The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-10-22

on the threshold OF the library adjoin-
ing the salon, looked s~earchingly about
the room in which M. Revere ordin-
arily spent his time, and which he q
probably left to meet his fate. His
ear was as quick to hear as his eye
to see and as he heard the question
he softly approached and listened for
the answer. #"
What gentleman and what did he
do?" asked the commissary a little
brusquely, for he noticed a hesitation
to reply in both Moniche and his wife.
We'll, and what does this mean?"
"Oh, well, M. lie Commissaire, It Is
this-perhaps Il means nothing!" And
the concierge went on to tell how, n
evening. q very fine gentleman, and
very polished, moreover, had come to
the house and asked to see M. Revere.
He had gone to his apartment and had
remained a long time. 1t was, he
thought, about the middle of October,
and Nine. Moniche. who had gone up
stairs to light the gas, met the man as
he was coming out OF M. Rovere's
DON and a noticed at the first
glance the troubled air Of the individ-
ual-Moniche already called the
gentleman the "individual"-who was
very pale and whose ayes were red.
Then, at some time or other, the
Individual had made another visit to
M. Revere. More than once the por-
tress had tried to learn his name. Up
TO this moment she had not succeeded.
One day she asked NJ. Revere who it
was, and he very shortly asked her
what business IT was of hers. She did
not insist, u she watched the indi-
vidual with a vague doubt.
"InRtinCt. monsieur. nv instinct told
ne .
Enough" interrupted nj. Desbriere.
III we had only instinct to guide us,
we should make some famous
blunders."
"oh, it was not only by instinct,
monsieur" rE.n.
"Ah, ah, Let us hear it"
Bernardet with his eyes fastened
upon Mime. Moniche, did not lose a
syllable Of her story, which her hus-
band occasionally interrupted to cor
rect or to complete a statement or to
add some detail. The corpse, with
mouth open and fiery, ferocious eyes.
seemed also to listen.
Nine. Moniche, as we already know,
entered M. Royere's apartment when
lei she wished. She was his land
lady, his reader, his friend. Revere
was brusque, but he was good. So II
was nothing strange when the woman,
urged by curiosity, suddenly appeared
In his. rooms, for him to say: "Ah, you
here? Is that you? / did not call you"
An electric bell connected the rooms
with the concierge lodge. Usually she
would reply, II thought 1 heard the
bell" And she would profit by the oc-
casion to fix up the fire, which M. Ro-
we're, busy with his reading or writ
ing. a forgotten to attend to. She
was much attached to him. She did not
wish to have him suffer from the cold
n recently had entered as often as
possible, under one pretext or another
knowing that he was i'll, and desiring
to be at hand in case Of need. wher
n evening about eight days before
h had entered the room, while the
visitor, whom Moniche called the in.
dividual. was there, the Fortress hat
been astonished to see the two mer
standing before Rovere's iron safe
the door wide open and both lookinl
at some papers spread u on tn,
desk.
Revere, with his sallow, thin face
was holding some papers in his hand
and the other vas Dent over, lookinl
with eager eyes Anime. Monich,
had seen them wholesome rent rolls
bills n deeds. Perceiving Mime
Moniche, who stood hesitating on tn,
threshold, M. Revere frowned and me,
LiduC d IhONe DIS IL 10 RdL16
UP the scattered papers. But the por
tress said. Pardon" and quickly with
drew. Only-ah, only-she had tim
to see, to see plainly the iron safe
the heavy doors standing open, tn
keys hanging from the lock, and M
Revere In his dressing gown, the of
ficial papers, yellow and blue, other
bearing seals and a ribbon, lying Their
before him. He seemed in a bad humo1
but said nothing. Not a word.
And the other one?"
The other man was as pale as M
Revere. He resembled him, moreover
He was, perhaps, a relative. Nine
Moniche had noticed the expression
with which he contemplated those pa,
pers and the fierce glance which h,
cast at her when she pushed open tn,
door without knowing what sigh
awaited her. She had gone down stairs
but she did not at once tell her hus,
band about what she had seen. It wa,
some time afterward. The individual
had come again. He remained cIosete(
with NJ. Revere for some hours. TIL,
sick man was lying on the lounge
The FORTRESS had heard them throuel
the door talking in low tones. Sh
did not know what they said. Sh,
could hear only a murmur, and sh,
had very good ears, too, but sh,
heard only confused sounds, not on,
plain word. When, however, the yisi.
tor was going away she heard Rover,
say to him: Il must tell all sooner O,
later"