The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-26
THE
TEETH OF THE TIGER
MAURICE LEBLANC
TRANSLATED
ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOs

Iious beings, Don Luis Perenna
and Florence Levasseur.
Don Luis Embossed his arms
and placed the girl in chair
Then, putting his two hands on
her shoulders, face to face with
her, he said:
Though YOU do not under
stand, Florence, | am beginning
to understand a good deal and [
lean already almost see my way in
the mystery that terrifies you.
Florence, listen to me. 1t is not
you who are doing all this, is it9
There is somebody else behind
you, above you-somebody who
gives you your Instructions, ism
there, while you yourself don't
know where he is leading your
Nobody is instructing me.
What do you mean? Explain. 5"
Yes, you are not alone in your
life. There are many things
which you do because you are told
to do them and because you think
them right and because you do
not know their consequences or
even that they can have any con-
sequences. Answer my question:
are you absolutely free9 Are you
not yielding to some influence9"
The girl seemed to have come
to herself, and her face recovered
some of its usual calmness. Never
theless, it seemed as if Don Luis s
question made an impression Oh
her.
NO she said, there is no
lnfluence-none at all-I'm sure
of it,
He insisted, with growing Gag
erness:
mo, you are not sure; don't
say that. Some one is dominating
you without your knowing it.
Think for a moment. You are
Cosmo Mornington's heir, heir to
a fortune which you don't care
about, | know, / swear! Well, if
you don't want that fortune, to
whom will it belong9 Answer
me. Is there any one who is in
terested orsbelieves himself inter
ested in seeing you rich? The
whole question lies in that. Is
your life linked with that of some
one else? Is he a friend Of yours?
Are you engaged to him?
She gave start of revolt.
"Oh never! The man of whom
you speak is incapable. :"
"Ah,' he cried, overcome with
jealousy, you confess it! So the
man of whom | speak exists! Il
swear that the villain =
: He turned toward M. Desmal-
ions, his face conyulsed with
hatred. He made no further eff
fort to contain himself:
{ Monsieur lie Prefet, we are in
sight of the goal. / know the
road that will lead us to it. The
wild beast shall be hunted down
tonight, or tomorrow at least.
Monsieur lie Prefet, the letter that
accompanied those documents,
the unsigned letter which this
young lady handed you, was writ
ten by the mother superior who
manages nursing home in the
Avenue DIES Ternes.
By making immediate in
quiries at that nursing home by
questioning the superior and con-
fronting her with Mile. Levasseur,
we shall discover the idenity Of
the criminal himself. But we
must not lose a minute, or we
shall be too late and the wild
beast will have fled.
His outburst was irresistible.
There was no fighting against the.
violence Of his conviction. Still
N. Desmalions objected:
6 Nile sevasseur could tell
q She will not speak, or at least.
not till later, when the man has
been ,lnmasked in her presence.
Monsieur le Prefet, entreat you
to have the same confidence in me
as before. Have not all promises
been fnlfilled7 Have confidence,
AonSieUr 1e prpfet cast aside