The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-12-19

himself in spite Of all the. precau-
lions taken to prevent him.
On his arrival in Africa, Don
Luis Perenna, Sultan of Maure-
tan,a, found his old associates
and accredited Mazeroux 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 thew
thought out oil 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
tv years. Every one remembers
the stir caused by his marriage
with Florence Levasseur. The
controversy was renewed; and
many Of the newspapers clam
CURED for Arsene Lupin's arrest.
But what could the authorities
do7
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-Maclou, 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 20
there from Paris on Sundays. in
the hope Of catching q sight,
through the elder hedges, Of the
man who was Arsena 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 q young mans
bearing; and Florence is there.
too, with her pretty figure and
tho 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, and 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 Prefect's office
or some subordinate Of the police
who comes to submit q complex
case to his judgment. Here again
Don Luis applies the whole Of his
wonderful mind to the business.
II addition TO this, ii addition
TO his old books on ethics and
philosophy, to which he has re-
turned with such pleasure, he Gull
|tivates his garden. He dotes on
his flowers. He i proud Of them.
He takes prizes ct the shows; and
the successsis. still remembered of
the frnhla rarnatinn stree l-nd ~o1