eight or ten men-evidently IA