El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-11
MYSTERY Of THE
MASK IS SOLVED
The Woman Is Jean Gentry;
Why She Is Here Will
Be Told Tomorrow.

The identity Of the woman OF the
black mask has been discovered. A
telegram was received THURSDAYS night
from a-hillicothe. O.. I'm reply to one
addressed TO the chief OF police Of that
city. I'm the message the Chillicothe
official said:
do not know anything about woman
in black mask save that her name is
Jean Gentry. Think she is from New
York and is attempting TO get away
from the courts. Inference is that she
has lost someone I'm that big town or
lost heavily on investments. This is
borne out by the fact that the hotel
clerk at the Albany always cut out all
court and financial news before send
ing paper to her room. She seems to
have plenty Of money and her real
purpose in being masked has never been
penetrated by the ChillicOthe police.
Signed, r. s. Moore"
Upon receiving the message a Herald
reporter with local detective and one
Of the shrewdest men I'm the Southwest
IN matters Of an alibi, went to the
room Of the masked woman at Hotel
Sheldon. She met the two men at the
door and refused at first TO admit them.
When the star of the detective was
flashed as only that officer can flash
it, she shrugged her shoulders and
said:
Resents Impertinence.
'T want you TO know that I resent
TINS AIfDtTAlllEuAf- II > uAlAUA AAAlaAN
enough to be unfortunate, but it's worse
still 20 be bounded by reporters and
we've got a telegram here to prove
that YOU are Jean Gentry; that you
came here from Chillicothe. $50 what
are you going TO do about it, the re-
porter said.
Her tall frame rocked dizzily upon
the gold heel slippers that added 50 to
her charm at the Rotary luncheon.
Suddenly she crumpled into a chair,
a pathetic heap Of blue silk and white
gloves and jaunty spring hat
u ami know that ! am she said,
but what if ] am? What have you
discovered If am Jean Gentry? What
does that mean-more than mere
manner What does that tell Of New
York? What repeat it, WHAT?
Nothing. What does il tell Of him and
her and the others back there in that"
Refuses 10 Talk More
But she got no further Her firm
chin showed more firmness. Her
strong mouth showed more strongness.
Nothing could make her say more
What was that other word? Was it
Wall street, Was it the curb exchange?
Was il the Four Hundred?'
when then will you tell?" asked the
reporter. persuasively.
cTell," said she in her deep. rich
voice. why should ] tell?"
suddenly she bounded up from the
pathetic heap. stood upon her gold
"fil telI-TH tell" she sobbed, wear
fly waving the two men TO the door
Tomorrow"
The door closed. only the swish Of
silk as the silk skirt swished the air;
only the turn Of the lakeland then
silence.
Saturday the Day.
So Saturday the public viii know in
detail why Jean Gentry wears the
mask? il viii learn also where she
secured the money that she is spend
ing so generously at the local stores;
IL will explain why she looked so
swagger i'm the blue silk dress and the
uOhby flower hat from. the Popular
that she wore Thursday to the Rotary
luncheon. it will explain why she wore
trim tailored tan suit and hat to
match from EverybOdys on Thursday