Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-08
H. Ole MINIS TER
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M 81 HENRY MoNTJoY
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THE MINISTER OF POLICE" by
t1enry Mountjoy, Is a romance Of Paris
curing the Louis XIV reign, period
wnen Europe was In condition of TO-
Ment and unrest; when voltaire was.
breaking to pieces the shackles of re-
liston; when Rousseau at the Cafe de
resonance was preaching the right to
IN tnlnK; and When a thousand men, some in
lae gutter, some near the throne, were
luton
(. madame Linden. an Austrian lady,
'a!ter completing simple mission to the
:! french count. fingers on in Paris, enjoy
4us the gay life there. De Sartines. the
minister of police, thinks she has some
oener motive than pleasure in delaying
neI departure and surrounds her with
spies to discover, ii possible, whether she
- dabbling in state plots
lie Luesac is q noble of exceptional
character of that period. Handsome.
Win all the elegance of \. man Of the
court. there is still about him something
tna.S stamps him as man apart, some
thing OF the vlsionary. the enthusiast and
tne poet, rare In that age Of animal lust,
cnliNng wit and embroidered brutality. He
1s, IN fact. stepped in the philosophy of
ttousseau and is trying to put this phil
osophy into practice through his connec-
uon with secret society that Is plotting
the downfall of the state. Before he has
gone far enough to incriminate himself he
TAILS In love with the beautiful Austrian.
who persuades him his method Of righting
the wrongs Of humanity Is impractieable.
and ends by promising to go to Vienna
with her to live.
As he leaves her house fellow con-
spirator, his chief, Joins him, says several
OF their members are arrested, and en-
trusts the secret articles of the association
to him. He then explains to De Lussac
that their only hope is to intimidate the
minister of police This can be accom-
plished only by obtaining an discriminating
contract signed by the minister Of police
and In the possession and safe keeping OF
De Richelieu. De Lussac's cousin. With
thia contract in their possession they can
dictate terms to the minister Of police, OBJ
tain the release Of the members already
imprisoned and be safe themselves.
De Lussac goes home, buries the papers
he has Just received, writes Madame Lin
den that he is attempting one last mission
for the society. and also writes an ASSOC
ciate telling him where the papers may
be found in case of his death. Then he
enters Richelieu's home and almost sue
ceeds In getting the document. but is sur
prised and leaves 1t In a drawer which he
has unlocked. Before he can make an
other attempt he Is arrested and taken to
tho Bastile but not before he has told
Madame Linden how nearly he succeeded
In getting tho document. She, realizing
how desperate her lovers position is. Wis
its Richelieu's home and succeeds where
her lover has failed.
y Meantime the police have secured strong
evidence against her, since De Lussac adj
dressed the letter he intended for his fell
low conspirator to her by mistake. This
letter the police Intercepted and at once
identified her with the society. However
with a document in her possession, which.
IL made public, will disgrace the minister
OF police, she prevents her own arrest by
intimidating the minister of police. De
Lussac escapes from the bastile and goes
with her to Vienna where the story leaves
them.