Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07

Don Luis P%crenIlas papers,
winch he sent to me. at my request
a fortnight ago. have been exam
med by myself and are perfectly
IN order. AS regards his birth, |
wrote and begged his cxcellency
the Pruvian minister to collect the
most precise inforlnation."
The minister entrusted this
mission TO me- said Senior Gao
eres, the Peruvian attache. sit
Offered no difficulties. Don Luis
Pcrenna comes of an old Spanish
family which emigrated 30 years
ago, but which retained it's estates
and property in Europe. | knew
Don Luis father in America and
he used to speak of his only son
with the greatest affection. 1t was
our legation that informed the son,
three Years ago of his fathers
death. L produce a copy of the
letter sent to Morocco
And | have the original letter
here, among the documents for
warded by Don Luis Perenna to
the project Of police. Do you,
major, recognize Private Perenna,
who fought under your orders in
the Foreign Legion?
II recognize him. said Comte
d'Astrignac.
Beyond the possibility of a
mistaken"
Beyond the possibility Of a
mistake and without the least
feeling OF hesitation"
The project of police, with a
laugh, limited:
"You recognize Private Peren-
ia. whom the men, carried away
by a sort of astounded admira-
ton of his exploits, used to call
Arsene Lupin9"
Eyes, Monsieur lie Prefet,' re.
piled the major sharply, ''the one
whom the men called Arsene Luz
pin, but whom the officers calld
simply the Hero, the one who we
used to say was as brave as d'Ar-
tagnan, as strong ~ Porthos n ="
And as mysterious as Monte
Cristo, said the project of police
laughing. II have all this in the
report which | received from the
Fourth regiment of the Foreign
Legion. 1t is not necessary to read
the whole of it: hut it contains the
unprecedented fact that Private
Pcrenna, in the space Of two years
time, received the military medal.
received the Legion of Honor for
Exceptional services, and was men
toned IA times i'm dispatches. [
will pick ont a detail here and
there
Monsieur lie Prefet, | beg of
you, protested Don Luis. ''These
are trivial matters, of no interest
to anybody and | do not see the
reasons
"Thcre is every reason, on the
contrary declared M. Des-
malions. You gentlemen are here
not only to hear a will read, but
also to authorize it's execution as
regards the only one of it's clauses
that is to be carried out at once,
the payment of a legacy of 1,OOO,-
600 francs. 1t is necessary, there
fore, that all of you should know
what there is to know of the per-
sonality of the legatee. Conse-
quently. l propose to continue
lin that case, Monsieur lie Pre-
fet,' said Perelnla, rising and
making for the door, "you will al
Right about turn! Halt -
Eyes front!'' commanded Major
d'Astrignac III a TESTING tone.
He dragged Don Luis back to
the middle Of the room and forced
him into a chair.
Monsieur lie Prefet,' he said.
III plead for mercy for my old
comrade III arms, whose modesty
would really be put to too severe a
test if the story Of his prowess
were read out in front of him. Be-
sides, the report ii here; and we
can all Of ns consult it for our.
selves. Without having seen Il, /
second every word of praise that
it contains; and / declare that. in