The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11

not there" Dantin ferventlY declared.
Then explain said the magistrate.
Dantin remained silent a moment, as
IL frightened. Then he stamlnered: II
ann ereaming! am dreaming" And
NJ. Ginory replied in a calm tone:
Notice that I attribute no exaggerat-
ed Importance to these proofs. 1t is not
on them alone that l base the accusa-
ton. But they constitute II strange
witness, very disquieting in its mute
Your desire for silence has awakened.
You tell me that you were not near
Revere when he died. These proofs,
sir. REPUTABLE as a fact. seem to prove
at once the contrary. Then the day
Revere was assassins;ed. where We're
your"
u do not know. AT home. without
doubt. 1 will have to think 1T over. At
what hour was Revere Siled7"
NJ. Ginory made u gesture of ignor-
THAT! There are others who know 1T
better than T." And Dantin, irritated.
looked at him.
"yes." Went on the magistrate With
mociSins politeness, the surgeons who
can tell the hour In which he was
killed" He turned over his papers.
The assassination was about an hour
before midday. In Paris in broad day
light. at that hour. a murder was COM
lnltted!"
y liza Iodiy EdfO JdCQueS IJG11IlO.
II was Just leaving home"
ITO go where"
For a walk. l had a headache. I
was going TO walk In the Champs ely
sees to cure It,"
And did you in Your walk meet any
one whom you knew"
No one"
ibid you go into some shop?"
Il did not"
I'm short. o hav 40 alibi?"
h word made Dantin again trem-
Bile. He felt the meshes OF the net
closing around him..
An alibi! All, that! Decidedly.
Monsieur, you accuse me of assassinat-
ing my friend he violently said.
~ do not accuse. l ask a question"
gradually became cutting and menac.
ing said: II question you, but I warn
you that the interview has taken a bad
turn. You do not answer; o pretend
to keep secret l know not what in-
formation which concerns us. o are
not vet exactly accused. But-but-but
YOU are going to be"-
The magistrate waited a moment as
n 10 give the man time to reflect. and
he held his pen suspended, after dipping
his i"orv hammer before bringing it
down to close q sale. II am going to
drop the pen," 1t seemed TO say. Dan
Tin Very angry, remained silent. His
look OF bravado seemed to say: "DC
you dare? If you do dare, do It,"
You refuse to speak?' asked Ginory
for the last time.
II refuse"
"You have willea 1t. Do you persist
in giving no explanation? DO you in.
trench yourself behind ] know not what
scruple of duty to honor? Do you KEEP
TO your systematic silence? For the las
time, do you still persist In this?'
II have OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES t
tell YOU" Dantin cried in a sort O.
rage.
"oh, well, jacques Dantin"-and tn,
magistrates voice was grave and sud
denly solemn-"you are from this mo
raent arrested" The pen. uplifted Til
this instant. fell upon the paper. 1
was an order for arrest. The registra'
looked at the man. Jacques Dnnti
did not move. His expression seemed
vague, the fixed expression of a perso,
who dreams with wide open eyes. Nj
Ginory touched one OF the electric but
tons o his table and pointed Da
tin out to the guards, whose shake
suddenly darkened the doorway. TAX
away l. prisoner" he said shortl;
and mechanically, and, overcome, with
out revolt. Jacques Dantin allowed him
self TO be led through the corridors O
the palais. saying nothing, comprehend
ing nothing. stumbling OCCASIONAL:
like an intoxicated man or . son1nam