The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-08-07
a.. l1Ho MINISTER
IXI|IS q POLICE
,AglKsa By HENRY MONTJOY
Xl Copyright rs1aT Tx R@~assz cs~s&ns

"A Iosse~
Sartines, am hungry. Als5 the Wit ~
these gentlemen IS nos S~aS1sgying,
Madame, ! expect immediately
Madame DE StsaGs"
oh, De Stsnlls' They say st tase
character dance given BY Monsieur lie
Duras h eiheE day she coaa neither
eat nor smile
"She had }oss her hsayt, then
Ne. monsieur she had r~ssassnNers1
her character
Again me door Few open.
Madame de Sgenl5&
Am late cried ire new conner
Dear Monsieur de R&chastsU. forgive
me. Monsieur d 1ayeGse~ Soaa morn
ing, Monsieur &c SNrz4aeS you usszy
kiss my hand 4 Yea wlQ promise NOT
10 bite u with s compliment. Ghera
CeleSttn- The covaseSse arose and
the two women embraced. You are
looking younee~ than ever
And yoa te,o, &ea-eS; Marguerite,
We were :QSs saying how wesG YOU kepT
your years Bui Monsieur lie Rzcass5sa
Is not your host Monsieur de Sa~-
tines Il IS who has semi US invitations
in Monsieur &c RscaeaseGsS n~azneQ06,e
a charming idea though l don't know
the meaning Of Il IN 5he ls2st-oals
4 II SOUNDS Ike : conspiracy"
Madame &c Sssn25s turned 70 the
marechal.
Sounds Ike s oozspiracye Why, ii
is ne Wen Monsieur &c Richslieu.
now thai you hare i~nveig3ed me here
unes, what have Q 70 say for your
self2
only this, madame. that a lady IN
Flted herself 70 my house today. and
IS ! can rot receive her ! have asked
Monsieur &c SaE1aes 10 play The part
And who is this lady. pray1"
Madame Ia Barouns Linden
Then. monsieur declared Madame
de Stsnlis. II thai lady is TO be OF
your party today. ! for 4 shall re-
4 also aid Madame dRar,anoourt.
rising from her chas-.
Patience, MADAME. said the mare
chal Look al Monsieur de Sartiaes,
De Sartlnes was smiling.
Pray TAX yolF { again, ma
dame said he. This woman has in
Sited herself 10 the house OF Monsieur
de RIchslieG only 10 he received by the
rant OF arrest already prepared n in
his pocket
"oh, ma fol. how funny" cried Ma
dame de Stenlis, clapping her hands.
De Joyause, who had turne white
az the name of the woman who had
AtAa-4aV4 432GG HSAA R6&1I NEIE Cay QSLgES,
flushed with excitement at De Sartines
words.
At that moment a servant entered
with the announcement thar Beaure-
gard had arrived, and De Sartines, ex-
cusirg himself. went out for e moment.
When he returned he found the guests
all grouped AROUND the marechal. chat
tersng and cross-Guestioning him
There was an air of hilarity about
them that might have been the re-
Fiction OF the grim satisfaction shown
by the face OF De Sar1ines as he en-
tered the room.
The trap is set" said De Sartines.
We only wait now for the mouse, who,
by the way is late Never mind, We
shall certainly not wait dejeuner-"
A single stroke from the great clock
III the courtyard announced half past
i. and the last vibration had scarcely
died away when the great doora diyid-
ing the reception room ron the dining
room opened wide. disclosing the portly
form Of the mafordorno. and behind
him the crystal. snow. and flowers of
the service, the lackeys rigid behind
each char, and the gallery where
the musicians sat, with its cary
ings of oak that sc well matched the
tapestried walls. With the opening OF
the doors came the murmur OF violins
and the voice of the majordomo:
Your excellency. de5euner is served"