El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-11


Cured today around six. Mademoisellt
was arrested 20 minutes later. Quicl
work, eh2"
You bet Yet you called IN the
Agence Ducastel."
Yes, yes" Roux blushsd. We
You aren't as sure as you'd like
70 be. All right Let's hear this
woman. Who is she1" and Roux told
him that she was the housekeeper OF
the late II. Anatole Jarvet. that her
name was Anne Houlbrecque. and that
she was an old Norman who had
worked for the politician a lifetime
ANY other servants2' asked Ten
nant-
no. she was here alone. Even
attended 10 the garden"
yet Jarvet had money!
y believe So"
Tenant looked about the room.
There were some splendid paintings,
/ goods books, including precious early
I French editions. well chosen bits OF
! bric-a-brac. handsome rugs
Funny he said, half 10 himself,
l 'JarVet had money, was not afraid
! to spend it-and had only one SER
/ want" He turned TO Roux. All
right I'll ask her a question or two "
You must talk loud 20 her" said
l the police captain. @She IS deaf"
she Is? Good. Let's find out
/ about her DEAFNESS
What has that to do with the
I easeg You are wasting time, mon
sieurl"
I an wasting my time. not yours -
I came Tenants sharp reply, and be
turned 10 the old servant. who
stepped forward with an old
[ fashioned courtesy.
Madame" he asked with a loud
voice, you are deafg'
Yes monsieur"
Always have been deafg'
since I was a child"
50 you were deaf when you en-
tered IL Jarvets servicel
TO be sure We are from the
same Norman village"
And he engaged you in spite OF
TO be sure. monsieur. II. Jarvet
always said that he preferred a ser
want who cannot hear to one who
hears too we'll"
Mark that" Tenant turned to
DucastsL Its all in keeping with
the fact that he had money, wasn't
afraid to spend It and yet employed
only one servant It's IN keeping,
too. with"
with What7"
The apache who gave that last
yeli- Tenant whispered in his
Then he returned to Anna Houl-
Madame he asked, ~teu me
exactly what you saw and heard be-
tween 5 and o'clock today"
I was out this afternoon. shop
pins"
How long were you gouez-
over an hour. I had to 90 quite
II JarVet was very fond Of mush-
rooms and pimientos stewed in olive
oil ProTencal style / returned about
10 minutes before six"
What did you DO Them
7 crossed the garden. Then saw
that H. Jarvet had a visitor"
How did you see thzt2"
I saw the visitor sllhouetted
through the window OF the library.
a little to one side Of H. Jarvet who
was seated at his desk"
Who was the visitor; a man or
woman"
"A woman. monsieur"
AhaF exclaimed RouI trlum-
phantly, but Tenant paid no atten-
ton 70 him
are you positive It was a womang"
he asked the servant
YES"
How can you be positive since you
only saw a silhouette7'
Monsieur am enough Of a Wom-
an myself 10 be able 70 tell a Wom-
ans coat the outline Of 81, I mean"
so you only know that the visitor
was a woman by the outline Of a
And the hat I saw that too. Both
coat and hat were sharply sill
houetted.-
You could not see below the knee.
nor could you recognize the fea-
tures?"
''No. monsieur. But know q wom-
ans coat and woman's hat" she
insisted stubbornly.
What was the coat lke2"
Very loose"
'Loose7 R'herez" continued Ten
nant, dlsregarding RouL's impatient
protest around the shoulders, the
Around the hips" came the old
Eoman's answer. Very loose, In
And yet'-Tennaut turned to Roux
coats this year are worn very
tight around the hips. Just take a
iok 81, aitong the boulevards and see"
Mile. Lantaigne Is one Of the best
dressed women In Paris. Do you think
she would wear a cost out OF
fashion2" and he turned again to
Anne Houlbrecque with the question
Of what the visitPr's hat had been
ike. he received the answer 1T. .
again judging By the outline. Il Lad
been a broad. Tapping felt hat
ANY feather sticking outl'
only saw the shadow, and that
vas perfectly plain. Just a broad .
brimmed felt hat"
Therefore, the only reason for 1
your statement that your masters I
visitor was a woman e the fact that 4
you saw the outlines Of a coat that I
was loose around TIE hips and e I
broad hatZ'
Yes. monsieur"
"All right Did you see the Wis I
itor leave the houseT'
NO. 7 went direct 70 the kitchen
and was busy for a good half hour.
Then vent to the library 20 ask
~ Jarvet a question. and found
him" her voice quavered and she
pointed at the inert figure.
You hear nothlng?"
u an deaf, monsieur"
Did NJ. Jarvet wear jewelry2'
anne the next question. apparently
Illogical; and when the servant had
replied that Jarvet had always worn
handsome gold watch. a seal ring,
ma diamond stick pin. the next
question seemed even more .preposter-
Jus to the tuning Roux For Ten
iant asked n Jarvet had lunched at
lone that day.
"But-monsieurl" doomed Roux's
PROTESTING bass, cut through by Nine.