The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09

More than that
A tap at the door interrupted
him.
Come in" said Delcasse.
His secretary entered, followed
by a courier, carrying a portfolio.
From Paris, SIR said the sec
rotary, and the courier, with a
bow, laid the portfolio on the MIN.
lister desk.
pelcasse took from his pocket a:
tiny key, unlocked the portfolio,
drew out a package and glanced
at the superscription.
All he said; "the photo.
graphs!s' and ripped the package
open.
There were some two dozen of
them, together with a long type
written report, which Delcasse
glanced through rapidly.
These are the result Of the
first report from Berlin" he said,
of officers who are absent from
their commands and whose present
whereabouts is not definitely
known. A supplementary report
will follow
We can begin with these"
said Lepine, and looked them
over.
Crochard had risen and was
looking at the photographs over
the detectives shoulder.
I'VE shall have to shave them
first" he remarked.
"Shave them9"
"Divest them of those orna-
ments," and he indicated the up
turned moustaches, a la kaiser,
with which nearly all the pictured
faces were adorned. "A brush and
tablet of water color will do it"
Nd. Delcasse rose.
Il will leave that in your hands,
gentlemen he said. 81 must
meet the board of inquiry almost
at once. General Marbeau, / think
you for your assistance. You will,
OF course, say nothing of all this
to any me-. As for you, sir, he
added to Crochard, Il shall think
.yoti better another day. Till this
evening, NJ. Lepine,' and he
bowed the three men out.
Half an hour later, Lepine and
Crochard were cioseted with
Monsieur and Madame Brisson IN
the formers bureau at the du
Nord. The little inn keeper and
his wife were iaartieailatte with <
eitement, for they had guessed Le-
pine S identity from his resem-
blance to the pictures which every
illustrated paper published at fro
qnent intervals, and they sllss
pected, from his bearing. that Gro
Echard was a person Of even greater
Importance. Their faces We're
glowing with pride, too, for tiaeiii,
proffefed refreshment had not
been declined. In after days, when
the sentence of silence had hean
Lifted, they would tell the storyt to
their admiring friends:
Imagine it. Here we sat, i
here, Gabrielle there; in that cifai,
Al. Lepine, project Of the Paris
service I'D surese, a little thin man
with eyes oh, SO bright and ii tn.
fourth chair, with eyes still bright
or and an air distinguished which
there could be no MISLEADING
whom do you think9 None other
TRAN the Dnc lie Be- or tbs
pritsse de5ER o.. the Marquis
de that was a detail to be
, filled in later; but a great high
ness, rest assured Of that And
the way that both M. Lepine and
the unknown highness reiished
their Chateau YqEem was a great
compliment to the house.
After these amenities, I4epinc.
produced the demonstrated pho
tographs.
Look well at these, he said /;
J. have care-do not speak unless
yoIa i very sure, and he passea
thespphatograpEhse one o
Madame Gabrielle, Whe handed
them on to her husband. Some 10
or IL were examined without com
ment, and then Madame uttered a
Isudden exclamation.
It is hel she.cried. II is II
of thegs!s
ue Of wtscmi asked Lepin..
One of those men. Behold,
ATistidc
Bsson took the card and
looked at it.
acred heart But YOU arr