The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-26

with us these and more as well,
for we cannot have too many to
capture the loathsome brute in his
lair"
nj. Desmalions 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, Non:
sieur lie Prefet. We run no risk
And M. Desmalions yielded.
A few moments later Don Luis
Perenna and Florence Levasscur
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 ar
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 any sort
he put his questions to her, in the
presence of Don Luis, Weber, and
Florence:
Reverend MOTHER he said,
II have a letter here which was
brought to me at headquarters
and which tells me Of the exist
ence 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 sol"
The mother superior, a woman
with a powerful face and a de-
termined air, replied, without en-
barrassment:
"That is so, Monsieur lie Prefet.
AS | had the honor to tell you in
my letters, l would have pre-
ferred, for obvious reasons, that
my name should not be NEIL
toned. Besides, the delivery of
the documents was all that mat
tered. However, since you know
that ] 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
lady9" II
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 | had read her story
in the papers, I simply asked her
to change her name. We had a
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 herr"
Those accusations have no
weight, Monsieur lie Prefet, with
any n who knows Florence. She
has one of the noblest characters
and one of the strictest con
sciences that l have ever met
with"
The Project continued:
Let rs speak of the documents,
Reverend Mother. Where do they
come FROM"
Yesterday, Monsieur lie Prefet,
/ found in my room a communica-
ton in which the writer proposed
to send me some papers that in
terested Florence Levasseur-''
How did any one know that
she was here?" asked M. Desma-
lions, interrupting her.
II can't tell you. The letter
simply said that the papers would
be at Versailles, at the poste
restante, in my name, on a GER
tain day-that is to say this
morning. | was also asked not to
mention them to anybody and to
hand them at 3 o'clock this
afternoon to Florence L~evasseur,
with instructions to take them to
the Project Of Police at once. |
was also requested to have a letter
conveyed to Sergeant Mazeroux."
ITO Sergeant Mazeroux! That
is odd"
THAT letter appeared to have
to do with the same business.
Now, | am very fond of Florence.
so | sent the letter, and this morn
lug went to Versailles and found
the papers there ,as stated. When
| got back, Florence was ont. |