Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-31
Synopsis.

Synopsis.
THE MINISTER OF PoL1CE.rp Iy
Henry Mountjoy. Is a romance OF FaI.s
during the Louis XIV reign. q period wned
unrest; when Voltaire was breaking 10
pieces the shackles of religion; wnen
pfsaebinr It ase the nig6 Gaf fe ds hss snd When mN a
thousand men, some IN the guttGn, ereat
near the throne. were preparing the sreas
explosion of the revolution.
Madame Linden. an Austrian .a M:
after completing a simple MISSION TO eme
French country, fingers on IN lars; the the
Joying the gay life there .. De sh sal has some
other motive than pleasure IN hae WITH
her departure and SURROUNDS ngn she
81 spies ds b to dise 20 stst II p pSsslOle' "'s'''s' -
De Lussac is a noble OF exceptioH1tdh,
character of that period. Handsome, o wa..
an the elegance OF q man oathhinr that
stamps him as a man apart. something o.
the visionary. the enthusiast and the cpi RHins.
rare in, that age of animal lust, = H. in
fact. STEPPED in the philosophy S 81
seau and is trying to put this pniaU H;tk
into practice through his conmef the down
fall Of the state. Before he has sSnH IN
enough to incriminate himself he LA, hall se r.
love with the beautiful Austria 'nI.hS,ns the
wrongs of humanity Is mpract!caDsoe 9TH
ends ~ promising to go to Vienn "ts"
AS he leaves her house a fellow con;
spirator. his chief. Joins him. says seve ~.
Of their members are arrested. anc ton sn,
trusts the secret articles OF the assoS, Iss.oc
that their only hope is to intimioato vmo
minister of police. This can De scSOaH-
|ns nea. only BY obtaining sl n. ma az ! Of po-
lice and in the possession and safe Keep
Ing Of De Richelieu. De Lussac. g cous. a.
With this contract in their possession tn me-.
lice. obtain the release Of the members
already imprisoned and DO safe tnem-
selves.
he has just received. writes Madame LIN
den that he is attempting one last miss.on
for the society. and also writes an asso-
found in case. of his death. Then he en-
ters Richelieu's home and almost succesu5S
In getting the document. but ~ surpriSeu
unlocked nj Before he S,a a make another
attempt he is arrested and to the
Bastile but not before he has told Madame
Wing the document. she. realizing how
desperate her lovers position Is. VISIT
;aicheiieu's home and succeeds where neF
Meantime the police nave secured stronS
evidence against her. since De Lussac adj
dressed the letter he intended for his fel-
low consptratOr to ner by mistake. TINS
letter he police Intercepted n at once
identified her with the society. However,
with q document in her possession. which.
II made public. will disgrace the minister
Of police. she prevents her own arrest by
l~ntimidating the munster of police. De
Lussac escapes from the bastile and goes
With her to Vienna where the story leaves
them.
CHAPTER vII-(Continued).
Since De Sartines had entered the
room that evening. her heart had be-
and anxious look told her that she had
been avenged for the sights he had put
on her. De Lussac was free. she was
victorious. Yet she had decided to
complete her lesson. to keep him on
tenter hooks for q while before releas-
ing him.
And now the situation had been
swept out Of her hands. She had
rallied up q devil and It had appeared.
She instantly recognized that De
Maupeou was absolutely master Of the
situation and that De Sartines was
lost. And not only De Sartines but
she herself was lost. The document
Of which Do Maupeou vas now calm
" breaking the seals would strike
thunderbolt strikes. and more cruelty.
De Sartines. after q monnentary Inn.
pulse to draw hin sword and attack
the holder OF the kings Commission,
conquered himself and stood unrnoyed.
indifferent. ~ IL bored.
De Maupeou. breaking tho last seal
OF h paper Ia htD hand. dung the en-
yeloping wrapper on tho floor ana. M
ct Il.
He was : man who possessed ne
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