The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-08-14

Yes, madame1s
my carriage. And remember that
you are coming to supper with me to-
night In the Rue Coo Heron, at s pre-
De sartines. taken aback by this In
vitation which was also q command.
could only bow.
Yes, madame"
She turned to Madame de Stenlis and
the comtesse.
Ladies', you will be with mo this
evening at s punctually."
They glanced at De Sartines. then
they bowed.
And you, too. monsieur" said she,
turning to De Joyeuse. p
He bowed. ~ a.a ..F..
Then she turned to De Maupeou. and
De Sartines felt sick at heart.
Monsieur de Maupeou, you, too, are
invited. VIII you not make one OF
us?"
II shall be charmed" replied De
Maupeou, who scented something
strange in all this. M, '. f.
you will. I hope. MY carriage,
Monsieur de Sartines." "
De Richelieu himself called for her
carriage, and De Sartines escorted her
to 1t. ~.M 80. -. re- ~
Madame" said he at the carriage
door, II pray you to think over every
thing In your mind. The play OF the
rat, the cat, and the corn is very
amusing. What Is the charge for the
copyright and the manuscript Shall
we say 100000 franos7"
Monsieur" she replied, that Is the
price OF my jewels. We shall see about
the price Of the play after 1t been
performed" 49,. ~.
The carriage drove away, and he re-
turned to the reception room, half
broken with anxiety and feeling as
though he were inclosed by a net.
De Joyeuse and the we women were
making their adieus to De Richelieu.
"Good-by, De S~artines, till this eve
ming" said Madame de stenlis as she
left.
'-Till this essning," said Madame
d'Harlancourt ?
IT'LL this evening, dear De Sartines,"
said De Joyeuse. ..
"wiii this evening" zeplsed De Sar-
tines, bowling. He read in their faces,
their voices, and their name h hint
| Of what they guessed-that De Sartines
was to be the first protagonist In ma
DANES little comedy, and that De Sar-
| tines would have at her hands q suffi-
ciently lively time; not n Of them
would not have given the rags Of his
or her reputation to see the minister
| Of police in the dust, and he knew 1t.
De Maupeou, who had called to see
EDe Richelieu relative, so he said, to
the question Of a suit which was pend,
ing az the courts and who had finished
speaking to him ON the matter, now
turned to go,
"Til this evening. Monsieur de Sar-
tines"
De sartines bowed as he left the
| room., Then when the marechal n
the minister found themselves alone,
De Sartines turned savagely on the
due.
what Is this2"
ma fol, I don't know; but madame
seems to have turned the tables very
completely on you. my dear minister"
"Cordieu! turned the tables upon me!
I should think so. You have been
De Richelieu clapped his hand to his
you have been robbed Of that
cursed contract. She has possession
Of IL: she has made a copy Of 1t; she
holds 1t like q sword. ventre Dieu; and
she has the will to use It"
"Ciell" cried Richelieu, the picture
Of ghastness, striking himself on the
forehead as he spoke, II might have
known when she said that word 'Por-
cheronl' I fancied' she had only got
wind Of the thing n was holding you
in check by the name. But 1t Is m
possible The paper is secreted In the
drawer of my bureau and no one ever
Is admitted to the library. All! AM"
"Whar? p" asked De SRrtines, almost
startled at the old marechaPs express
sion.
II see it all now"
Yes, yes?"
II know the theft"
Eyes, yea?" :,
THE only person possible. Armand
de Lussacl He alone has had access
to my library. He came the other daJ
on a visit-scamp, traitor! he saia n
was tired Of Paris n wanted 0
change. An, mon Dieu! to think thai
1 have been robbed by a kinsman!"
well monsieur, your kinsman Is
safe in the bastile. If he has taken
the thing, then ne must have passed
1t on to this internal woman The
course before o Is clear"
"Yes2"
"You must visit De Lussac in the
bastile and exert your power upon him.
You must make him write a letter to
madame ordering her to deliver up to
you the paper that has been stolen
from YOU"
Ma fol-" said Richelieu, that is not
he will deny it."
IAN the same, you must try. Theaten
him with lifelong Imprisonment IL he
does not do As o dictate, and to seal
the matter show him these papers"
De Sartines took a packet from his
pocket. "They aRe the papers Of the
Society of the Midi, which I found in
the orange tree shrub in his courtyard.
When he sees them he will know he
Is lost unless he surrenders."
De Richeheu took the papers and
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