Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-08-22
Fauville, whom he had. so to

Fauville, whom he had, so to
speak, accused in advance.
"That was why Sergeant Maze
roux's visit and mine to his house
at 8 o'clock in the evening, en-
barrassed him so obviously. Who
were those mtruders? Would they
not succeed in SCATTERING his
plan? Reflection treasured him,
even as we, by our %insistencc,
compelled him to give way.
CATER all, what did he care?'
asked Perenna.
ellis measures were so we'll
that no amount of watch
ing could destroy them or even
make the watchers aware of them.
What was. to. happen would hap
pen in our presence and unknown
to IS. Death, summoned by him,
would do it's work. And the
comedy, the tragedy, rather, ran
its course. Nine. Fauville, whom
ne was sending to the opera, came
to, say good night. Then his serv-
ant brought him something to cat,
including a dish of apples. Then
followed a fit of rage, the agony
of the man who is about to die and
who fears death and a whole
scene Of deceit, in which he
showed US his safe and the drab
cloth diary which was supposed
to contain the story Of the plot.
** That ended matters.
"Mazeroux and | retired to the
hall passage, closing the door
after us; and M: sFauville re-
NAMED alone and free to act.
|Nohing now could prevent the
+fulfilment Of his wishes. At IL
O'Clock, in the evening, Nine.
Fauville-to whom no doubt, in
the course of the day, initiating
Sauverand's handwriting, he had
sent a letter-one Of those letters
whicis are always torn up at once,
in which Sanverand entrca.ed the
poor. woman to grant him an in
terview at the Ranelagh-Mme.
Fauville would leave the opera,
and, before going to Nine. DER
singers party, would spend an
hour not far from the house.
Son the other hand, Sauverand
would be performing his usual
Wednesday pilgrimage less than
half a mile away, in the opposite
direction. During this time the
crime would be committed. /
Both Of them would come UNI
der the notice Of the police, either
by NJ Fauville's illusions or by
the incident at the Cafe du Pont-
Neuf; both of them, moreover,
would be incapable either of prov
ing an alibi or of explaining their
presence so near the house; were
not both Of them bound to be ac-
cused and convicted Of the crime
- In the most unlikely event
that some chance should protect
them, there was an undeniable
proof lying ready to hand in tie
shape of the apple containing the
very marks Of Marie Fauville's
teeth! And then, a few weeks
later, the last and decisive trick,
the mysterious arrival at intervals
OF 10 days, cf the letters denounc-
ing the pair. So everything was
settled. ~.
"The smallest details were fore
seen with internal clearness. You
remember, Monster lie Prefet, that
turquorise, which dropped out of
my ring and was found IA the
safe9 There were only four per-
sons who could have seen it anl
picked it up. NJ. Fauville was one
Of them. Well, he was just the
one, whom we all excepted; aid
yet it. was he who,r to cast susp;-
cion upon me and to forestall an
interference which he, felt would
be dangerous, seized the oppor-
tunity and placed the turquoise in
the safe!,t - 6e rs
A9'4This time the work was COM
pleted. Fate was about to he full
filled. Between the .hater and
his victims there was but the dis
lance Of one act. The. act was per-
iormed. !, n. Fanville died."
: ION Luis ceased. His words
were followed BY Tong silence ;