The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-07-31
| CHAPTER W (cont,nued).

And the king will say: Certainly,
Monsieur Rousseau; we will see, we
Monsieur de la Vrilliere, who will say,
Certainly, Monsieur Rousseau, every
thing shall be done to clear this I'M
fortunate gentleman And Monsieur
de la Vrilliere will refer you to Mon
sieur de Sartines, who will talk
he does not know in the least.
Oh, Monsieur Rousseau, o are
the greatest philosopher of your
age, but among these men of the world
your philosophy would lead you no
where; the production of immortal
conduct of quarrels with policemen.
Leave all that to me. / shall free
Monsieur de Lussac if you will only do
one thing for me-"
And that?"
She took a packet from her pocket.
Take this, and treasure it as you
would your life. I shall probably send
show o this ring she exposed a
cameo ring en- her hand. Give it to
him. If you do not hear from me by
noon tomorrow, you will know that l
am either dead or in prison, for the
people I am attacking are merciless
people and do not care what weapons
they use. In that event, take the pack
ct yourself to Monsieur de Maupeou,
the vice chancellor. In that case I
shall be well avenged"
but madame, what is this PARCEL"
asked the philosopher, not in the least
delighted at the prospect Of being
made the minister of her vengeance.
Monsieur, it contain the social
death warrant of an unjust man, a
man who is 'preying upon the people;
it is also at the same time the order
of release for Monsieur de Lussac.
With that parcel in your hand, mon
sieur, you a command events; you
can, al least, release De Lussac, the
man whom your philosophy has sent
to prison."
And the name of the unjust man?"
asked Rousseau.
Monsieur de Sartines."
THE lieutenant general of police?'
Precisely"
Rousseau nearly let the parcel drop.
Here was q nice imhroglio. Ten min
utes ago he had put on his hat to
leave his house, content with himself
and at peace with all the world, except
Therese; he had opened the door. hum
ming a tune from one Of his operas,
and in a trice fate had seized him in
the form of this yelled woman, thrust
a weapon in his hand, and ordered him
to attack De Sartines, that tiger De
Sartines, Of whom, despite all his phil
osophy, he was very much afraid.
Unfortunately Rousseau! He was al
ways a martyr to women; ever that
morning, before starting he had suf-
fered from a bad attack of Therese,
escaping from her only to fall into the
hands of Madame Linden.
But, madame, it is aginst my prin-
ciples to use force in this fashion. I
am but a student; my part in the
wcrld is entirely passive; the hand
which is pOWerful, armed with the pen,
is always at a loss armed with the
sword
Again he would have dived into the
vague waters of verbiage, and hidden
himself, had she not caught him, SO to
speak, by the coat tails.
Monsieur, you may be a student
but you are a man; and a man who
loves and honors you has been impris-
oned for no fault but that he followed
your teaching, though wrong-headedly
enough, perhaps. You have nothing to
fear. 1t is 1 who will bear the brunt
of the battle. 1 ask you only to hold
the document in your house and in the
event of my not communicating with
you by noon tomorrow to hand it to
Monsieur de Maupeou. He is a bitter
enemy OF this villain, De Sartines.
Monsieur, believe me when l say there
is no danger to you in the transaction.
I am moving in it for no object but
love. Monsieur de Lussac is my lover
She lifted her veil.
Rousseau, before that loneliness, sue
cumbed. He took Off his hat and bowed
to her, at the same time thrusting his
book and the parcel into the capacious
pocket of his coat.
He was always a se~ntfmentallSt.
stefan, q botanist, a writer the senti-