The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-07-31
A. OH MINISTER
rs q POLICE
,aaa|al m ~ HENRY MoNTJoY
NJ csrynsht. 1919. The Bbsslsru conpaDy.
HENRY MONTJOY

mentalist was always there, and the
sentimentalist told him that the wo-
mar was speaking the truth and was
entirely to be trusted. He hated med
ding at all in the matter, but it
seemed to him his path OF duty was
clear. He must do everything in his
power to assist in the enlargement of
De Lussac.
Madame" said he, II will act as
you desire. Personal considerations do
not weigh with me in a matter where
the right is concerned" Then having
discharged this fine sentiment, he
turned crusty. Though | have moth
ing but your word on the matter, still
| am constrained to believe it. I must
now return and place this packet in
safe keeping. Good day, madame
He turned and began to walk back
toward the house. She watched him for
a moment, then with a little laugh she
ran after him. This dreamer had new
er even asked her name; suspicious as
ne was, always fearing spies and inn
ag1nary enemies, he had neglected this.
the nrst question that a business man
would have put to her.
Well, madame?"
MY name is-pardon me for giving,
lt IN full-the Baroness Sophie Anas-
tase Therese Linden, and my address
is number IL, Rue Coo Heron"
Madame" replied he grimly,
whether a baroness or a woman
OF the people matters not to me at ALL"
he put his fingers to the brim of his
old hat and shuffled On.
The baroness looked after him as he
went. a shabby old man in a snuff
coiored coat; testy, suspicious, casting
MS eyes about him, c~lasping his coat
lapel with a veined and nervous hand,
the strangest figure of an immortal.
Then, satisfied that she had placed
her weapon of destruction in very safe
Heron.
CHAPTER ".
DE SARTINES BECOMES HOST.
The Paris residence Of Monsieur lie
Marechal Due de Richelieu was stu
ated IN the Due du Faubourg st.
Honore, on the right rs you went to-
ward the royal palace and almost OPP,
posite to the Due D,Aguesseau.
Along this side Of the way one found
the frontages Of a number OF palatial
mansions stretching from the Hotel de
M~ontbazon to the Hotel d'Evreux. The
broad gardens of these houses, birds
haunted, sparkling with tka waters of
fountains and glorious with flowers,
reached right down to the tree-planted
spaces bordering the Avenue des Tuile-
ries. The Hotel de Richelieu, which
shortly after the date Of this story the
marechal exchanged for another resi-
dence in Paris, was not the least sump-.
tuous of these houses, and this morning,
at half past IL, as its owner stood for
a M on the terrace overlooking
the gardens, flowers never appeared
more beautiful, fountains brighter, or
trees more green than those fountains,
lowers n trees stretching before him
to the foliage of the Avenue des Tuil-
cries. He had just arrived from Yer
sailles, n he was thinking nothing
of the beauty before him; the imoend-
ing d%ejeuner occupied his thoughts. 1t
amused him to think of Madame. Linz
den in the arena with four virulent en-
emies attacking her, sharp-tootl1ed as
rats n poisonous as serpents; he ex-
pected to see them horribly mangled.
and he expected to see her horribly
bitten. It would be a duel of Wit con-
Quoted with smiles, to the tune of the
clinking of champagne glasses and the
sound of violins. He had sent the in
morning and SO urgently worded hat
he was sure of all the belligerents re-
spending.
AS he was thinking of this, a SER
want came to the terrace from the
house, with the nnounce1nent that
Monsieur de Sartines had arrived.
De Richelieu entered the house and
passing down a corridor, found the re-
ception room which opened on the room
where dejeuner would be served. Here,
superb in the costume of the day..
sword at side, in a brocaded coat and
with ruffles of Mechlin lace, stood the
lieutenant general of police.
The two noblemen bowed one to the
other with great formality. then drop
ping formality like a cloak. De Sartines
cast himself into a chair n crossed
his legs.
We'll, my dear due, you see ! have
come. l guessed the motive of your
urgency-that unfortunate De Lus-
sac
"Yes!" cried De Richelieu, who had
almost forgotten his kinsman's pre-
dicament. What of him? I heard
o had placed him in retirement.
What has he been doing?"
De Sartines pulled a long face.
ooh, ma fol! what has he not?i 1t
is the most serious ase 1 have yet
had to deal with" Then, leaning for
ward in his chair. he told the story Of
De Lussac as we know it. with this
addition, that on searching in the
orange tree tub in the courtyard Of De
Lussac's house, a packet of PAPER be-
longing to the Society of the Midi had
been unearthed, discriminating many
people, and especially De Lussac.
Ma foil" cried De Richelieu, this
is serious! Fool! This will mean ban
1Shment." ~
"Oh, no monsieur replied DE Sar-
tines; this will mean the Isle st.
Marguerite. We can not let this fire
brand free across the frontier
to work his sedition perhaps at
Geneva or in Holland. But you
need not fear; there will be no family
disgrace, just removal, extinction"
Scarcely had De s;artines finished
than a servant entered and approached
De Richelieu.
Monsieur Raffe 10 see you, mon
sieur.'
"Raffe to see me! Why, he must have
come all the a. from Versailles. One
moment, my dear de S%artines."
He left the room and in the library
found Raffe.
Raffe was white as death.
Monsieur" cried he. when his mas
ter had closed the door, "a terrible
thing has happened"
"Yes! Speak! What is it?o
Your bureau has been tempered
with"
My bureau!"
Monsieur, when you left me your
keys this morning, with Instructions to
go over the Tarnier affair. 1 went to
your bureau. The top right hand draw
er. when / tried TO unlock it nroyed