The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16

banker said to his employees. in an easy
tone: "Goodby for the moment. mes
sieurs. l will return soon"
the Bank Hauts-Plateaux. aid to his
chief, M. Morel, something very seri-
GUS is taking place there"
VIVA is it, Bernardet""
II do not know. out there is a meet
ing of the bank directors, and today l
saw two servants carry a man in there
in an invalid's chair. 1t was the Baron
de Cheylard."
"Well?"
Baron Cheylard. in his quality OF
ex-senator of the second empire, of en-
| president of the council, an ex-com-
missioner of industrial expositions, Is
grand cross of the Legion of Honor.
Grand cross-that is to say. that he
cannot be pursued only after a dcci-
sion Of the council of the order. And
then, you understandable the Bank of
Hauts- P%lateaux demands the presence
Cheylard, paralyzed. half dead"
1T means that it has need of a
thunderbolt?"
1.-The grand cross. monsieur. They
would hesitate to deliver up to us the
grand cross"
LOU are TlsIl, loeIlldIuel. Inc DdIlA
must be in a bad fix. and o are q
very keen observer-the mind Of a
literary man. Bernardet."
"Oh, rather IL Photographic eye, NJ.
Morel-the habit of using a kodak"
Thus Bernardet passed his life in
in some Tricoche agency If he had
wished to exploit. for his own benefit,
his keen observing powers, he thought
only of doing his duty. bringing up his
little girls and loving his wife. Nine.
Bernardet was amazed at the astonish-
ing stories which her husband often
related to her and very proud that he
was such an able a
M. Barnardet hurried toward NJ. Ro-
vere's lodgings, and Moniche trotted
along beside him. AS they neared the
house they saw thai a crowd had be-
at is known already Moniche
said. Since 1 left they have begun
"If I enter there" interrupted the
officer. lit is all right. You nave a
right to call any one you choose to
You must go for a commissary Of
police"
oh, NJ. B%ernardet!" Moniche ex-
claimed. You are worth more than
all the commissary put together"
THAT does not make it so. A COM
missary is a commissary. &C and hunt
for one"
But since you are here"
But l am nothing. We must have
q magistrate"
You are not a magistrate, then?"
II am simply a police spy"
Then he crossed the street.
The neighbors had gathered about
the door like a swarm of flies around
a honeycomb. A rumor had spread
about which brought together a crowd
animated by the morbid curiosity
which is aroused in some minds at
the hin Of a mystery and attracted
by that strange magnetism which that
sinister thing. "a crime arouses The
women talked in shrill tones, invent
ing strange stories and incredible
theories. Some of the common peo-
pie hurried up to learn the news.
At the Bernardet came up.
followed by the concierge. a coupe
stopped at the door and a tall man
got out, asking:
Where is NJ. Morel? I wish to see
NJ. Morel."
The chief had not yet been advised,
and he was not there. But the tall
young man suddenly recognized Ber-
nardet and laid hold OF lin, pulling
him after him through the half open
door. which Moniche hastened to shut
against the crowd.
We must call some officers" Ber-
nardet aid to the concierge. 'or the
crowd will push in"
Nine. Moniche was standing at the
foot Of The staircase. surrounded by
the dodgers, men and women, to whom
she was recounting for the goth time
the story Of o she had found NJ
Revere with his throat cut.
II was going in to read the paper
the story-it is very interesting
that story. The had come
when the baron had insulted the
American colonel. M. Revere said tc
me only yesterday, poor man, Z an
anxious to find out which one will be
ldlled-the colonel or the baron" He
will never know. And 1t is he"
Nine. Moniche," interrupted Ber-
nardet, have you any one whom you
can send for a commissary?"
ANY one?"
Yes" added Moniche. IN. Ber-
nardet needs a magistrate. 1t is not
difficult to understand"
"A commissary," repeated Nine
Moniche. "Tha is so. A commissary
and What if l go for the commissary
myself, NJ. Bernardet?"
All right, provided you do not lei
the crowd take the house by assault
When you open the door,
Fear nothing" the woman said
happy in having something important
to do, in relating the horrible news
to the comnlissary how, when she was
about to enter the room for the pur.
pose of reading, the
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