The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
THE MINISTER OF POLICE e5s.5.e .e.ae5

Raffe, "and await my Instructions
Place the whole household under sur
veillance You are absolutely certain
that you have made no mistake"
absolutely, Monsieur"
Then 60"
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 II
would be time enough for De Richie
lieu to discover that he had been
robbed of it. He was not man to
make confessions and explanations. .
We'll" said De Sartines, and
what had Monsieur Raffe to say?"
"Oh, nothing household matters
and that reminds, me, the urgency OF
my invitation to dejeunner had moth
ing to do with De Lussac." ."
With what, them"
'Why, with a most charming wom-
an, who insists upon meeting you"
AHA! And who is she, this charm
ing woman?"
. q will give you a hundred guesses
and you will be wrong every time"
Then put me out OF my sus-
Madame la Baronne Sophie Lin
den"
De Sartines stared for a moment ;
then he broke into a fit of laughter
"Oh, mon Dieul you have invited
me to meet herl This will kill mel y
In what way"
why. my dear Due. | have decided
to arrest her / would have arrested
her yesterday, only | had not a pow
erful enough case against her. This
finding of the papers of the Society of
the Midi has changed all that. True.
her name is not mentioned in them,
but she is friend and the mistress
of De Lussac. and he wrote to her
concerning them. | shall hold her in
prison for a week, and then bundle
her back to Vienna with note TO
Monsieur Talliene of the Vienna po-
lice"
"Cordieu!' said the due, "and | in
vited her to dejeuner"
We'll, my dear De Richelieu, you
are we'll out of the results of that in
vitation. She is most dangerous
woman Yesterday she tried to ex-
tract a hundred thousand francs from
me. She threatened me, yes"
The Due de Richelieu was silent for
a moment Then he turned to De
Sartines
She must come here. all the same"
WHAT
Il wish her impertinence punished.
She imposed herself on me; she pro-
posed the dejeuner as means of
meeting YOU and some other people
who are coming and whom she hates !;
she hoped TO get you all under her
tongue, and she used me as her instru-
ment. Grand Idea! You have not is
sued the order of arrest yet?
No"
We'll. then. present you with this
this hotel for the day. You are the
host. You are the host, and when
Madame Linden arrives, deal with her
as you please"
Ma foir said De Sartines, grinly,
that is not so bad" He pondered the
idea for a moment You are in ear
nest?"
Absolutely" replied the due, who.
debarred from offering insult to the
woman whom he now hated in his
own house, felt perfectly certain that
De Sartines would not hesitate to do
so in a borrowed one.
Very well. then replied De Sar-
tines. 81 shall deal with this lady.
Call me a servant"
De Richelieu did so, and De Sartines
gave his orders.
GO at once" said he. ito the Ho-
tel de Sartines, and ask Monsieur
Beauregard to come here"
You will arrest here?" asked the
due
Mai 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
announced He had been surprised at
the invitation, for he was not on very
friendly terms with the narechal. His
surprise had brought him.
He bowed to the due