Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-09
f.. Ole MINISTER
XS q POLICE
l4 By HENRY MONTJOY
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on reconsideration of the problem with
her she agreed. For the betterment of
humanity he would never cease work
ing. Destruction. the red aims Of the
men who were already p~rocreating the
demon Of the revolution, all these We're
alien to him now. Happiness, and tho
prospect of lifelong happiness with the
woman he loved, had cast out hatred
from his SOU. He would break free
from the malignant cuttleflsh with
whom he had cast his lot.
Alas! Who can free himself from
the consequences Of his past acts?
AS he entered the Rue Peysette the
rag picker entered it too.
Halfway down h street he heard a
step behind him.
Good day, Monsieur de Lussac."
A tall dark man. with a saturine cast
of countenance, a man w~ell-dressed and
carrying a portfolio under his arm had
overtaken him.
Walk beside me-" said this person,
land do not show any sign OF surprise
at n 1 say, or raise your voice. I
am being followed. All is over. at least
for the present. The police hav made
Ques. Barthelmy and Contains are ar
rested. ! as the head center am or the
edge Of arrest. this portfolio is only a
blind, 1t contains nothing of import
ance, but I ave with me a small
packet, 1t contains papers and the
names OF IN committee. their adj
dresses abroad and in Paris. and the
seal. 1 was on my way to you %
to i1trust 1t to YOU"
Il am leaving Paris for Vienna" said
De Lussac, shocked at this hand which
the conspiracy had suddenly laid on his
shoulder.
Good. will you take 1T with you till
yvo anr Sran0ror<fk,A~ i,,< -,
must not keep 1t on your person: bury
1t. hide it, till o leave, lest you should
be arrested and it be oun on YOU"
Il will do So" replied De Lussac.
But that is not all. there is a
counter stroke. De S%artines, who has
US IN his power, is in u power II we
can only act. You are the person who
must act 50 as to free US. You are a
free agent, there is no evidence against
You and you are SO highly placed. that
they dare not arrest you on suspicion az
they have Bartholmy and Contains and
as they will most likely me. Dieu! the
p~erspfration pours from me. I
think that some hand may be laid on
my shoulder before l have time to tell
You. Listen! The people are starving.
De Sartir1es, Terray n the king, with
your kinsman. De Richelieu for assist
ant. have bought up all the corn avail
able, using as agent a q Monsieur
Porcheron, of Vitry. A contract has
been signed with Porcheron. that con-
tract has De Sartines' name upon it,
that contract is in the house of your
kinsman. De Rfchelieu, and that con-
tract you must secure. Once 1t is in
your hands you nave De Sartines in
your power. and the release of Con-
fans and Bathelny follows: we can
then ree.-.istitute ourselves and go on
working
But how does this contract place
De Sartines in III powero?"
Said the stranger, speaking slowly,
patiently. as If explaining to a child:
The people are starving, the price of
corn is using day by day. Who is
missing the price Of corn n bread?
Who, but the c~"nSpirators of whom
De Sartines is tho chief. They nave
Withdrawn half the corn of France
from the markets TO sell it at the
highest figure
"Dieu.r cried DE Lussac. suddenly
colnprehending. What a villiany. II
this We're proved
III II were proved. the people would
tear DE Sartines to pieces or hang him.,
and the king. to save his name, would
give them the rope
rs the kings name upon this con-
tract?"
There is no name but the names of
De Sartines and Porcheron.'
And with this contract in ones
D Sartines will be entirely in your
power"
Are o sure it is in the possession
of the duc?"
Certain, u agents are never mis-
taken. 1t is in his house at Versailles.
la you dined with Monsieur lie Due
lately?"
NO"
IF you had, you would have been
waited ON by a footrnan of exceptions
ally good mannrs and appearance. He
was one Of us-Lamport-a man you
never seen: he was there to se-
cure this document, but he was arrest
ed last night. Besides Con1ans and
Barthelmy, dozen of smaller men have
been arrested
Does the DUO de ,Richeieu suspect
that Lamport joined his service in or
der to secure the paper?"
Oh, no, the corr merchants fancy
themselves secure in their infamy and
rightly. for the thing has been done
In most entire secrecy. 1t was Porch
eron's wife who betrayed the matter
to an agent of ours. Love, my friend,
Is very useful in affairs of this kind.''
De Lussac ~shuddered.
But a document of this sort-how
comes it that such a thing should x
ist?"
How comes 1t? Do you intrust a
man with millions of francs to pur-
chase millions of sacks of corn through
80 subagents without a written con-
names Of the subagents and small
corn factors being mentioned? All
these are in the document with the
signature DE Sartines' to the state
ment; This Is in order"
And you wish me to abstract this
paper from the house Of my cousin.
Monsieur lie Due de R~ichelieu?"
mo. monsieur. I order you to do TO-"
"Ah, true" De Lussac remembered
for the drst time fully. that he was in