El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27

temptation Of trying 20 rub it IN
Never mind, old man." he said
Just my Wretched sense OF humor.
and he took the other by the arm and
I hurried by his side across the garden
de had nearly reached the housi
when e cry, rather a shrlll, venomoui
I hiss - Of a cornered snake ready @
I strike. brought him up standing.
"Ah-' There was vibrating, sib-
liant gutteral gurgie AZ the tail enc
/ Of It. followed BY q string OF rapid
French Words-halting. choked, bro
ken. as II uttered BY a lacerated
throat but supremely clear in theiI
meaning, viciously clear
You" - here an unmenti0nable
I epithet-'you fixed III You"-a few
more eplthets. winding up with; -y on
dirty agent provocateuri" this being
French for a sort OF political stool
pigeon who Joins a group OF Grimm
ais as one Of their number. incites
them TO commit crime, and then ar
rests them for that very same crime
You are at the bottom OF thisi'
II was Raoul steynard's servant
speaking.
he had come from behind 8 uttle
out house. and he stood square IN the
path OF the two men, his ancient
leathery features convulsed into a
Medusaliks grimace OF hatred. his
bleary eyes shooting fire, his with
cred hands claWing the air. as II
eager to stretch out and grip Ten
nants throat and cling 70 Il, squeez-
ing hurting, killing.
Come aIougi Don't mind the old
fool His masters death loosened a
screw In his skull said Xavier
Roux, brushing the man 10 one side
with q back-sTeep Of his brawny
fist
But Tenant stood stu. He looked
az the quivering bundle OF nerves
&c felt rather sorry.
What iG biting your he inquired
You don't mean TO say that II was
I who murdered II Steynard?7
And then, instinotively. involun-
tarily, he Jumped a step back For
the others reply, squirted out
with an almost physical shock
Yes. You did; you so-and-so-
You-you arranged IT, You we're the
last to see the master. 70 speak TO
himi You persuaded him into some
thlngi know ie went out TO
Judas! Fou-you-I did not trust
you at the timei 7 aid not want TO
let you IN you, with your talk about
maps OF Indo-Chlua-"
"ssti sstl Don't lose your hesdl-
a third voice chimed IN
Inc EEaAHAgA AAaAA eAAAAA I'm A4AAAa
where IN the garden Tenant had
neither heard nor seen him approach
He vas short, fair blue eyed rosy
faced. rather pomnous- WhisDeriug.
entreELnE, he pulled the old man
away, while Tenant, struggling his
shoulders. followed the police cap
tain into the house.
There he stopped Tor 8 moment,
undecided. He wondered who the
stranger Wasf Seemed 20 be familiar
with the house, perhaps relative
OF the old servant.
But his voice. his Eccent2
Re had never seen the man before
Yet he was sure that he reniem bered
the voice. Quite sure There was
q certain quality 70 II
he shook hls head, puzzled.
Then he dismissed the thought No
use botherlng about Il just now. Il
was up 70 him to concentrate all his
mental faculties on the STEWARD
murder
Roux led him upstairs into the
room which he had seen before, with
is splendid furniture. its priceless
OF curios- The dead nan
vas huddled IN a chair. not Tar from
the window which gave on the oa-
silica Of the Sacr6 Coeur, With Ger
tain dreadful dramatic Irony as u
the murdered mans ulshriveu SOU
was trying to surge up . the sacred
sdIfice.
There was dramatic irony. too. IN
he way IN which the assassin, who
ever he was. had duplicated the Jar
vet murder, detail FOR detail
"a really artistic job commented
he cauous and irrepresslble Doumays
who came forward 70 greet Tenant
and he pointed at the imprint on the
lad mans neck where two small
powerful hands had locked thumbs
! little TO the right OF the spine. He
spoke Of the faint, slckeninE scent