Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-17
ole MINISTER
XR q POLICE
4N By HENRY MoNTJOY
I VM caya.As 1914 h. Bosa.M.rdn c..p.s

RI S1xDS ly44, IL 0ooo0Mett1U NO0D0DV,
a drunken stranger on the highroad; a
nice affair. truly. should 1t come to the
ears Of the court.
"Ah!" said Gaillard. his fuddled wits
seeming to clear. II see it all now!
You are both of you in league against
me. How do 1 know o haven't sto-
len my wife. got her ava from me.
and now o are taking her to PARISH
The coachman, at this, got down
from his seat, furious at the implica-
ton. and a battle royal Of tongues en-
sued. while the unfortunate De Maupe-
GU. watch in hand, stood by like the
timekeeper of a boxing bout. trying to
make peace and falling.
They had lost 10 minutes already,
and the vice chancellor was in despair
when. from the direction of Versailles,
he saw a vehicle approaching. 1t was
the Paris diligence.
"Ah!" said he. Here Is the dill
gence. I will take It,"
The words acted like a charm. The
coachman climbed to his seat again
and Gaillard. seeming to forget his
wife. took De Maupeou by the arm.
Get in. monsieur" said he. II have
lost my WIFE,, No matter. 1 will find
her again. and we can have a drink
at Paris. Wives are easily found. Be
sides. h may have gone on to her
mother. who lives in the Rue de Bon
dy; and I have q bottle in the cabrio-
let"
De Maupeou hesitated between the
choice Of Gaillard, who vas undesir-
able. and the diligence. which was no
vehicle for the first magistrate Of
France to be found in. He chose Gail
lard. stepped into the cabriolet. and
vas lost.
For several miles they proceeded at
2 rapid pace. and Gaillard. forget
ting his wife. forgetting his grievances.
forgetting everything but c%onviviality.
applied himself to the bottle and under
Its charms sang songs Of a free and
volatile nature. and presently, losing
interest In music. fell asleep.
The horse. as though in sympathy
with the wearied reveler. slackened its
pace. and the Paris diligence. which
had been following them and taking
their dust, passed them with a tinkling
OF bells and q cry Of derision from the
driver.
De Maupeou looked at his watch. It
was after eight. He shouted to the
driver to hasten his speed and that in
dividual replied through the dusk that
was now gathering. and whipped up his
horse.
The speed increased for a quarter Of
mile and then slackened gain, de-
spite the apparent efforts Of the dri-.
Yer. SO that when the toll gate was
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watch he found that 1t pointed to 20
minutes past 8.
Tho vehicle stopped al the toll gate
M the sergeant on duty came to the
window with a lantern. The lantern
was for IL examination OF the inter-
dark and De Maupeou could see the
sergeant's face clearly In the dusk.
Gatllard. who had suddenly Weakened
from his sleep. put his hand under the
seat Tor his bottle. and pulled out In
stead q dead fowl. which he hastily
stuffed back.
But the sergeant had seen him.
In . moment De Maupeou and his
companion were hauled from the coach
n sne sergeant, diving under the seat.
gave 2 cry like the cry Of q hound.
The compartment beneath: the seat
WAY stuffed with contraband!
y seemed to the luckless vice chan
cellor that he wa In the midst OF q
nightmare: dumb at his abominable
position and not daring to give his
name before all the guards and those
loaters who hung around the toll gates
OF Paris. he let himself be led into the
guard room. which was fortunatel1
empty. and where no took his seat on
the bench beside Gaillard. whose
drunkenness had again descended on
him like 2 veil. and who now, relieved
from the clutches Of the soldiers. sank
into = condition Of complete oblivion.
despite the Z E that while being lied
~ wide awake manner contrived to sin
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