El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-19

cafe on the evening Of the murder
belongs TO those where your and my
D branch Of criminal Investigation are
D at odds. I have refused 10 answer
! that question I refuse now. shall
l always refuse-Without an eXplaua-
! ton Of any sort And that applies 70
] you. too, ANGLER He walked up 20
d her ana petted her cheek. Promise
me. child, that you will not answer
this question, ever, unless give you
/ permission"
me girl looked from her father to
| Tenant. confused, apologize; then
! she whispered the desired promise,
{ and her father kissed her gently.
] You are a good daughter; and now
{ Il IS time for you to so 70 the thea
Angelo shook her head
I am not going. father"
why notT''
4 cannot Ny name has been in all
I the papers, with all sorts Of COM
3 meut. Some try 70 be decent. try 20
I excuse me But they all think the
same thing. They all stil suspect
me Of this-this horrible crime"
Lantaigne drew her 70 him
That Is just ,Thy you must 60.
child II you do not appear on the
boards tonight people VIII say that
you are afraid and viii conclude that
you are guilty It's human nature.
Prove 10 them with voice and gesture
that you are innocent You are
brave; you have always been brave.
Coz
The girl smiled She picked up
a large. silver framed photograph OF
a young man, about Is, which stood
on the center table. Tenant had no.
ticed the striking likeness between 10
and Angelo,
Am as brave as Marcel was. IA
there" she asked
Yes" The mans voice was
hushed, as with the memory OF grief.
You are as brave as Marcel-who
died in the Alps trying TO save a
friends life. You must never FORGET
that. daughter and Tenant was
surprised at the rather hectic note
which crept into Lantaigne's voice as
he continued; You must never for
get that your brother was a clean.
honorable gentleman. who died an
honorable death"
Il was very young when he died.
and he was so much older than /
hardly remember him"
The older man had regained his
composure.
But you are as brave as he was"
ne said. and tonight you must prove
10 TO all the world. Co to the thea
ter; your friends viii be there to ap-
plaud you"
You betr' exclaimed Tenant.
III be one OF them III be there to-
night with the number nine gloves
and the lusty voice. and you'll hear
me. learned roting at football
games back home"
When the girl had left the room.
smiling her thanks, Tenant turned
suddenly to Lantaigne, who was
standing beside the coor. very polite.
but evidently expecting his visitor 70
leave
Close the door" said the American
calmly MY finer sensibilities are
hard-bolied and my tact is above the Z
freezing point when I am asking .
questions"
I told you I wouldn't reply"
To that about Menzies-Kerr. Sure. I
7 know But there's something else p
I've got TO ask you. and you might I
as well make NJ your mind right now .
to reply For it affects you really .
more than me-"
is that so2" Lantaigne tried 20 ap- /
pear bored, but did not succeed. and Z
Tenant pressed the slight advantage I
home. telling him about the blotter /
which he had found on Jarvet's
library table and which Ducastel had Z
read to him.
That letter was addressed TO you.
Liant stands for LautaiFne. And j
look at the rest Of the MESA ge-cut
O.
,ryplc. Unless by Saturday / re-
,eive-' and the gentleman with the
imp viii pay the penalty It's both
I warning and threat: that's clear.
ISN'T ito
Il never received such a letter In
ny lifei' cried the other. "Jarvet has
lot written to me for years.
Is that the truthg' Tenant de-
handed brutally. and Lantaigne re-
'lied with a violent flood OF words.
'bJurgations, protestatiOns, but clear
Gritty.
7 received no such letter. I give
'ou my word Of honor as a gentle
nanr
I believe you. and I beg your par
.on-' Tenant bowed.
Rapidly, on the spur OF the mo-
nent, he concluded that Iarvet must
ave been killed while he was writing
hat very letter, and that the assas-
in must have carried away the IN !
inished letter as well as the love
etters written TO Jarvet BY Angelo
But the next minute he returned 70 {
he attack with another question Z