Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-10-23

AT this Bernardet, standing
on the threshold OF the library adjoin-
ing the salon, looked searchingly 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 Inc as he heard the question
he softly approached and listened for
the answer.
What gentleman and what did he
dog" asked the commissary a little
~brusquely. for he noticed q hesitation
to reply in both Moniche and his wife.
We'll, and what does this mean .
"Oh, well. Nj. lie Commissaire, 1t liz
this-perhaps IL means nothingi" And
the concierge went on to tell how, one
evening, a very fine gentleman, and
very polished, moreover, had come To
the u and asked to see M. Rovere.
He had gone 10 his apartment and a
remained a long time. TX was, he
thought. about the middle OF October.
and Mime. Moniche. who had gone UP
stairs to light the gas, met the man as
he was coming out OF M. Rovere's
rooms and had noticed at the first
glance the troubled air of the individ-
ual-Moniche already called the
gentleman the "indiyidual"-who was
very pale n whose eyes We're red.
Then. at some time or other, the
individual had made another visit to
NJ. Revere. More h once the por-
tress had tried to learn his name. Up
to his moment she had not succeeded.
One day she asked M. Revere who it
was, and he very shortly asked her
What business IL was OF hers. She did
not insist, but she watched the indi-
vidual with a agu doubt.
Instinct, monsieur; my instinct told
me"
Enough" interrupted NJ. Desbriere.
IF we had only instinct to guide us.
we should make some famous
"oh. it was not only by instinct,
monsieur"
"Ah, ah! Let us hear it,"
Bernardet, with his eyes fastened
upon Nine. 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. Rovere's apartment when
ever she wished. She was his land
lady, his reader. his friend. Revere
was brusque, but he was good. So IL
was nothing strange when the woman,
urged by curiosity, suddenly appeared
So N'fS A@phaiRB ihatt W taJ ALL IN
here? Is that you? ! did not call YOU"
An electric bell connected the rooms
with the concierge lodge. Usually she
would reply. Il thought | 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. had forgotten TO attend to. She
was much attached to him. She did not
wish to have him suffer from the cold
and 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. When
one evening about eight lays before
she had entered the room, while the
visitor, whom Moniche called the in
d%ividual, was there, the Fortress had
been astonished to see the two men
standing before Rovere's iron safe,
the door wide open and both looking
at some papers spread out on the
desk.
Revere. with his sallow, hin face,
was holding some papers in his hand.
and the other was bent over, looking
with eager eyes Anime. Moniche
had seer them well-some rent rolls.
bills and deeds. Perceiving Nine.
Moniche, who stood hesitating on the
threshold, M. rover frowned and me-
Chemically made a move as IL 10 gather
up the scattered papers. But the por-
treSs Sald, q and quickly with
drew. Only-ah, only-she had time
to see. to see plainly the iron safe.
the heavy doors standing open, the
keys hanging from the lock, and M.
Revere in his dressing gown. the Of
hcial papers,, yellow and blue. others
bearing seals and a ribbon, lying there
before him. He seemed in a bad humor,
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 he
cast at her when she pushed open the
door without knowing what sight
awaited her. She had gone down stairs,
but she did not at once tell her hus-
band about what she had seen. II was
some time afterward. The individual
had come again. He remained closeted
with M. Rovere for some hours. The
sick man was lying on the lounge.
The FORTRESS had heard them through
the door talking In low tones. She
did not know what they said. She
could near only O. murmur, and she
had very good ears, too, but she
heard only confused sounds. not one
plain word. When, however, the WISH
tor was going away she heard Revere
say to him: II must tell all sooner or
later"