Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-31

still among the living9
Yes. major, and delighted to
see YOU again.
"Perenna alive! Why. we had
lost all sight of YOU when | left
Morpcco! We thought yon dead"
II was a prisoner. that S all"
"A prisoner OF the ~tribrsmem:
the anne thing.'
Not quite. major: one can eS-
cape from anywhere. The proof
stands before Noll.
The project OF police. yielding
to an irresistible attraction to re
slst. spent some seconds in Nam
lnlng that powerful face, with the
smiling glance, the frank and
! resolutc eyes. and the bronzed
complexion. which looked as if II
had been baked and baked again
by the sun.
Then, motioning to his visitors
TO take chairs around his desk. Nj.
Desmallons himself sat down and
made a preliminary statement i'm
clear and deliberate tones:
The summons, gentlemen,
which | addressed to each of YOU.
must have appeared to YOU rather
percmptory and mysterious. And
the manner in which ! propose to
open our conversation is NOT likely
to diminish your surprise. But if
YOU will attach a little credit to
my method. You will soon realize
l}hat the whole thing is very simple
and Very natural. will be as
brief as | can.
/. he spread before him The bundle
OF documents prepared for hmn by
his secretary and. consulting his
notes IS he spoke. continued:
"Over 50 years ago. in 1860,
! three sisters. tiliec orphans, Ernie
/ lime. Elizabeth and AlmamAc Rous-
!. sci. aged -. 20 and Is. respective
~. We're living at Saint-Etieme
/ with " cousin named Victor. who
( Was y few years younger. The cid
est, Erlmeilne. was the FIRST TO leave
/ ~alnt-iltlrme. She went TO Lon
don. where she married am Emg
), lishmam of the name Mornington
hN whom she had u SON, who was
+ christcncd Cosnno.
The family WAS very poor AN,
Went through hard Times. Ernie
g lime repeatedly wrot" to her sister.
10 ask for a little assistance. Re
cciving no reply. she brok, off tn,
@ correspondence altogether. lY1S7l
MIR. aud Mrs. Mornington lief
England for America. Five wear
later they We're rich. MIR. Morn
ington died i'm 1873; but his widow
continued to administer the TO,
J. tune %bequeatNed to her and. as sh
had a genius for business and spec
Il ulation. she increased this forum
until it attained a colossal figur,
II AT her drcrase. i'm 1900. she lief
al her son the sum OF 400. 00O.O 90
francs.
A. The amount seemed 10 make "A
Il impression on tine project S hra,
crs. He saw the ma .ior and DO
" Luis Pcremna exchange Il gIamc
VI and asked:
A. You knew CoSmo Morningto,
did You not?
10 Yes. Monsieur lc Prcfet.' T..
10 piled Connie 'As1rignac. lie WA
e. i'm Morocco when Perenna and
4d We're fighting there.
e. Just So said NJ. Desma!ion
lr .'Cosmo bloomington had begun
IN travel about the world. He too
in up the practice of m~dicin
ID from what ! hear, and. when 81
casion offered. treated the sic
with great skill and. OF co,irs
,d without charge. He lived FIRST i
nj Egypt and then in .Algi~rs All
ne Morocco. Last year he settle
down iA Paris, where he died TO,
weeks e as the result ,f a mo.
Y stupid accident.
~ "A carrlcssly s.alhiAistrr-
e hNpedrrmic injection. was 1t ne
I'M Monsieur lie Prrfet9' asked II
ne Isecretary Of the American rmba
ef!sy. III was M-htiehed IN the II
d, pers and rep-rtea to us at the 81
w :.kassy."