Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21

I6O,OOV 1IdLCS. LdoG WCCh, Wltu
the project of police asked me for
my papers, l came to see you and
learned that you had just been in.
|structed to make inquiries into my
antecedents.
Everything was ready, as ii
happened. With the papers of a
deceased Peruvian nobleman, OF
the name of Pereia, properly re.
vised, you had faxed me up a first
rate civic status. We arranged
what you were to say before the
project Of police; and / paid up
the 10000. We were quits. What
more do you want?"
The Peruvian attache did not be
tray the least embarrassment. He
put his two elbows on the table
and said, very calmly:
Monsieur, when treating with
you, three years ago, [ thought
was dealing with a gentleman who,
hiding himself under the uniform
OF the Foreign Legion, wished to
recover the mean to live respecta-
bly, afterward. Today, / have to
do with the universal legatee of
Cosmo Mornington, with a man
who, tomorrow, under a false name
will receive the sum Of 100000
francs, and, in a few months, per
haps, the sum of 100, 000, 600. That
is quite a different thing"
The argument seemed to strike
Don Luis. Nevertheless, he OBJ
jected:
"And, if ] refuse-?"
eff you refuse, / shall inform
the solicitor and the project of
police that [ made an error in my
inquiry and that there is some mis-
take about Don luis Perenna. In
consequence of which you will re-
ceiye nothing at all and very likely
find yourself in Jail"
with you, my worthy sir"
"Me9"
"Of course; on a charge oil for
gerry and tampering with registers.
For you don't imagine that |
should take it lying down"
The attache did not reply. His
nose, which was a very big one,
seemed to lengthen out still far
Their between his two long whisk-
ers.
Don Luis began to laugh.
Come, Senior Caceres, don't
pull such a face! No ones going
to hurt You. Only don't think
that you can corner me. Better
men than you have tried and have
broken their backs in the process.
And, upon my word, you don't cut
much Of a figure when you re do
ing your best to diddle your fell
lowmen.
You look a hit of a mug, in
fact, Caceres: a bit OF a mug is
what you look. So it's understood,
what9 W. lay down our arms No
more base designs against our ex-
cellent friend Perenna. Capital,
Senior Caceres, capital. And now
I'll be magnanimous and prove to
you that the decent man of us two
is--the one whom any one would
have thought"
He produced a check book o.,
the Credit Lyonnais.
Here. my dear chap. Here's
10000 fsancs as a present from
Cnsmo Mornington' S legatee. Put
it in your pocket and look pleas
ant. Say thank you to the kind
gentleman, and make yourself
scarce without turning your head
any more than if you were n of
old man Lots daughters. Off YOU
go: hoosh!"
This vas said in such a manner
that the attache obeyed Don Luis
Perenna s injunctions to the letter.
He smiled as he pocketed the
check, said thank you twice over,
and made off without turning his
head.
"The low hound!'' muttered
Don Luis. What do you say to
that, Sergeant2"
Sergeant Mazeroux was looking
At him in stupefaction, with his
eyes starting from his head.
Well, but, monsieur"
what, Sergeant"
Well, but monsieur, who are
youi''
"Who am II"
Eyes"
Didn't they tell youi A Peru
Wan nobleman, or a Spanish noble
man, I don't know which. In
short, Don Luis Perenna."
"Bunkum! I've just heard
don Luis Perenna, late Of the
Foreign Legion
Enough of that, monsieur
'Medaled and decorated with a
stripe on every seam"