El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-22
The "Gink" Says:
By ]. H. ROsuy.)

hsTT was in 1902" Willard began,
that my aunt Corpelia decided
to leave this wicked world be-
hind and made me her heir sne hao
been a cranky, quarrelsome old woman
living alone in little house sur
rounded by a small garden Wnlcn she
owned at Mount a-Chevre, and noOody
had ever thought her wealthy nor
even well to do. She left a VIII, now
ever, giving to me the mouse anu q
strong box Of formidable proportions
and when this was opened couIq
hardly believe my own eyes When 1
saw the piles of bills, bonds ana goa
coins it contained. was wealthy
man. .--,-,,
naDers and the money and securltles
had been turned over 20 me, stuLLsu
the portable part OF my fortune M a
valise and took the train Tor r sIIs'
where I arrived Witn9ul aLs i iliisl-s
After deduction Of all Costs inherit
ance taxes and everything Ioun9 my :
eaIf in nossession Of five hundred anu
thirty seven thousand francs IN casLI
and giltedge securities oesloes ~
hOuse and garden, which were worm
unite a few thousand francs TO q
moor fellow who had been used 70
elrins out a poor livelihood by giving
lessons in Latin and Efeekf LIS
arnount seemed enormous ana Wnen 1
~eacbed nv lodgings in the Latin
ouarter I was wild with JOY ana oe-
cIded to celebrate the event by ma x
ing a night Of It painting Paris FlVld
shade Of scarlet TO-
nv wardrobe and locking IL careIuilg-
Then began to dream. II was TOO tsIe
to put the money into bank ana u
was decid eddy too early TO 60 10 oeo,
No. I must certainly celebrate my goo9
luck. and, besides, was hungry anu
there were plenty Of fine restaurant :
on Boulevard Michel 1 believe A!
hesitated several minutes for after al
ii is rather risky TO leave LOT t 49,
unguarded IN a room on the IlItn Iloor
in part Of the city, the reputation
Of which IS not OF the best But i
am not naturally inclined to being sus-
picious and besides I was young
went out took a cab and drove 70
Mares. where I sad a good dinner, z
bottle of Chateau Larose, coItee ana
brandy and a Havana rom theIs
went to a variety show ana aIter mat
I drffted about in gay company IOr
two hours. so the clock was striking
three when I left my cab outside my
house. was in the best OF spirits,
though rather tired, but as 1 mounted
the stairs a strange forebodlnB IhaL
something unpleasant had happened
overcame me and this was Strength
ened when I reached my door and Iouno
1t ajar. Pale with fear, I rushed into
my room, lit a candle and 1ouno, alaA,
that nv valise had disappeared.
am unable to describe how I felt;
everything turned black before my
ewes and I nearly tainted. The next
davs were awful. I went to the police
commissioner, rushed around like a
madman all day and was unable to
sleeD at night, anc even felt like com
hitting suicide a dozen times
At last my case was turned over 70
q detective inspector, who Immediately
suggested the most marvellous theories,
which had no connection with reality,
however. On the morning Of the fourth
day my concierge handed me a petit
bleu," which I opened carelessly, but
the contents Of which I deToured with
my eyes.
It read:
Monsieur: Excuse me for mingling
in your affairs. but only by following
my advice will you get your money
back The police cannot help you, but
If you are willing to sacrifice 10000
francs, be tonight at 6 o'clock behind
Pantheon and your Talise viii be re-
turned to you against a receipt You
must however, come alone. If you
breathe a word about this to the police,
you will not get back a single franc Of
your fortune, which tomorrow VIII be
sent out Of France. Sincerely yours,
francois AliramOn,
Spanish Detective"
AS may be imagined, I thought sew
eral times of turning the telegram over
to the police, but every time I remem-
bered the final threat and gave up the