The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03
"What orders?"
"To take you to the lookup il
the Florence girl escaped us
again.

the Florence girl escaped us
again."
Have you a warrant
81 have"
"And what next?"
"What next2 Nothing: the
Sante-the examining magistrate
-
"But, hang it all, the tigers
making tracks meanwhile! Oh,
rot! Is it possible to be so dense
What mugs those fellows are! Oh,
dash it'll"
He was Tuning with rage, and
when he saw that they were driv-
ing into the prison yard, he gath
cred all his strength, knocked the
revolver out of the deputy's hand,
and stunned one of the detectives
with a blow of his fist.
But ten men came. crowding
round, the doors. Resistance was
useless. He understood this, and
his rage increased.
1.-The idots!" he shouted, while
they surrounded him and search
ed him at the door of the office.
1.-THE rotters! The bunglers! To
60 mucking up a job like that,
they can lay hands ON the villain
if they want to, and they lock up
the honest man-while the villain
makes himself scarce! An he'll
do more murder yet! Florence !
Florence ;"
Under the lamp light, in the
midst of the detectives holding
him, he was magnificent in his
helpless violence.
| They dragged him away. With
an unparalleled display of
strength, he drew himself ND.
shook off the men who were
hanging on to him like a pack of
hounds worrying some animal at
bay, got rid Of Weber, and accost-
ed Mazeroux in familiar tones. He
was gloriously masterful almost
calm, so wholly did he appear to
control his seething rage. He gave
his orders in breathless little SEN
fences, curt as words of command.
"Mazeroux, run around to the
Projects. Ask him to ring up
Nalengly: yes, the Prime Minis
ter. / want to see him. Have
him informed. Ask the Project to
say it's L: the man who made
the German Emperor play his
game. My nameg He knows. Or
ii he fOrgets, the Project can tell
him my name"
He paused for a second or two;
and then, calmer to him and just
and then, calmer still, he de-
clared:
"Arsene Lupin! Telephone
those two words to him and just
say this: 'Arsene Lupin wishes
to speak to Prime Minister On
very important business Get that
Through to him at once. The
Prime Minister would be very
angry If he heard afterward that
they had neglected to communi-
cate my request. Go, Mazeroux,
and then find the villains tracks
again.
The governor Of the prison had
opened the jail book.
lyon can enter my name, Mon
sieur lie Directeur," said Don
Luis. Put down 'Arsene
Lupin.'"
The governor smiled and said:
81 should find a difficulty in
putting down any other. It's on
the warrant 'Arsene Lupin, alias
Don Luis Perenna.' y.
Don Luis felt a little shudder
pass through him at the sound
Of those words. The fact was that
he was arrested under the name
Of Arsene Lupin made his position
doubly dangerous. tn
All" he said, 80 they've re-
solved"
/. II should think sou said Web
'er, in tone of triumph. We've
resolved to take the bull by the
horns and to go straight for
Lupin. Plucky of us, ehg Never
fear, We'll show you something
better than that!'
Don uis- did not finch. Turn
ing to MaZerouX again, he said:
Don't forget my Instructions,
Mazeroux."
But there was a fresh blow in
store for him. The sergeant did
not answer his remark. Don Luis
watched him closely and once
more gave a start. He had just
.Ipreceived that MaZeronx also ~vas
SURROUNDED ~ raeu hhp we're
holding him tight. And the poor
sergeant stood silently shedding
tears. -
Wnber's liye!iness icreased.
You'll have to excuse him,
Il .,.. s