The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-12-31
The Crime of NJ: "a: ; ,
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woman in black, calico on NJ. Ro
we're.
Some accompliee," thought Bernar
He again asked Nine. colard tn
price OF the picture.
Anything you please" said the wo
man. still frightened. Bernardo
come. come. What do YOU wan
for it? Fifty francs. eh? Fifty ?"
Away with you 50 francs, / place
it at your disposal for nothing il yo,
need it,"
Bernardet paid the sum he hat
named. He had always exactly, as Il
by principle, a 80 franc note in his
pocketbook. Very little money q few
white pieces-but always this note III
reserve. One could never tell what
might hinder him in his researches. He
PAD, then, this note, adding that in
all probability Nine. ola would soon
be cited before the examining magis-
trate to tell him about this Charles
Breton.
Il cannot. say anything else, for
do not know anything else" said the
huge widow, whose breast heaved with
emotion.
She wrapped up the picture in a piece
OF SILK paper. then in a piece of news
paper, which CHANGED to be the very
one in which Pau Revere had pub
llshed his famous article on The Crime
of the Boulevard de Clichy." Bernardet
left enchanted with his find" and re-
peated over and over to himself. 1T
is very precious. 1t is a tidbit."
Should he keep On toward the pre-
lecture to show this find" to his chief,
or should he go at nee to hunt up
Charles Breton at the address he had
given?
Bernardet hesitated a moment: then
he said to himself that in n case like
this moments We're precious: an hour
lost was time wasted, and that as the
address which Breton had given was
not FAR away he would go there first.
"Rue de la Condamine, 16"-that was
only a short walk to suoh a tranper as
he was. He had good feet, a sharp eye
and sturdy legs. He would soon be at
the ~Batignolles. He had taken some
famous tramps in his time, notably one
night when he had secured Paris in
pursuit of a malefactor. This, he adj
mltted, had wearied him a little, but
TINS walk from the Avenue des Bons-
Entrants to the Rue de la Condamfne
was but a squirt. Would he find that
a false name and a false address had
been given? This was but the infancy
or art. II, however, he found that
this Charles Breton really did live at
that address n that he had given his
true name. 1t would probably be a very
simple matter to obtain all the infor-
nation he desired of Jacques Dantin.
What do. 1 risk? A short walk"
thought Bernardet, "a little fatigue.
That a be charged up to profit and
loss"
He hurried toward the street and
NUMBER given. 1t was a large house, |
several stories high. The concierge was
sweeping the stairs, having left a card
this inscription tackled on the
door: The porter is on the
staircase Bernardet FASTENED up the
stairs, found the man and questioned
the house; there never had been. The
who sold he portrait had given
a false name and address,. Nainly old
the police office describe the individ-
who had visited Nine. CoIard's
shop. The man insisted tha he had
never seen anyone who in the least re-
senbied this toreador in the big felt
hat. 1t was useless to insist. Nine.
Colard had been deceived. And now
how to find in this immense city of
Paris this bird of passage who had
CHANGED to enter the bric-a-brac shop.
aaystack" came to B~ernardet's mind
and greatly irritated him. But. after
all. there had been others whom he had
looked for, there had been others whom
he had found. and probably he might
still be able to find another's trail. He
had a collaboration who seldom failed
1t was destiny which
lad aided him.
Bernardet took an omnibus In his
haste to return to his chief. He was
anxious to show his find to M. Lee
When he reached the prefecture,
he was Immediately received. He un-
wrapped the. portrait and showed it to
Mr.. Jericho.
But that is D~antia." cried the
chief.
rs it not9"
Without doubt. Dantin when young
r, but ~assuredly Dantin! And where
lid you dig this up2s
Bernardet related his conversational
With Nine. Colard and his fruitless
'isit to the Rue de la Condamine.
oh, never mind" said M. Leriche.
This discovery is something. The man
vho sold his picture and Dantin are
accompliees. Bravo. Bernardet. Wei
must let M. Ginory know"
Ihe examining magistrate was, like
he chief and Bernardet. struck with
semblanc of the portrait to Dan
IN. Ills first move would be to cues
Ion the prisoner about the picture. He
would go at once to Mazas. NJ. I,eriche
Bernardet might him
The presence of the police spy might he
iseful, even necessary.
The magistrate and the chief entered
/ facre. while Bernardet ounted be-
'ide the driver. Rernardet said moth
although h man tried to. obtain
ONE information from him. After one
n two m~onosyllabic answers the driver
nockingly asked:
Are o going to the souriciere
trap to tease some fat rat?.
IA. Ginory n NJ. Leriche talked to-
OF the Valkyrie, OF Baireuth.
the chief asked, through polite
less, for news about his c%andidature to
ne Academy of Moral and Political
Sciences.
Do not let us tall-o of the institute"
magistrate replied. 1T is like the
OF q hunt to sigh for the
That brings unhappiness."
us sonseer Pile. the Mazas. opened
n long corridors. with the heavy
III which peryaded them in spite of all
snorts TO the contrary. to a small room,
sparsely furnished Ia table, a few
mars, q glass bookcase), which served
y an office for the examining magis-
rates when they had to hold any In
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