The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-09-18

every one has been bringing me their
insults. Read that.
She handed MIN the paper which was
still between her fingers, and De Maui
peou, taking it. read:
"Pourquoi ce brilliant Wis avis?
Est-ce lie char dune deesse
GU de .quelque jeune Princesse?'
Secriait un badaud surpris.
Non" de la foule curieuse,
Luf repond un caustique, mon;
C'est lie char de la blanchisseuse
De set infame-d'Aiguillon."
De Maupeou cad this elegant pro-
duction without moving a muscle OF
his face.
He knew the history OF the magnif-
cent carriage which the Due d'Aiguil-
lon had presented to Madame du Bar
through history as the most beautiful
ever built, costing in its construction
at least so, 900 livres.
He had good cause to know the his
tory of this carriage, as when the Duo
dAlguillon had been accused Of OPP
pressing the people OF Brittany, pc
Maupeou it was who had moved the
Comtesse du Barry to induce the king
to pardon D'Aiguillon. The carriage
had been an acknowledgment Of this
act n the acknowledgment had
brought down on the unfortunate COM
Jesse a shower of lampoons and bal
ladies' of a ature to drive an ordinary
woman to distraction.
De Sartines could have easily seized
these ballad mongers, but he held his
hand simply because De Maupeou, be-
ing at the bottom Of the gift of the
carriage, De Sarines was determined
to make that gift as bitter as possible
to Madame du Barry,
1t is necessary to the progress of this
story, and 1t is also interesting, to ex-
pose a few of those hidden springs and
wheels Gin the forms Of motives and
acts) which made up the everyday
story OF Versailles.
Madame" said De Maupeou, "the
writer of this rubbish Is to be pitfed
for his poverty of pocket and mind,
and perhaps p%ardoned for his fault, out
he man who allowed his to be writ
ten has committed an objectionable
act"
"Ah!" cried she, the vision of the
pretty carriage in which she could
visibility, If I but had him I would
show him how far it is safe to insult
a woman with spirit. And look, here
are more, the same, and worse"
Il say again, Madame, that the man
who wrote these things is only the pen;
~ IL lilS iIldu WIZ dllOWS IHeI1 TO DC
circulated who deserves punishment"
And that mann"
oh, Madame, do you need to ask?
Who punished Rochas for his pamphlet
against the monarchy? Who punished
Therrey for his ballad of Versailles?
Who"
"Ah," said madame, you mean Mon
sieur de Sartines?"
Precisely"
But, my dear friend, Monsieur de
Sartines himself told me thai though
the things were printed in Paris, the
printers had escaped to Holland and
We're beyond pursuit"
ooh, lii he? Well, Madame, I must
ask you a question: when was the first
Of these ballads sent to your"
Ten days ago.. and 1 have received a
ballad a day since"
When did you reply to Monsieur de
Sa%rtines2"
give days ago."
so that five ballads have been print
ed since, n you will receive another
tomorrow. No, Madame, the printers
have not escaped to Holland, nor do
they wish to escape there; they are
quite satisfied to remain in Paris un-
der the protection and in the pay Of"
He paused as If he had gone further
than he wished.
You mean to say Monsieur de Sar-
tines is the instigator of these villain
ies?"
Il mean to say nothing, Madame"
replied De Maupeou colby.
You hint"
Madame, I only give you food for
reflection"
1T must be. The things have been
published daily since I spoke, and he
was to have seen me today about them,
and he has not called. All, De Sartines,
De Sartines, is that how you recon-
pense your friendsl"
De Maupeou smiled; but he said
nothing for a moment, fixing his eyes
on the carved mantel emblazoned with
the Du Barry arms and the motto:
'Boutez En- Avant."
In his carriage, which contained
among other things materials for cor
re~spondence, he had occupied himself
during the journey to Versailles in the
preparation of a document which he
now drew from his pocket.
Madame" said he, 'for every bane
there is an a%ntidote, and strangely
enough, for the drugs of the prisoner
who persecutes you l have brought the
antidote." He handed the order to her
and she read:
For our vice chancellor, Monsieur de
Maupeou, to hold this day in inquiry
at the house known as No. IL, Rue Coz
Heron into the conduct of certain PEI
sons under suspicion as enemies to the
state. Giving the said Monsieur de
Maupeou full power to seize all docu-
ments that may cast light on the con-
duct of the persons indicted, with DOW
er to arrest and detain for further ex-
animation any person or persons con-
corning whom, in his Judgment, the
evidence may direct itself.
(Signed)
'At Our Palace of Versailles"
Continued next week