The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-03
BY HENRY MONTJOY

IT have been a fool madame, said
ne his hand straying to the curves Of
her forearm, but you have cured me
OF my folly. 7 matched my wit against
yours and o have cured me-. / say,
completed OF my folly.''
nm then your p~hysician7"
Most lovely creature--yes."
After b bolus comes the blli. mon
De sartines made a face.
"The bilI!' 4
"Yes-l00o, 600 fracs."
Listen, madame. Monsieur de Mau-
peou the other day told me this story.
physician attending a patient for the
auinsy, cured him OF the quinsy, but
injected him with the Group. He pre-
sented his bill for the quinsy. and the
patient, who, by the way, was a
lawyer, presented. In turn, his bill for
the Group. iItswas argued before the
courts, and each claim was allowed.
Therefore neither protagonist got any
thing, You have cured me OF folly,
most beautiful physician, but you have
injected me with admiration. There
Tore we are quits and free to arrange
our money affairs on the basis OF COM
mon understanding"
Monsieur" said the baroness. sud
denly cutting him short, 1.-THE handker-
chief is not in that pocket"
De sartines sprang to his feet.
1 was not searching your
pocket My hand was on your waist
ne now stood before her the picture
OF vtrtuous indignation.
The baroness laughed. 4
enough, madame replied the mar
OF masks, dropping the mask OF the
Ioyer and r~eappeartng again as the
minister OF police. You have charged
my agents with a misdemeanor: vonr
charge VIII be Investigated You have
charged me Just now with an eungen-
tlemanly action. / have had enough
OF your charges, madame. Our Inter
view is closed, What are you wait
tng for, pay" 1f~# '~t
For your purse to e ("
An said he. suddenly ass,mino /.
Drutal tone, you persist? Now. listen
20 me. Your doings are known to me
ana n doing OF your tower. Monsieur
armand de Ltlssac, whom I seized 70
q as be left YOU house. and whom
sent 10 cool his ardor for politics
- ms maJestyls fortress OF the bastile.
5sWare. madame, that I do not del
with you as harshly. {" T---SNsN ~"
n mas risen to her feet and al these
words Ltne color fled from her face
he had hit her at last. =
wen, madame" said he brufaIIv
the efefct OF his speech
she d udVs we : say to that?"
- V " IN HsOTnnn1
UP TO this she had been pIayinS q
comedy. The 100, 900 francs which sbs
iiau uetermlned to make De Sartinas
pay LOT MS visit to her house voIiI5
nave peen presented, with an epiera M
70 the poor or Paris. Not once dnrins
dnons pretense of admiration did he
deceive her; she had borne with bi,,
only from the knowledge that h was
slttlng firmly on the h~andkarchia
ana that IL would be imnossihIa e.
nun TO get 1t. She had lei him % ~
JUST as one lets a child 20 on in Sc
alSelnpt 70 steal jam, up to that point
Sba tIe door In reached
And "H enjoyed the situation hugely.
Aho now, at a stroke, her coined,
was turned to tragedy. -" euy
ne policeman" had hAer
victor all through. While she bad 800
wastlng time fooling him, De I,,sSaa
aJchso away In the bastfle, had bean
~In ne prevented from return
ing TO versailles. The ocument 1871
doubt still lying in the ton ripb. { he
drawer or Monsieur de Rjcbaiian's
bureau and Monsieur de RicbeliaI, NJ
no douot still seated at the bureau &C.
saged IN dealing with his half veal
At any moment he MIR;
49, Out ms Keys, attempt TO open fbs
covar lnu IL already open, and dis,
cover the document. He would OF onns
Know the culprit; no one but De 7 ne
sac mad been given access to the room
she saw De Lussac with his weanon
taken from him. She saw him a hone
less prisoner for life. That terrible
contract which involved the dishonor ot
the King was a state secret, and tho
man VINO a knowledge OF 1t would
never be forgiven his knowledge a.
Lussac must be freed at once n Was
quite possible that Monsieur de Richie
heu might not open the drawer OF his
bureau that night, or even on the NOR
row. she glanced at the clock. II
pointed to 20 minutes past g..
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