The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-02-21
nished with unquestionable pape

the project Of police asked me TO
my papers, came to see you ane
learned that you had just been in
structed to make inquiries into my
antecedents.
Everything was ready, as i
happened. With the papers of {
deceased Peruvian nobleman, Of
the name of Pereia, properly re
vised, you had faxed me up frs
rate civic status. We arranged
what you Were to say before the
project Of police; and I paid ur
the 10000. We were quits. What
more do you want7"
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, I thought !
was dealing with a gentleman who,
hiding himself under the uniform
of the Foreign Legion, wished to
recover the means to live respecta-
bly, afterward. Today, I have to
do with the universal legatee of
Cosmo Mornington, with a man
who, tomorrow, under false name
will receive the sum of 100000
francs, and, in a few months, per-
haps, the sum Of 100, 10000 That
is quite different thing"
The argument seemed to strike
Don Luis. Nevertheless, he OBJ
jected:
"And, If I refuse-f"
IF you refuse, I 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"
"Me7"
"Of course; on a charge of for
gerry and tampering with registers.
For you don't imagine that I
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 It
pull such facet 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 hit Of mug, in
fact, Caceres: bit Of a mug is
what you look. So it's understood,
what3 We lay down our arms. No
more base designs against our ex-
cellent friend Perenna. Capital,
Senior Caceres, capital. And now
Ill be magnanimous and prove to
you that the decent man Of us two
is--the one whom any one would
have thought
He produced check book on
the Credit Lyonnais.
Here, my dear chap. Here Is
10000 francs as q present from
Cosmo Mornington s legatee. Put
1t 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 one Of
old man Lot 8 daughters. Off you
go hoosh -
This was said in such q manner
that the attache obeyed Don Luis
Perenna 8 injunctions to the letter.
He smiled as he pocketed the
check, said thank you twice over,
and made off without turning his
head.
1.-THE low hound!' muttered
! Don Luis. What do You say to
that, Sergeant T.
Sergeant Mazeroux was looking
ct him in stupefaction, with his
eyes starting from his head.
81 Well, but, monsieur (, 81
S What, Sergeant"
Vel, but monsieur, who are
yoll s.
Who am / e
S z es.
Didn T they tell yoni as Peru
Wan nobleman, or 8 Spanish noble
man, don't know which. In
short, Don Luis Perenna. &