The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-28

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himself elsewhere to be hung. TIL,
word could not be. with the Appetite
and habits OF Charles Prades, taken il
n ttgurattye sense, and the young NAL
continued his life of adventures. a!
tragic in their reality and as improb'
able as the reporters melodramatic in,
ventions.
Then, at the end of his
after having searched for forum,
among miners, weary of trampint
about In America, he embarked on,
morning for Havre, with the idea tina
the best gold mine was still that living
placer which he had exploited in Bue,
nos Ayres. and which was called Pierre
Revere.
At Paris. where he knew the ex-con-
sui had retired, Prades soon found
race of him n learned where was the
rtereat OF his brotherinlaw. His broth
erinlaw! He pronounced the word with
a wicked sheer, as il it had for him q
something understood about the sweet
and maiden remembrance of the dead
girl. There. In gay Paris. with some
resources which allowed him to pay for
his board and lodging in a third rate
hotel, he searched, asked. discovered at
last, the address of the eX-consul and
presented himself to Revere, who felt
at hight of this specter his anger re-
turn.
The first time that Charles Prades
had asked at the lodge If NJ. Revere
was at home the Moniches had per-
United him to go up stairs. and perhaps
Nine Moniche would have suspected
the man in the sombrero if she had not
surprised jacques Dantin before the
open safe n the papers.
Prades. moreover, a appeared only
three times at Rovere's house, and on
the day of the murder he had entered
AT the when Nine. Moniche
was sweeping the upper floors and Mo-
niche was working in his shop in the
rear OF the lodge and the staircase was
empty He rang, and Revere, with
dragging steps. came to open the door.
Revere was Ill and was a little ennuied,
and he believed, or instinctively hoped,
that it was the woman in black-his
daughter.
Everything served Prades' projects.
he had come not to kill, but by.some
means to gain entrance to Rovere's
apartments. and, when once there, to
ind some resource--a loan. mora or
less freely given, more or less forced
and he woul leave with it.
Revere, already worm out, weary of
TO shut the door in his face, but Prades
pushed it back, entered. closed it and
said:
"A last interview! You will
see me again! But listen to mel"
Then Revere allowed him to enter
iAS SdioIis anu QSSpIte IlS teIT1Di6
weakness which he experienced wished
TO make this a final, decisive interview;
to disembarrass himself once for all
OF this everlasting beggar, sometimes
winning. sometimes threatening.
win you not let me die In peace?"
he said. Have I not paid my debt2"
But Prades had seated himself in q
fauteuil. crossed his legs and hung over
his knee his sombrero, on which ne
drummed a minstrel march.
My dear NJ. Revere. 1t is a last ap-
peal for funds. 1 believe that America
is better than Paris, and in order to re-
turn there to do what I ought here I
must have what I have not-money."
4 am tired of giving you money!"
Revere quickly replied.
And between these two men, bound
by the remembrance OF the dead girl
bond burdensome to the one, imposed
upon by the other-a storm Of bitter
words and harsh sentiments arose and
kindled fiercer anger in both.
II tried to let o remain In peace.
my dear consul, but hunger has driven
wolf out of the woods. I am very
hungry, and here I am"
Il have nothing with which to feed
your appetites. You are nothing but a
to me-"
ooh. ingratitude!' And Prades, with
his Argentina accent, spoke his sisters
name.
My rather died, and Carlotta herself
me to your care, my dear
brotherinlaw."
1t seemed to the sick a irritated
as he was. that this name-which he
had buried deep in his heart with
chaste tcnderness-was a supreme in
suit.
IT forbid you to evoke that memoryl
You do not see, then that the memery
Of that dear and sanity creature is one
OF the griefs OF my life"
And 1t is n OF my heritages-bro-
.herinlaw Of a consul. senior mia, but
1t is a title, and I hold it!
Revere experienced q strong desire
to call, to ring, to give an order to have
this troublesome visitor put out, but
energetic and fearless as he had been
but a short time before, now weakened
by illness, he trembled before a possible
scandal. Then he, unaided, attempted /,
@ push the young me out of the salon.
resisted Inc at the first touch
gave q bound, and all that was evil in
nina suddenly awoke.
a struggle ensued without a word
being pronounced by either-a quick.
struggle. Revere counted on his
past strength, taking by the cellar this
Prades who threatened him. and |
Prades, while c%lutching the ex-consul
his left hand, searched in his
>SG111x TT q wSaPoTI-IIIe one which i
had taken from him.
CONTINUED Ecxs Week.l