The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-31

news, said nothing TOR q he
remembered last night, and the bar
oness, and how she had locked him out
or the room.
We'll he said at last. Speak. Who
has taken it7' E'
Monsieur de Lussac.'' q g. H."
ID Lussac!" kt fb,
Yes, monsieur; he came on that vis-
IL for no reason. He was alone In the
library. oh, IL was he, beyond n
manner of doubt, No one else had ac-
cess to h place. Y
De Richelieu, caImer now, reflected
on this. He felt sure in his heart that
the woman Of the night before was
the culprft, but his amour propre re-
volted at the thought, He preferred to
think that he had been betrayed by his
kinsman rather than that he had been
fooled by a woman. Then he remem-
bered their connection, and the truth,
that perhaps the pair of them had uni
ted to outwit him, began to dawn on
his mind. An intense anger amount.
ing to hatred of this pair of lovers,
arose In his heart. But the conqueror
Of Mahon was not a. man to be con-'
quered by his temper. . ~.
Return to Versailles" said he to
Raffe, land await my instructions.
Place the whole household under sur
veillanse. You are absolutely certain
that you have made no mistake"
"Absoluteiy, monsieur" .
The due returned to the reception
room where he had left De Sartines.
He was undecided yet as to what
course he should take; he knew that
the situation as regarded De Sartines
was serious, but when the document
began to speak in strange hands 1t
would be time enough for De Richelieu
to discover that he had been robbed Of
1t. He was not a man to make con-
fessions and explanations.
Well said De Sartines, "and what
had Monsieur Raffe to say"
"Oh, nothing-household matters
and that reminds me, the urgency of
my invitation to. dejeuner had nothing
to do with DE Lussac." -
with what, then?"I
why, with a most charming woman
who insists upon meeting you"
"AhaN And who Is she, this charm
ing woman7" /"
II with give you 100 guesses and you
will be wrong every time"
Then put me out of my suspense"
Madame la Baronne Sophie Linden"
De eSartines stared for a moment:
then he broke into a At of laughter
"Oh, mon Dieu! you have invited me
to meet her! This viii kill mel"
I'm what way"
why, my dear due, I have decided
to arrest her. / would have arrested
her yesterday, only / had not q power
full enough case against her. This find-
ing of the papers of the Society of Midi
has changed all that. True, her name
is not mentioned In them, but she is
a friend and the mistress of De Lus-
sac, and he wrote to her concerning
them. I shall hold her in prison for a
uFnAL on1 k1An h.kaIlA 49, hAAIr -
Vienna with a note to Monsieur Tai
liene of the Vienna police"
~"Cordieu!" said the due, land I in
vited her to deteuner!"
well, my dear De Richelieu, you are
well OF Of the results Of that invi-
tation. She is a most dangerous wo-
la Yesterday she tried to extract
100, 600 francs from me. She threatened
me, yes" &.
The Duo de Richelieu was silent for
"a moment. Then he turned to De Sar-
tines.
She must come here ali the same"
what" ~. e..
TT wish her impertinence punished.
She imposed herself on me; she pro-
posed the deJeuner as a means of meet
ing. you and some other people who
coming and whom she hates: she
hoped to get you all under her tongue,
n she used me as her instrument.
Crane idea! You have not issued the
7 NO AZ r.
We'll. then, I present you with this
hotel for the day. You are the host.
and when Madame Linden arrives, deal
with her as you please" e.
Ma foil" said De lSartines grimly,
that is not so bad" He pondered the
est?"
Absolutely replied the due. who,
debarred from offering insult to the
woman whom he now hated in his own
house, left perfectly certain that De
Sartines would not hesitate to do so
in a borrowed one.
Very well, then" replied De Sar-
tines, II shall deal with this lady.
Call me a servant"
De Ricelieu did so, and De Sartines
gave his orders.
go at once" said he, ito the Hotel
de Sartines, and ask Monsieur Beaure-
gard to come here"
You will arrest her here ?" asked the
due.
NJ fol, why not?"
The sound of a carriage entering the
courtyard came family from outside.
Next moment a knock came to the door, |
and Monsieur de Joyeuse was an
the invitation, for he was not on very
friendly terms with the marechal. His
surprise had brought him.
He bowed to the due.
Pay your compliments to Monsieur
dc Sartines first" said De Richelieu, |
"for he is your host, though the in
vitation came in my name"
De Joyeuse, with an impertinence |
that was absolutely his own, turned his !
back on the marechal and bowed to De |
Sartines.
Continued next week