The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-19

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lions taken to prevent him.
On his arrival in Africa, Don
Luis Perenna, Sultan of Maure-
tania, found his old associates
and accredited Mazcroux to them
and to his grand dignitaries. He
organized the government to fol-
low on his addiction and precede
the annexation Of the new empire
by France, and he had several
secret interviews on the Moorish
border with General Leauty, COM
handing the French troops, inter-
views in the course of which they
thought out all the measures of
Morocco an appearance of facility
which would otherwise be diff
cult to explain.
The future was now assured.
Soon the thin screen of rebellious
tribes standing between the
French and the pacified districts
would fall to pieces, revealing an
orderly empire, provided with a
regular constitution, with good
roads, schools, and courts of law,
a flourishing empire in full work
ing order.
Then, when his task was done,
Don Luis abdicated.
He has now been back for over
tw . years. Every one remembers
the stir caused by his marriage
with Florence LayasseuI The
controversy was renewed; and
many of the newspapers clam
cured for Arsene Lupin's arrest.
But what could the authorities
dot
Although nobody doubted who
he really was although the name
Of Arsene Lupin and the name of
Don Luis Perenna consisted of
the same letters, and people end
ed by remarking the coincidence,
legally speaking, Arsene Lupin
was dead and Don Luis Perenna
was alive; and there was no pos
sibility Of bringing Arsene Lupin
back to Life or Of killing Don Luis
Perenna.
He is today living in the village
of Saint aclou, among those
charming valleys which run down
the Disc. Who does not know his
modest little pink washed house,
with its green shutters and its
garden filled with bright flowersf
People make up parties to go
there from Paris on Sundays, in
the hope Of catching a sight,
through the elder hedges, of the
man who was Arsene Lupin, or
Of meeting him in the village
square.
He is there, with his hair just
touched with grey, his still youth
full features, and a young mans
bearing; and Florence is there,
too, with her pretty figure and
the halo Of fair hair around her
happy face, unclouded by even
the shadow Of an unpleasant
recollection.
Very often visitors come and
knock at the little. wooden gate.
They are unfortunate people i'm
ploring the masters aid, victims
Of oppression, weaklings who
have gone under in the struggle,
reckless persons who have been
ruined by their passions.
For all these Don Luis is full
of pity. He gives them his full
attention, the help Of his far see-
ing advice, his experience, his
strength, apd even his time, dis
appearing for days and weeks to
fight the good fight once more.
And sometimes also it is an
emissary from the Projects office
or some subordinate of the police
who comes to submit a complex
case to his Judgment. Here again
Don Luis applies the whole of his
wonderful mind to the business.
In addition to this, in addition
to his old books on ethics and
philosophy, to which he has re-
turned with such pleasure, he cul-
tivates his garden. He dotes on
his flowers. He is proud Of them.
He takes prizes at the shows; and
the success is still remembered of
the treble carnation, streaked red
and yellow, which he exhibited as
the "Arsene carnation."
But he works hardest at certain
large flowers that blossom in sum-
mer. During July and the first
half Of August they fill two-thirds
of his lawn and all the borders of
his kitchen garden. Beautiful,
decorative plants, standing erect
like flag staffs, they proudly raise
their spiky heads of all colors /:
blue, violet, mauve, pink, white.
They are lupins and include ev-