Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-01

He quickly held the picture before
Dantin's eyes, wishing TO scrutinize his
face to see what sudden emotion 1t
would display. Seeing the portrait.
Dantin shivered and said in a short
tone, 1T is a picture which / gave to
Revere"
An said NJ. Ginory. you recog-
nize IL, them"
1T is my portrait" jacques Dantin
declared. 1T was made a long time
ago. Revere kept it In his salon. How
did II come hcre?"
"Ah!" again said the magistrate.
Explain that to mel"
M. Ginory seemed 10 wish 10 be a
little ironical. But Dantin roughly
said:
m. lie Juge, | have nothing to ex-
plain to you. | understand nothing, /
know nothing. or, rather. / know that
in your error-an error which lou will
bitterly regret sone day or other, / am
sure-you have arrested me, shut me
up In Mazas. bat that which / can as
sure you of is that have had nothing
do you hear. Observation-Disclosures to
do with the murder of my friend. and
l protest with all my powers against
your processes"
II comprehend that" M. Ginory
coldly replied. ooh, / understand ali
the disagreeableness OF being shut up
within four walls. Blu then II is very
simple. In order to go out one has only
TO give TO the one who has a right to
know the explanations Which are ask
ed. Do you still persist in your sys-
tenn? Do you still insist on keeping I
know not what secret, which you will
not reveal TO us?"
Il snail keep II. monsieur. I have
reflected" said Dantin. Yes. / have
reflected, and in the solitude to which
NnlI hOIA FAkaAi wAA q
my conscience He spoke with firm
ness, less violently than at the Palais
de Justice, and Bernardet's penetrating
little eyes never left his face; neither
did the magistrates nor the chiefs.
Il am persuaded" Dantin continued,
that his miserable mistake cannot last
long. and o will recognize the truth.
/ shall go out. at least from here, with
out having abused a confidence which
one has placed in me and which / in
tend to preserve
Yes" said NJ. Ginory. perfectly.
/ know your system. You will hold to
it. It is well. Now. those portrait is
that?"
1T is mineu'
by whom do you think IL was pos
sible that 1t could have been sold in the
bric-a-brac shop where it was found?"
Il know nothing about it. Probably
by the one who found 1t or stole il from
M. Rovere's apartment and who is
probably, without the least doubt, his
assassin
That seems very simple to you?"
IT seems very logical"
Suppose that this should be the ex-
act truth, that does not detract from
the presumption which duplicates you
from Nine. MOniche's deposition
which charges you"
Yes. yes. / know-the open safe,
the papers spread out. the tete-a-tete
with Revere. when the concierge en-
tered the room-that signifies nothing
For you, perhaps. For Justice il has
a tragic Specification. But let us return
to the portrait. 1t was you, / oppose.
who gave II to Rovere?''
Yes. 1t was l." Dantfn responded,
'Royere was an amateur I'm art: more
over. my intimate friend. I had no fam
lily. | had an old friend, a companion
Of my youth whom / thought would
highly prize that painting. Ii is a fine
one-it is By Paul Baudry."
"Ah!" said NJ. Ginory. Up. b
those are Baudry's initials? %
Certainly. After the war. when
had done my duty like others-I say
this without any intention OF defending
myself-Paul Baudry was at Bordeaux.
He was painting some portraits on
panels, after Holbein-Edmond About's
o 49, ~ AlAA AAAittfs 4 +. ~ AIl2
n which / gave Royere-the one YOU
hold in your hands.
The magistrate looked at the small
oval painting, and M. Leriche put on
his eyeglasses to xani the quality
of the painting. A Baudry!
What are these scratches around the
edge as IL nails had been drawn across
the places?" M. Ginory asked. He held
out the portrait to Dantin.
Il do not know, b where tha
frame was taken off"
mo, no! They are rough marks.
can see that The picture has been lit-
orally torn from the frame. You ough,,
to know how this panel was framed
Very simply when | gave Ii 10 Ro-
we're. A narrow gilt frame, nothing
more"
Had Revere changed the frame? p
Il do not know. / do not remember.
When ] was at his apartment the last
few times, l dot remember To have
seen the Baudry. / have thought OF it,
but l have no recollection Of it"
Then you cannot furnish any in
formation about the man who sold this
po~rtrait?"
None whatever"
we might bring you face 20 a
with that
$50 be it! She certainly would not
recognize me-"
In any case. she VIII tell us about
the mar who brought the portrait to
her.
''She might describe him to me aeon
rately, n even paint him for me-,
said Dantin quickly. 'She can neither.
insinuate hat l know him nor prove to
you that / am his a~ccomplice. [ do not
know who he is or from where he
comes l was even ignorant of his ex-
istence myself a quarter OF an hour
ago.
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