Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

success. They, too, had been up
set by the disaster and had
thought of nothing else. Some of
them had frankly deserted their
posts in order to hasten to the
harbor front. None of those who
remained had noticed a white
haired man and q dark haired
girl.
"Come!' said Lepine savagely
to himself, as he left the station.
"This is not getting ahead-we
must try the cabs. But first go
He turned toward the prefec-
ture and quickened his steps, for
suddenly he scented a new danger.
This white haired man, then, was
in the pay of Germany. He had
destroyed La Liberte for a price
an immense price, no doubt! And
now he had gone to Paris. From
there, where would he go? To
Brest, perhaps, to work similar
mischief there. Lepine shivered a
little. The best men he had left
at Paris must be sent to Brest with
instructions to arrest the fugitives
at sight. Two people, so unusual
in appearance, would find it diff
cult to avoid the police in so small
a town. But in Paris-that was
different. Yet even there some
thing might be done. And then
there was always chance, divine
chance, which might, at any mo-
ment, deliver them into his hands.
All, if only he were strolling along
the boulevards, looking into this
face and that!
Decidedly, [ must be getting
back!" Lepine murmured; and,
having arrived at the prefecture,
he sent a long telegram to his as
sistant at Paris and another to the
project at Brest. Then he sum
moned Pigot. "You will irAerro-
gate the cab1nen at the Ca Cen
t%rale,' he said, las to which of
them drove a white haired man
and a dark haired girl TO the sta
ton for the Paris express, Monday
morning. And, understand we'll.
Pigot, there must be no allure
this time!" Then, as tists door
closed behind Pigot's retiring fig
ure, he slapped himself smartly on
the forehead. 81 am a fool!'' he
cried, and hurried from the build
ing and called a cab.
There r many dealers in cleo
trical supplies at Toulon, and it
was not until he reached the
fourth one that Lepine found a
ray of light. No; It's proprietor
had no recollection of any sales to
strangers. A little white haired
mani No. But stay-there had
been a white haired man! No, he
had bought nothing. He had had
a 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-SO Rue
du Plasson, fourth floor.
In another moment, Lepine's
cab was rafting over the cobbles
IN the direction of the quays.
Faster! Faster!!' he urged.
And then they were in the Rue
du 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 at his chief in astonish-
ment.
II was just coming to report to
you, SIR" he said. "The birds have
flown"
"Indeed!" sneered Lepine. 80
you have discovered that, have
youf But the installation is here,
L SUPPOSED
Eyes, SIR answered Pigot,
very red. Con the fourth floor
Lepine bounded up the stairs,
and Pigot followed in silence. He
felt that he had been used unjust
~; after all, he was not . wizard