El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
WHICH ONE?
(By Armand Charfentier.)

m HE train suddenly entered a tun-
mel The light was not turned on.
so the compartment was com
pleteIy dark. Jacques PerneI lean
ed back in his seat waiting in silence
for daylight TO appear again. While he
was resting his head against the pillow
he heard the sound Of a kiss. a quick
awkward kiss as OF lips on a soft
cheek 4 few seconds passed and the
compartment was light once more.
Jacques Pernel was sitting alone on
the forward seat while facing him were
three people: Juliette Pernel his wife;
Louis MOrand, his friend, and Nine
Marguerite Danville, a young widow,
they had known for some months. All
OF them seemed quite natural, their
faces showed no sign of emotion and
they began talking again without max
Ing the slightest allusiOn 10 what had
Just happened.
Jacques also took part in the con-
versatiOn, but in an absent minded
manner, for he was thinking Of other
things. There could be no doubt as to
who had given the kiss. There were, in
the compartment only two men, and as
he himself was not the guilty one, It
must OF course be MOrand. But whom
Of his two neighbors had he kissed2
Was it Juliette? Or was Fl Nine. Dan
vilie2
In vain, Jacques tried to solve this
riddle. He did not succeed, for he had
nothing TO guide him. He had to con-
what hypothesis he accepted, his peace
of mind would suffer He suffered at
the thought that his wife might have
permitted any one to kiss her, not be-
cause he loved her as he did during the
first days OF their marriage, but be-
cause the thought that she might be
unfaithful made him feel jealous He
suffered also when he thought that &c
was perhaps Nine. DanVilIe who had
let MOrand kiss her, for ever since he
had met the charming and lively widow
he had felt attracted toward her and
had hoped that in time she might feel a
little more than friendship towards
him
Jacques Pernel had now only one
thought in his head; that of finding out
who Of the two women had accepted
MOrand's kiss willingly or not Though
the task was not an easy one, It was
not impossible for the answer Of the
one would to a certain point serve to
control the other.
That night, while he was unpackinz
Inelr trunks IN Ine presence OF his wife,
Jacques decided to risk an ATTEMPT
Without appearing to feel particularly
interested. he asked carelessly:
say, Juliette, have you noticed that
Morand seems to be counting Nine.
Danville quite arduously these last
yes he seems to be quite smitten
with her And after all, he Is a bache-
Tor and she IS a widow"
"Of course, but I think he might at
least respect appearances a little more
in the presence Of others. Did YOU not I
hear the sound of a kiss as we were
passing through the tunnel today?"
Yes, indeed Now you say so, I did
think heard the sound of q kiss
Then II was her he kissed2"
-'Of course unless you suppose If was /
me-"
'Oh, Juliette, how can you say such /.
a thing?"
Jacques PerneI said no more for
he knew what he wanted 10 know. FFis 4
wife was innocent and he felt greatly
relieved. But after the first low came
a sudden Dang. So Nine. Danville had
been flirting with him, had accepted am /
his compliments with her most charm I
ing smile and at the same time She
had evidently encouraged Norand
The thought became unbearabIe and-l