The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-09
aynopais.

unrest; when Voitaire was breaking to
pieces the shackles OF religion; when
prs Ssis1S Il the 'r pigS Ia 70 81 tsin isss and when :
Thousand men. some In the gutter. sroaaaet
near the throne were preparing the srea'
Madame Linden. an Austrian lady.
after completing q simple misslon 70 am
French country, fingers on In Parls. thha
minister Of police. thinks she has some
other. motive than pleasure In ueiayadtb
her departure and s~urrcunds ner ahe
Is dabbling in state plots.
De Lussac Is a noble Of .ex~ceptiona,
character OF that period. Handsome, ourt.
there L. stiii about him something that
stamps him as q man apart, sometnlI nset
the visionary. the enthusiast and tnS Nm
Wit and embroidered brutality. He y. IN
fact. STEPPED In the philosophy OF nhv
seau 2 - trying 20 put this pnh10s rpith
g secret society that Ii plotting the W sar
fail OF the state. Before he has svnnH g. n
enough TO incrtminate himself ne ta 5er-
suades him his method OF rignInsnns md
wrongs OF humanity f. impracticaple. ath
ENDS .py promising to 80 to ViennA W.
As he leaves her house q fellow con;
spirator, his chief, joins him, says ssss anl
OF their member are arrested, anI
20 him. He then explains 70 De = ~
that their only hope is to intimidate Ine
minister OF police, This IAN De
ms contract signed BY the minister Of po-
lice and In the possession and saie Keep
i THf,S Or ,h De hiehelien Pc Lnssacs s,ons they
can dictate terms TO the minister OF -
lice, obtain the release of the
already Imprisoned and be sate them"
De Lussac goes home, buries the papers
re has lust received, writes Madame tn ~
9 ee M he y attempting one gt last a. mason sssol
eiate telling him where the papers nIay De
found in case. Of his death. Then ne en-
ters Richslieu's home 2 almost snGSssS aS
ana leaves II In a drawer when ne nas
unlocked: Before he can make anotner
a as 7 hl ne Is arTssted and taken tasd Ms ~ Jne
Linden how nearly he succeeded IN get
n the document. She. realizing how
Desperate her lovers position Is, visits
KtcheMeu's home and succeeds where her
lover has failed. a. >@
Meantime the police have secured strong
evidence against her, since De Lussac ad-
dressed the letter he intended for his fell
low conspirator to ner by mistake. This
letter The police intercepted and at once
identified her with the society. However,
with a document in her possession. which.
IL made public. will disgrace the minister
OF police. she prevents her ~ arrest by
in~timidating the minister of police. De
Lussac escapes from the hasttle and goes
with her to Vienna where the story leaves
them. H. 49,
CHAPTER Iv-(Continued). a
why, NOR Dieu! certainly" cried
the other. Step in, my dear sir, n
welcome, thrice welcome. No man
can ever say that Jacques GaiIlard
ever refused a hand, or a seat in his
carriage. to the distressed. It's q yell
nNR m rnt rn %w,1..YI 49,
some more respectable color, but as 1t
II SO let us take IL, just so, and, after
all. what's in color? In a girl, yes; in
a cabriolet, no. Never mind the color.
Yite, cocherl for my friend in black
has to reach Paris by z
"Eight," said De Maupeou, wonder
ing at his companions ease and at
fuence Of language, while the cab
riolet started, leaving the coachman to
do what he could with the broken
carriage In the roadway.
'Eight?" said Gaillard, well, 1t
does not much matter"
He dived his hand beneath the seat
to his companion, who refused II, took
a gulp himself and returned 1t to It's
place. H.
'sYes, monsieur" said Gaillard, as
though continuing a conversation, zone
doesn't get married every day; that Is
to say, one doesn't make a fool of
oneself every day. You understand me
.Ahl" said De Maupeou. perceiving
In a fash that his companion was not
only drunk but very drunk. Monsieur
then has been married today?"
Mai fol, yes" replied Gaillard.
making another dive at the bottle as IL
for comfort.
And where, nay I ask, is madem?"
inquired the incautious De Maupeou.
"Madem?" said Giallard, corking the
bottle and replacing II. Madame? 2"
Then, as though the question had sud-
denly reached his understanding,
Mon Dieu! where is she?" He glanced
around him as IL looking for the ali
sent one; then he began shouting to
the coachman to stop.
The vehicle drew UP. .ss r
"Madameg cried the coachman.
How an ] say? / picked o UP at
the Couronne. o and your bottle.
You have lost her? Well. that is not
my fault" y y
GaiIIard. to the alarm of De Maupe-
on. instead OF replying to this. strug-
gled out OF the cabriolet and stood
sIooking about him, up and down the
road Ind across 1.-The fields. as IL In
search of his missing partner.
"She's gone said he, but the ques-
ton remains. where did / leave her?
we must return that Is the only thing
to be done, decidedly" II
De ~Maupeou, who had clainbered
out and was standing on the roadshe-
side this desirable husband, held up a
piece of gold to the coachman, unob-
served by his companion. &3
And what about this gentleman who
wishes TO so to Parish" asked the
coachman. 49, eEr18
He can come back and have a drink
at the Couronne." replied Gaillard.
Then when ] have found my wife we
can all go to Paris and have a pleas
ant evening"
Monsieur cried De Maupeou. what
you say Is impossible. II Is impera-
tive that I should reach Paris by half
past eight"
He was furious now, not only at the
delay. but at his own position; the
vice chancellor of France arguing with
a drunken stranger on the highroad; a
nice affair. truly. should 1t come to the
ears OF the court.
"AhlT said Gaillard, his fuddled wits
Reeming to clear. 'I see 1t all nowi
You are both Of YOU In league against
me. How do ], know you haven't sto-
len my wife, got her away from ne.
and now you are taking her to PARISH"
The coachman, at this. got down
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