Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-11
CHAPTER FIVE. tcontinued.)

After finishing his inspection Of
the stables and garage, he walked
across the courtyard and went uf
70 his study, pushed open one Of
the windows and raised his head
Above him was a slanting mirror
and this mirror reflected, beyond
the courtyard and it's surrounding
wall, one whole side of the Place
du Palais- Bourbon.
Bother ~ he said. "Those con.
founded detectives are still there
And this has been going on for a
fortnight" I'm getting tired OF
this spying"
BE sat down, in a bad temper.
20 look through his letters, tearing
mp, after he had read them, those
which concerned him personally
and making notes on the others,
such as applications for assistance
and requests for interviews. When
he had finished, he rang the bell,
Ask Mile. Levasseur to bring
me the newspapers"
She had been the Hungarian
counts reader as well as his sec
rotary; and Perenna had trained
her to pick out in the newspapers
anything that referred to him, and
20 give him each morning an exact
account Of the proceedings that
were being taken against Nine.
Fauville.
Always dressed in black, with
. very elegant and graceful figure,
she had attracted him from the
first. She had an air of great dig
nifty and a grave and thoughtful
face which made it impossible to
penetrate the secret Of her soul,
and which would have seemed
austere had it not been framed in
. cloud of fair curls, resisting all
attempts at discipline and setting
q halo of light and gayety around
her.
Her voice had a soft and musical
tone which Perenna loved to hear
and, himself a little perplexed by
Mile. Levasseur's attitude Of re.
serve, he wondered what she could
think Of him, Of his mode of life
and Of all that the newspaper hac
TO tell Of his mysterious past.
Nothing new?'he asked. as he
glanced at the headings Of the
articles.
She read the reports relating tt
Nine. Fauville and Don Lui.
could see the police Investigations
were making no Roadway. Marie
Fauyillc still kept to her frs
method, that Of weeping, making
. show Of Indignation, and assum
Ing entire Ignorance of the fact,
upon which she was being exam
ined.
Its ridiculous he said, aloud
have never seen any one de
fend herself SO clumsily.
Still, if she s i%nnocent?"
It was the first time that Mile
Levasseur had uttered an opinio,
or rather a remark upon the case
Don Luis looked at her in grea
surprise. MI.
mademoisellea"
She seemed ready to reply an,
20 explain the meaning Of her in
corruption. It was as though sh
were removing her impassive mas
and about to allow her face t
adopt q more animated expression
under the impulse Of her inne
feelings. But she restrained her
eelf with q visible effort, and mu,
mured:
" don't know. l have n
views =
Possibly" he said, watchin,
her with curiosity, "but you hav
asd0dbt: . doubt which would b
permissible if it were not for tn,
marks left by Nine. Fauville's owl
teeth: Those marks, you see, ar,
D6tnething more than q signature
more than a confession Of glilt
And, % long as she is unable I,
Il i've . satisfactory explanation o
His point--' J.
Bnt Marie Fallville vouchsafee
notSthe slightest explanation o
fhis On anything else. She re
remained mpenetrable. On th,
ether hand, the police failed to dis
cover her accomplish or accom-
Splices or the man with the ebony
NaIking stick and the tortois,
hall glasses whom the waiter a
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