The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-24

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The essential word, the incred-
IDLE word, was spoken.
Don Luis took a few steps to-
ward the door.
Zone word more, Monsieur lie
President" he said, stopping.
Among my former companions
is n for whom / procured a post
suited to his inclinations and his
deserts. This man I did not send
for to come to Africa, thinking
that some day or other he might
be OF use to me through the po-
sition which he. occupied. | am
speaking of Mazeroux, a sergeant
in the detective service"
Sergeant Mazeroux, whom
Caceres denounced, with corobor-
ating evidence, as an accomplish
OF Arsene Lupin, is in prison"
Sergeant Mazeroux is a model
of professional honor, Monsieur
lie PrGident. | owed his assist
ance only to the fact that l was
helping the police. ] was accepted
as an auxiliary and more or less
+patronized by Monsieur lie Pre-
feet. Mazeroux thwarted me in
anything l tried to do that was
at all legal. And he would have
been the first to take me by the
collar if he had been so instructed.
| ask for his release
"Ohol'
Monsieur lie President, your
consent will be an act of justice
and / beg of you to grant it. Ser
geant Mazeroux shall leave
France. He can be charged by
the government with a secret mis-
sion in the south of Morocco, with
the rank Of colonial inspector
Agreed said Valenglay,
laughing heartily. And he. added,
dear Project, once we depart
from the strictly lawful path,
there's no saying where we come
to. But the end .justifies the
means; and the end which we
have in view is to have done with
this loathsome Mornington ease"
This evening everything will
be settled" said Don Luis.
Il hope so. Our men r on the
track.
"They are on the track, but
they have to check that track at
every town, at every village, by
inquiries made Of every peasant
they meet they have to find out
if the motor has not branched off
somewhere; and they are wasting
time. / shall go straight for the
scoundrel."
"By what miracle2n
"That must be my secret for
the present, Monsieur lie Presi-
dent"
very well. Is there anything
you wantP"
"This map of France"
"Take it."
"And a couple of revolvers."
Monsieur lie Project will be
good enough to ask his inspectors
for two revolvers and to give to
You. 1t that all7 Any money!"
mo thank You, Monsieur lie
President . l always carry a USE
full $4,000 francs in my pocket
book, in case of need"
I'm that case said the Project
of Police, q shall have to send
some one with you to the lookup.
l presume your pocketbook was
among the things taken from
you"
Don Luis smiled:
Monster lie Project, the things
that people can take from me are
never of the least Importance. My
pocket book is at the lookup, as
you say. But the money"
He raised his left leg, took his
boot in his hands and gave a
slight twist to the heel. There was
a little click, and a sort of double
drawer shot out of the front of
the sole. 1t contained two sheafs
OF bank notes and a number of
dimntutive articles, such as a GIN
let, a watch spring, and some
pills.
"The wherewithal to escape"
he said, "to live and-to die.
Goodbye, Monsieur lie Presi-
dent"
In the hall M. Desmalions told
the inspectors to let their prison
er go free. Don Luis asked:
Monsieur lie Project, did
Deputy Chief Weber give you
any particulars about the brute's
carr"
IS, ne telephoned from Yer
sailies. It's a deep yellow ear,
belonging to the Compagnie DIES
Cometes. The drivers seat is on
the left. He's wearing a gray
cloth cap with a black leather
peak
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