The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-26

dead the last tears. All. but he wa
pale, almost livid. and how he trembled
this man with a stern face! Ber-
nardet noticed the slightest trace of
emotion. He approached in his turn
and took the holy water sprinkler. Then
rs he turned away, DESTROYS of catch
ing up with M. Dantin, he heard his
name called, and turning saw Paul
Rodter. whose face was all smiles.
Well, M. Bernardet. what news?"
he asked. The tall young man had Il
charming air.
Nothing new" said the agent.
You know that this murder has
aroused a great deal of interest?"
Il do no doubt it,"
Leon Luzarche is enchanted. Yes,
IuZarche, the novelist. He had begun
a novel, of which the first installment
was published in the same paper which
brought out the first news of the crime
of the Boulevard de Clichy, and as the
paper has sold, sold, sold he thinks that
it Is his story which has caused the
immense n 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
published facts?"
No"
Not one? Not a trace?"
Nothing" Bernardet replied.
oh, Well! Ii have some, monsieur
but it will 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 to see
the eX-consul?"
Certainly"
well. she rpnct ho roaIa ~ ,o-.a
back-that woman In black. 1t is not
an easy thing to do, but l believe that /
have ferreted her out. Yes, in one of
the provinces"
'Where?"
Professional secret" repeated the
reporter, laughing.
And if M. Ginory asks for your pro
fesional secret?"
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
romance it would make! The woman
in black!'
While listening Bernardet had not
lost sight of M. Dantin, who, in the
OF one of the avenues, stood look
at he slowly moving crowd of Gu
seekers. He seemed to be vainly
searching for a familiar face. He
looked haggard. Whether it was grief
OF remorse, he certainly showed vio-
lent emotion. The police officer divined
That q sharp struggle "a taking place
within that mans heart, and the sad
ness was great with which he watched
n crowd in order to discover some
face, but he beheld only those
OF the curious. What Bernardet on
sldered of the greatest importance was
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-!
pllce. He followed Dantin at a dis
lance, Who from the cemetery at Mont
marie Went on foot directly to the Rue
de flcheheu and stopped at the num-
Der he had given, ia.
Bernardet allowed some minutes to
pass after the mar on whose track he
had entered. Then he asked the
concierge if NJ. Jacques Dantin was at
nome. He questioned him closely and
became convinced that NJ. Rovere's
friend had really lived there two wears
and had no profession.
men said the police agent, cit is
not thls Dantin for whom I am looking.
he is a He excused himself.
Went out; hailed a fiacre and gave the
I the prefecture."
His report to the chief. M. Moro,
vas soon made. He listened to him |
WIN attention, for he had absolute
ohnoence IN the police officer. Never |
ny gam with B~ernardet," M. Morel was
wont to say. He, like Bernardet. soon
cit convinced that this man was prob.
IDLY the murderer of the ~ex-cons,I1
a to the motive which led to the
.r1me, we shall know it later"
tie wished, above everything else. To
ave strict Inquiries made into Dantin,s
life and in regard to his present
x1stence, and the inquiries would he
pare with his answers to the cues
ions wnich NJ. Ginory would ask him
Go at once to Nj. Gfnory,s room
said the chief. "During
his time 1 would learn a little aho,If
what kind of a mar this is"
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