Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-01

selves into groups on the benches
and pavements and ate and drank
while discussing the matter.
A part Of the night was spent
IN this way and nothing happened
to reward the patience of the
crowd, who began to wonder,
somewhat YEARLY, if they would
net do better to go home, seeing
that Sauverand was in prison and
that there was every chance that
the fourth letter would not appear
in the same mysterious way as the
Others.
And yet they did not go: Don
Lais Perenna was due to come!
From 20 o'clock in the evening
the Project of Police and his Sec
rotary general, the chief detective
and Weber, his deputy, Sergeant
Mazeroux, and two detectives
were gathered in the large room
III which Fauvilie had been muir
dered. Fifteen more detectives
occupied the remaining rooms,
while some 20 others watched the
roofs, the outside of the house,
and the garden.
Once again a thorough search
|had Deen made during the after
noon, with nc better results than
before. But it was decided that
ali the men should keep awake.
Ii the letter was delivered any
where In the big room, they want
ed to know and they meant to
know who brought it. The police
do not recognize miracles.
At IL o'clock M. Desmalions
had coffee served to his subordi-
mates. He himself took two cups
and never ceased walking from
one end TO the other Of the room,
or climbing the staircase that led
to the attic, or going through the
passage and hall. Preferring that
the watch should be maintained
under the most favorable condi-
tions, he left all the doors opened
and all the electric lights on.
Mazeroux objected:
cit has to be dark for the letter
to come. You will remember,
Monsieur le Prefet, that the other
experiment was tried before and
the letter was not delivered"
eve will try it again." replied
NJ. Desmalions, who, in spite Of
everything, was really afraid of
Don Luis interference, and in
creased his measures to make it
impossible.
Meanwhile, as the night wore
OH, the minds of all those present
became inpatient. Prepared for
the angry struggle as they were,
they longed for the opportunity to
show their strength. They made
desperate use Of their ears and
eyes.
AT / o'clock there was an alarm
that showed the pitch which the
nervous tension had reached. A
shot was fired on the first floor,
followed by shouts. On inquiry,
it was found that two detectives,
meeting in the course of a round,
had not recognized each other,
and one of them had discharged
his revolver in the air to inform
his comrades.
In the meantime the crowd out
side had diminished, as M. Des-
nations perceived on opening the
-garden gate. The orders had been
relaxed and %sightseers were al
lowed to come nearer, though they
were still kept at a distance from
the pavement.
Mazeroux said:
'sIt is a good-thing that the ex-
plosion is due in 10 days time
and not tonight, Monsieur lie
Prefet; otherwise, all those good
people would be in danger as well
as ourselves"
sThere will be no explosion in
ten days time, any more than
there will be q letter tonight, .
said NJ. Desmalions, struggling bis
shoulders. And he added, "Be.
sides, 'on.that day, the orders will
be strict"
Il was now ten minutes past
two
At IS minutes past, a. the Pre-.
feet was lighting cigar, the CHIEF
Edetectiye venturedIto joke: