Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-08

seven keys, the exact facsimilee 81 the
Keys or Monsieur de Richelieu. Each
OF these keys was different In size and
shape from Its fellows. It was prob
able. therefore, that only one Key could
open any drawer in the bureau. and
~ was presumable that the locks were
|, " VI the same caliber. He took the bunch
from his pocket. Yes, beyond any doubt
y. OF these keys were much too broad
!. :. tne barrel and too heavy OF make
70 enter the lock holes: one kew was
SO small as to be quite out OF count
III evidently belonged to u trinket
ease one remained. seeming OF size
exactly suitable. :
WIN the persptration standing in
f peaus on his forehead, De Lussac rose
from his seat, paused before the hn-
reau, listening intently for the slightest
souho outside and then, boldly and
with perfectly steady hand inserted
siie Key IN the lock of the top-most
1lsht hand drawer: 1t turned with the
ease OF perfect mechanism.
De Lussac caught glimpse of pa
pers in the drawer before pushing Il
pack and removing the key. Then.
rapidly bending. he tried the middle
u :. on the left. The KEY opened
~ also This satisfied him. The kew
t Nus IN, .ne master key OF the bureau, all,
the h LAYERS opened to it. and placing
a az and began slowly to turn over
the pages of Contes de Suzane
uP III now, he had been working
,Mitnout a plan, but now as he sat.
..nea,nlng hard from the excitement az
mn rae s,e .ase rev e' minutes and turning the
.leal and simple formed itself IN hia
. uladh. he would wait till night. then.
wine, Mnlie the household was asleen. he
''.ol leave his room, descend the
s s.a, enter the library and with the
f,n,sh t h.sn NJ. before him to work in,
'li " the vile business at one stroke
y did not occur to him that fhere
MAS anything ominous Ii, the seemin1
simplicity of all this, or anvthins
strange N the fact that such an astute
maj as the due should leave his mosf
1 Ha AZ, sant papers so carelessly placed,
ne, ne uIo not Know the fact that this IL
oIary and its contents were rnarlad.
VIII, VII, tne utmost care, and that Rare
wouio never have left 1t had he-Da
l.uss PSI. stranger or any ana
AT an nut near kinsman of the duc's'
~ as ne sat turning the doubtful pages
sounded from the hall the door oneneS
ana an. monsieur lie Due walking with
Tue aght step of man az 81. and
dressed in riding attire, entered the
room. s.'.Sl - eA Itie
mere was something astonishing. al
,aosI disturbing in the youthfulnesss nf
- t isiel!elleu. lt was almost impossible
70 pelleVe that this man was the cons
quefor OF Mahon, the lover OF women
long dead, the boon companion OF men
whose very names were half forgotten.
man whose figure had become part az
Romance romance and history. still youthfui-
of the world. ie'olas
KANE alone saw the real Richelie,,
as as ne appeared In the morning before
y, MS Vaiet and the excitement OF the dav
mao transformed him and awakenad
70 NE that vast fund of energy which
was a.. ms chief possession. 80 s
An. my dear philosopher. - criea
;n Que a advancing and embrac-
ing De I4ussac. What hapnv
thought to come and see mo Rafrs
lillor,ns me you have come nra.
par, 70 spend some days. That 4
Nell Men. and how is Paris, and that dear
~ oi.s,e rousseau how Is he, as dirty
on, monsieur replied De Iussac.
o ~ wnom bright idea had suddenly
occurred, there Is nothing dirty ahnI,r
monsieur Mons Rousseau except the mud
' wnIch- people fling at him I had not
nave something much mora 1 aarin,.
upon my mind.'' go "
"A woman 2" asked the maresha,.
. .aklng ms seat on a fauteuil and wav-
ing the other to chair.
IN. no monsieur. man"
More than mana consn;r. ~
against the state,'' -
Let us be clear You have dis
covered man who is conspirine
against the state?'' IS 80
Precisely, and wish for your ad.
wee. He is a friend OF mine i have
oniy 20 enter the house Of a friend Of
MS place my hand upon document
thortties and he is DESTROYED,
Yes, and why do you not do M -,
This friend OF hts is q friend ~
mine. monsieur. would have ~ an.
ter his house In the guise Of q friend
lafseck his papers. act as a spy This
does not seem to me an hnnorahio
course Of action go - =
Monsieur, = replied the due. ..if Won
nave discovered man who n en-
spring against the good OF France
duty Is clear"
And that duty is-''
To denounce him."
But to enter house under thA
guise of friendship"
There is no such thing az friend.
snip IN politics, replied De Richie
neu. II you have discovered this
friend OF yours to be a scoundrei
sctuated by motives against the wei.
have but one duty. and that dntv is ~
the state = y
- am glad you think So.
s. ~