Gunnison news-champion., 1908-09-18

The Mo,slia Ae 10 GaIette. Paris
sumpi woUe hall r0sR Wherv tAe ctty's
crimiaai classes coaGrsGate fR tAesr
social Uhirl hAs reopsneA owing to
the uparRt request II the pretec urs
N police S0.setiRe ago 1t sss or
1ered closed BY the musicipsl cOuacil
because II Was declared to be the hot
bed Of Young crime sad the place
where minors received their Arst n
tense desire for distinction In the No
cisl set Of thagaoa.
Hut crime has not grown less in
the gay Paris capital In fact IT has
increased The police Who without
the Moulin have not been able To keep
track u the criminals or ferrit out
the many crimes that have shocked
the city. have urged the reopening Of
the place and - Il is that Paris is
again to harbOr the most remarkable
institution IN the world. and the Wis
itor to the French capital will be able
to arrange with . detective from the
prefecture to go up the hill to the
reopened Moulin and see more very
"''AVo "sNa - tVtoSesTSu s"eu
collect In any other one place IN the
world
Have no fear of violence inside. but
beware the wine shops round about.
where the apprentices Of crime let
their bsA passions ride uncurbeA. In
side the Moulin they are curiously
suave anA cerem0aioWs. Harsh words
are nOt thrown recklessly whea q
dancer bumps another he beGs par-
am. On examination you will And
the statement inexact' 10 - near -
they get To liar.
This is because they are fulfilling
the social ideal Of their women. The
fierce girls are proud of their gar
roters and housebreakers as high spir-
tied exceptions TO the sheep-like mass
of men. Their ideal 10 the iron hand
in the velvet glove: and they have
forced il on their men-within these
walls. Besides. they always have q
lurking fear. They know, perhaps,
what Goron said when he was chef de
surete:
Did the Moulin not exist l should
have to invent it,"
For once q Paris criminal has
brought coup" on-has 'm,.de a
condition" as they call it-he teels
the attraction OF the Moulin. The
police count on It,
You may ask: II he knows the po-
lice count on his showing up in these
luxurious halls with his ill-got,en
gains, Why doesn't he wisely keep
away
1t is more complicated than that
He may. as rightly, argue that his alb
sence will be taken as still more sig
nificant. He nay keep away one night.
two nights; but the thought will OBJ
trude: Il look afraid TO show up"
In the end he shows up. He breads
that his absence will be noted. II not
by the high police, then the camaros
C"comrades'D Of two species: reckless,
loyal pals. who may laugh at him ~
over-prudent; and the sinister Juda.
comrade. shadowy and painful even
TO think of. the microbe Of this life. =
thousand times more dreaded than
acute detectives-in . word. the
seller" He may note the mans ab-
sence-and put two and two to-
gether,
Every motive calls him to the Mou-
lin His girl wants to show on her
new finery-to show to the other
women she is not tied to q non pro
ducer. She desires to dance and drink
and laugh with her man in these hours
of plenty.
Both crave their fling In the glitter
ing surroundings that mean success.
joy Of life and social triumph to them
And IL the man has . more than usual
ly black crime upon his mind he wants
to forget 1t in the razzle. hardening
himself in contact with others like
him
He argues that to show up in So
ciety" is normal. In the usual course
of things. with nothing extra on hts
conscience he would show up at the
Moulin. OF course. il he spends . lot
OF money 1t viii be a sign against him:
but he will spend prudently. Quoi,
He need only keep his mouth shut
and act normal!
So the Moulin always has been the
most productive stalking ground for
the Payisian secret police.
The detectives come disguised-eot
up uke hoeest burglars. thugs or bull
ie-bo~. II matters little A sooa
As they put their nose inside the Nou-
lin. they are spotted The word goes
round:
There are geatleDen Of the balloon
a0oaG us!"