Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-11

scrlbed to MazerouX and who
seemed to have played a singularly
suspicious part. In short, there
was not d ray of light thrown up
ON the subject.
Equally vain was all search for
the traces of Victor. the Roussel
sisters first cousin, who would
have inherited the Mornington be-
quest in the absence of any direct
heirs.
"Is that allf'' asked Perenna.
"No,' said Mile. L%avasseur,
there is an article in the Echo de
France"
Relating to me2'
81 presume so, monsieur. 1t is
called, WHY Don't They Arrest
Him??"
"That concerns me-" he said.
with a laugh.
He took the newspaper and
read:
Why do they not arrest him? Why
go against logic and prolong an un-
natural situation which no decent man
can understand? This is the question
which everybody is asking and to which
our Investigations enable us to furnish
a precise reply.
TWO years ago. in other words, three
years after the pretended death OF
Arsene Lupin, the police, having dis
covered or believing they had discov-
cred that Arsene Lupin was really none
other than one Floriani, born at Blot,
and since lost to sight, because the reg
lister to be inscribed. on the page relat-
ing to this F%loriani. with the word De-
ceased" followed by the words Under
the alias of Arsene Lupin."
Consequently. to bring Arsene Lupin
back to life. there would be wanted
something more han the ~undeniable
proof of his existence. which would not
be impossible. The most complicated
wheels IN the administrative machine
would have to be set in motion, and a
decree obtained from the council of
state.
Now 1t would seem that NJ. Valenglay,
the prime minister, together with the
prelect OF police, is opposed to making
any too minute inquiries capable OF
opening up a scandal which the author
tiles are anxious to avoid. Bring Arsene
Lupin back to life? Recommends the
struggle with that accused scoundrel?
Risk a fresh defeat and fresh ridicule?
No. no. n again no!
Ana thus is brought about this un-
p~recedented. in admissible, i~nconceiya-
Ole, d~isgraceful situation, tha Arsene
Lupin. h hardened thief, the impeni-
tent criminal. the robber king. the en-
peror OF burglars and swindlers. is able
today. not clandestinely, but in the
sight and hearing OF the whole world.
to pursue the most formidable task that
he has yet undertaken, to live publicly
under a name which IL not his own, but
which he has incontestably made his
own, to destroy with impunity four per-
sons who TODD in his way, to cause
the imprisonment of an innocent wom-
al against whom he himself has ac-
cumulated false evidence. and at the
end OF all. despite the protests Of COM
mon sense and thanks to an unavowed
completely. to receive the 100, 0Oa. 900
francs of the Mornington legacy.
There Is the ignominous truth in a
nutshell. 1t is well that 1t should be
stated. Let US hope. now that it stands
revealed. that it will influence the
future conduct Of events.
AT any rate, it will influence
the conduct Of the idiot who wrote
that article" said Lupin, with a
grin.
He dismissed Mile. Lavasseur
and rang up Major d'Astrignac
on the telephone.
us that you, major3 Perenna
speaking"
Yes, what is it,"
Have you read the article in
the Echo de Francef"
"Yes."
would it bore you very much
to call on that gentleman and ask
for satisfaction in my namei"
"Oh! A duel!''
It's got to be, major. All these
sportsmen are wearying me with
their lucubrations. They must be
| gagged. This fellow will pay for
the rest"
well, Of course, if you re bent
on it t."
II am, very much"
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