The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-10

|ushering in second person. Don
Luis recognized Valenglay and
the Project of Police.
THAT s it, = he thought. "I'ye
Igot him.
He saw this by the sort Of
vague sympathy perceptible on
the old Premier's lean and bony
face. There was not sign of
arrogance, nothing to raise bar
rier between the Minister and the
suspicious individual whom he
was receiving; just manifest.
playful curiosity and sympathy
1t was a sympathy which Valen-
CLAY had never concealed, and OF
winch he even boosted when,
after Arsene Lupin s sham
death, he spoke of the adventurer
and the strange relations between
them.
You have not changed, he
said, after looking at him for
some time. "Complexion a little
darker, a trifle grayer over the
temples, that S all.
And putting on blunt tone.
he asked:
And what is it you want?''
An answer first of all, Mon
sleur lie President du Conseil. Has
Deputy Weber, who took me to
the lookup last night, traced the
motor cab in which Florence Lee
vasseur was carried off,
Yes, the motor stopped at
Versailles. The persons inside it
hired another cab which is to take
them to Nantes. What else do
you ask for, besides that ans
wer7"
My liberty, Monsieur lie Pres
ident.''
AT once, Of cor,rse?'' said Val
englay, beginning to laugh.
In 80 or 35 minutes ct most. !"
AT half-past seven, ehg'
Half-past seven at latest,
Monsieur lie President. .
:" And why your liberty 2"
To catch the murder of Cosmo
Mornington, Of Inspector yerot,
and of the Roussel family.
Are you the only one that can
catch him?''
Yes
Still, the police are moving.
The wires are at work. The muir
derer will not leave France. He
shan t escape us.
You cant find him. =
Yes, we can.
In that case he will kill Flor
ence Levasseur. She will be the
scoundrelfs seventh victim. And
pit will be your doing.
Valenglay paused for a mo-
ment and then resumed:
According to you, contrary to
all appearances, and contrary to-
1.-THE we'll grounded suspicious Of,
Monsieur lie Project de Police.
Florence Levasseur is innocent ~
oh, absolutely, Monsieur lie
PRESIDENT"
And you believe her to be
In danger of death?''
"She is il danger of death. y
Are you in love with herg''
i am.
Valenglay experienced little
thrill of enjoyment. Lupin in
IN love! Lupin acting through
love and confessing his love! But.
how exciting!
He said:
| have followed the Morning
ton case from day to day and /
know every detail of it. You have
done wonders Monsieur. It is EVIL.
dent that, but for you, the case
would never have emerged from
the mystery that surrounded it al
the start. But cannot help no
ticlng that there are certain flaws
in it.
These flaws, which astoriished
NE on your part, are more easy
to understand when we know that
love was the primary motive and
the object of your actions. On
the other hand, and in spite of
what You say, Florence Leyass-
eur's conduct, her claims as the
heircss, her unexpected escape
from the hospital, leave little
doubt in our minds as to the part
she is playing.
Don Luis pointed to the clock:
Monsieur le Ministre, It is
getting late.
Valenglay burst out laughing.
2 never met any one like YOU
Don Luis Perenna, I am sorry
that | am not some absolute mon
arch. | should make you the head