The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-21

This gentleman, who knows the
case from end to end, will explain
all that is necessary. You will
work with him and report to me
tomorrow morning"
This meant giving a free hand to
Don Luis Perrena and relying on
his power of initiative and his per-
spicacity. Don Luis bowed:
81 thank you, Monster le Pre-
fet. l hope that you will have no
reason to regret the trust which
you are good enough to place in
me-
And, taking leave of M. Desma-
lions and Maitre Lepertuis, he
went out with Sergeant Ma
zeroux.
AS soon as they were outside, he
told Mazeroux what he knew.
The detective seemed much i'm
pressed by his companions profess
sional gifts and quite ready to be
guided by his views.
They decided first to 20 to the
Cafe du Point Neuf. Here they
learned that Inspector Verot, who
was a regular customer Of the
place, had written a long letter
there that morning. And the wait
err remembered that q man ut the
next table, who had entered the
cafe at almost the Same time as
the inspector, had also asked for
writing paper and called twice for
yellow envelopes.
"That's it," said Mazeroux to
Don Luis. GAS you suspected, one
letter has been substituted for the
other"
The description given by the
waiter was pretty explicit: a tall
man, with a slight stop, wearing
a reddish brown beard cut into a
point, a tortoise shell eyeglass with
u black silk ribbon, and an ebony
walking stick with a handle
shaped like a swans head.
"That's something for the po-
lice to 60 upon," said Mazeroux.
They were leaving the cafe when
Don Luis stopped his companion.
lone moment
whats the m~atter7''
We've been followed"
Followed What nexti And
by whom, pray7"
"No one that matters. I know
who it is and l may as well settle
his business and have done with it.
Wait for me. I shall be back and
I'll show you some fun. You shall
see one of the nuts l promise
you"
He returned in a minute with a
tall, thin man with his face set in
whiskers. He INTRODUCED him:
IN. Mazeroux, a friend of mine,
Senior Caceres, an attache at the
Peruvian legation. Senior Caceres
took part in the interview at the
project 8 Just now. 1t was he who,
on the Peruvian minister s instruc-
tions, collected the documents
bearing upon my Identity" And
he added gayly: $50 you were
looking for me, dear Senior
Caceres. Indeed, I expected, when
we left the police office"
The Peruvian attache made a
sign and pointed to Sergeant
M%azeroux. Perenna replied:
ooh, pray don't mind M. Mazer-
oux! You can speak before him !;
he is the soul of discretion. Be-
sides, he knows all about the bust
ness
The attache was silent. Perenna
made him sit down in front of him.
"Speak without beating about
the bush, dear Senior Caceres. It's
a subject that calls for plain deal
ing; and I don't mind a blunt
word or two. 1t saves such a lot
of time! Come on. You want
money, | suppose? Or, rather,
more money. How much?"
The Peruvian had a final hesita-
ton, gave a glance at Don Luis
companion, and then, suddenly
making up his mind, said i'll a dull
voice:
Fifty thousand francsl"
"Oh, by Jove, by Jove!' cried
Don Luis. You're greedy. you
know! What do you say, M.
Ma2eroux? Fifty thousand francs
is a lot Of money. Especially as
Look here, my dear Caceres,
let go over the ground again.
Three years ago | had the
honor of making your acquaint-
ance in Algeria, when you were
touring the country. At the same
time, | understood the sort of man
you were; and / asked you if you
could manage, in three years, with
my name of P~erenna, to fix me up
9 Spanish Peruvian identity, fur.