Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-09-26
Mile. Leyassenr could tell us

Nie VIII moi SPEAK. or al east
not till later, when the man has
been unmaskcd i'm her presence.
Monsieur lie Prefet, | entrcat YOU
to have the same coMfidc.,c- in me
as before. Have not all promises
been fulfilled? Have confidence,
Monsieur lie Prcfct; east aside
your doubts. Remember how
Marie F'auvillc and CASTOR Sau-
verand were overwhelmed with
charges, the most serious charges.
and how they succumbed in spite
OF their Innocence.
Does the law wish to see Flor
cnc Levasseur sacrificed as the
two others were: And, besides,
what [ ask Tor is not her release
but the means to defend her
that is to say, am hour on twois
delay. Let Deputy Chief Weber
be responsible for her safe cus-
tody. Let your detectives 90
with us: these and more as we'll.
for we cannot have too many to
capture the loatllsome brute in his
lair
M. Destinations did not reply.
After. a brief moment he took
Weber aside and talked to him
for some minutes. Nj. Desmalions
did not seem very favourably dis
posed toward Don Luis's request.
But Weber was heard to say:
"You need have no fear, Mon
sieur lie Prefet. We run no risk"
And NJ. Desmalions yielded.
"A few moments later Don Luis
Pcrcnna and Florence Leyasscur
took their seats in a motor car
with Weber and two inspectors.
Another car, filled with detec-
tives, followed.
The hospital was literally in
vested by the police force and
Weber neglected none OF the pre-
cautions of a regular siege.
The Project of Police, who an
rived in his own car, was shown
by the man servant into the wait
ing room and then into the par
Tor. where the mother superior
came to him at once. Without
delay or preamble of amy sort
he put his questions to her, i'm the
presence of Don Luis, Weber. and
Florence:
Reverend MOTHER ne said,
II have a letter here which. was
brought to me at headquarters
and which tells me of the exist
cncc of certain documents con-
corning a legacy. According to
my information, this letter, which
is unsigned and which is in a dis
guised hand, was written by you.
Is that so?'
The mother superior, a woman
with a powerful face and a de-
tcrmined air, replied, without en-
barrassment:
"That is so, Monsieur lie Prefet.
As. had the honor to tell you in
my letters, | would have pre-
Fferred, for obvious reasons, that
my name should not be men
toned. Besides, the delivery of
the documents was all that mat
tered. However, since you know
that l am prepared to answer
your questions"
NJ. Desmalions continued, with
a glance at Florence:
81 will first ask you, Reverend
Mother, if you know this young
LADY,"
Eyes, Monsieur lie Prefet. Flor
ence was with us for six months
as a nurse, a few years ago. She
gave such satisfaction that | was
glad to take her back this day
fortnight. AS l had read her story
in the papers, l simply asked her
to change her name. We had Il
new staff at the hospital, and it
was heretofore a safe refuge. for
her"
but, as you have read the pa
pers, you must be aware Of the
accusations against herf''
Those accusations have no
weight, Monsieur lie Prefet, with
any one who knows Florence. She
has one of the noblest characters
and one Of the ~strictest con-
sciences that / have ever met
with.