The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-08
synopsis,

1890 AF-tr .e454 Sytt0PBtos NEH NfIgG
THE MINISTER OF POLICE" by
Henry Mountjoy, is q romance of Paris
nurang the Louis XIV reign. a period
when Europe was In a condition OF To-
ment and unrest when Voltaire was
breaking to pieces the shackles of re-
!lslon; when Rousseau at the Cafe de
was preaching the right to
:.ninK; and when q thousand men, some in
Tue gutter, some near the throne, were
preparing the great explosion Of the revo-
luton.
madame Linden. an Austrian lady,
after completing a simple mission to the
french count. fingers on In Paris, enjoy
Ing the gay life there. De Sartines, the
minister OF police, thinks she has some
otner motive than pleasure in delaying
ner departure n surrounds her with
spies to discover. II possible. whether she
ID dabbltng In state plots.
De Llssac is a noble OF exceptional
character OF that period. Handsome,
with all the elegance of a man of the
court there Is still about him something
that stamps him as a MAJ apart, some
thing OF the visionary, the enthusiast and
the poet, rare in that age of animal lust,
chilling wit n embroidered brutality. He
10. in fact, stepped in the philosophy OF
Rousseau and is trying to put this phil
osophy into practice through his connec-
with a secret society that is plotting
the downfall of the state. Before he has
gone Tar enough to incriminate himself he
falls in 0 v with the beautiful Austrian,
who persuades him his method of r1ghting
the wrongs of humanity is impractcable.
ana ends by promising to go to Vienn
with her to live.
Az he leaves her house a fellow con
spirator, his chief. joins him, say several
OF their members are arrested. and en-
trusts the secret articles of b association
to him. He then explains to De Lussac
that their only hope Is to intimidate the
minister Of police. This can be accom-
plished only by obtaining an discriminating
contract signed by the minister Of police
and in tbs possession n safe keeping Of
Richelieu. De Lussac's cousin. With
this contract In their possession they can
dictate terms to the minister Of police. OBJ
tain the release Of the members already
imprisoned and be safe themselves.
De Lussac goes home. buries h papers
no has Just received. writes Madame Lin
den that he is attempting one last mission
for the society, and also writes an ASSOC
ciate telling him where the papers may
be found in case of his death. Then he
enters Richelieu's home and almost sue
ceeds in getting the document, but is sur
prised and caves II In a drawer which he
a unlocked. Before he a make an
other attempt he is arrested and taken to
the Bastile but not before he has told
Madame Linden how nearly he succeeded
in getting tho document. She, realizing
how desperate her lovers position is. Wis
its Richelieu's home and succeeds where
her lover has failed.
Meantime thep police have secured strong
evidence against her, since De Lussac adj
dressed the letter he intended for his fell
low conspirator to her by mistake. This
letter the police intercepted and at once
identified her with the society. However.
with a document In her possession. which,
If made public, will disgrace the minister
OF police, she prevents her own arrest by
intimidating the minister of police. De
Lussac escapes from the bastile and goes
with her to Vienn where the story leaves
them.