The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-25

what Goujon had said, and I confess.
M. lie Comte, that it appeared to me
reasonable. So long as I 4 had imagined
that things were as they were because
the good God so wtlled 1t. I had not
questioned them: but now I began to
suspec that perhaps the good God had
no hand In them at all, and that the
only thing left for us was to do what
we could to help ourselves. The next
night, / inquired for Laroche, but no
one had seen him; 50. leaving the cato
open-the first time that l had ever
done sol fastened to the Belle Image.
GouJon was awaiting me; again he
bought wine and again he laid before
me the wrongs of the peasantry. AT
last l told bin that I would join the
society which he was organizing at
DANCE. 1t was not until I had taken
the oath, that I discovered what It
was he intended to DO. He thought
me wholly his, and, indeed. from night
to night, he convinced me more and
more that Justice was on our side.
Two nights ago, he was for some
reason very jubilant and drank more
than usual. 1t was at that time that
he confded to me his passion for
madame; that he told me what it was
he had been doing In that attic at the
moment you discovered him. Then
he passed on TO the plan he had in
mind.
we have all the servants, now,
Pasdeioup.' he said; even the women.
brfoed; those we could not bribe we
frightened into joining US. The plans
are made, everything Is ready. Your
part will be to open the gates for us
r. gates@ I asked.
course
"'Of the chateau?'
Certainly, it is OF the chateau I
am speaking. We are going to at
tack it.
but NJ. lie Comte is not there +
protested.
NO. said Gouton, with a triumph
ant smile, nc will he ever again be
there. 1 have attended to that. La
roche has lured him into our hands.
First, l will bring him here In order
that he may witness my evenge-m
triumph; then I will SEND him on to
Paris to celebrate his nuptials with
Madame G%uillotine.'
h / saw the trap into which I
had thrust my foot AS he sat there
leering at me, I was tempted to bury
my knife in his belly; but I managed
to control myself. 1t might be that
there were other things which I
should know.
We'll. them / said, since you al
ready have him, why attack the chat
eau?'
The leer on his face grew broad
err.
You forget, Pasdeloup.' he said.
that the women are there
We'll, what them
What then. head OF O pigi You
are stupid tonight! Do you suppose I
have forgotten? You 10 not know the
sleepless nights I have spent tossing
on my bed, biting my pillow, at thought
Of what one day should be mine!
Well, my day a come-that woman
is going to be mine now-that is the
triumph which Favras Is to witness!
Will 1t not be a pretty revenge?
Could o think OF anything prettier2'
and he leered at me again and licked
his lips with a tongue which seemed
strangely red and swollen. You
shall have he other; she shall be
be laughed at. You do not know, Pas
deloup, what soft, white skins these cl-
devant women havei''
felt my blood grow suddenly hot
with rage and a glance at M. le Comics
white face told me the agony he was
had been profaned by even the chances
of this scoundrel.
G on" he said, hoarsely. And
then7"
Perhaps something in my face be-
trayed me-" Pasdeloup continued. "At
hhJ ldlSy 1OuJOH suddenly lOOK60 at
me, Their Strengthened back In his
chair.
II have been talking nonsense, Pas
deloup,' he said. I have taken too
much wtne. / am always saying absurd
things when ] am drunk. You must
forget that foolishness..
He 1t 30 naturally that I be-
lteved him, more especially since, at
the moment, his cad was webbing SO
that he could scarcely keep 1t off the
table. But, when T reached the chateau
again, / found that my zeal for the
revolution had vanished, since, even
drunk, one of it's leaders could propose
such horrible things. Last night / re-
manned at my post at the gate; but to-
night an ~uneasiness seized me. I fan.
Ee!ed that ] detected some sort of un-
anong the other servants.
AT the first moment 7 slipped away to
DANCE to learn the truth. There / found
that a detachment of the Blues had
just come In by post, and had been or
dered Forward at once to surround the
chateau. All of that rabble yonder had
gathered In the square and Goujon was
addressing them. The terrible things
he was saying made me tremble. But
~ listened only for a moment. Then I
fastened back to give you warning, and
found that / was already too late. That
is all, NJ. lie Comte..
His master laid a friendly hand upon
his shoulder,
7 thank thee, Pasdeleup,. he said.
" fiiiatevef the event inou mast done
thy best. Thou hast paid thy debt a
hundred fold"
A udden fTenzted outburst of yeiis
interrupted him. We looked down again
and saw q procession emerging from
the upon the terrace. Before
them they were rolling half q dozen
casks OF wine and spirits.
w shall see now" said PasdeIoup
Erinaly, "hew5rnan% of thonia will shout
Long Live the King!,"
CHAPTER XII.
Madness Becomes Frenzy.