Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-12-19

my HedFl. AN empire
and an imperial budget to keep
1T up with! Upon my word, Don
Luls has behaved we'll to his u
try, and has handsomely paid the
debts-of Arsene Lupinl"
A month later Don Luis Peren-
ma and Mazeroux embarked in
the yacht which had brought Don
Luis to France. Florence was
with them. Before sailing they
heard of the death of Jean Yer
nocq, who had managed to poison
himself in spite of ali the precau-
lions taken to prevent him.
On his arrival in Africa, Don
LUIS Perenna, Sultan of Maure-
tanla, found his old associates
and accredited Mazeroux to them
and to his grand dignitaries. He
organized the government to fol.
low on his addiction and precede
the annexation of the new empire
by France, and he had several
secret interviews on the Moorish
border with General Leauty, com
handing the French troops, inter.
views In the course of which they
thought out all the measures Of
Morocco an appearance of facility
which would otherwise be diff
cult to explain.
The future was now assured.
Soon the thin screen of rebellious
tribes standing between the
French and the pacified districts
would fall to pieces, revealing an
orderly empire, provided with a
regular constitution, with good
roads, schools, and courts of law.
a flourishing empire in full work.
ing order.
Then, when his task was done,
Don Luis abdicated.
He has now been back for over
two years. Every one remembers
the stir caused by his marriage
with Florence Levasseur. The
controversy was renewed; and
many of the newspapers clam
CURED for Arsene Lupin's arrest.
But what could the authorities
do?
Although nobody doubted who
he really was although the name
of Arsene Lupin and the name of
Don Luis Perenna consisted of
the same letters, and people end
ed by remarking the coincidence,
legally speaking, Arsene Lupin
was dead and Don Luis Perenna
was alive; and there was no pos
|sibility of bringing Arsene Lupin
back to life or Of killing Don Luis
Perenna.
He is today living in the village
of Saint-Maclou, among those
charming valleys which run down
the Disc. Who does not know his
modest little pink washed house,
with its green shutters and it's
garden filled with bright flowersi
People make up parties to go
there from Paris on Sundays, in
the hope of catching a sight,
through the elder hedges, Of the
man who was Arsene Lupin, or
Of meeting him in the village
square.
He is there, with his hair just
touched with grey, his still youth
full features, and a young mans
bearing; and Florence is there,
too, with her pretty figure and
the halo of fair hair around her
happy face, unclouded by even
the shadow Of an unpleasant
recollection.
Very often visitors come and
knock at the little wooden gate.
They r unfortunate people i'm
ploring the masters aid, victims
of oppression, weaklings who
have gone under in the struggle,
reckless persons who have been
ruined by their passions.
For all these Don Luis is full
of pity. he gives them his full
attention, the help of his far see
ing advice, his experience, his
strength, and even his time. dis
appearing for days and weeks to
flight the good fight once more.
And sometimes also it. = On
1snnissary from the Prefect > office,
eF sons subordinate OF the polics
Il = 40 Z. 4. 81 49, $50 Z. SIT