Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-06
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Synopsis.

THE MINISTER OF POLICE" by
Henry Mountjoy. is a romance of Paris
turing the Louis XIV reign. a period when
unrest: when Voltaire was breaking to
pieces the shackles OF religion; When
Rousseau at the Cafe de Regenance was
thousand men. some in the gutter. some
near the throne, were preparing the great
explosion of the revolution.
Madame Linden, an Austrian lady,
after completing a simple mission to the
french county. fingers on in Paris, enjoy
ing the gay life there. De sartines. the
other motive than pleasure in delaying
her departure and surrounds her with
spies to discover, If possible. whether she
Is dabbl1ng In state plots.
De Lussac Is q 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 q man apart. something OF
the visionary, the enthusiast and the poet.
rare In that age Of animal lust. chilling
wit and embroidered brutality. He is. in
seau and Is trying to put this philosophy
into practice through his connection with
q secret society that is plotting the down
enough to incriminate himself he falls in
love with the beautiful Austrian, who
persuades him his method of Fighting the
wrongs of humanity is impracticable, and
ends by promising to go to Vienna with
her to live.
AS he leaves her house a fellow con-
spirator. his chief, joins him. says several
of their member are arrested, and en-
trusts the secret articles OF the association
to him. He then explains to De Lussac
that their My hope Is to intimidate the
plished only by obtaining an incriminat-
Ing contract signed by the minister of po-
lice and in the possession and safe keep
ing of De Richelieu, De Lussac's cousin.
With this contract in their possession they
can dictate terms to the minister of po-
lice, obtain the release of the members
already imprisoned and be safe them
selves.
D., Lnssac goes home. buries the papers
he 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 fouhd in case of his death. Then he
enters Richelieu's home and almost sue
ceeds in getting the document, but Is sur
prised and leaves it in a drawer which he
has unlocked. Before he can make an
other attempt he is arrested and taken to
Madame Linden how nearly he succeeded
In getting the document. She: realizing
bow desperate her lovers position Is, Wis
it's sRichelieu's home and succeeds where
her lover has failed.
De Lussac goes nome. buries the papers
he has Just received. writes Madame Lin
den hat he is attempting one last mission
for the society. and also writes an assoc
ciate telling him where the papers may
be found in ease of his death. Then he
enters Richelieu's home and almost sue
ceeds in getting the document. but Is sur
prised and leaves it in a drawer which he
has unlocked. Before he can 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 the document. She, realizing
how desperate her overs position is. Wis
it's Richelieu's home and succeeds where
her lover has failed.