Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-21
TEETH OF THE TIGER
MAURICE LEBLANC
TRANSLATED BY
ALEXANDER EIXEIRA DE MATTOs

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to you
Sergeant Mazeroux entered. He
was a short, lean, why man, whose
dropping moustache, heavy eye
lids, watery eyes, and long, lank
halr gave hum a most dolefnl ap-
pearance.
Mazeroux,'' said the project,
you will have heard, by this time,
of your comrade Verot's death and
of the horrible circumstances at
tending it. We must now avenge
him and prevent further crimes.
This gentleman, who knows the
case from end to end, will explain
all that is necessary. You will
work with him and report to me
tomorrow morning."
This meant giving a free hand to
Don Luis Perrena and relying on
his power Of initiative and his per-
spicacity. Don Luis bowed:
II thank you, Monster 10 Pre-
fet. l hope that you will have no
reason to regret the trust which
yoI are good enough to place in
me-"
And, taking leave of NJ. Desma-
lions and Maitre Lepertuls. he
went out with Sergeant Ma.
zeroux.
AS soon as they were outside, he
told Mazeroux what he knew.
The detective seemed much i'm
pressed by his companion profes-
sional gifts and quite ready to be
guided by his views.
They decided first 20 70 to the
Cafe du Pont-Neuf. Here they
learned that Inspector Verot, who
was a regular customer of the
place. had written a long letter
there that morning. And the wait
er remembered that a man at the
next table. who had entered the
cafe at almost the sa,ac time as
the inspector, had also asked for
writing paper and called twice for
yellow envelopes.
That's it, said Mazeroux to
Don Luis. CAS- you suspected, one
letter has been substituted for the
other"
The description given by the
waiter was pretty explicit: q tall
man, with a slight stop, wearing
a reddish brown beard cut into q
point, a tortoise shell eyeglass with
a black silk ribbon. and an ebony
walking stick with a handle
shaped like a swans head.
That's something for the po-
lice to go upon," said Mazeroux.
They were leaving the cafe when
Don Luis stopped his companion.
"One moment"
whats the matteri"
We've been followed"
"Followedi What next! And
by whom, prayf"
"No one that matters. 1 know
who it is and I may as well settle
hss business and have done with it.
Wait for me. l shall be back; and
I'll show you some fun. You shall
see one Of the nuts / promise
you"
He returned in q minute with y
tall, thin man with his face set in
whiskers. He introduced him:
IN. Maxeroux, . friend Of mine,
Senior Caceres, an attache at the
Peruvian legation. Senior Caceres
took part in the interview at the
prefect's just now. II was he who,
on the Peruvian minister instruc-
tions, collected the documents
bearing upon my identity" And
he added gayly: $50 You we're
looking for me, dear Senior
Caceres. Indeed, I expected. when
we left the police Office"
The Peruvian attache made .
sign and pointed to Sergeant
Mazeroux. Perenna replied:
"Oh, pray dent mind NJ. Mazer-
oux! You can speak before him
he is the soul Of discretion. Be-
sides, he knows al about the busi-
ness"
The attache was silent. Perenns
made him ut down in front Of him.
Speak without beating about
the bush, dear Senior Caceres. It's
. subject that calls Tor plain deal
ing; and / don't mind . blunt