The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-03
CHATTER SIXTEEN. Continued

4ou Si'pdlN navy Ia NSil Npui t'l'-
cautious. Mile. Levasscur's at
titude ought to have warned you.
She evidently knows the criminal
and wanted to go to him, ask him
for explanations and, for all we
can tell, save him, if he managed
to convince her. And what will
happen between them? When the
villain sees that he is discovered,
he will be capable of anything.
NJ. Dcsmalions again ques-
toned the mother superior and
soon learned that Florence, before
taking refuge in the nursing
home, had spent 4S hours in some
furnished apartments on the He
Saint-Louis.
The clue was not worth much,
but they could not neglect it. The
Project of Police, who retained
all his doubts with regard to Flor
ence and attached extreme i'm
portance to the girl S capture,
ordered Weber and his men to
follow up this trail without de-
lay. Don Luis accompanied the
deputy chief.
Events at once showed that the
Project Of Police was right. Flor
ence ha.s taken refuge in the lodg-
ing hose on the Tie Saint-Louis.
WHERE: she had engaged room
M 'eE al assumed name. But she
hatl na sooner arrived than q
small hoy called at the house,
asked Tor her, and went away
with her.
They went up to her room and
found a parcel done up in news
paper, containing nun habit.
The thing was obvious.
Later, in the course Of the even
ing, Weber succeeded in discover
ing the small boy. lie was the
son Of the porter of one of the
houses in the neighborhood.
Where could he have taken Flor
ence? When questioned, he def
nltely refused to betray the lady
who had trusted him and who had
cried when she kissed him. His
mother entreated him. His father
boxed mis- ears. He was inflex-
ihle.
In any case, it was not lnreas-
onahle to conclude that Florence
had not left the lie Saint Louis
Or its immediate vicinity. The de-
te tiyes persisted in their search
all the evening Weber estab-
llshed his headquarters in a tap
room where every scrap of infor
nation was brought to him and
where his men returned from
time to time to receive his orders.
He also remained IN constant
communication with the Project s
office.
At half past ten squad Of de-.
.tectlves, sent by the Project,
placed themselves at the deputy
chiefs disposal. Mazeroux, new
IS arrived from Rouen and fur
ions with Florence, joined them.
The search continued. Don
Luis had gradually assumed It's
management and it was he who,
SO to speak, inspired Weber to
ring at this or that door and to
question this or that person.
Az A q clock the hunt still
remained fruitless; and Don Luis
was the victim OF an increasing
and irritating festlessness. But,
shortly after midnight, shrill
whistle drew all the men to the
eastern extremity Of the island,
attEe end ofsthe Quai d ANTON.
Two detectives stood waiting
sf1orthenl surround ed sby a small
crowd Of onlook ers. They had
aust learned that, some distance
fal'fher away on the Quai Henri
y s which does NOT form part of
II sssiy. ol mad pulled
f,I outside i house, that there was
tlle noise Of q dispute, and that
se cab had subsequently, driven
off II the direction OF Vfincennes.
hey hastened I'd the Qnai
Henri 4 V and at once found the
house here Was door one the
1 ound floor opening straight Oil