The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-31
Ole MINISTER
Y||Ik| n POLICE
A By HENRY MoNTJoY
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81 HENRY MONTJOY

wright 1919. The RcbsIherTin Ceznpany.
mentalist was aiways there, and the
sentimentalist told him that the wo-
man was speaking the truth and was
entirely to be trusted. He hated med
ding at all in the matter, but 1t
seemed to him his path of duty was
clear. He must do everything In his
power to assist in the enlargement of
De Lussac. NV n
Madame" said he, II will act as
you desire. Personal considerations do
not weigh with me in amatter where
h right is concerned" Then having
discharged this fine sentiment, he
turned crusty. Though 7 have moth
ing Y your word on the matter, still
l am constrained to believe 1t. I,must
now return and place this packet in
SAFE Keeping. Good day, madame" !.
He turned and began to walk back
toward the-house. She watched him for
a moment, then with q little laugh she
ran after him. This dreamer had new
er even asked her name; suspicious as
ne was, always fearing spies and i'm
asinary enemies. he had neglected this,
the nrst question that a business man
would have put to her. %4aaaF "
well, madame?" Il
My name ~is-pardon me for giving
II In full-the Baroness Sophie Anas-
tase Therese Linden, and my address
Is number ~, Rue Coo Heron"
Madame" replied he grimly,
Of the people matters not to me at all"
He put his fingers to the brim OF his
old hat and shuffIed on ! f
the baroness looked after him as he
Went, q shabby old man in a snuff
coIored coat; testy, suspicious, casting
MS eyes about him, clasping his coat
lapel with a veined and nervous hand.
II The INF nU1Ir0 re orr tFaxanrfoI
Then, satisfied that she had placed
her weapon Of destruction in very safe
keeping, she returned to the Rue Cog
Heron. ,l.'|5 -
CHAPTER v. :.
DE SARTINEs BECOMES HOST.
The Paris residence of Monsieur le
Marechal DUO de Richelieu was stu
ated In the Due du Faubourg st.
Honore, on the right as you went to-,
ward the royal palace and almost OBJ
posite to the Due D'Aguesseau:
Along this side OF the way one found
the frontages of q number OF palatial
mansions stretching from the Hotel de
Montbazon to the Hotel d'Evreux. The
broad gardens OF these houses, bird
haunted, sparkling with tLa waters Of
fountains and glorious with flowers,
reached right do xn to the tree-planted
spaces ~borderingaShe Avenue des Tuile-
= ASSe . = ANS LIoANA" uC " IllCII
shortly after the date OF this story the
marechal exchanged for another resi-
dence in Paris, was not the least sump-
tuous OF these houses, and this morning
at half past IL, as its owner stood for
a moment on the terrace overlooking
the gardens, flowers never appeared
more beautiful, fountains brighter, or
trees more green than those fountains.
flowers and trees stretching before him
to the foliage OF the Avenue des Tuil-
cries. He had Just arrived from Yer
sailles, and he was thinking nothing
Of the beauty before him; the impend-
ing dejeuner occupied his thoughts. 1t
amused him to think of Madame Lin
den in the arena with four virulent EN-
emies attacking her, sharp-toothed as
rats and poisonous as serpents; he ex-
pected to see them horribly mangled,
n he expected to see her horribly
bitten. 1t would be a duel OF wit on
climbing OF champagne glasses nj the
sound Of violins. He had sent the in
vitations by special messenger on that
morning and so urgently worded that
he was sure of all the belligerents re-
spending.
AS he was thinking Of this, a ser
want came to the terrace from the
house, with the announcement that
Monsieur de Sartines had arrived.
De Richelieu entered the house and
passing down a corridor, found the re-
ception room which opened on the roof
where dejeuner would be served Here,
superb in the costume OF the day,
sword at side, in a brocaded coat and
with ruffles OF Mechlin lace. stood the
lieutenant. general of police.
The two noblemen bowed one to the
other with great formality, then drop
ping fornality like a cloak, De Sartines
cast himself into a chair n crossed
his legs. ''.'. 49,.
well. my dear due, you see I have
come. I guessed the motive of your
ur~gency-that unfortunate De Lus-
sac" -.n r.. 81" |
"Yes!" cried De Richelieu. who had
almost forgotten his kinsman's pre-
dicament. What Of him? 1 heard
you had placed him in retirement.
What has he been doing"
he Sartlnes pulled a long face.
"Oh, ma fol-! what has he not? It
is the most serious case I have yet
had to deal with" Then, leaning for
ward in his chair, he told the story of
De Lussac as we know it, with this
addition, Ia on searching in the
orange tree tub in the courtyard Of De
longing to the Society of the Midi had
been unearthed, discriminating many
people, and especially De Lussac..
Ma foil" cried De Rtchelieu. this
is serious! Fool! This will mean ban
ishment." w.
ooh, no monsieur" replied De Sar-
tines; this will mean the Isle ST
Marguerite. We can not let this fire.
brand free across the frontier
to work his sedition perhaps at
Geneva OF in Holland, But you
need not, fear; there will be NJ family
disgrace, just removal, extinction"
Scarcely had De ,Sartines finished
than a servant entered and approached
De Richelieu.
Monsieur Rafre to see you, mon
sieur." ..s &c.,
"Raffe to see me! Why. he must, have
come all the way from Versailles! One
moment, my dear De Sartines."
He left the room and In the library
found RafTe.
Raffe was white as death
Monsieur" cried he, when his mas
ter had closed the door, "a terrible
thing has happened"
Yes! Speak! What is it?'
Your bureau has been tempered
with" I
MY bureau"
Monsieur, when you left me your
keys this morning, with instructions to
over the Tarnier affair, 1 went to
your bureau. The top right hand draw
er, when / tried to unlock it, proved