The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-09
these thoughts q chm, idsa suddarly

these thoughts a chilly idea suddArly
crossed her mind.
Was it possible for De Sartines to or.
der he release OF De Lussac? Had az
order OF release. lii an order of ira-
pfisonment, to be signed by the kingi
# this were SO, the harmony of her
plan would be spoiled; she would have
to wait till the morrow for the comte'l
release.
She was considering this point when
the sound OF the bell below made her
start. She listened. Steps sounded or
the stairs, leaving the drawing-room.
she entered the boudoir.
Scarcely had she done so when the
door OF the u opened and She
found herself face to face with De Lns
sac.
De Lussac, when he left the house OF
Jean jacques Rousseau, found that the
evening was much lighter than he ex.
pected. Rousseau's house With Its mar
row dusty windows and atmosphere OF
& and gloom was almost in darkness,
put the Rue Plastriere was fully light
ed. With q few francs, which he Dor,
a passing cabriolet which set him dowl
at the corner Of the Rue Peysette.
He had now no e of compromising
the woma he loved by going to her
house., knowing as he did the weapon
n held against his enemies.
49, q SCCOIo lltS StOOQ{ u6 at inc
door. h In the middle Of the room. as
IL doubling each others existence; the
next, h was in his arms.
You are free!n !,
Il am free. mordieu; yes, I am Free"
He led her to a couch. Free, unless
they catch me again. They arrested
me when / left your house yesterday,
AND | broke out of the Bastile today
disguised as my kinsman, De Richelieu.
But before I tell Of myself, tell me OF
what you have done. All, I know! /
have heard OF your devotion, but tell
me OF It with your W lips. You have
She laughed. Eyes, and a frightful
price / had to pay for It,"
You"
elieu."
You are forgiven" laughed De Las.
ac.
Il let him embrace me-"
You are forgiven"
Il promised him"
"What?"
Never mind"
But tell me-
Tel me first, my friend, your aid.
ventures; mine are the adventures Of
a woman whose only weapons We're q
kiss and a promise, scarcely worth re-
counting. Tell me-"
He told her briefly but graphically;
tpld her of the prison he had escaped
from and its horrors; of De Richelie,1
whom he had left half strangled on
the bed; OF Beauregard, whom he had
left half dead in the woodward; OF the
agent of police whom he had fellsd.
the carriage he had stolen, and of
Rousseau, with whom he had sought
shelter.
Like Rousseau, as she listened she
could scarcely believe that the elegant
De Lassac, this poet and dreamer, was
the man who had done these things.
So said h when he had finished,
You are still ~pursued?"
De Lussac laughed. by my faith.
yes. Not tsaat | care now that, thanks
to you. we have De Sartines in our
power"
My friend" said she, ''till the game
is finished n never knows the end
ing. Should De Sartines free htmsel,
by some master-stroke, you would be
fore, because your treatment of the
Due De Richelieu would be held
against you; and should Monsieur
Beauregard die. which God forbid, they
would perhaps exact your life as pay
ment for his.
Vienna tonight you must accompany
me on the box-seat of my carriage.
Monsieur Gorges, my landlord. from
whom rented this house, has left in
the lumber room. among other things,
some clothes that belonged to his
lackeys. Rosine will show you the
room. Disguise yourself, Their go to
Vaudrin, the livery-stable keeper in
tie Rue de la Harpe, ask to see the
traVeling-carrtage that is to call for
me here at ten o'clock; examine it as
a good ervant should; test the springs.
see that the axles are faultless; and
when the hour comes, arrive, on the
box. My poor Armand, you must be
content to be my servant till we ar
rive at Vienna"
II shall be your servant till 1 die"
Yes, but not my lackey-"
AS she spoke the clock on the man.
tel struck eight. She rang the bell for
Rosine.
Nov you must go, and we shall not
meet again till you open the carriage
door for me at ten o'clock. There is
Rosine; go, my friend, for I am expect
Monsieur de %Sartines?"
Yes, and Monsieur de Maupeou. and
Madam de Stenlis, and several other
brilliant people who are much DINNER
since I have had to deal with them. Till
ten o'clock, then"
De Lussac kissed her hand.
VIA plan she was about to execute
he did not know, but he felt yaguely
uneasy, knowing as he did her spirit.
her hatred of the minister of police.
and the latter's power and capacity for
trickery.
He left the room, following RosIne,
and Madame Linden, passing into the
drawing-room, sat down to await
events.
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