Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-29

formed but which will cone.s
He turned on his side, but sleep.
which M to children more readily
him for : wife. Ths ny su Sie1E 's t6s
exhaustion CAUSED by the excitement
OF the day fell on him like a clock. He
taller entering his cell and daylight
shining through the high window.
His first thoughts on awakening and
recognizing the place where he was,
were the thoughts upon which he had
fallen asleep.
The jailer. used to the vagaries Of
new prisoners, was surprised at the
cheerful face Of his new charge.
Well said he, you seem to have
slept. Here Is q jug OF water for you,
and o shall have some coffee in an
hours time. We don't starve our peo-
pie here. And for dinner you can have
what o please to pay for"
What I please to pay for?" asked
De Lussac. who did not know the truth
that La Bastile was In reality a vast
and formidable hotel, Of which the gov
ernor was the keeper.
Certainly"
have for dinner-my release
The man laughed and De Lussac felt
he had. gained a point.
l.. y will even pay you 100000 francs
for that same dinner" went on the
Icomte. 1.-Two hundred-three hundred.
MY rent roll is 100000 francs-well, r
will give you a years rent for that
which will cost you nothing"
you are like the rest of Them" re-
piled h man, placing the pitcher of
fresh water on the table. "All promises.
One would think I had only to open
the door and say. Monsieur What's
your-name. walk OUT"
He left the cell. shutting the door
behind him and locking 1t, and De Lus-
. lay down on his bed again.
After q while he rose up. drew the
table beneath the window space stood
on the table and, springing up, chung
to the window bars. He saw again the
battlement wall and against the sky
line the form Of a sentry passing aaenk
81, Just as he had seen a passing sentry
oh the evening before. The sight de-
pressed him. He began, to Recognize
that in the Bastile the guardianship
OF prisoners had been reduced to q
FITS place he sat down on his bed again,
this time with his chin between his
hands.
there Is. no system without some flaw.
Let me find the flaw. These jailers Of
mine have been reduced from living
and thinking men to automata; surely
SS~NS - ~ ROAAAS LII ~ . kAA ekAAN
fresh to work upon"
Two hours passed, and then tho
TALLER returned with the coffee and roll
which formed the d~ejeuner Of the Bas-
tile; dinner was served at 2 O'Clock.
"What time Is it?. asked De Lussac,
Timer" said the man. I'VE have
no need tor time here.-- It's time for
layonr coffee. Time! Ma FOL, IL you.
9pce begin about that, you will become
isksr that YsrFZ gentleman mt a dow down 1.-The the
ner hour and the supper hour very
Be Lussac. with 4 sinking feeling at
hts heart, drank his coffee and crum-
bled his roll. Az he did 30 he heard
the rat. Hastily he fung . piece of tho
| roll and the rat vanished with 1t. The
thing and its antics stirred him almost
to terror.
Then, to divert his thoughts, he took.
the pen, ink and paper and began to
write his letter to the governor.
It was q short letter, simply asking
for an interview, and having folded tho
sheet he fastened 1t with q water and
directed It. Then he sat down again
on the side Of his bed. Il was at this
moment, perhaps, that h e nrst felt the
terrible sensation, almost impossible to
put In words. the feeling that time has
4~topped-that the hour Is nc longer .
boat taking W to any destination.
When the jailer appeared at two,
bearing III prisoners dinner, he found
De Lussac seated on the side OF his
He refused the food. He did not even
refer to the letter which was lying ON
the table; he seemed like a mar daxed.
by e blow. Philosophy, thatytoy Of the