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

"And the king win say certainly.
Monsieur Rousseau; we will see, we
will see.' And he win refer you to
Monsieur de la Vrilltere, who will say,
Certainly, Monsieur Rousseau, every
thing shall be done to clear this un-
fortunate gentleman And Monsieur
de la Vrilliere win refer you 70 Mon
sieur de Sartines, who will talk
about justice. whom, by the by,
he does not know In the least.
Oh, Monsieur Rousseau, you 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
books is your meter in life, not the
conduct of 1ouarfels with policemen.
Leave all that to me. I shall free
Monsieur de Lussac If you will only do
n thing for me-" .r@.'.
" ,"And that?"
She took a packet from her pocket.
"'Take this, and treasure 1t as you
would your life. / shall probably send
a seryant for 1t this evening. He will
cameo ring en- her hand. Give it to
him. If you do not hear from me by
moon tomorrow, you will know that /
am either dead or In prison, for the
4 people / 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 oarcal""
asked the philosopher, not in the least
delighted ,at the prospect Of being
made the minister of her vengeance.
Monsieur, 1t contain the social
death warrant OF an unjust man., a
ma who Is preying pom the people;
"a 10 olan OF Ahn# 90 - Ntnaa NkA sd
of release for Monsieur de Lussac.
With that parcel in your hand, mon
sieur, o car command events; you.
can, at least, release De Lussac, the
man whom your philosophy has, sent
to prison" y"
And the name OF the unjust MANI"
asked Rousseau.
Monsieur de Sartines," ....
"The lieutenant, general of ~police?'I
Precisely" ~
Rousseau nearly let the parcel drop.
Here was atnice imhroglio. Ten min
utes ago he had put on his hat to
leaYe 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
q weapon In his hand, and ordered him
toyattack De Sartines, that tiger De
S~artines, Of whom, despite all his phil
,osophy, he was very much afraid.
Unfortunately Rousseau! He was al
ways a. martyr toNwomen: even that
morning, before starting he had suf-
tered from q bad attack OF Therese,
escaping from her only to fall into the
hands Of Madame Linden.
but, madame, 1t Is aginst my prin-
ciples to use force in this fashion. +
am but a student; my part in the
world Is entirely passive; the hand
which is powerful, armed with the pen,
is always at a loss armed with the
sword" AbGl ~ q"
Again he would have dived into the
vague waters OF verbiage, and hidden
himself, had shs not caught him, SO to
speak, by the coat tails. i
Monsieur, you may be q student
but o are a. man; and a man who
loves and honors you has been impris-
oned for no fault but that he followed
your teachingJ though wrong headedly
enough, perhaps. You have nothing to
fear. 1t Is I who will bear the brunt
of the battle I ask you only to hold
the document in our house and In the
event of my not communicating with
o by noon tomorrow to hand II to
Monsieur de Maupeou. He is a bitter
enemy Of this villain. De S~artines.
Monsieur, believe me when ! say there
- no DANGER 70 q IN tne
/ am moving in 1t for no object but
love. Monsieur de Lussac is my lover"
She lifted her veil. fE E,., &.
Rousseau, before that loneliness, sue
cumbed. He took OF his hat and bowed
to her, at the same time thrusting his
book and the parcel into the c~apacious
pocket of his coat.
He was always a sen&imentalist
Though at times a philosopher, a -mu-
stefan. . botanist, q written b senti-