The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-18
The Crime of "z; : :: IS" .
e. ss5:' the Boulevard

man. 1t is 100 TO ] that the assassin is
oehilld tune bars. The oma might be
an accomplish"
Then Bernardet filled With passion FOR
ms profession. rather than vaaity-tllis
aftlSt III 4 police sense, this lover of
art Cor arts sake-rubbed his hands
ana silently applauded himself, because
ne lad iEsisted. and. as II We're. COM
pelled NJ. GinoIS and the doctors 10
adopt his idea. He. the humble. un-
known sub-officer, standing bacs and
SIMPLY striving 10 do mis- duty, had III
uenced distinguished persons as pow
elful as magistrates and members OF
the academy. They had obeyed his sus-
Eestlon. The little Bernardet felt that
he had done q glorious deed. He had
experienced a strong conviction, which
would not be denied. He had proved
that wha, had been considered only Il
ch1inera Was 81 reality. He had accom-
plislled a seeming ilnpossibility. He had
evoked the dead mans secret even
from the tomb.
And NJ. Ginory think tina 1t Will
not help his c~apdidature at the acad-
em%! He will wear the green robe, and
ne VIII owe 1t to me. There are others
Who owe me something too"
With his faculty for believing in his
dreams, OF seeing his visions appear,
realized and iv1ng-a faculty which in
such & man seemed like the strange
hallustnation OF Il poet-Bernardet did
NV " " n IlOi!lGiIl lle reality OF
this phantom which had appeared in
the retina of the sye. 1t wa moth
Ing more, that eye removed by the sur
geon's scalpel, than al avenginE mir
ror. II accused; it overwhelmed.
Dantin was found there In all
the atrocity of his crime.
When | think, when 1 think that
they did not wish TO try the expert
lnent! 1t Is made now" thought Ber-
nardet.
NJ. Ginory a strongly recommended
that all that part of the examination
should not be made public. Absolute ST.
ience was necessary. Ii the press could
have obtained the slightest information.
every detail OF the experiment would
have become public property, and the
account would have been embellisied
and made as fantastic as possible. This
wou!d have been q deep mine for Edgar
A. Poe. who would ave worked that
lode well and made the Parisians suf-
fer. How the INK would have been
mixed with Rovere's blood! III was well
understood that if the suspected man
would III the end confess his guilt the
result OF the singular scientifically in
credible experiment should he made
known, but until then absolute silence.
Everything which had been said and
done around the dissecting table at the
trate's room would remain n secret.
But would Dantin confess?
The neIt day after M. Ginory had
put him under arrest Bernardet had
gone IN the palais Cor news. He wished
TO consult his chief about the woman
IN black" to ask him what he though,
OF the article which had beer published
In the paper by Paul iaodler. M.
Leriche attached no great i,nportan nee
to 1t.
"A reporters information. Very
vague. There is always u WOman par
bieu. IN the life OF every man. But did
this II know nantin? IL seems to
me simply an old. abandoned friend,
and who came occasionally to ask aid
OF the old boy
The woman noticed BY Moulche Is
young" said Bernardet.
Abandoned friends are often Young
Al. Lertche replied, Nisibly 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 o:
those whom the CHIEF called the great
est culprits.
"Murderers IN redingnotes believe
that they have sprung from Jupiter't
thigh and win not admit that anyone
should be arrested except those who
wear smocks and peaked hats. They
believe IN an aSistocracy N its priv.
ileges and threaten TO have us re-
WV III nIl0M AI1dl NCIS ven. bGf-
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 lie
bowls about his Innocence and Wiz
threaten us, you will see, with a sum
mons from the chamber. That Is O,
no Importance"
The chief hen gave Che officer som.
instructions. He need not trouble him.
i 0(f "a ,N ,,~ S,S-t -
tin affair. but attend to mat
ter OF less Importance. a trivial affair,
After the murder and his experiences a;
the morgu this matter seemed a low
one to Bernardct. But each duty ha.
its antithesis. The police Officer mi
into this petty affai- OF e theft the
same zeal. the same sharp attention
with which he had investigated INC
crime Of the Boulevard de Cl1chy. ];
was his profession.
Bernardet started out on hi. quest
1t was near the Halles (nlarkeis) tha1
he had 10 work this time. TIL suspect.
ed man was probably one Of the ras-
calls 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 flourished.
Bernardet first questioned the owner
Of the stolen property, obtained all the
information Which he could about the
suspected man, and. with his leen
scent for a criminal aroused, he glanced
at anything-men, things, objects that
would have escapeda less practiced eye.
He was walking slowly along toward
the Permanence, looking keenly at the
passersby. the articles IN the shops. the
various movements in the streets, to
see II he could get n hint upon which
to work.
1t was his habit to thus make use of
his walks. In q promenade III had more
than once met u client. past or future.
The boys fed before his piercing eyes,
before this fat. jolly little man with
the hooking smile which showed under
his red nustache. This fright which
he inspired made him laugh inwardly.
He knew that he was respected. that he
was feared. Among all these passersby-
who jostled him without knowing tina
he was watching them he was a power.
an unknown but sovereign power. He
walked along with short, quick steps
and watchful eyes very much preoc-
cup'ed with this affair. thinking of
the worthless person for whom he was
seeking. but he stopped occasionally
to ools at the wares spread out In