The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-23

Dantin's last visit to the murdered ma
and begged him to be precise and aske
him if anything had especially struc
him during that last interview with b
friend.
"The idea of suicide having been i'm
mediately dropped ON the simple exami
nation of the wound, no doubt exists a
TO the cause of death. Revere was as
sassinated. By whom? In your last in
terview was there any talk betweel
you Of any uneasiness which he felt il
regard to anything? Was he occupie,
with any especial affair? Had he-some
times one has presentiments-any pre-
sentiment of an impending evil, tina
he was running any danger?"
"No," Dantin replied. "Rovere mad,
no allusion to me of any peril which b,
feared. have asked myself who could
have any interest in his death. On,
might have done the deed for plumber ,
"That seems very probable to me, ,
said the magistrate, "but the examina
ton made in the apartment proves thai
not a thing had been touched. Theft
was not the motive"
Them" asked Dantin.
The sanguine face of the magistrate,
that robust visage. with its massive
jaws, lighted up with a sort of ironical
expression.
"Then we are here to search for the
truth and to find it. In this response,
made in a hooking tone, the registrar,
who knew every varying shade of tone
in his chiefs voice, raised his head, for
in this tone he detected a menace.
Twill you tell me all that passed in
that last interview"
Nothing whatever which could in
any way put justice ON the track of the
criminal. F"
'But yet can you, or rather should
say ought you, not to relate to me all
that was said or done? The slightest
circumstance might enlighten us"
Revere spoke to me of private af-
fairs" Dantin replied, but quickly add
Cd, "They were insignificant things"
what are Insignificant things?''
"Remem Enthusiastically matters"
Family things are not insignificant,
above all in case like this. Had Ro-
we're any family? No relative assisted
at the obsequies."
jacques Dantin seemed troubled, un-
nerved rather. and this time it was
plainly visible. He replied in short
tone, which was almost brusque:
"He talked of the past.
"What past?" asked the judge quick
y.
"Of his youth-of moral debts"
M. Ginory turned around in his chair,
leaned back and said in caustic tone:
Truly, monsieur, you certainly ought
10 complete your information and not
make an enigma of your deposition. /
DO not understand this useless reticence
md moral debts, to use your words.
They are only to gain time. What,
hen, was M. Rovere's past?''
Dantin hesitated moment-not very
ong. Then he firmly said, "That, M.
q JUICE, is a secret confided to me by
ny friend, and as it has nothing to do
with this matter l ask you to refrain
rom questioning me about it,"
II beg your pardon" the magistrate
'eplied. "There is not, there cannot be,
. secret for an examining magistrate. In
aovere's interests, whose memory ought
70 have public vindication-yes, in his
interests, and / ought to say also in
'our own-it is necessary that you
hould state explicitly what you have
ust alluded to. You tell me that there
s secret. wish to know it,
cit is the confidence of dead person,
monsieur" Dantin replied in vibrating
ones.
There are no condolences when jus.
ice is in the balance"
"But it is also the secret of O living
said Jacques Dantin.
sis it yourself of whom you speak?'
He gazed keenly at the face, now tor |
ured and contracted.
Dantin replied, "No I do not speak |
4 myself, but of another.''
"That other-who is he?''
at is impossible to tell you"
"Impossible?"
Absolutely impossible"
II will repeat to you my first ques-
because have sworn on my honor
o reveal it to no one."
"Ah, ah!' said Ginory mockingly. |
1t was vow? That is perfect"
eyes, M. lie Juge; it was VOW"
"a vow made to whom?'
"To Revere
"Who is no longer here to release
on from it. understand.
And" asked Dantin. with vehe-
hence which made the registrars thin
and tremble as it few over the paper,
what do you understand"
Pardon" said M. Ginory. "You
re not here to put questions, but to an
wer those which are asked you. 1t is
ertain that vow which binds the
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