El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-18


apology. but she went on. fairly ana
squareiy. as she had promised.
q met him at a grand opera ball a
little over a year ago And after
all monsieur. I an not very old"
Wouldn't exactly can you Miss
Rip Van Wrinkle" he put in smilingly.
I had heard about him knew
now the people around saint Sulpice
followed him, how they Obeyed and
loved and adored him How they
called him the modern Robespierre
who would lead the Internationale 70
victory who would bring real free
dom and democracy. an end 20 all
strife and war and misery and
hunger, peace and plenty and happi-.
ness 10 everybody And, monsieur
there was the ghost OF a smile on
her lips-"you know the young. We
are Worlc-stormers- We believe mi
change. in revolution. In reform
Revolution against everything-i0
and the dear saints included Il isl
both the sweetness and the penalty OF
youth
Il made a hero Of Anatole Jarvet- I
read his articles and his pamphlets u
listened 70 his speeches. Once in a.
while, IL is true, ] would hear q Whis-
per Of gossip about him II &c was
something nice, / would believe it, II
IL was something not so nice ] would
call 10 a lie ard forget It For he
was my herol Then I met him at the
opera ball and Anatole Jarvet was
very handsome man
Tenant inclined his head as hei
thought OF how he had seen Jarveti
last, crumpled up m his chair, dead,
but suu with that satanic beauty
on the heavy features.
we met often she continued. sTeI
talked Of love and 1 wrote him let.
tiers. the awkward, passionate. fooI-I
lsh letters OF a young giri who does
not know He loved those letters; he
told me So And then one evening as
walked 20 the theater I saw him
win anoLher woman; a woman OF the
streets. 7 met him the next day
I reproached him and. bon Dieu, 81
would have forgiven him had be said
the word, for I loved him So But he
laughed at me; he told me insulting
things
Il understand Tenant said gent
She shook her head.
no. You do not understand. You
40 not know what a man like Jarver
is You do not know what he told me
There was a sob In her voice. Ten
nant felt sorry and guilty, too. He
took her hand and petted it.
She swallowed hard she was de-.
termined 10 so through with her con-
1essiou. and there was that in Ten
nants face, his voice. and the cool
touch OF his long, brown hands which
made it easier for her than she had
thought
She thanked him with a look. and
went on:
Then heard from a friend OF
Alexandra, that for years Anatole
Jarvet had made it a business-yes
regular business-to make love To-
women. to have them write to him.
and afterward. 70 blackmail them
with the help Of their foolish. pitfui
letters. and so made up my mind
70 get mine back ] went 70 him.
Tenant sat up. tense. alert
You went 20 him on the afternoon
OF the MURDER
Eyes was with my father and
lord Menzies-Kerr at the cafe des
Reines. At half past five 7 excuse.
myself for a few minutes. ~ Jarvets
house IS only a step from the little
cafe I went 70 him and asked him
to return my letters
ale refused. ] lnslstel He said
they were worth money, more than 4
could possibly RAISE that lori Mem
Zies-kerr was very wealthy end
and when ] said ] could not ask him
for money. Jarvet replied: Never
mind the money then / viii give
YOU back you- letters IL you persIai e
his lordship TO help me with Indo-
China. Tell rim THAR
Were those JarYets exact WordsF
Eyes. 7 thought them very strange. /
I remember them exactly"
Tenant felt tremendously excited
Here was an important piece OF news
But. the next moment. his trained de-
tective mind told him that he must
not forget the smaller points which, I
in criminal cases, are apt TO sudden
ly loom large. So he continued his
questions.
did you notice II NJ Jarvers safe ]
was open while you were there?
"de opened II Just before 1 left He
showed ne my letters. tied together, /
and again told me he would return I
them II 7 could persuade lord Men I
zies-Kerr 20 help him with Indo- ]
China. Then left and returned 70 /
the cafe I was not gone over ten
"One more question. mademOiselle, /
though it may strike you as irrelev-
ant You know about the butcher !