Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
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a z. sss. the Boulevard

them; lie would make n thorough
1 search.
man. II Is 100 to / that the assassin IL
behind tube bars. The woma might be
an accomplish"
Then Bernardet filled with passion for
his profession, rather than vanity--this
artist In IL police sense, this lover Of
art for arts sake-rubbed his hands
and silently applauded himself. because
he had Insisted. and, as II were, com
PEELED M. Ginory and the doctors TO
adopt his idea. He. the humble, un-
known sub-offlcer. standing hack ard
simply striving 10 do mis- duty. had in
nuenced distinguished persons as pow
erful as magistrates and members Of
the academy. They had obeyed his sug-
gestion. The little Beruardet felt that
he had done a glorious deed. He had
experienced a strong conviction. which
would not be denied. He had proved
that what had been considered only 4
chlrnera vas a reality. He had accom-
plishcd a seeming impossibtiity. He had
evoked the dead mans secret wen
from the tomb.
And NJ. Glnory thinks that II will
not help his ~candldature at the acad-
envy. He VIII wear the green robe, and
he VIII owe II TO me. There are others
who w me something too"
With his faculty for believing I'm his
dreams, of seeing his visions appear,
realized and living-a faculty which IN
such & mar seemed like the strange
hallGcination OF a poet-Bernardet did
not doubt for a moment the reality OF
this phantom which had appeared in
the retina OF the eye 1t was moth
ing more, that eye removed by the sur
geon scalpel, than Al ~avenging mir
ror. 1T accused: ii overwhelmed.
Jacques Dantin was found there In all
the ~atrocity Of his crime.
When / think, when | think that
they did not wish to try the expert
ment! II is made now" thought Der
nardet.
M. Ginory had strongly recommended
that all thaI part of the examination
should not be made public. Absolute ST.
lence was necessary. If the press could
have obtained the slightest information,
every Detail of the experiment would
have become public property, and the
account would have been cmbellished
and made as fantastic as possible. This
would have been e deep mine for Edgar
a. Poe, who would have worked that
0 q we'll and made the Parislans suf-
fer. How the INK would have been
mixed with Rovere's blood It was we'll
understood that if the suspected man
would In the end confess his guilt the
result or the singular scientifically in
credible experiment should be made
known, but until then absolute silence.
Everything which had been said and
done around the dissecting table at the
motgue or In the examining magis-
trate's room would remain a secret.
But would Dantin confess?
The next day after NJ. Ginory had
put him under arres, Bernardet had
gone to the palais FOR news. He wished
TO consult his chief about the woman
In black" to ask him what he thought
of the article which had been published
In the paper b. Paul Rodier. NJ.
Leriche attached no great Importance
to 1t.
"A reporters nformation Very
vague There is always q woman par
bleu, In the life OF every man. But did
this one know Dantln? She seems to
me simply an old. abandoned friend,
and who came occasionally to ask aid
Of the old boy
The woman noticed by Moniche is
young" said Bernardet.
abandoned friends are often young
M. Leriche replied. visibly enchanted
with his observation.
AS for Dantin, he still maintained his
obstinate silence. He persisted in find
ing Ubiquitous an arrest for which there
was no motive. and he kept the
naughty, almost provoking attitude of
those whom the CHIEF called the great
est culprits.
"Murderers In redingnotes believe
that they have sprung from Jupiter's
thigh and will not admit that anyone
should be arrested except those Who
res smocks and peaked hats, They
believe in an a~ristocracy and it's priv
ileges and threaten TO have us re-
moved. You know that very well. Ber-
nardet. Then, as time passes they be-
come. in a measure. calm and meek as
little lambs; then they whimper and
confess. Dantin will do as all the 9th
ers have done. For the he
bowls about his innocence and will
threaten us, o will see. with q sum
ons from the chamber. That is of
nc Importance"
The chief then gave The officer some
instructions. He need not trouble him
self any more just now about the Dan
tin affair, but attend to another mat
ter of less Importance, a trivial affair.
After the murder aud his experiences at
the morgue this matter seemed a low
one TO Bernardet. But each duty has
its antithesis. The police officer put
into this petty affair OF a theft the
same zeal. the same sharp attention,
with which he had investigated the
crime of the Boulevard de Clichy. I;
was his profession.
Bernardet started out on hts quest.
1t was near the Halles (markets) that
iC W WOIh ttIiS NiiitC. 1nc SUSPECT
ed ma2 was probably one of the ras-
Gals who prowl about day and night.
living on adventures, and without any
home; sleeping under bridges or in one
OF the novels on the outskirts OF the
Rue de Venise, where vice. distress and
| crime fiourished.
Bernardet first questioned the owner
| OF the stolen property, obtained all the
information which he could about the
suspected man. and. with his keen
scent for a criminal aroused, he glanced
at a~nything--men. things, objects that
would have escapeda less practiced eye.
He was walking slowly along toward
the Permanence, looking keeniy at the
passersby, the articles In the shops. the
various movements In the streets, to
see II he could get a him upon which
to work.
It was his habit to thus make use OF
his walks. In a promenade he had more
than once met a client, past or future.
The boys fled before his piercing eyes.
before this fat. jolly little man with
the hooking smile which showed under
his red mustache. This fright which
he inspired made him laugh inwardiy.
He knew that he was respected. hat he
was feared. Among all these passersby
who jostled MIN without knowing that
he was watching them lie was a power.
an unknown but sovereign power. He
walked along with short, quick steps