The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-05
The Crime of s's;,:; ;: :::' :
e. ys;s. the Boulevard

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sufflcinet information to enable him Il
arrest a murderer in the morning in {
wretched novel at La Viiette-a mu.
derer armed TO the teeth. 1t was Der
nardet II without arms-as all those
a"gents-caught the famous bandit, The
noted Iaureau de la Glaciere, a foreign
Hercules who had strangied his mis-
treSS. Bernardet arrested him by hold
Ing to his temple the cold neck of G
bottle and saying. Hands up or fret
Now what the bandit took for the colo
muzZle OF a pistol was a vial containing
some medicine which Bernardet haG
purchased OF n pharmacist for his liver
Deeds OF valor against thieves, male
factors and insurrectionists abounded tr
Bernardet's life. and M. Ginory had iust
discovered in this man. whom he be.
lieved simply endowed with the activity
and keenness of a hunting dog. an In.
telllgence s1ngularly watchful, deep and
complicated. Bernardet. who had moth
ing more to do until the body should
De AIKEN to the morgue, left the house
directly after the magistrates.
Where are you going?" asked Pau
Rodier, the reporter.
few steps from here"
May / go along with you?" asked
TO find an occasion to make me
speak? But / know nothing. I suspect
IoliHii6, L SIldil say nothing
DO you believe that 1t Is the work
of a thief or revenge?"
IL am certain that it was no thief.
Nothlng In the apartment was touched
AS for the rest, h knowso"
M. Bernardet." laughingly said the
reporter as he walked along by the
officers side. you do not wish to
speak,
What good will that doo" Bernardet
replied, also laughingly. 1T will not
prevent you from publishing an inter-
you think so. Au reyo,r, + must
hurry inc make my p And you?"
Il? A photograph"
Ihey separated, and Bernardet en-
tered his house. His daughters had
grieyed over his sudden departure on
Sunday his fete day. They met him
with joyous shouts when he appeared
n threw themselves upon him. Papa!
Here is papa!"
Nine. Bernardet was also happy.
They could go then to the garden and
finish the picture. But their joy sub
sided; night had fallen. and Bernar-
self up so that he might reflect on all
that had happened. and perhaps to
work a little, ever today.
1T Is thy fete day. Bernardet. Wilt
thou not rest today?"
Il can rest at dinner. dear. Until
SAtSAA = "a uoC w LltllC. d0l OSGI
a mass of evidence"
Then thou wilt need a lamp" asked
Nine. Bernardet.
Yes my dear. Light the lamp
Next to their bedchamber M. Ber-
nardet had fitted up a little room for
his private use. 1t was a tiny den, in
which was a mahogany table loaded
with books n papers, and at which
he worked when he a time, reading,
annotating, copying from the papers
and collecting extracts for hours at a
time. Nc one vas allowed to enter this
room. flied with old papers. Nine.
Bernardet well called 1t "a nest Of MI
(, crobes." Bernardet found pleasure in
this sporadic place, which in summer
was sitting. In winter he worked with
out a fire.
Nine. Beriardet was unhappy as she
saw that their holiday was spoiled. But
she very well knew tina when her
husband was devoured with curiosity.
carried away by a desire to elucidate a
puzzle. there was nothing to be said.
he llstened TO no Inconsistencies, and
the daughters knew that when they
asked IL their father was not coming
to renew his games with them they
were obliged to content themselves with
h excuse which they knew so well
from having heard it SO often. Papa Is
studying out a crime"
Bernardet was anxious TO read over
his notes, the veriffcation of his hopes.
of those sO-called certainties of TODAY
That is why he wished to be. alone. Az
Q as he had closed the door he at
once. from among the enormous piles of
dust laden books and files OF old news
papers. with the unnering instinct a.
the habitual searcher who
through b~ookstalls, drew forth a gray
covered pamphlet in which he had read
with feverish establishment, the EXPERT
ments and report OF Dr.. Vernots i1non
AnDIiCatjnn IF nho{opro~ =,
inal researches. He quickly seated him
self, and with trembling fingers eagerly
turned over the leaves of he book 50
often read and studied and came to the
report Of h member Of the academy
Of medicine. He compared it with the
proof submitted by DR.. Bourbon Of the
medical society. In which it was stated
That the most learned sayants had seen
nothing.
Seen nothing or wished to see moth
ing perhaps" he murrnured.
The light fell upon the photorra nh
which had been sent a long time BEFORE
to the society. and Bernardet set him
self to study out the old crime with the
most careful attention, with the pas
sion OF q photographer deciphering a
paiimpsest. This poor devil OF a police
offtcer. In his ardent desire to solve the
yexing problem, brought to 1T the same
ardor n h same faith as q bfblio-
phile. He went over and over with the
method OF an examining magistrates ali
y e Old forgotten affair. n IN the
solitude q silence OF his little o
the last reflections OF the setting SIM
falling on his papers and makin nale
the light OF his lamp, hi set himself The
task OF solving. like a mathematical
problem. that question which he had
studied. but which he wished to know
from the very beginning. without any
doubts, before seeing NJ. Ginory again
| at the morguc beside the BODY az AZ