The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-01

were gathered IN the large room
in which Fauville had been muir
dered. Fifteen more detectives
occupied the = remaining rooms
while some 20 others watched the
roofs, the outside Of the house,
and the garden.
Once again a thorough search
had been made during the after
noon, with no better results than
before. But it was decided that
all the men should keep awake.
If the letter was delivered any.
where in the big room, they want
ed to know and they meant to
know who brought it. The police
do not recognize miracles.
at II o'clock N. Desmalions
had coffee served to his subordi-
mates. He himself took two cups
and never ceased walking from
one end to the other of the room,
or climbing the staircase that led
to the attic, or going through the
passage and hall. Preferring that
the watch should be maintained
under the most favorable condi-
tons, he left all the doors opened
and all the electric lights on.
Mazeroux objected:
ut has to be dark for the letter
to come. You will remember,
Monsieur lie Prefet, that the other
experiment was tried before and
the letter was not delivered"
1--WE viii try it again." replied
NJ. Desmalions, who, in spite of
everything, was really afraid Of
Don Luis interference, and in
creased his measures to make it
impossible.
Meanwhile, as the night wore
on, the minds Of all those present
became impatient. Prepared for
the angry struggle as they were,
they langed for the opportunity to
shsw their strength. They made
desperate use of their ears and
eyes.
AT l o'clock there was an alarm
that showed the pitch which the
nervous tension had reached. A
shot was fired on the first floor,
by shouts. On inquiry,
it was found that two detectives,
meeting in the course of a round,
had not recognized each other,
and one of them had discharged
his revolver in the air to inform
his comrades.
In the meantime the crowd out
side had diminished, as NJ. Des-
nations perceived on opening the
gate. The orders had been
relaxed and sightseers were al
lowed to come nearer, though they
were still kept at a distance from
the pavement.
Mazeroux said:
ut is a good thing that the ex-
plosion is due in 10 days. time
and not tonight, Monsieur lie
Prefet; otherwise, all. those good
people would be in danger as we'll
as ourselves"
"There will be no explosion in
ten days time, any more than
there will be a letter tonight
said NJ. Desmalions, Struggling his
And he added, aBe-
on that day, the orders will
be strict
It was now ten minutes past
two.
AT Is minutes past, as the Pre-
feet was lighting a cigar, the chief
yentured to joke:
That's something you will
have to do without, next time,
lie Prefet. It would be
too risky"
Mex time" said M. Desma-I
II shall not waste time in
keeping watch. For I really begin
to think that all this business with
the letters is over"
You can never tell, suggest
ed Mazeroux.
a few minutes more passed. M.
Desmalions had sat down. The
others also were seated. No one
And suddenly they all sprang
up, with one movement, and the
same expression Of surprise.
"a bell had rung.
They at once heard where the
sound came from.
The telephone" N. Desma-
lions muttered.
He took down the receiver.
Hullo! Who are youi
a voice answered, but so dis
tant and SO faint that he could
only catch an incOherent noise ard