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

describing the salon., Sketchlng II, draw
ing a plan for his journal.
1T was, In fact, the commissary. who
was followed by Nine. Moniche and a
number of curious persons who had
forced their way In when the front door
was opened.
The commissary, before entering, took
a comprehensive survey OF the room
and said in a short tone: Every one
must go out. Madame, make all these
people go out. No one must enter"
There arose an uproar. Each one tried
to explain his right to be there. They
were all possessed with an Irresistible
desire 10 assist at this sinister investi-
CATION.
But we belong to the press"
The reporters may enter when they
have shown their cards." the commits
Sary replied. The others-no." There
was a murmur from the crowd.
The others-no,' repeated the com
m~issary. He made a sign to two Off :
GERS who accompanied him, and they
demanded the reporters cards OF iden-
tfication.. The concourse of curious
ones rebelled, protested, growled and
detained against he representatives
or the press, who took precedence
everywhere.
The Fourth Estate!" shouted an old
man from the DOT OF the staircase.
- haNSo al NiAN ~ alkd SSC IAtI
a correspondent of the institute. He
shouted furiously, when a crime is
committed under my own roof, I am
not even allowed to write an account
of II, II strangers, because they are
reporters, can have the exclusive privi-
iege of writing ii up"
The commissary did not listen to
him, but those who were his fellow suf-
ferers applauded him to the echo. The
commissary shrugged his shoulders al
the hand clippings.
1T is but right" ne said to the re-
porter. that the agents of the press
should be admitted in preference to
any n else. Do you think tina ii is
easy to discover a criminal? / have
been a journalist, too-yes, at times.
In the Quarter occasionally. | have
even written a piece for the theater.
But we will not talk of that. Enter,
enter, | beg of you. and We shall see.'
And elegant, amiable, polished, he
looked toward M. Bernardet, and his
eyes asked the question. Where is it?
Here! M. lie Commissaire.'
Bernardet stood respectfully in front
of his superior officer as a soldier car
rying arms, and the commissary in his
turn approached the body, while the
curious ones, quietly kept back by Mo-
niche, formed a half circle around the
pale and bloody corpse. The conmis-
sary, like Bernardet, was struck by the
naughty expression of that livid face.
Poor man." he said, shaking his
head. II is superb, superb. He re-
minds me of the dead Duke OF Guise in
Paul Delaroche's picture. / have seer
1t also at Chantilly, In Gerome's cele-
brated picture OF The Duel du
Pierot.'"
Possibly in speaking aloud his
thoughts h commissary was talking
so that the reporters might near him
They stood, notebooks in hand, taking
notes, n Paul Rodier, catching the
names, wrote rapidly in his book: m
Desbriere, the learned commissary, sc
artistic, so well disposed toward the
press, was at one time a journalist. He
noticed that the victims pale face, with
it's strong personal characteristics, re-
sembled the dead Duke de Guise In
Gerome's celebrated picture, which
hangs in the galleries at Chantily."