The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-12

! saying:
I've got you this time, my fine
, fellow, and you shan't escape
| me.
The office messenger returned
and, without a word, led the way
for Don Luis. Perenna passed in
front of Weber with the politest
of bows, bestowed a friendly lit
tie nod on the detectives, and en-
| tered
The Comte d Astrignac hurried
up to him at once, with hands
outstretched, thus showing that
all the tittle-tattle in no way af-
fected the esteem in which he con-
tinued to hold Private Perenna Of
the Foreign Legion. But the
Perfect Of Police maintained an
attitude of reserve which was
very significant. He went on turn
ing over the papers which he was
examining and conversed IN a low
voice with the solicitor and the
American Secretary of Embassy.
Don Luis thought to himself:
My dear Lupin, there some
one going to leave this room with
the bracelets on his wrists. If
it's not the real culprit, it IL be
you. my poor old chap
And he remembered the early
part of the case, when he was in
the workroom at Fauville' s house
before the magistrates, and had
either to deliver the criminal to
justice of to incur the penalty Of
Immediate arrest. In the same
way, from the start to the finish
OF the struggle, he had been
obliged, while fighting the invis-
lble enemy, to expose himself to
the attacks of the law with no
means of defending himself ex-
Icept by indispensable victories.
Harassed by constant on
slaughts, never out of danger, he
had excessively hurried to their
deaths Marie Fauville and Gas
ton Sauverand, two innocent peo-
| pie sacrificed to the cruel laws OF
war. Was he at last about to fight
the real enemy, or would he him
self succumb at the decisive mo-
tmente
He rubbed his hands with such
a cheerful gesture that M. Des-
nations could not help looking at
Inn. On Luis wore the radiant
air OF a man who is experiencing
a pure JOY and who is preparing
Ito taste others even greater.
/ The Perfect of Police remained
Isilent for a moment as though
asking himself what that devil OF
la fellow could be SO pleased with
| Their he fumbled through his pa
Iers once more and, in the end
Isaid:
i - We have met again, gentle.
Imen, as we did two months ago
Ito come to definite conclusion
labout the Mornington inherit
ance. Senior Caceres, the attache
of the Peruvian legation, will moi
be here. / have received tele
gram from Italy to tell me thai
Senior Caceres is seriously i'll
However, his presence was not in
dispensable. There is no one lack
! ing, therefore except those, alas
whose claims this meeting would
J gladly have sanctioned, that is t,
, lsay, Cosmo Mornington's heirs.
Il ssThere is one other person alb
i lsent, Monsieur lie Prefet.n
III M. Desmalions looked up, TIL
IspeaKer was Don Luis. The Pre-
III feet hesitated and then decide,
Ito ask him to explain.
i Whom do you meant Wha
{ jperson9''
The murderer Of the Morning
ton heirs.
This time again Don Luis con-
i PEELED attention and, in spite Q
{ tho resistance which he enco,lnt
lered, obliged the others to tax
nInotice Of his presence and
q yield to his ascendancy VIVA
& lever happened, they had to liste
s 10 him. Whatever happened, the
j. had to discuss with him thing
which seemed incredible. ba
were possible because b
a-lput them into words.
ii Monsieur lie Prefet, he aske,
y will you allow me to set fort
thc facts OF the matter as it no
They will form = naturl
sequel and conclusion Of the i
III terview which we had after Il
B. explosion on the Bonleval
81 Suchet. Z
IdI Al. Desmalion's silence ga
III Don Luis leave to speak. He