Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-23
A. Ole MINISTER
rs q POLICE
,AV1R BY HENRY MoNTJoY
WxA4 copzreh. 1917. The Bbbs Merdn ecmp,n,
Synopsis,

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THE MINISTER OF POLICE, by
henry Mountjoy, Is a omance OF Paris
during the Louis XIV reign. a period when
Europe was In q condition of fonent and
pieces the shackles of religion; when
rousseau at the Cafe de Regenance was
Preaching the right to think; and when u
thousand men, some in the gutter, some
near the throne. were preparing the greae
explosion of the revolution.
Madame Linden, an Austrian lady,
trench country, fingers on in Iarls. en-
joying the gay life there. De, sartines. tho
minister Of police. thinks she has 81 sens S,n
her departure and surrounds her win
spies to discover. II possible. whether sHe
Is dabbllng In state plots.
De Lussac is a noble of exceptlonaI
character OF that period. Handsome, VIII
AZ the elegance of q man of the copr.,
there Is still about him something thaf
stamps MIN as a man apart, sonleShi'i5 -
the visionary, the enthusiast ana tne HE t,5s
rare In that age Of animal lust. ehi i Re
fact. STEPPED In the philosophy Of Rous.
seau and is trying to put this phtlosopny
INTO practice through his connection, Win
fall Of the state. Before he has gg ga,,. fa ar
enough to ~incrimtnate himself MEANS ~
owe with the beautiful Austrian. VINO PEE ths
wrongs OF humanity is mpracticaDle ~
her to live.
al II IcdVeS ner mousse a cav"
spirator, his chief. joins him. says several
OF their members are arrested. ana em,
trusts the secret articles OF the association
that their only hope liz to intimidate the
minister of police. This can be accom-
plished only by obtaining an incriminae
ice and In the possession and safe keep
ing OF De Richelieu, De Lussac's COUSIN.
With this contract In their possession thsy
can Qctate terms to the minister OIL Po-
ice, obtain the release of the members
already imprisoned and be safe them
he has just received, writes Madame LIN
den that he is attempting one last mission
Tor the society. and also writes an asso-
found In case Of his death. Then ne en-
ters Rtchelieu's home and almost succeeds
N getting the document, but IS surprlsea
ana leaves 1T In a drawer which ne mas
unlocked. Before he can make another
attempt. he Is arrested and taken to the
Bastile but not before he has told Madame
Linden how nearly he succeeded in get
ting the document. She, realizing how
desperate her lovers position Is, visits
Richelieu's home and succeeds where her
lover has failed.
Meantime the police have secured strong
evidence against her. since De Lussac adj
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,
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u made public. will disgrace the minister
OF police. she prevents her own arrest by
lntimidating the minister of police. De
Lussac escapes from the bastile and goes
with her to Vienna where the story leaves
them.
CHAPTER VII-(Continued).
Since De Sartines had entered the
room that evening. her heart had be-
gun to relent toward HIN. His broken
and anxious look told her that she had
been avenged for the Sights he had put
on her. De Lussac was free, she was
victorious. Yet she had decided to
tenter hooks for a while before releas-
ing him.
And now the situation had been
swept out OF her hands. She had
called UP a devil n 1T had appeared.
She instantly recognized that De
MaupeOu was absolutely master of the
situation n that De Sartines was
lost. And not only De Sartines but
she herself was lost. The document
OF which De Maupeou was now calm
" breaking the seals would strike
every n who had to do with IL as a
thunderbolt strikes, and more cruelty.
De Sartines. after a momentary im-
pulse TO draw his sword and attack
the holder OF the kings commission,
II IVA 4AkA60 lku SoOu fGua
indifferent, as IL bored.
De Maupeeu, breaking the last seal
or the paper In his hand, flung the en-
yeloptng wrapper on the floor and, un-
folding the paper Il contained, glanced
at it.
He was a man who possessed, tre-
mendOua command over himself. The
contents OF the paper in his hand would
nave caused another man In his posi-
ton to rave n storm. to expose the
fact that he had been tricked and
fooled to the gaping onlookers who
would have made him In "a hours the
laughing stock OF Paris.
De Maupeou simply bent for the
wrapper. inclosed the folded paper in
handed It to hen. at the same time
taking the order to the king. which
she stiN held.
MADAME, said De Maupeou.
"thiE paper is interesting as dis
closing the state Of your mind. /
leave II with you. and with 1t / take
my leave. Monsieur de Beautrellis.
! may I q again the use of YOUR
carriage? Adieu, madame, we. shall
perhaps meet again"
Magnificent In his defeat. he bowed
to his hostess, bowed to the guests.
and followed by Beautrellis, left the
room; while the baroness, astounded,
scarcely crediting her senses. with the
folded paper In her hand and wild to
get at the meaning OF it MI, turned
TO her guests.
ladies. I must rave your permfs-
sion for afew words alone with Mon
steur de Sartines. My servant will Of
Ter YOU refreshment downstairs As for
me. starting. az I am, for Vienna In
less than an hours time 4 must here
and now take my leave OF you,
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