The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-23

one regretfnl glance n the direc-
ton, Of the dining room, hurried
up the stairs to the ministers
apartment. He found him die
tating to his secretary, a great
pile Of letters before him.
Without pausing in his dicta-
ton, Delcasse picked up a tele-
gram which lay at his elbow, and
handed it to Lepine. It was dated
from Paris, and had been filed but
an hour before. It read:
1Seven notes 100 francs
Bl6281oR to B162s16R deposited
today by Thomas Cook & Son.
Chime, Governor Bank Of
France.
Lepine laid the telegram on his
desk and glanced at his watch.
Il must be in Paris in the morn
ing" he said.
Deleasse nodded.
"Yes," he agreed. "And Gro
chard?'
Is no doubt already there"
and he handed Delcasse the note
which Samson had given him.
Delcasse read it, and looked up
with an amused smile, in which
there lurked a trace Of malice.
What a mani" he said.
Nevertheless, Lepine, / think you
would better go. You may be able
to assist him! Give him my com
and keep me Informed,
and he turned back to his secre-
tary.
The Paris office of the Messrs.
Cook is at the corner opposite the
opera house, and here, about 10.
o'clock on the morning Of Thurs
day, September 90, a little grey
bearded man descended from q
entered, and, after a short
was admitted to the
presence of the manager, who
made it clear at once that he was
entirely at, the service of his dis
tinguished visitor.
Lepine sat down aud produced
from his pocket seven notes of the
Bank of France, for 100 francs
each. They were quite new and
had not even been folded.
These notes were deposited
by you yesterday afternoon he
said. should like to know from
whom they were received"
The manager took the notes and
glanced at them.
THAT will not be difficult,
SIR" he said. "Our cashier can
no doubt tell us from which4o of our
clerks he received them. Excuse
a moment"
He hurried from the room with
the notes in his hand, and Lepine,
strolling to the window, relapsed
into his favorite amusement. At
no otheracorner in the city could It
be practiced SO profitably, for
here, at the meeting Of the boule-
Yards, all Paris, sooner or later,
passed; and not Paris only, but
Migrants from every nation. SO
Lepine watched the crowd intent
y, his bright eyes skipping from
face to face=7a mere glance at one,
q longer glance at another, q close
stare at third. Perhaps, at the
back of his mind, there was the.
hope that some incredible good
fortune might send past this cor
ner q shrunken, white haired man,
leaning on the arm of his dark
haired daughter.
The opening Of the door behind
him broke into his thoughts, and
he turned to findsthat the manager
had brought another man back
with him.
This is the clerk who received
the money, said the manager,
and returned the seven notes to
the detective.
Lepine motioned The clerk to Be
seated, and himself sat down FAC
ing him.
Tell me all that you remember
of the transaction, said.
vas Tuesday afternoon,
sir, the clerk began, about
o'clock, should say, that d man
came to the counter and stated
THAT he desired . stateroom, Will
two berths, second class, for the
lP~rinzsessin Ottilie, the sailing 81
yesterday
What sort IS Z mani, askes
Lepines
thin man, past middle age
His hair was quite Grey and NE VA,
SEOf dark complexiona with ayar,