Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-22

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mo you must. confess, men
don t take these gruesome pre-
cautions. Or, if they do-if they
do, it means that they're sure Of
being murdered. It means that
they agree to be murdered. 1t
means that they are. at one with
the murderer, so to Speak, and
meet him halfway. In short, it
He interrupted himself, as if
the sentences which he had spok-
en had surprised him. And the
others seemed equally discon-
certed. And all of them uncon-
sciously drew from those SEN
fences the conclusions which they
implied, and which they them
selves did not yet fully perceive.
Don Luis did not remove his
eyes from the. project, and as ait
ed the inevitable words. J.,
M. DESTINATIONS muttercd:
Come, come, you are not GO
ing to- suggest that he had
agreed-A"7 i@ afi5 10 elIi y.
81 suggest nothing, Monsieur lie
Prefet," said Don Luis. $50 far,
you have followed the logical and
natural trend of your thoughts
I'and that brings you to your pres
ent position" apas woa7' 1n,st
eyes, yes, I know, but 1 am.
showing you the absurdity of your
theory It cant be correct, and
we can t believe in Marie Eau
Vile s innocence unless we are
prepared to suppose an unheard Of
thing, that NJ Fauville took part
IN his own murder. Why, it's
laughable!" Ai'tFi3 9atia
And he gave a laugh; but it was
a forced laugh and did not ring
true. i3f1 7fs f2e ~ l.4N
U'sFor, after ALL" he added.
you can't deny that that is
where we stand. "'Hf ~ -,
o.'I don deny it," fo9 's'@ 9
"Weli''oa ioa o'i3 ~ ,4es
"Well, M. Fauville, as YOU say.
took part in his own murder" :,
This was said in the quietest
possible fashion, but with an air
of such certainty that no one
dreamed of protesting. After the
work of deduction and supposition
which Don Luis had compelled his
hearers to undertake; they found
themselves in a corner which it
was impossible for them to leave
without stumbling against unan-
swerable objections III
= There was no longer anw doubt
about M. FAMILIES share in his
own death. But of what did that
share consist? What part had he
played IN the tragedy of hatred
and murderf Had he played that
part, which ended in the sacrifice
Of. his life; voluntarily or under
compulsion7 Who, when all was
said and done, had served as his
accomplish or his executionerf
ALL these questions came crowd
ing upon the minds Of M. Desma-
l}ions and.thet others. They thought
Of, nothing but Of how to solve
Them, and Don Luis, could feel Ger
tain that his solutionwas accepted
beforehand, From that moment
he had but to tellyhis story Of what
had happened without fear of con-
ttfadietion. He didSsoS briefly, after
the manner Of q succinct report
limited to Essentials me, 5
"Tfhrser months before the
crime eiMssFauville wrote q series
'lof letters to nes Of his friends, M.
Langernault,. who,,iAsas, Sergeant
Mazerooadlx,i,, viii have Ial ,totld yoouuI, Mon.
sienr lie Prefet, had BEEN dead for
several years. fact! Of which u.
IFauville' cannot have been ignors
ant These letters were, posted;
'Ibntslswerel inteteepteds Iby, some
means. which 1t is mot necessary
Fthat!'ws should know for mo-
ment.ivM. FauvilIe araaehsthe.post
marks ana the addressesgxud mi
serted 1he1etters5n ! machine con-
structedsf for thelpurpose. Of (which!
Ihe,regalatsd he M0fkssothat,,the
sfirsts letterfshould Boz aeliveredsa
iipFthle6t utter A aas. dsstb snanths