El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-24
4 Ripping
DetectiUe Story
Copyright, 1913. by james A. NcCann c
All rights reserved

STA nor Germany. I cannot order"
What about the newspapers In
CURED Tenant.
We have passed the word 10 them
70 Keep quiet, and they agreed, all OF
IAN Of them" asked Tenant az
Ter a short pause, as he suddenly
Z pointed down the street
Yes. whyT
'Listenl" The American threw
7 open the window. An excited hum
ming rose from the pavement
The humming crystaIlized into q
cry. shOut-then a roar. "L'Etoils-
L Etoilel' came the metallic chorus
OF newspaper boys, darting through
the crowd The government exposed
. Latest Developments OF the Jarvet
murder affair."
8 My Cod" whispered LantaiEne.
he had grown deadly pale
The article screamed from the front
page OF the Etolle. and was signed
Boldly with Raoul STEWARDS fuu
name.
Citizens OF France! A great man
has been assassinated, a noble citizen
OF the world. a stanch and fearless
freeman whose sOuorous voice was
always raised against that wholesale
rape called imperialism and colonial
expansion, that systematized and
organized professional butcherv
true citizen OF the world indeed An
interuationalist who, building mass
lively on Robespierre's unfinished
foundations, dreamed OF bringinE
peace and plenty and happiness to the
whole world. east, north, south ana
westl A man who fought, not with
steel and bullet as DO the uniformed
murderers called soldiers, but with
the strength OF his bran, the great
ness OF his heart the silver Of MS
ronguet
ne was killed. Anatole Jarvet was
who did the deed2 asked the com
mon people, who loved MIN; and the
authorities-the authorities Of the
capitalist, bloodstained. sectarian, pa
triotic government OF mllitarists re-
Piled Wait We shall fi11 the assas- Z
sin and punish HIM
we waited. Nothing happened
until, this very morning, there came
20 the Office OF the EtOile, as 70 that
Of every other newspaper in Paris. a
gentleman Of the secret political po-
lice, who said; Keep quietl Hush up
the Jarvet murder These are the
orders Of the government
But I. Raoul steynard, VIII not
keep quiet
II know-and I accuse!
Il accuse the government OF hav-
inE decreed the murder OF Anatole
Jarveti
Il accuse n Lantafgne. chief OF the ]
secret political police, OF having ar
ranged the details OF the murderl
Il accuse Nile. Lantaigne OF
Assisted by the Sc
crst political police, she arranged a
fake robbery so as 10 mislead the
police, the press. and
the public she rifled his safe. and
having murdered the great JarTet
hm- Hnrr HFHH
his noble heart. she improved the oc-
casion by stealing the love-lettersI
which JarTet had kept as a sacred
nementoP'
Followed an expose Of the murder, .
which closely enough paralleled the
-acts, but which was spiced on every
line with dlabollcally clever sug-
EestonE and half truths so that the
average reader, unfamiliar with ali
The aspects OF the case might well
believe that the murder was really a ,
political frame-up, that Angelo Ian
.aiEne had really committed the muir J
Ter, urged on by her father who. IN {
lis turn. had been obeying the orders 8
= the government
The article wound up with erin
.on. three inch smear which said
nLet US hope that the bloodhounds
Y the government will not consider
{ necessary to murder me as they ,
murdered Jarvet. Jarvet had danger J
us knowledge So have 7
(Signed) "Raoul Steynard'
"Au bets are off. said Tenant
.fter he had finished reading; and (
When both LantaiEne and DucasteI Z
ooked at him inquiringly. he con {
inued. You cant fight fire with oil &
{ is too late TO hush up the Jarvet =
.ase, with this'-he pointed al the j
ewspaper--being screamed down! {
he bouleTards. {
'-Ths issue win be suppressed-con- I
what Of that, n Lantaigne? The
arm has been done By tonight
very foreign correspondent In Paris {
VII have flashed the news 20 his {
lone paper. ], for one. am going 70 e
-eep straight on with my investiga-l Z
lon I know what I am after, ana ] q
m going 20 get It" h
.fBut. monsieur" expostulated the s
hief OF the secret political police ;
the minister for foreign affairs
can do what he jolly well pleases- S