The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-01-14
The Crime of .s,.;.;: :s:
e. Jsls- the boulevard

SO near all this life. yet so far-that
he was going through these streets, MI
ed with carriages, with men and women
who were free-gave him Il desperate,
a nervous. sense of irritation.
The air which they breathed he
breatned and felt fan his brow, but
through a grating. They arrived at the
Taiats, ana Jacques Dantin recognized
their staircases which he had previous
~ mounted that led to the examining
magistrates room. He entered the mar
row where NJ. Glnory awaited him.
Dantln saluted the magistrate with a
gesture which. though courteous, SEEM
ed TO NJ a little bravado in IT, as a
sanitation with a sword before a duel.
Ihen he glanced around, ~astonished to
see between two guards a ma whom
he did not
NJ. Ginory studied them. If he knew
this Prades, who also c~uriously re-
turned his look Jacques Dantin was g
great comedian, because no Indication.
not the slightest involuntary shudder.
not the faintest trace of an expression
OF having seen him before. Generally
prisoners would unconsciously permit
a gesture, a glance. a something to es-
APE them when they were ~hrusquely
confronted Unexpectedly with some ac-
coinpiice, This time not a muscle of
Dantin's face moved. not an eyelash
quivered.
NJ. Ginory motioned jacques Dantin
70 q seat directly in front OF him, where
the hght would fall upon his face.
Pointing out Prades, he asked;
Do You recognize this man?"
Piled:
No: have never seen him"
Never"
= believe not. He is unknown to
And you, Prades, nave YOU ever seen
Jacques Dantin o.'
Never" said Praaes. In his turn.
Etis Voice seemed hoarse compared with
the prlef, clear response made by Dan
tin.
He is, however, the original of the
lard
The portrait? p
Look sharply at Dantin. Look at
lliin well" repeated NJ. Ginory. You
must recognize that he is the original
OF the portrait in question:"
Yes" Prades replied. His eyes were
fixed upon the prisoner.
An! the magistrate j~oyously ex-
Claimed, asking, And how, tell me. did
you recognize the original of the por-
trait which you saw only an instant in
my room?"
Il do not know stammered Prades
not coinprehending the gravity of a
question put in an insinuating, almost
amiable. tone.
on, Well" continued NJ. Ginory, still
IN a coneiliating tone 81 am going to
explain to you. 1t Is certain that yo,,
recognize these features because YOU
mad a long time in which to contem-
Plate thefn; a you had it a long
tifne In your hands when you were
trying to pull off the frame"
The frame? n frame" asked the !,
young mar, supplied, not taking his
eyes from the magistrates face, which
seemed TO him endowed with some oc-
cult NJ. Ginory went on:
The frame which you had trouble
IN removing, since the scratches show
IN the wood. And what if, after taking
Ihe portrait to Nine. Colard's shop, we
other place, at some other shope That
would not be very difficult And M
Glnory smiled at Bernardet. what if |
We could d another new deposition
TO that of Nine. Corland's? Yes; what
If to that clear. decisive deposition We
could add another-what would Won
nave to say?"
Silence! Prades turned his head
around; his eyes wandered about. as If
searching to FIND an outlet or q sun
port. gasping like a man who has been
injured. ~
Jacques Dantin looked at him at the
same momen when the magistrate.
with a glance keener, more piercing
ever. seemed to search his very |
The young man was now pallid
and unnamed.
At length Prades pronounced some
words. What did he want OF him
WHAT frame was he talking OF and |
was this other dealer of whom the
magistrate spoke and whom he had
called a second time? Where was this
witness with 1.-THE new deposition?"
one is enough" he said, casting a.
fnYnnin1rCR 1nnY q y, - 49,, 8S-W
q sign from NJ. Ginory. had entered
pale and full of fear.
He added in a menacing tone:
One Is even too much"
The fingers OF his right hand con-
tracted, as IL around a knife handle
AZ this omen Bernardet, who was
studying each gesture which he man
made, was convinced that the murderer
OF Revere was there. He saw thaf
hand armed with the knife. the one
which had been found In his pocket.
striking his victim, gashing the ex-
consuls throat. -
But, then, Dantln? An
without doubt; the head Of which the
adventurer was the arm. Because IN
the dead mans y Dantin.s image an
peared, reflected as clear PROOF. like an
accusation. showing the person who
was last seer in Rovere's supreme ag-
ony. jacques Dantin was there. The
eye spoke.
Nine. Colard's testimony no longer
permitted M. Ginory to doubt. This
Charles Prades was certainly the man
who sold h portrait.
Nothing could be proved except that
the w men had never met. No sign
OF emotion showed that Dantin had
ever seen h young man before. The
latter alone betrayed himself when he
was going to Maxas with the original
OF the portrait painted by Baudry.
But, however. as the magistrate un-
Sdsrlined It with precision. the fact
alone OF recognizing Dantin constituted
against Prades q new charge. Added
70 q testimony to the formal affirTna-
ton ofzthe s~hopkeeper. this charge be-.
Colby n. Ginory said 70 the regis
trar, al orderi"
Then. when Favorel had taken q
paper engraved at the 8 which.
trades tried to decipher, the magfs-
trate began ~tosquestion him, and as M
5Ginory spoke slowly Favore filled III
g blank places which made free
man prisoner,
are called? y demanded ii. Gi-
nory.
sPrades.
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