The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-02-11

the ChrySanthemumS lay; then, lower
ing her veil. she went away, and Dam
tin, standing near the grey tomb, saw
her disappear at the end Of an al.
ley. !
The martyr. e~xpiating near the old,
'rippled man a fault of which she was,
innocent, went back TO him who was
without suspicion. to him who adored
her and to whom she was In their poor
apartment in Blois his saint and his.
laughter. '
She would watch. she would lose her,
youth. near that old soldier whose ro-
bust constitution would endure many.
many long years. She would pay her
lead mothers debt; she would pay 1t
by devoting every hour Of her life to
this man whose name h bore-an IL,
tustrious name, a name belonging to,
he Victories, to the struggles. to the,
history Of yesterday. She would be the,
hostage, the eXpiatory victim.
With all her life would she redeem
the fault Of that other.
And who knows. my poor Fsovere,";
said jacques Dantin, thy daughter
proud of her sacrifice. is perhaps hap,
pier in doing this?" \
In his turn he left the tomb. He
went out OF the cemetery. He wished
to walk to his lodging in the Rue Rich,
elieu. He had only taken a few steps,
along the boulevard, where it seemed;
but yesterday he had followed, taIking'
with Bernardet. behind Rovere's funer-,
al carriage, when he nearly ran into,
a little man who vas hurrying along,
he pavement. The police officer sa-'
luted him, with a shaking Of the head,
which had in 1t regret. a little con-
fusion, some excuses. Z
"Ah, M. Dantin, what a grudge you;
must have against me-"
Not at ALL" sale Dantin. You
duty. and 1t did not displease me ter
have you try so quickly to avengei
my poor Revere" /,
"Avenge him, yes, he will BE
avenged! I would not give o sous
for Charles Prades' head tomorrow
when he is tried. We shall see each
other in court. Au revoir, M. Dantin,'
and all my excuses
"Au revoir, NJ. Bernardet, and all,
my compliments"
The two men separated. Bernardet
vas on his way home to breakfast. He
was late. Mime. Bernardet would be
waiting and q little red and breathless
he hurried along. He stopped on hear,
ing a newsboy announce the last num-
Der of Lutece.
"Ask for the account of the trial to-.
morrow, the inquest by Paul Redier on
h crime Of the Boulevard de-
| Clichy."
The newsboy saluted Bernardet,,
whom he knew very well.
Give me a paper said the police
officer. The boy pulled cut a paper
from the package he was carrying and,
waved it over his head like a flag.
"Ah, I understand; that interests
you, NJ. B~ernardet." /
And while the little man locked for,
the heading Lutece in capital letters,
the title which Pau Rodfer had given
to a series of interviews with ceIe-.
brated physicians, h newsboy. giving
| Bernardet his change, said: ,
Tomorrow is the trial. But there Isl
no doubt, is there, M. Bernardet7
Prades is condemned in advance"
HE has confessed: it is an accom-
plished fact" Bernardet replied. peck
citing his change.
Eau revoir and thanks, M. ernar
Diet"
And the newsboy, going on his way.
cried out:
ASK for Lutece--the Revere trial.
quest on the eye of the dead man" His
voice was at last drowned in the noise
of tramways and a
M. Bernardo hurried on. The little
ones would have become impatient,
yes, yes. waiting for him and asking
for him around the table at home. He
looked at the paper which he had
bought. Paul Rodier. in regard to Che
question which he, Bernardet, had
raised. had interviewed savants, phys
tologists, psychologists, and in rood
journalistic style had published the
evening before the trial the result Of
his inquest.
M. Bernardet read as he FASTENED
along h long titles in capitals in large
headlines:
IA scientific problem apropos of the
Revere affair"
Questions of medical Jurisprudence"
THE eye of the dead man."
Interviews and opinions of NM
les Drs. Brouardel, Roux, Duclaux.
Pean, Robin, Pozzi, Blum, Vidal.
1 Giles de la TOurette-"
Bernardet turned the leaves. The in
terviews filled two pages at least in
solid columns.
80 much the better. So much the
better" said the police officer. enchant-
ed. And fastening along even faster
he said to himself:
IT am going to read all tina to the
children-yes, all that. 1t Will amuse
them. Life is a romance X any other.
more incredible than any other. And
these q~uestions-the unknown, the In
visible, all these problems-how inter
esting they are! And the mystery-so
~amusing!"
THE END.
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