The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14
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copyrlGhf. 1871. by
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he was going through these streets, fill
ed with carriages. with mel and women
who were free-gave him q desperate.
a nervous. of irritation.
The air which they breathed he
breataed and felt fan his brow. but
palass, n jacques Dantin recognized
their staircaSes which he had previous
ly mounted that led to the examining
magistrates room. He entered the mar
row room where M. Ginory awaited him.
Dantin saluted tue magistrate with a
gesture which. Though courteous, SEEM
ed to have . uttlr bfavado in it. as n
salutation VITA a sword before a duel.
Then he glanced around. astonished to
see between two guards a man whom
he did not recognize.
M. emory studied them. IL he knew
this Prades. who also c%uriously re-
turned his look Jacques 1oantin was q
great comedian. because no Indication.
not the slightest involuntary shuddcr.
not the faintest trace Of an expression
OF having seen him before. Generally
prisoners would unconsciously permit
n gesture, q glance. a something to es-
cape them when they were b%rusquely
confronted unexpectedly with some ac-
complice. time not Il muscle of
Dantin's face moved. not an eyelash
qllivered.
NJ. Glnory motioned jacques Dautin
to q seat directly in front of him., where
the light would fall upon his face.
Pointing out Prades. he asked:
ID you recognize this man?"
! piled:
No: ! ;,ave never seen him"
II believe not. He is unknown to
me-" -.
And you. Prndes. have you ever seen
Jacques Dantin%'
Never" said Prades, In his turn.
Lis voice seemed hoarse compared with
tin.
II is, however, the original of the
lard.'
THE portrait"
Look sharply at Dantin. Look at
must recognize that he is the original
OF the portrait in question"
Yes" Prades replied. His eyes were
fixed upon h prisoner.
"Ah!" the magistrate joyously eS-
claimed, asking. "And now. tell me. did
trait which you saw only an instant in
my room?"
81 do not know stammered Prades.
not c-omprehending the gravity OF a
question put IN an almost
amiable. tone.
oh, Well" continued NJ. Ginory. still
IN q conc1liattng tone. II am going to
explain to you. It is certain that O
recognize these features because you
had q long time in which to contem-
plate them; because you a it a long
time in your hands when Won we're
trying to pull off the frame"
The frame? What frame ~ asked the
young man. Supplied, not taking his
eyes from the magistrates face, which
seemed to him endowed with some oc-
cult power. M. Ginory went on:
The frame which you had trouble
IN removing, since the scratches show
N the wood. And what il after taking
the portrait to Nine. Colard's shop. we
hould find the frame in question at an
Otner place., at some other shop? That
Would not be very difficult" And NJ.
Ginory smiled at Bernardet, What If
to that of Nine. Corland's? Yes. rslut
II TO that clear. decisive depositir.1 we
could add another-what would VOL,
have to say?'
Silence! Prades turned his head
around; his eyes wandered about, as If
searching to find an outlet or q SUD
port, gasping like q man who has been
injured.
Jacques Dantin looked at him at the
same moment when the magistrate.
with a glance keener. more piercing
thar ever. seemed to search his very
and unnamed.
At length Prade pronounced some
words. What did he want of him?
What frame was lie talking of and
who was this other dealer OF whom the
magistrate spoke and whom he had
called a second time? Where was this
witness with tho new deposition?"
One is enough he said, casting a
feroc1ous look at Nine. Colard. who. on
q sign from NJ. Ginory, had entered.
pale and full of fear.
he ode IN a menacing tone:
one Is even too much.''
The fingers of his right hand CON
At this moment Bernardet, who was
studying each gesture which the man
made. was convinced that the murderer
OF Rover was there. He saw that
hand armed with the knife, the one
which had been found In his pocket
striking his victim, gashing the ex.
consul's throat.
But then. Dantln? An accomplish,
without doubt: the head of which the
a~dventurer was the arm. Becaus in
the dead mans eye Dantin's image ap-
peared. reflected as clear proof. like an
accusation. showing the person who
was last seen in Rovcre's supreme ag-
ony. Jacques Dantin was there. The
eye spoke.
Nine. Colard's testimony no longer
permitted n, Ginory to doubt. This
Charles Prades was certainly the man
who sold the portrait.
Nothing could be proved except that
the two men had never met. No sign
OF emotion showed that Danttn had
ever seen the young man before. The
was going to Mazas with the original
of the portrait painted nv Rai,drv