The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-12-03
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on benches were a number OF malefa0-
tors, some OF whom knew him well,
who were. waiting eNAmination~ RHe
was accustomed TO see this sight daily,
and without being moved, but this time
he was overcome by a sort of agony. a
spasm which contracted even his nm
gers and left his nerves in as quivering
a state as does insomnia. Truly In the
present case he was much more con-
cerned than in an ordinary man hunt.
The officer experienced the e which
an inventor feels before the perfection
Of a new discovery. He had undertake
en- a formidable problem, apparently
insoluble, and he desired to solve II.
Once or twice he took o u from the
pocket of his ~redingote an old worn case
and looked at the proofs of the retina,
which he had pasted on a card. There
could be no doubt. This figure, a little
confused, had the very look of the mar
who had bent over the grave. M.
Ginory would be struck by IL when he
had jacques Dahtin before him. pro-
vided the examining magistrate still
had the desire which Bernadet had in
cited in him to push the matter to the
end Fortunately M. Ginory was very
curious. +, With this curiosity anything
might happen. The time seemed long.
What. IL this Dantin. who spoke Of
leSying Paris, should disappear, should
escape the examination? What miser-
able little affair occupied M. Ginory?
Would he ever be at liberty? 3 g.
The door opened, a man in a blouse
was led out, the registrar appeared on
the threshold, and Bernadet asked If
he could not see M. emory immediate
ly, as he had an important communi-
cation to make to" nm. " %s% ,
II will not detain him long" he said.
Far from appearing annoyed. the
magistrate seemed delighted to see the
nf11nAr He ralnfad RI him oil ha xnnNV--
how he had seen the man at M. Ro-
vere's funeral; that Nine. Moniche had
recognized him as the one whom she
Nhad~surprised Standing with M. Revere
before the open safe; that he had
signed 'his name and taken first rank In
the funeral'cortege, less by reason OF an
old friendship which dated from child
hood than by that strange-and impul-
sive sentiment which compels the guilty
nan to haunt the scene of his crime. TO
remain nea his victim, as If h muir
der, the blood, the corpse, held for HIM
a morbid fascination. -,
IT shall soon know" said M. Ginopy.
He. dictated to the registrar a citation
to appear before'hfmS rat1gSthe bell and
gave the order to serve the notice On
M. Dantin at the given address and TO
bring him to the palais. =
do not lose sight of him. he said
to Bernadet and began some other eX-
aminations. Bernadet bowed and his
eyes shone like those of a sleuthhound
on the scent of his prey.
r CHAPTER X. 2
Between the examining magistrate
who questioned and the man cited to
appear before him who replied 1t was
a duel, a close game, rapid and tragic,
IN which EACH feint might make a,n1orA
tai wound, in which each parry and
~ pxscf ,.,aiahf h. 1oa;ai,,a -. a. a.
world has the power Of the man who,
In n word, can change to a prisoner the
one who enters the, palais as a passerby.,
Behind this stnquisitor OF the law the
prison stands, the tribunal In It's red
robes appears, the beams OF the scaffold
cast their sinister shadows, and the,
magistrates cold chamber already
seems to have the lugubrious humidity
of the dungeons where the condemned
await their fate. 1
Jacques Dantin arrived at the palais
IN answer to the magistrates citation
with the apparent alacrity of a mani
who, ~regretting a friend tragically put
out of the world, wishes to aid in.
ayenging him. He did not hesitate a
second, and ~Bernadetg who saw him en4
ter the carriage, was struck with the
seeming eagerness and haste with
which he responded to the MAGISTRATES
order. When M. Ginory was informed
that jacques Dantin had arrived, he
allowed an involuntary .Ah!" ito es-
cape him This "Ah!" seemed to ex-
press n satisfaction OF an impatient
spectator when the signal Is given
which that the curtain is
about to be raised. For the examining
magistrate the drama In which he was
about to unravel6 the mystery was to
begin. He kept, his eyes fixed upon the
door, attributing. correctly, a great inn
TlnYf nNn IN fh0 n ruf tnn~,~-sN~ ~
conner would mak upon him as he ems
tered the room.g M. Ginory found that
he was much excited. This was to him
a novel thing, but by exercising his
strong will he succeeded in mastering
the emotion, and his face and name
showed no trace OF It. ~. J.
In the open door M. jacques Dantfn
appeared. The first view, for the magis-
trate, was favorable. The man was tall,
well builti he bowed with grace. and
looked straight before him. But at the
same time M. Ginory was struck by
the strange resemblance of this naughty
face to that image obtained by means
or Bernadet's kodak. 1t seemed to him
that this image had the same stature.
the same form as that man surrounded
by the haZy clouds. Upon a second ex-
animation 1t seemed to the maRtstrate
that the face betrayed a restrained yio-
fence, a latent brutality. The eyes were
stern, under their bristling brows, the
pointed beard, quite thin on the cheeks.
showed the heavy jaws, and under the
gray mustache the under lip protruded
like the lips Of certain Spanish cavaliers
painted by VelasqueZ.
"Prognathous," thought M. Ginorv.
as he noticed this characteristic. with
a gesture he motioned M. Dantin to a
chair. The man vas there before the
judge, who, with crossed hands, his en-
bows leaning On his papers, seemed
ready TO talk Of insignificant things.
while the registrars bald head was
bent over his black table as he rapidIy
took notes. The interview took on a
grave tone. but as between two men
who, meeting in a salon, speak of the
morning or~of the premiere of the even
ing before, n NJ. Ginory asked M
Dantin for some information in regard
TO NJ. Revere. 10y
Did you NOW him Intimately"
Yes, M. lie Juge."
For o many years."
For more than 40. We were COM
rades at a school In Bordeaux"
You are a Bordelais?"
Like Revere, yes" Dantin replied.
"of late have you seen NJ. Revere fire.