The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Continued,

only between this hour and that
on such and such a night fixed in
advance and only at times when
the electric light is off. You have
the apparatus before you. No
doubt the experts will admire it's
ingenuity and confirm my asser-
lions. But, given the fact that it
was found in the ceiling of this
room, given the fact that it con-
tanned letters written by M. Eau
vile, am not entitled to say that
1t was constructed by M. Eau
vile, the electrical engineer?"
Once more the name of M. Eau
vile returned, like an obsession;
and each time the name stood
more clearly defined. 1t was M.
Fauville; then M. Fauville, the
engineer; then M. Fauville, the
electrical engineer. And thus the
picture of the "hater," as Don
Luis said, appeared in it's accur-
ate outlines, giving those men,
used though they were to the
strangest criminal monstrosities,
a thrill Of terror. The truth was
now no longer proving around
them. They were already fight
Ing with it, as you fight with an
adversary whom you do not see
but who clutches you by the
throat and brings you to the
ground.
And the project of police, SUM.
ming up all his impressions, said,
In strained voice:
$50 NJ. Fauville wrote those
letters in order to ruin his wife
and the man who was in love with
herf"
Yes. y
In that case =
HWhat9''
Knowing, at the same time
that he was threatened with
death, he wished, il eyer the
threat was realized, that his death
should be laid to the charge Of
his wife and her friendi''
s Yes.
And, in order to avenge him
self on their love for each ether
and to crafty his hatred OF them
both, he wanted the whole SET Of
facts to point to them as guilt of
the murder of which he would be
the victimi"
IS Yes
So that's that Nc. Fanyille,
In one part Of his accursed work,
was what shall | sayq-the ac-
complete Of his own murder. He
dreaded death. He struggled
against it. But he arranged that
his hatred should gain by it.
That 5 it isn't it9 That's how
itsis9,t
Almost, Monsieur lie Prefet.
You are following the same stages
by which I travelled and, like
myself, you are hesitating before
the last truth, before the truth
which gives the tradegy its SIMS
ter character and depriyes it Of.
all human proportions. =
The project struck the table
with his two fists and, in a sud-
den fit Of revolt, cried:
us ridiculous! It's per-
fectly preposterous theory! M.
FatlyiIle threatened with death
ard scontriving his wife's ruin
with that Machiavellian persever-
allcei Absurd /! The man who
came 10 my office, the man whom
you saw, was thinking Of only one
thing how to escape dying! He
was pbsessed BY one dread alone,
the dread Of death.
is not at such moments. =
the project emphasized, that q
1ltGn tits up clockwork and Laws
trap especially when those traps
cannot take effect unless he dies
by foul play Can. you see M
] sllville ,vorl ing at his automatic
machine, putting in with his own
hands letters which he has taken
the pains to write to 8 friend
three months before and inter
GER arsanging events 60 that his
wife shall appear guilty and say
ing There / H I die mnrd ered,
easy in my mind the person
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