The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-03-07
CHAPTER xvI-tcontinued.l

ChAl'1bR
You will accompany US, monsieur"
said q voice.
1 turned sharply and saw three men
in the uniform of the Bastille guards.
Each carried q musket.
What Is it uow?" l asked In amaze
ment.
Monsieur knows, or should KNOW"
answered the man, that all signaling
to the prisoners is prohibited under
pain OF Imprisonment. Put up your
handkerchief and follow me, monsieur
/ followed without a word, but in
wardly cursing my Ill fortune and for
the second time that morning the outer
gate opened to admit me, this time
without question. I was led straight
to the governors ofAce, a sentry on
either side. Maison-Rouge looked at me
with establishment as | entered, and
heard with evident impatience the
statement Of the guard who had ar
rested me.
THAT will do" he said, as he con
cluded his story, and as the door closed
behind them he turned to me. M. de
Brancas, I need not tell yoa that your
offense is a serious enc. and that many
persons have been imprisoned for much
less"
II had desired only to let Richelieu
know that his friends had not forgot
him." I protested.
THE regent has ordered that no COM
munication be held with him." said
Maison-Rouge, sternly, and l tell you
plainly, monsieur, that at another at
tempt OF his kind he VIII be placed
In a cell where he will not only not see
his friends, but where he Will also
never see the light OF day. I intend
taking no chance of offending the re-
gent a second ifne.'
very well, monsieur" I said, reject
ing that anything was better than that
Richelieu should be plunged into an
oubliette; as for me, l promise TO hold
no further communication with him
until the regent permits It. Am I also
q prisoners"
NO, NJ. de Brancas,' he answered.
kindly, II do not intend to imprison
you. I wish merely to warn you. You
may GO"
The messenger was waiting and I left
the Bastille for the second time, to the
obvious establishment OF the %sentries
at the outer gate. AS 1t changed shut
behind me l decided that there was
only'one thing more 1 could do, to see
the regent and mitigate hts anger
against Richelieu. 1 had deferred this
TO the last, for / had little hope OF
success, and indeed thought it not un-
likely that I should leave his presence
escorted by q squad of soldiers. but
everything else had failed me. and I
turned toward the Palats Royal. Two
o'clock was striking as l reached the
Rue st. Honore. which was crowded
with the usual throng of carriages and
these, meeting no n whom l knew,
and soon reached the palace
1 was shown into a large ante-cham-
Der where q score OF people were
awaiting an audience, n among them
! perceived Herault. He was walking
up and down with a gentleman whom
I did not know. but who wore the uni
form of a captain of the guards. In a
moment aerault perceived me and
came toward me, holding cut his hand.
Good day, NJ. de Brancas," he cried.
Il am glad TO see you 1 trust You SUI
fered no Ill effects from your bath of
yesterday EVENING""
None whatever, monsieur" / an
swered. smiling. for liked the hearty
good hnmor of the man n perceived
that my liking was returned.
M. de Brancas." he continued, al
low me to present my friend the Mar
Quis d'Ancenis, captain of the guards.
I was just relating to him the details
of your leap into the Seine"
In faith twas worth relating" re-
clared d'Ancenis, warmly Il know no
other man who could have done 1t SO
neatly. monsieur"
I bowed my thanks.
TT was really nothing, I protested.
and after all accomplished nothing.
since the friend whom I wished to res
cue is ar this moment in the Bastille.'
"Ah, well. n cannot accomplish
miracles, monsieur, said dAncenis,
and I looked with pleasure at his srnil-
ing face, which reminded me OF Richie
lieu. do you know, you have become
famous during your brief residence in
Paris. Only last night l heard a hand
some m ~discoursing on your many
feats."
Ny heart leaped within me.
And may I ask the lady's name,
MONSIEUR" I stammered.
Twas Madame du Maine" said
d'Ancenis, and my heart sank again
for l had hoped 10 hear another name
we had 9 little dinner together with
half a dozen others, and the duchess
vas the life of it She is a wonderful
only I fsncied last night thai
she looked careworn."
l thought to myself hat IL he knew
what / knew he woul not wonder thai
she looked careworn-
Well" he continued, she told US {
story concerning you which scanned tt
me weli-nigh impossible. What do yoI
think Ii was, HerauH ?" he asked, turn.
ing to the latter. 1T vas that thi:
devil of a fellow. together with Richie.
lieu, no only managed to escape from
the Bastile the other night, but aftel
keeping an appointment killed two OF
three OF the regents attendants, ana
then actually forced their way baci
into their cells, leaving no trace of theii
passage, before the regent could get t.
the Bastile. When he reached Their
they we're asleep In their cells, all tn,
gates were barred, and not a sentr.
had seen them pass. What think yo,
of THAR"
TT sounds like a story from tn,
Thousand and One Nights" and He
rault looked al me questionfngly. BIT
Is 1t true, monsieur
THE facts were very much as NJ
d'Ancenis says. though / have neve
told the story" and I smiled at tn
establishment of the two men.
.Bu how was this miracle accom-
plished?p asked Herault.
"Ah, do not ask him that, Herault,
cried d'Ancenis. gayly- H may. per
chance, have need to work 1t agai
some time, and as for me. I hope !
will again succeed"
III l had known you were a nlagiciai
of that sort. monsieur" laughed He
rault, II should have placed 20 guard
In your room instead of six. Their
might then nave been three or fou
whom you could not have interested
tfa game OF yours"
He would have said more, but a
usher interrupted him.