The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-17
CHAPTER ~ (continued).

A knock came to the door and the
same servant who had brought the let
ter from the king entered.
Monsieur" said the lackey. "a lady
to see you" ,r.. 10 IA
"A lady at this hourG what is her
Manner &a M +
Madame la Baronne Linden, mon
sieur."
"Mordieu!" said the marecfal. '"Tis
late for a visit Of this sort Show her
in. ,"s... KID. &' .l '# ~ ~ q
Raffe began to Q toward the door.
you are going?" "2
Eyes, monsieur, but I leave a piece
of advice behind me. This is a woman
to beware Of" Even as he spoke the
door r~eopened, and Madame Linden
was. shown in. AS she entered Raffe
made his escape. a..
De Richelieu, who had risen, bowed
to the baroness. a. 4
'"This Is an unexpected pleasure,
. mot to me, monsieur replied the
baroness, taking the chair indicated by
him, since / have come from Paris
with the express purpose OF seeing
you" -. ,s4' . rt ttE s%r5E - "
ST feel honored," replied the courtly
old marechal; deeply honored,
attribute SO long a journey at such an
hour?--for Paris is hy leagues from
my gates, madame" uw a
$ The baroness laughted In almost an
hysterical manner.
tsFive! Why, monsieur, II seemed 70
me so, alone, shut UP in the darkness
of my carriage, with no companion 9TH
Of bandits" Y y" ... ~
Eyes, yes: but the motive. dear lady.
that forced you to confront these
fears" .1-.' f.
The motive, monsieur, was to make
a confession and to ask q favor"
And thec confession? / will take that
first" laughed monsieur lie marechal
sitting down in an easy chair close to
her and producing his SNUFF box.
Monsieur, I am In love" .l
De Richelieu opened the lid Of his
SNUFF box. laughing slightly as II IA lit
tie Joke had escaped from II.
Then. madame" said he, there Is
with truth, I am the happiest mar In
Franco"
Alas, monsieur, no; far from being
happy. he Is the most miserable
She watched his hands playing with
the snuff box hands still beautiful de-
spite wars and years, n white, al
most, as the ruffles OF Mechlin lace that
half hid them -. u
The most miserablel"
Alas, yes, monsieur. .MstE
And his name. this extraordinary
person." az
1.-The Comte Armand de Lussac, mon
sleur, your kinsman.p
She had no hope at all of immediate
help from De Richelieu, yet, as she
spoke the words, anxiety almost to suf-
location seized her, for she knew that
by the OF the marechal when
he heard De Lussac's name she would
know whether he had opened the
drawer and discovered that 1t had been
tempered with. ". n"-
De Richelieu, however, showed nc
she knew by his manne that all was
still right. She. could have laughed
abound. so great vas her relief. Hope,
the water of tire strong and the wine
of the week. sent the blood coursins
more rapidly through her veins
heightcnfng the color of her cheek and
the brightness of her yes and lending
the last touch of perfection to her
"Well, madame said the old warrior
warming to her charms, what will you
haye2 You love a philosopher, that Ia
to say, a creature who Is miserable
when other men are happy, and happy
when other men are miserable; who
lives In q tub like Monsieur Diogenes
when other men live in houses
Monsieur" replied she, Monsieur do
Lussac today, at the order of Monsieur
de Sartines, has been seized and Inn
prisoned In the fortress of the bastile'
De Richelie1 started and almost
dropped the snuff box with which ht
was still toying.
Armand Imprisoned In the bastile
Why, he Is still my guest! We hat
deieuner together todsy; II Is true, M