The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04

iiiSn cOld UP mere.
The two sentries appeared and de-
scended the stairs. We emerged upon
h roof
You AVE my sympathy, comrades
said Perrault. and closed the door.
There was not a moment to lose. I
ran to h nearest chimney, clambered
to the top and felt inside. 1 found the
prisoners head in an instant Catching
him by the shoulders, l dragged him
to the top and lowered him to Richelieu
who awaited him below. The other
prisoner was soon standing beside !
"Mess,eurs." I said to them, Two have
returned. as you see, and I wish you
to listen to me very carefully. There
remains only one thing for us to do.
That Is to silence YOU I saw them
shudder. ut IS necessary only to de-
eide how you are to be stlspced. In
silence or we shall be obliged to silence
you once and for all. Which do you
prefer, a hundred pistoles holes Zach or
a blow of the poniard n a drop over
the parapet?" I loosened their gags
as I spoke.
'Monsieur," said one of them, "a fool
could choose. I Will take the pistoles.
Will not you, Bastien?"
y, also" answered his comrade, read
lily. provided no one else knows Of
your escape, messieurs.''
- ono one sea s 20 20. Every one
VIC "SIO SoAs H III al III
the watch you will be relieved: you
will go down. Tomorrow you will have
a holiday in which to spend your pis-
toles. If anyone i~nterrogates you,
swear that no one passed this way. You
Will be quite safe"
But you, messieurs? 2" asked Bastien.
w return to u cells and every
thing is as 1t was before. Do you
agree?"
I'VE agree" they cried with ono
voice, though by the way they looked
at US it was plain they thought us fools
to nave returned.
Very good. Now we will unbind you
and you will go to the other side of
the parapet. We will take off our uni
forms and leave them here with your
will come and loosen the rope which
you Will find secured there. Let it fall,
as We wish to keep it. You under
stand?"
Yes, yes" they cried. Richelieu
counted out 200 pistoles and placed
them by the muskets.
Here is the money" he said.
1 united the ropes and the two men
retreated to the other side of the roof.
of rope together. made n end C
and dropped the other over.
II will go first" l said. THE knots
may Slip and before the duke could
IlioleS L WaS over 1he h1IIlp11ltnT i
| let myself down hand over hand until
I was opposite N.Y. window. bnt r found
the bars beyond NV reach. Bv a s,l-
preme effort / touched the wall with
my foot and pushed myself outward.
and as / swung in I crashed one or the
bars and pulled myself IA Tho window
ledge. / tied the end al the rome to
the baiS ST. tnar the luke could reach
them without difficulty and then slip
ped into the cell. He followed a mo-
from above and fell. / drew It in,
You must get back to your cell at
once" I said and raised the slab in the
floor. slid the one below it back and
crawled aside for him to pass.
but the Window" he asked "1f
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L.aan Ia 70 "ie' answered, l
WI epiate ~.
ned ~ th pohe N tba on nS nai inta ana tle or OPP
PEI uhipusn ne opehii1s lhto me cen
peioS. l febiaeea tne siane. coiceailns
eie rope iof Whlch we might nave
5urtheT hseai men l ran TO the VIM
gov aild I9rcea the par PACK mo place;
. oPeiieo the uoA VI ceiiieht, nloisteneo
I. vas Md.sf lloli my tal' ana raPioiy
niiea up the places where the oid ce-
lheHe mao Deeh broken away, rupblng
my myers oVer II uIltli convinced tnat
~ VAS autte siieotn IL vas drylfg
Iapidiy anu Woula soon set. L raised
ne SIND asaltl ano piaced tpe poS WIN
the REMAINDER OF the cement beneath
IT.. l RUBBED my hands on the moor
ana Ineh oyer the new cement. until
l could see oy the moonlight which fl
tered lhlousn tne oafs .hat II was dirty
as the aaalnant when IT.;
saIlsheo ina IT couu not De detected
Wlthont close examlnatlon, l threw my
sen eAhauSted upon the pench. :.
scarcely had 1 lone SO "hen L heard
a noise IN the cell below. In an In
stant was at the ioosened slab.
What IS II now l neard Riche-
lleu ASK. IN a sleepy voice, or some
one WHO q eVlnentiy entered his
cen. Upon my WORD, ne continued,
us tne regent! 70 what 40 l owe
the nohor OF TINS VISIT, monsieur.
1ou see us as 4 to!d your nigh
ness, crieo the voice OF Malson-Rouge.
Inc pIisoIers ere sale, ana assurediy
VIII nor cave tneir Gems until get
an order permitting them to do so"
LOU are with me, gentle
men! q the regent IN a ter,
L VII NUoC 1n no r y n nj