Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-09-05
A. Ole MINISTER
%l Of POLICE
@ w By HENRY MONTJOY
XxI osyaea. 1912. II. seaAsa.uHn Company

That document must be returned"
And IL it Is not returned?"
Then. monsieur. you are a prisoner
for life. Oh, I know you say to your
self, I am the Comic de Lussac. I
have powerful friends; they will free
me- Well. I can only reply, documents
have been discovered in your house OF
them against you-well. o are hope
lessly lost"
Documents! What documents"
The marechai laughed.
you shall see them with your own
eyes"
produced q small bundle Of papers.
De Lussac instantly recognized the
papers OF the Society Of the Midi. He
started in his chair and his face flushed
despite himself.
WELL" said Do Richelieu. exhibiting
the bundle. what do you say to that?
Look; examine them. Are they gen
uine? What d you say to that?"
Monsieur" said De Lussac, taking
the papers In his hand and glancing at
them, Il have only one thing to say
1t seems / have been robbed just as
you nave been robbed. and before God
I would soone be robbed OF docu-
ments like these than of a document
like that, in which an Infamous king
and an infamous minister consptre to
rob the people OF their food. BY a
miraculous chance these documents
have returned to me. Monsieur, can
not you see the hand of God in that?
You cannotf Then feel it,"
In a moment De Richelteu was on
his back upon the bed, with De. Lussac
On top Of him.
The attack was 30 sudden and I'M
expected that the marechal had no
time to cry out before the comte's
thumb. pressing ON his thyroid a r
tilage. made outcry impossible.
"Monsieur," said De Lussac, II do
not wish to kill you, but should it b
needful I will do 10"
With his free hand he began to I'M
loose De Richelieu's scarf so as to a
him with 1t. Then he saw that It was.
unnecessary. The marechal q lost
consciousness; he looked as though he
were dying. He felt Mortified. but he
had-no time to palter with his feelings.
He picked the precious packet OF docu-
ments from the moor and thrust 1t into
his pocket, put on the marchela's belt
and sword, put OF the hat, put on the
cloak, opened the cell door. raised the
cloak to his face and left the cell.
closing the door behind him.
The jailer was leaning against the
wall at the end OF the corridor. Seeing
the man in the cloak. he came forward
and locked and barred the cell door,.
He say no difference between the man
he a let into the cell and the
was only a short inch OF difference be-
tween the two. He turned the key IN.
the lock and slid the bolts.
AS he did this a faint n stifled
cry came from the cell De Lussac's
heart scarcely changed its rhythm; he
was beyond emotion. II the jatler at
tempted to open the door he would kill
the man with the sword beside him;
he would try to reach the carriage
which he knew must be in waiting;
failing in that, he would fight his way.
sword in hand, as far as possible to-
ward freedom.
The jailer paused for a moment with
the keys in his hand. then he led the
way from the cell along the corridor.
They had reached the heavy door
leading to the staircase when muffled
cries and the sound of some one beat
ing on a door came after them.
There he goes" said the turnkey.
Hes in his tantrums again. He'll be
breaking his furniture next. They gen
orally 90. Allow me. M-onseigneur."
He opened the door leading to the
stairs. De Lussac passed through, the
man closed and locked the door and
then led the way downward. AS De
Lussac followed. his heart, till now
calm. became furiously alive: each
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formaltties were there still to be gone
through? Would he have to enter the
governors room? Would the guards at
h main door ask to see the permit
that doubtless De Richelieu had shown
them? He knew that De Richelieu
that the carriage would be in watt
ing. Would De Richefieu's coachman
fail to recognize him? Had De Rich
ellen brought of his dogs with him?
q he by any nance brought a COM
panion?
They reached the corridor below and
the jatler began to unlock the great
door leading to the corridor on Which
was situated the chamber Of audience.
h door opened slowly on-its we'll
oiled hinges, and when they had passed
through it closed with q sucking sound.
as though La Bastile were catching
her breath back with a sob at the
escape Of this victim.
But they We're not free Of her yet.
AS they approached the chamber Of
audience a bar suddenly shot out.
blocking their way. It was the pike
OF the Swiss on guard at the door Of
the room. The TALLER. producing a pa
man. who read 1t. raised his pike and
allowed them to pass on.
Another pOnderous door was opened:
they passed through. and there at the
end of the corridor De Lussac saw the
sunlight shining through the open main
door. aud at the steps q carriage drawn
up and evidently waiting for De Rich
elieu.
h guards at the main door had
still to be passed. There were half q.
dozen OF them. some loungtng on q
bench inside the doorway, some on the
steps: but 40 the mysterious figure Of
the man In the cloak drew near these
gentlemen exhibited q studied indif-
lerencs. turning and talking to one an
other They did not even raise their
eyes AZ De Lussac passed them. and
the guards on the stena facad ahoIf