The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-07

Il IG1Ty AOunIJOtrk 10 ~ EOf1dHC6 VA -
Turing the Louis XIV reign, 4 period when
europe was In a condition OF foKnen0 ana
unrest: when Voltaire was breaking, 70
Pieces me shackies Of queen ca W VA
preaching the right to think; and wnen =
thousand men, some In h gutter SONS
near the throne We're prep p the srea'
Madame Linden, al Austrian lazy,
after completing a simple mission 90 the
French county. fingers on In Paris. ehJVS
minister OF police. thinks she has some
other motive than pleasure In delaying
departure and surrounds her VII
spies 70 discover, if possible. whether sne
Is dabbli1g in state plots.
De Lussac is a noble OF ~exceptionai
character of that period. Handsome, VII
all the elegance OF 2 man on lne me thai
stamps him as q man apart, sometnlng %
the visionary, the enthusiast Rost.
rare In that of animal lust chilins
wit aDd embroidered brutality. he ls, IA
fact. STEPPED in the philosophy oL Ltols-
seau and Is trying TO put this PHILOSOPHY
into practice through his connection with
fall OF the state. Before he has gone Tar
nough to incriminate himself ne falls IN
love with the beautiful Austrian VINO
p~ersuades him his method OF rign ap1a ana
ends by promising TO 60 TO Vienna Win
As he leaves her house a fellow con;
uHAA ~ hAo G4IGls IOAAAG Ill
Of their members are arrested, and en-
trusts the secret articles of the association
to hiTa. He then explains to De Llssac
minister OF police. This can be accom-
plished only by obtaining an ttncrtminat-
Ing contract signed by the minister OF po-
lice and In the possession ana saIe sa M usp
With this contract In their possession tney
can dictate terms to the minister OF po-
lice, obtain the release of the members
already imprisoned n be SAFE theM
DS Lnssac goes home, buries the papers
he has Just received, writes Madame Linz
for the society, 4 also writes an assoc
clate telling lim where papers may
be ound in case Of his death. Then ne
enters. Richelieu's home sa,most sue
ceeds in getting the document, but. - sur
prised and leaves 1t in a drawer when ne
has unlocked. Before he can make an
other attempt he Is arrested and taken 20
the BastIle hut not before he has told
Madame Linden how nearly he succeeded
In getting the document She, realizing
how desperate her lovers position Is, .vis-
It's Richelieu's home and succeeds where
her lover has failed. Y
CHAPTER V-(Continued.)
'I put my stomach in the hands of
your cook, my dear De Sartines, or
what is left OF it since / died from
the cook OF Monsieur de Richelieu.
Then. Monsieur" said De Richelieu,
cit is evident that you have arisen too
early this morning. 1t Is not the hour
yet for the resurrection" !.
Why here Is Monsieur dc Richsl'ens
cried the young nan turning TO the
marechal with an air of surprise, AN
other guest OF Monsieur de Sartines!
The resurrection, hal You are Vel
qualified to speak on that subject
Monsieur"
Perhaps. but not SO ready to act
In the matter as Monsieur de Joyeusep
"Oh, ma fol" said the old warrior,
taking a pinch of snuff, lit Is said all
over Paris that should the angel Ca
briel be late, IL will not matter to Mon
sieur de Joyeuse. for he can always
blow his own trumpet"
"That Is true" replied De Joyeuse,
but at least it is not an ear-trumpet
And whom, Monsieur" turning 70 ne
Sartines, ':are we expecting as guests
1oh. several people. Madame la
.Comteisse d'Harlancourt Is coming.
Comtiesse d'Harlancourti" said De
Joyeuse in a reflective tone. Let me
see. Do they not say she poisoned her
first husband?"
mo, Monsieur" cut In the duo. she
only lived with him"
"Ah,,' said De Sartines, IF o only
knew" He stopped short .
'rVYell, Monsieur" ~.
Nothing" a% a
De RicheIieu laughed. "Mordieup'
said he, 1T makes me shiver sometimes
when / remember that you are the min
lister of police, and that your knowledge
of all mems private lives is so Pro-
found" .t"
"And all women's," said De Joyeuse
49, aEA - .a.-. hanr,, 49, A. .,Th
ject of mems private lives in relation
to rhe police. well Monsieur de Sar-
tines. and what about Madame d'Har-
lancourti" 2# #4 st
Before De Sartines could reply, the
| door was flung open n the stentorian
voice OF the majordomos announced
Madame la Comtesse d'Harlancourt.'
She was a beautiful blonde, just be.
ginning to fade; in another five years
she would be distasteful to all men;
In another 10, a parchment-covere
skeleton. An example of the woman
who lives a fast life and grows thin
II anything more horrible than the
woman who leads a fast life and grows
fat,
II am no late. am II" cried The
comtesse. where's my charmins
marecha1? All, Monsieur, / thought yol
were invisible. but you were only
screened, / see, by the impertinence o.
Monsieur de Joyeuse and the grandeur
of Monsieur de Sartines."
Madame" said De Richelieu, klssinS
the tips of her fingers, your host 1!
Monsieur de Sartines, who has honoret
my house for the day. The Invitation
was sent in my name, but that wa.
our little joke"
"Indeed!" said the comtesse, who fell
a vague disquiet at this little joke ii
which the minister OF police played !
part, but did not show II. And how
are the philosophers, dear De Sartines
And how are the fools, Monsieur d,
Joyeuse ?" sa
Il do not know, madame" replied ID,
Joyeuse. ASK Monsieur de Richelieu.,
De Richelieu raised his eye-glass an
examined De Joyeuse. through 1t.
From all appearances, madame
said he, they are very we'll"
You were asking after the healtl
of the philosophers. madame said ID,
Sartines.
Thank you" replied the lady, takin,
a seat. Monsieur de Richelieu has in
formed me that they are very well
Monsieur de Joyeuse, a footstool."
so on the earth rested the foot o
Venus" said De Richelieu as De Joy
euse placed the footstooL
ooh, monsieur" sighed the comtesse
"the earth was not fiat like a footstoo
in the days OF that seraphic lady
though flat ii il today-hat. stale, an
improbable"
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