The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26

dead last tears An. u he was
pale, aIrnost livid, and how he trembled
this man with a stern facet Ber-
nardet noticed the slightest trace OF
emotion. He approached in his turn
and took the holy water sprinkler. Then
as he turned away, DESTROYS of catch
ing up with M. Dantin, he heard his
name called, and turning saw Paul
Rodier, whose face was all smiles.
Well, M. Bernardet. what news?"
he asked, The tall young man had a
charming air
Nothing new said the agent.
You know that this murder has
aroused a great deal of INTEREST,""
II do not doubt it,"
Leon Luzarche is enchanted. Yes.
Luzarche, the novelist. He had begun
a novel, of which the first installment
brought out the first news OF the crime
OF the Boulevard de Clichy, and as the
paper has sold. sold, sold he thinks that
1t is his story which has caused the
immense and increased sales. No one
is reading L'Ange-Gnome,' but the
murder. All ~novelists ought to try to
have a fine assassination published at
the SAME time as their serials. so as
to increase the sales of the paper. What
a fine collaboration, monsieur! Pleas
antry, monsieur! Have you any UNI
published facts?"
mo" ~ '.
mot one? Not a tracer"
Nothing" Bernardet replied.
oh, Welt IL have some, monsieur
but 1T VIII surprise you. Read my
paper. Make the papers SELL
"But"-began the officer.
See here! Professional secret! Only
have you thought OF the woman in
black who came occasionally t. see
the ex-consul?" >
Certainly"
We'll, she must be made to come
back-that woman in black. 1t Is not
an easy thing to do. but ! believe that I
ave ferreted her out. Yes, in one of
the provinces"
"Where?"
professional secret" repeated the
reporter, laughing.
And IL M. Ginory asks for your pro-
fesional secret?'9
Il will answer him as I answer YOU.
Read my paper. Read Lutece."
But the ~judge-to him"
professional secret" said Paul Ro-
der for the third time. but what a
omance 1t would make! The woman
in black"
While listening Bernardet had not
lost sight OF M. Dantin, who, in the
center of n Of the avenues, stood look
ing at the slowly moving crowd of cue
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searching for a familiar face. He
looked haggard. Whether 1T was grief
or remorse, he certainly showed VIC
lent emotion. The police officer OWNED
that n sharp struggle was taking place
within that. mans heart. and the sad
ness was great with which he watched
that crowd In order to discover some
familiar face, but he beheld only those
of the curious. What Bernardet con-
sidered of the greatest Importance was
not to lose sight OF this person of
whose existence he was ignorant an
hour before, and who, to him, was the
perpetrator of the deed or an accom-
plice. He followed Dantin at a dis
lance, who from the cemetery at Mont
marie went on foot directly to the Rue
de Richelieu and stopped at the num-
Der he had given, ia.
Bernardet allowed some minutes to
pass after the man on who's track he
was had entered. Then he asked the
concierge II NJ. Jacques Dantin was at
home. He questioned him closely and
became convinced that NJ. Rovere's
friend had really lived there two years
and had no profession.
"Then," said the police agent. "Tt "a
not this Dantin for whom I am looking
He is a banker" He excused himself
went out, hailed a fiacre and gave the
order, ITO the prefecture" .
His report to the chief, NJ. Morel.
was soon made. He listened to him
with attention, for he had absolute
confidence In the police officer. Never
any gam with Bernardet." M. Morel was
wont to a Y He. like Bernardet, soon
felt convinced h a this man was prob
ably the murderer OF the ex-consui.
AS to the motive which led to the
crime, we shall know 1t later"
He wished, above everything else. to
have strict inquiries made into Dantin's
life and@tn regard to his present
existence, and the inquiries would be
compared with his answers to the cues
lions which NJ. Ginory would ask him
Wnen ne mad been cited as p witness.
go at once to M. Ginory's room
Bernadet." said the chief. During
this time 1 would learn a little about
what kind of a man this is"
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