The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-10

The work which you were pursu-
ing was q salutary work of JUS
tice; and your assistance was so
valuable to us that we strove to
spare you any sort of annoyance.
As Don Luis Perenna was fight
ing the good fight, we left Arsene
Lupin in the background. I'm
Fortunately"
Valenglay paused again and
declared:
Unfortunately, Monsieur lie
Project de Police last night re-
ceived a denunciation, supported
by detailed proofs accusing you Of
being Arsene Lupin."
Impossible" cried Don Luis.
"That is a statement which no
one is able to prove by material
evidence. ArseLe Lupin is
dead"
IF you like" Valenglay
agreed. but that does not show
that don Luis Perenna is alive
"Don Luis Perenna has a duly
legalized existence, Monsieur lie
President"
Perhaps. But it is disputed"
by whom? There is only one
man who would have the right;
and to- accuse me would be his
own undoing. / cannot believe
him to be stupid enough"
Stupid enough, no; but crafty
enough, yes"
"You mean Caceres, the Peru
Wan attached ,' o.
yes"
"But he is abroad!'
"More than that; he is. a fugi-
tive from justice, after embez-
cling funds of his legation. But be
fore leaving the country he signed
a statement that reached us yes
terday evening, declaring that he
faxed up a complete record for
you under the name Of Don Luis
Perenna. Here is your CORES
pondence with him and here are
all the papers establishing the
truth of his allegations. Any one
will be convinced, on examining
them, first, that you are not Don
Luis Perenna, and, secondly that
you m Arsene Lupin."
Don Luis made an sngry ges.
ture.
"That blackguard of a Caceres
is a mere tool" he snarled. "The
other mans behind him, has paid
him, and is controlling his actions.
It's the scoundrel himself; l rec
ognize his touch. He has once
more tried to get rid of me at the
decisive moment"
II am quite willing TO believe
it," said the Prime Minister.
but as all these documents, ac-
cording to the letter that came
with them, r only photographs,
and as, if you are not arrested
this morning, the originals are to
be handed to a leading Paris
newspaper tonight, we are oblig.
ed to take note of the accuse.
ton"
"But, Monsieur lie President -
exclaimed Don Luis, "as Caceres
is abroad and as the scoundrel
who bought the papers of him
mas also obliged to take to flight
before he was able to execute his
threats, there is no fear now that
the documents will be handed to
the press"
How do we know? The enemy
must have taken his precautions
He may have accompices."
"He has none"
"How do we knowi'
Don Luis looked at Valenglay
and said:
what is it that you really
wish to say, Monsieur lie Presi.
dentf"
II will tell you. Although
pressure was brought to bear up.
on us by Caeeres's threats, Mon.
sieur lie Project de Police, anxious
to see all possible light shed on
the plot played by Florence LIE.
vasseur, did not interfere with
your last nights expedition. As
that expedition led to nothing, he
determined, at any rate, to profit
by the fact that Don Luis ha6
placed himself at u disposal and
to arrest Arsene Lupin.
IF we now let him 60 the docu
ments will certainly be published
and you can see the absurd anC
ridiculous position in which thai
will place us in the eyes of the
public. Well, at this very mo
va &c. t,.e r-.1 Vi
Arsenc Lupin, a release which
would be illegal, uncalled for, anG
inexcusable. ] am obliged, there
fore, to refuse it, and l do refuse
it,"
! He ceased; and then, after {