Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
THE
TEETH OF THE TIGER
MAURICE LEBLANC
TRANSLATED By
EIXEIRA DE MATTOS

slip shall we ever find anotherf"
Easily. He's going home. I'll
inform the commissary Of police.
He will telephone to headquarters /;
and tomorrow morning."
And suppose the bird has
flowni"
II have no warrant
do you want me to sign you
one, IDIOT"
But Don Luis mastered his rage.
He felt that all his arguments
would be shattered to pieces
against the s~ergeant's obstinacy,
and that, if necessary, Mazeroux
would go to the length Of defend
ing the enemy against him. Ee
simply said in a sententious tone:
Zone ass and you make q pair
of asses; and there are as many
asses as there are people who try
to do police work with bits of pa
per, signatures, warrants, and
other CANNON. Police work, my
lad, in done with ones fists. When
you come upon the enemy, hit him.
Otherwise, you stand a chaince Of
hitting the air. With that, good
night. I'm going to bed. Tele-
phone to me when the job is
done"
He went home, furious, sick of
an adventure in which he had not
had elbow room, and in which he
had had to submit to the will, or,
rather, to the weakness of others.
But the next morning when he
woke up his longing to see the po-
lice lay hold of the man with the
ebony stick, and especially the
feeling that his assistance would
be of use, impelled him to dress as
quickly as he could.
"IfI don't come to the rescue,''
he thought, "they'n let themselves
be done in the eye. They re not
equal to a contest of this kind"
just then Mazeroux rang up and
asked to speak to him. He rushed
to a little telephone box which his
predecessor had fitted up on the
first floor, in a dark recess that
communicated only with his study,
and switched on the electric light.
is that you, Alexander"
Yes, chief. I'm speaking from
a wine shop near the house on the
Boulevard Richard Wallace"
What about our man?n
The birds still in the nest.
But we re only just in time"
Really?"
Yes, he's packed his trunk.
he going away this morning.
How do they known,
Through the woman who man
ages for him. She's just come to
the house and will let us In.
Does he live alone7n
Yes, the woman cooks his
meals and goes away in the eve
ming. No one ever calls except q
yelled lady who has paid him three
visits since he's been here. The
housekeeper was not able to see
what she was like. As for him, she
says Mesa scholar, who spends his
time reading and working.
And have you q warranti'
Yes, we re going to use It.
I'll come at once"
You can't We've got Weber
ct our head. Oh, by the way, have
you heard the news about Nine.
Fauville ~
About Mime. EAuyillein
Yes, she tried to commit sui.
cide last night,
What Tried to commit sui.
cido 4,
Perenna had uttered an excla.
nation Of astonishment and wa
very much surprised te hear. Il.
most q the sames tima. smother cry,
like an echo, ct hia elbow. Without
letting 60 the receiver, he turned
lround and saw that Mile. Laves.
seur was il the study few yards
SWAY from him, standing with ]
distorted and lvid face. Their
eye met. 80 was on tho point 81
speaking - her, but ahe moved
AVays without leaving thSiroom,
however
1hat thesdavl VS. shesiistsn.
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