The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-02-15

have you present at certain scenes
which are to occur, say "a hours from
now. Consequently, Q will be my
guest for 36 hours"
I was still dazed at the discovery of
this trap, and my mind was stumbling
blndly along it's ~intricacies.
How did you learn Of the existence
OF this note, MONSIEUR" ] asked at
length. finding here a problem which ]
could not
"Ah, M. de Brancas," cried Herault,
1t vas there that you displayed an
inaiscretion which surprised me. Did
you Tor a momen suppose that q
masked lady, whose identity, however,
was well known, could give you a note
in a crowded house where there were
20 OF my agents without this being per-
ceiyed? Did you believe that you could
talk OF a rendezvous in a theater box
and not be overheard, provided the DO
lice wished to overhear you? You viii
answer, of course, that you talked In
a low voice, but permit me to tell you
something, monsieur. which may be Of
value to you in the future. In a the
alter, a hall, or any place where there
Is a great crowd of people and con-
sequently much noise, a single human
voice seems to It's possessor the most
feeble instrument in the world. And
yet. no matter how great the con-
fusion, trained ears such as my agents
possess can pick out that voice and
follow 1t though 1t were speaking alone
In h stiffness of the grave.
I understood but too clearly, and
cursed my own folly and that Of Mile.
de Va1ois.
AS I said before" continued Herault,
"you are my guest. Yon are at my
house in the Observation-Disclosures But
do not think of escape, monsieur,
Twenty men guard every door and ave-
W. . - -EN
station six In your apartment. They
will be fully armed. and as you have
not even your sword,"-and I placed
my hand at my side and found that
my sword was indeed ne-"y can
easily realize how f%oolhardy it would
be to attack them. They have instruc-
tions to kill you rather than permit
YOU to escape, and T should be truly
sorry to have the incident end SO I'M
happily
He paused for q moment as though
to allow his words to take effect. and
then motioned ME to follow him We
mounted two steep and narrow flights
of stairs. passing several sentries on
the wav. n STONED before @ door
on the third floor. This Herault opened
and we entered. Six soldiers. all armed
with swords and muskets. were pacing
up and down inside. An open door dis
closed another and smaller room, in
w iiN+iA GS'Ci was a leu.
II trust you will be com
Portable here, monsieur" said He
rault. after all. It will be only
for a short time. Is there anything you
desire?"
Nothing. monsieur" ] answered..
Good night, then" and casting an
other glance round the apartment to
assure himself that all was right. he
withdrew. J heard him giving some
orders outside the door. a holt was
thrown, n all was still. The six
guards in my APARTMENT continued
marching UP and down without saying
a word. ] realized that nothing could
he done thai night, and approaching
the value OF sleep in clearing the brain
n steadyins the nerves. I undressed
and went to bed. AS + entered the
smaller room two of the guards took
station at its open door, where
they could observe my every movement.
and I smiled to myself at the thought
that Eerault must indeed consider me
formidable.