The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16

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chance, which might, q any mo
mant deliver them into hisshandss
An, If only he were strolingn long
the boulevards, looking into this
faee and that!
Decidedly I must be getting
back" Lepine mur1mnred; and,
having arrived at the prefecture,
he sent a long telegram to his ass
sistant at Paris and another to the
project at Brest. Then he sum
moned Pigot You will interro-
gate the cabmeK at the Care Cen
ttraie, he said, IS to which OF
them drove q white haired man
and a dark haired girl to the sta
ton for the Paris express, Monday
morning. And, understand well,
Pigot, there must be no failure
this time!" Then, as the door
closed behind Pigot' S retiring fig.
ure, he slapped himself sma-tly on
the forehead. 81 am q fool!' he
cried, and hurriedafro ON the build.
ing and called a cab.
There i many dealers ia cleo
trical supplies at Toulon, and it
was not until he reached tie
fe1rth one that Lepine found q,
ray Of Light. No; its proprietor
had no recollection Of any sales to.
strangers. "a little white haired
man3 No. But stay-there had.
been q white haired man! No, he
had bought nothing. He had had
q battery recharged-a heavy bat
terry of an unusual type. Yes,
it had been delivered. One mo-
ment, and the man slowly turned
the pages Of his ledger, while Lee
pine bit his lips with impatience.
Here it was-the address-80 Rue
du Plasson, fourth floor.
In another moment, Lepine's
cab was rafting over the cobbles
in the direction Of the quays.
Fasteri Faster!'' he urged.
And then they were in the Rue
dn Plasson.
Behold No. so, Sir, said the
cabman, and pulled up sharply.
There was already a cab at the
curb, and as Lepine jumped out,
the door Of the house opened and
Pigot appeared on the threshold.
He stared ut his chief in astonish-
ment.
Twas just coming to report to
you, sir, he said. The birds have
flown
Indeedl sneered Lepine. So
you have discovered that, have
youf But the instaIlatson5is here,
I supposed" g4s
Yes, sir, answered Pigot,
very red. On the fourth floor
Lepine bounded up the stairs;
and Pigot followed in silence. He
felt that chad beenAused unjust
"; after all, he was not d wizard
what did the chief expect
At the top Of the house, Lepine
glanced first into the narrow room
which we have already seen then
he returned to the landing and
opened the other door. It led into
a still narrower room, also extend
ing toSthe front of the house, and
lighted by a single window. Lee
pine went to the window and
looked out. Over the roof of the
low market across the way, he
cou1ds fhe harbor, the warships,
and theHwreck of La Liberte. Then
he burned to anexaminatiion Of the
room. Ss3%
A heavy box stood before the
window; andSon the oor beside ii
were three large batteries. Some
pieces Of copper Rire were lying
about, but there was nothing else.
In the top Of the box, however,
-four hoaes had been bored, ii
though for the reception Of bolts,
andsonesside Of the box was badly
burned The sill 81 TIE window
was also scorched andbistered.
Youshav the proprietor Of
this house7' Lepine inquired.
~ below, Piogot al.
nOnnced, and went to fetchShim
Bnt from the. propriietoar, q nerv.
orls little manWith 4 dirty beard,
Hepine learned little. He lived III