El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-25

coming him: Get out OF hsret 7 viii
not talk TO you You are trying 20
make a mock Of me. You are Insult
Ing me- j have no intention Of bear
ing with you TO see how much further
your insolence viii dare you 10 Eo-'
Did you say-insolence-
Precisely he moistensd his Ifps
with his tongue HIS hands ciinched
truculeutly. -Tou-you tell me that
. pays 20 bean Internatonalist. as
AS if-poppycoekr' Tenant inter-
rupted calmly. There's no damned
if as far as 7 can see. IL does payl'
lie swept a hand around the room
Doesn't ltl
The Aisatian took his mustache IN
both his hands and gave it q swash-
Monsieur" he said. "n~ seconds
win wait upon you at your apart
ment"
remnant broke into frank American
laughter.
with that medieval huukl You are
supposed 70 be a Frenchman-even IL
you do come from Alsace-and are
therefore supposed TO have q thimble-
1ul Of logic And 7 ask you. how can
you. an Inferuatioualist an anti
militarist. an apostle OF mind over
brute matter. propose a duel TO NEE
silly OF you. isn't it, On the other
hand, ] am an American do not 80
about with a cute little roasting spit
tied to my middle. trying % pink
other fellows in the gullet. I fight
with my fists
we'll and what would be the use
OF tlatE I'd give you a sWlpe behind
the ears or over the kidneys You.
being g Frenchman-from Alsace." he
would retaliate by kicking me IN the
chin and then 7 would get real mad
and bite you I'm the chest and then we
would both lose face. no use fight
brains Or He was silent and
Tvinked al the other rapidly mean
ingly.
What does the or stand forz7
came STEWARDS casual query. and
Tenant explained without hesitation. I
crossing his face n an ingenious
smilc-
Money" he said. Shaping his.
pocket. -SeEdsl Ducatst Simoleonst
The ready, That's the other weapon
the other did not reply. he continued. Z
aware OF the fact that the almighty !
dollar and The stars and Stripes are I
synonymous iu the average European
mind and breathing prayer for for =
giveness 70 his South Carolinizn sires: I
Don't play the goat. old fellow. You /.
know that an an American. and that 3
the clink OF the double eagle sounds 7
sweet in my ears
The other looked up warily.
You mean that you"
"Iu put my cards on the table,
cried Tenant You are minus Ger
tain map, and I am plus that. same I
map Somebody offered me $500. 600 4
Tor 20. asked me 10 bring it 20 the 4
Iaveau. AL right ] went there II
was willing TO talk turkey Then I
that somebody tried TO doublecross
me-"
Judging from his crude work. I
should say''-he smiled butcher.
But I am not sure he sent me an
ANONYMOUS note, whoever he is
Got u with your
yes: here you are" and Tenant
showed TO the other the note which I
he had received a few days earlier,
and which. Indirectly, had caused the I
death OF Bib le Farceur.
steynard examined it infinitely.
so you are the man who has the
map-uoWl' he asked
Yes got it right with me-" and he
showed Steynard a tautailzinE corner
o. Ducasters forgery. d
Stin willing 20 sell2'
-All right" He pressed a button.
and almost Immediately the old SER
want appeared on the threshold
Tenant laughed He took the map
nom his pocket and held it I'm both his
hands.
40 gunplay. IL you please" he said.
j know that precious butler gar
lener groom OF yours is hee1ed-
But He made a gesture as 10 20
lear the map through.
Nobody Is goine 70 attack you. n
replied Raul Steynard. rising i am
going 20 get you that $500 coo But.
q the meantime. while ] an. gone.
want you 70 bride your detective IN
'tiucts. Sit tight smoke Talk.
sing. DO what you please-but don't
cave your chair and. whispering a
Itring OF Instructions 10 his servant.
he walked out OF the room.
During the next ten minutes Ten
lant amused himself by trying 20
raw the old servant into converse