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

IT least half an hour afterwards
We know that the signals wer,
Seat automatically. Why? Partly
40 doubt, because it was n~ecessar,
tf#t they be absolutely regular
hnt also because the man who die
this thing who is himself, per
maps, tie inventor of the method
cho@e 10 make no confidants, tG
have no accompliccs, aud he could
rot himself be III the hut to send
he signals. Again you ask why
Not because the danger of discov-
cry, since there was no such dan
) ger. believe it was because il
was necessary that he be some
whore else, directing from an
angie, perhaps, that other force,
so mysterious and so deadly.
seem to c two forces, travelling
N convcrging lines, as two bullets
might travel, their point of meet
ing the magazines of La Liberte.
Al the instant of their meeting,
there is a shock, a spark as
though flint and steel met-and
the magazine explodes-frst the
forward magazine, then the after
magazine, then the main maya
zine-one, two, three! This is all
mere ~guessWork, you under
stand, sir Orchard added. in an
other tone, but so / see it. And,
after all, it is susceptible of
proof
What prooff'' demanded Del
casse.
If my theory is the true one"
Crochard explained. there must
have been, somewhere, another in
stallatlon to create the intercept
ing force, which, of course, must
also be transmitted by ether waves
as wireless is, if it is to penetrate
wood and steel. It must have
been within an hours walk -
probably half an hours walk-of
the hut In the grove. For remem-
Der, the mechanism there was set
going an hour before sunrise, and
the man had L en- to reach his
other mechanis !, and have it
ready to start a. sunrise. It is for
US to discover ii place where this
second mechanis., was installed
and where it ps3bably still re-.
MAINS.
Yes, that would be proof"
agreed Dele sc thoughtfully;
and for m,=eif, | will say that /
believe you heory the right one.
But you h. not yet explained
the part pl; ed by the two watch
ers on the taay.
Their ps was that of watch
ers merely. said Crochard. They
were sent re to observe and to
report to aeir masters-as they
did.
As the. did,
Surely is evident, Crocl,ard
explained, that, If our theorysis
true, they would hasten to report.
Imagine their master anxiety I'M
til he heard from them! AS a mat
ter OF fact, their report was filed
within Is minutes after the ex-
plosion. NJ. Iepine has it in his
pocket.
Delcasse stared, uncomprehend-
ing but Lepine. his face suddenly
lllnlnined, snatched out his pocket
book and produced the sheets Of
yellow tissue.
All. yes, certainly he cried.
vas blind not to see III The
report was in form agreed upon:
] continued our trip as planned.
1T ~ i 81 ! sps,gSwiii nnferstana
now, sir, he added. to Delcasse,
the reason for the high opinion [
entertain Of this gentleman,
But that message was sent to
BrIssels, objected the minister.
It was sent restante. a man
was waiting at the postoffice to
receive It and forward IT Instantly
to Berlin,
Deleassc $ face was a study, as
ne turned this over in his mind.
What Is your reading Of the
other message7 he asked, at last.
Ny reading, answered Gro,
chard, slowly, is that, at the last
moment, the emperor, appalled, ii
the possible consequences, de.
cided 10 forbid the atrocity, tc
which he had, perhaps. been per.
Esnaded against his better judy.
nent, or ina moment of passion.
And IL the message had moi
been delayed, La Liberte woule
have been saycdi