The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-27

IN prison. Marie was accused Of
committing two murders! I
went mad.
aAt first controlling myself,
playing a part with the Prefect
of Police, then oyerthrowing
every obstacle, shooting Chief In
|spector Ancenis, shaking off Ser
geant Mazeroux, jumping from
the window, / had only one
Thought in: my head-that Of es-
cape. Once free, I should save
Marie. We're there people in my
Wayf So much the worse for
them.
by what right did those peo-
pie dare to attack the most blame
less Of women9 / killed only n
man that day! / would have
killed 2Ol What was Chief In
spector Ancenis life to met What
cared / for the lives Of any Of
those wretches7 They stood be-
tween Marie and myself; and
Marie WASH prison."
Castor Sauverand made an eff
fort which contracted every
muscle Of his face to recover the
GOODNESS that was gradually leav-
ing him. He succeeded in doing
so, but his voice, nevertheless, re-
NAMED tremulous, and the fever
with which he was consumed
shook his frame in a manner
which he was unable to conceal.
He continued:
HAt the corner Of the street
down which / turned after out
distancing the Projects men on
the Boulevard Richard Wallace,
Florence saved me just as / be-
lieved that all was lost. Florence
had known everything for a fort
night past. She learned the news
of the double murder from the
papers, those papers which she
used to read out to you, and which
you discussed with her. And It
was by being with you, by listen
ing to you, that she acquired the
opinion which everything that
happened tended to confirm: the
opinion that Narie's enemy, her
only enemy, was yourself"
"But why? Why2',
Because she saw you at work.
exclaimed Sauverand, because it
was morest to your interest than to
that of any one else that first
Marie and than should not come
between you and the Mornington
Inheritance, and lastly
"Whatfv
CASTOR Sanverand hesitated and
then said, plainly:
Lastly, because she knew your
real name beyond doubt, and be-
cause she felt that Arsene Lupin
was capable Of anything"
They were both silent and their
silence, at such a moment, was i'm
prrssive to a degree. Florence re-
NAMED impassive under Don Luis
Perenna's gaze; and he was I'M
able to discern on her sealed face
any Of the feelings with which
she must needs be stirred.
CASTOR Sauverand continued:
It vas against Arsene Lupin.
therefore, that Florence, Marie s
terrified friend, engaged in the
struggle. It was to unmask Lupin
that she wrote or rather inspired
the article Of which You found the
original in q bali Of string. It was
Lupin whom she spied upon, day
by day, In this house. 1t was
Lupin whom she heard one 8
ing telephoning to Sergeant Maze
ronx and rejoicing in my immi-
nent arrest. It was to save me
from Lnpin that sheslet down the
iron curtain ia front Of him, at
the risk Of an accident, and took
q taxi to the corner of the Boule-
yard Richard-Wallace, where she
arrived too late to warn me, as
the detectives had already entered
my house, but in time to screen
me from their pursuit.
Her mistr1st and terror-strick-
en- hatred Of you were told to me
inan instant Sauverand de-
clared. During the 90 minutes
which we employed in throwing
our assailants OFF the scent, she
hurriedly sketckedt the main lines
0f the business and described to