The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-08
CIlApTER VII
'T'FF IsEN IT
Enter the Duke dn Sa

lnuotsible' cried Lecoq. "Hccauso
"h} Because 1t would not he the logi.
~ sequence of Your premises retorted
Iaharet Bah I am more consistent |
tav that because u seems impossible that
~" man arrested at Mother Chupin's
should hc the Duke de SHifmeuse hence
w." man arrested At Mother ihuplnS was
knc 'ukc de Sairmeuse. Read these biog
fnrhics3"
~ gather from them" said tho do
gguv" after readings that the father
ot tho present Duke de Snirneuse once
triod 10 have tho father Of the present
hhron a EHcoryal heheaded on charge
u treason "ESRctly." Chucklrd Tab
nrei, and tho magistrate, d Escorval rec
ognlIing In the prisoner MAY his hered-
liatY enemy gHllhutly refused to take
advantage of the situation and con
yenlently broke his leg Also the Duke
do Sailmeuse recognized into whose power
he had fallen and, not counting upon his
enemy generosity. tried to commit sui
eide
But" objected Lccoa, ~ man like
ia" Duke de Sairmeuse should disap-
pear for 20 long a time as May has been
I'M prison all Paris would ring with II %
"Nons"nse, replied Tabnret with the
couuivauce Of his wife and his vslrt the
Duke ue Sslrmsuse could vanish from his
great house and all his servants still
think he was in his own apartments.
But" went on Lecoq ~ May were in
20 disclose his name declare that he was
lured into q trap, that he had acted only
In self defense and his name alone would
have ornned his prison doors" You have
net read the sketch OF his life care
fully" replied Tabaret at states that
lpon retiring from office. tho duke left
behind him ~. win and hatred DO you
know the price he would have been COM
PEELED TO pay for his liberty? No, No more
DO l. To explain his presence at tho
.aRl.g II
whom may have been his wife-he would
have perhaps. to havo disclosed who
knows what disgraceful secrets2'
Now, know what TO do" Ted Ls-
coo, sprnging To his feet Unhappy
man" replied Tabaret, do you think
OF going and arrested the Duke de Sair
mouse? Free this man IA almost omnlp-
otent You simple detective. would
bs shattered ~ easily m glass. Take
care You might lmperl YOUR lie. lie
coo hung his head - know" said he at
length. that the duke is far beyond my
reach at present Bu, he will be In my
power again II May be really tho Duke
de Ssirmeuse | shall have my revenge"
Leaving Lecoq TO work out his problem
II Ia now necessary to 60 back some years
Ito 1915 In fact. when. after Waterloo.
Louis XVIII was placed by the bayonnts OF
tho allies upon the throne OF his ances-
tors" In the beautiful valley OF the
Oiselle the landscape WAS dominated by
tho stately chateau de Sairmeuse. on
gentle dncllvity near tho village OF sair-
,l,eune pa.n aT.an .toou .n .V. .,,r., I.v., ,or
nnar co',rciIIor ~ ~ .is,e under ths amir.
RI. countr~siae ] ues thrown into a r,,tn
OF excitement by the news that the Duke
de Sairmeuso was about to return TO HIS
nn.esnn nn.sa.s,n, ~ o,nr. rh. S,ts had ami
grated with a Artois Ht the beginning OF
the French revolution. had fought against
General in the sery,c" of Russia nj the
fIrne ~ Sanolcon', retreat from MOSCOW
I'D had now come h.ck with II ,onIs th,.
pes,,eJ" 10 claim hi, own Under ths
repuhlic his estates had been confiscated
md sold To reclaim estates witch had
PASSED ,nroaSh h hon. "a. ,s. ugdss snn..,. tn.
,osI sven n pourbon could not restore
.,bI,rar,ly 10 Tho od mobiles their for
| fcii.d states by "A sIngle edic,
Ys, as Louis XVIII had taken posses
sion OF the Tuiileries ana boasted the next
mo,ning that he had ".lept in Napoleon's 4
| bed" 40 the Duke de sa,rmeuss drove
into the village OF Sairmeuso with the
intention OF taking possession OF his fam
| iiv estates ms IL he had merely been gone
,oms where on A y,sit: instead OF having
! fought awninst France for years
Uin chateau ana most of his broe,,
n cres were now tho property OF NJ. IAche-
neur' The mnyor OF 'ths place. Some had
hesn acou,rsd bv purchaso undsr the re-
public by peasant propr,etoss who had
improved them-such a. the little placs
called the Borderie, now owned BY the
strugrles. personai privations ana un
bounded ambition, had been laying awny
franc by franc-money TO establish
himself 20 that he might dare to Mt his
eyes 10 Mayor IAcheneur's daughter
Marie Ann. whom he secretly loved OF
would never come true had fallen upon
he saw thai there was An understanding
between Marie Ann IAchsneur and Mau-
| rice, tho son IL the Baron a. Escorval
Old Chupin. tho ne'er- do well. who lived
wife on the outskirts Of the village, whc
supported himself by poAchlng and pett y
thisving, heraldsd the advent OF the Duke
de sairmeuse. having ridden from the
neighboring town OF MontaiGnac. arrivins
with his news Just as MAS was over and
putting all the people In q futter.
The duke arrived IN post chshe draw
by four horses, galloped through the vi
lage and drew up At the house OF -.
village priest. the Abbe Mldon. which NJ
entered. with him was his son, Marquis
Martial de seirmeuse, Young man o.
SS% sSH%' and nd OF %sas ".ee,uS HsaS s seS
Chupin and hts family shouted Lonp
i've tho Duke de sairmsu,e. a. ths tw, ~.
men entered tho priests house-and th'
duke thought the whole village was wei
coming ms return. . .,,
Old Blbalns, the aooea honsakseper
Was f,us,ersa AZ the srr,V.' h nh. 2, 'Hsn Hn u mo-
tlnguished company Inc aons ns" no
yS returned from chnren' Wou'n ,ms,
thne any reTeshinentsf " 20 ,neIs w, W,
n,ue or nothlna 10 en-, ~ .ne hVSs' ,S noor
n@poe @ taVs h~sy eNsry,nnn W m' ph,c, p,V