The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-07-17
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a knock car 10 the 0 and The
AM servant who had brought the let
ter from the King entered
Monsieur said the lacsey. "a lady
lady al this hours what Is her
Madame Ia Raroune Linden. mon
Mardteu said the rnarahal. -Tis
5aSs Eor a visit Of this sort Show her
Y0a are going?.
Yes. monsieur. but I leave g piece
OF advice behind me This Is & woman
20 beware Of Even as he spoke tn,
door FeopsRed. and Madame Linden
was shown in As she entered RaYe
made mis- escape.
De Raeheiisu, who had risen. bowed
10 tfla baroness.
This is an unexpected pleasure.
madame"
Not to me. monsieur, replied the
baroness. taking the chair indicated by
MIN, since / have come from Paris
with b express purpose OF seeing
YOU.
old marechal. deeply honored.
charmed. And TO what motive a /
attribute 8 10 long a Journey at such an
hour2-for Paris is Ave Leagues from
my gates, madame
The baroness iaughted In almost an
nysterical manner.
Fiyet Why. monsieur. II seemes "a
me 90. alone. shut up in the darkness
OF my carriage. with no companion 9th
er than my own thoughts and the fear
OF bandits
Yes. yes; but the motive, dear lady.
that forced YOU to confront thaSa
Fears"
The rnottya rponsta,r
q confession and to ask a favor
AND the confession2 1 Will take that
nrst laughed monsieur lie marechal
sllung Town in an easy h close to
her and producing his SNUFF box.
monsieur, / am In love-
pe Richelieu opened the lid Of his
snnH box, laughing slightly as II 4 lt-
We Joke had escaped from it.
men. madame" said he. there is
~ least one man living who can saw
Mllh ruth, Y am the happiest man In
Alas, monsieur, no; far from being
happy, he Is the most miserable.D
She watched his hands PLAYING with
lne snuff box; hands still beautiful de-
spite wars and years, and white al
most, as the rnffles OF Mechiin lace that
half hid them.
The most m~fserabletn
Alas, yes, monsieur
persona $500
The Comte Armand de Lussac mon
sieur, your kinsman.'
n la no hope ait all of immediate
nelp from De Richelieu. vet, as she
spoke the words, anxiety almost to s,1fs
Location seized her, for she knew that
uy tile manner OF the marechaI whant
ne heard De Lussac's name she wn,,Id
hioW whether he had opened fha
drawer and discovered that Il had haan
tempered with. - seen
De Richelieu, however. shou,aa
s,gil at all of anger at the name ana
sig knew by his manner that All waa
Sill right. She could have IA nphaS
aaound 50 great was her relief. HOPE.
snc Water OF the strong and the Wine
y. the week. sent the blood coursing
heightening the color Of her cheek ana
me brightness Of her eyes and Iending
beauty. ~ VI
Well madame said the old warricr
EARNING 70 her charms. what will you
HaNe You love q philosopher, that is
! say q creature who liz miserable
wen other men are happy,4Ind happy
W HI otner men are miserable; who
| lives5 ingn tub like Monsieur Diogenes
wen other men live In houses
MonsiGurs. replied she, Monsieur do
Lassac tftdays at the order OF Monsieur
ae rartines, has been seized INT I'M
pIasonea IA tbs fortress Of the hastile.'
Pc RicheAieu started ii almost
he snuff box with which he
was still toying.
Armand imprisoned inathe bastiIe,
WY he = still my guest We haS
21eaouner Together q it's true n