Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-06-20

BILE adversary.
Come on" he said to hims2lf
1.-THE fellows score is settltan
and sc is his young lady's. They
can choose between the bullets il
my revolver and the handouts OF
the police"
He mad ceased to think Of his
motor standing ready below. He
no longer dreamed Of flight with
Florence. Ii he did not kill the
two of them, the law would lay It's
hand upon them, the hand that
does not let go. And perhaps il
was better So. that society itself
should punish the two criminals
whom he was about to hand over
to it.
He shut the door, pushed the
bolt, faced his two prisoners again
and, taking a chair, said to Sauve.
rand:
"Let us talk"
Owing to the narrow dimen.
sions of the room they we're all
so close together that Lon Luis
felt as if he were almost touching
the man whom he loathed from
the very bottom of his heart
Their two chairs were hardly a
yard asunder. A long table.
covered with books, stood be.
tween them and the windows.
which, followed out Of the very
wall, formed a recess, as is usual
in old houses.
Florence had turned her chair
away from the light, and Don
Luis could not see her face clearly.
But he looked straight into Gas
ton Sauverand s face and watched
it with eager curiosity and his
anger was heightened by the
sight of the still youthful feat
ures, the expressive mouth, and
the intelligent eyes,, which were
fine in spite of their hardness.
"WellY Speak, said Don Luis,
lin a commanding tone. II have
agreed to a truce, but a momen-
tary truce, just long enough to
say what is necessary. Are you
afraid now that the time has ar
rived9 Dc you regret the step
which you have taken7"
The man smiled calmly and
said:
u am afraid of nothing, and
do not regret coming, for l have
a very strong intuition that we
can, that we are bound to, come
to an understanding"
An understandings" protest,
ed Don Luis with a start.
why not?"
"a compact! An alliance be-
tween you and me
why not9 1t is a thought
which | had already entertained
more than once, which took a
more precise shape in the magis-
trates' corridor, and which finally
decided MT when / read the an
%nouncement which you caused to
be made iii the special edition OF
this paper: Sensational declare.
tion by Don Luis Perenna. Nine.
Fauville is Innocent"
CASTOR Sauverand half rose
from his chair and, carefully
picking his words, emphasizing
them with sharp gestures, he
whispered:
Everything lies, monsieur, in
those four words. Do those four
words which you have written
which you have uttered publicly
and solemnly-Mme Fauville is
innocent-do they express your
real mind? Do you now abso.
lutely believe in Marie Fauville (
hlnocencef'
Don Luis shrugged his shout
ders.
NINE. Gauville 5 innocence has
nothing to do with the case. It il
q question not Of her, but Of you
Of you two and myself. So come
straight to the point and al
quickly as you can. It is to your
interest even more than to mine
TO our interest4n
You forget the third heading
to the article, cried Don Luis
did more than proclaim Marie
Fauvile's innocence. / also.an
nounced--read for yourselfAFh t
Imminent arrest OF tho Grim
inals.
Sauyerand and Florence rose
together, with the same unlguard
ed movement.
And, in your view, the Grim;
mails are-- asked Sauverand
Why, you know as well as
lido: they are the man with the
ebony walking stick, who at any
rate cannot deny having muir
dered Chief Inspector Ancenis