El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20

each other as If 70 probe their souls
Finally the apache spoke.
T. TOO, would work for France
. Would ] fight and suffer- dom
know ] never had the chance, ex-
cept three years in an Algerian con-
vict regiment which drew for nearly
croaking a citizen
Then tell me. Where did Nordeg
3 90 to- IL is important that I should
Z know"
Faith Of a mousei I don't know.
Z But III keep my eyes peeled Yes. ]
@ know your name and address Who IN
I Paris doesn't Also. you know my
name Bibi le Farceur. The quarter
: of Saint-Sulpice knows my mug and
3 my signature" he indicated his knife.
I smiling SO do the police And II
] you ever need me in a hurry-fUr
Z France, mind you. not FOR that pig Of
2 q EoFerumenL-Sen word 70 the Au
J Caveau. a little restaurant in the Rue
des Innocents, not far from the Halles
/ Cenrales."
And he walked away without an
other word, while Tenant stepped
into the nearest postOffice, whence he
I telephoned 10 the Agence Ducastel.
It vas DOumay's voice which ans
wered across the wire.
~Goodr' Tenant spoke into the re-
ceiver- You're just the man ] want.
Remember Nordeg, the butcher OF the
Rue FerOu3 All right He has left
shop closed-and I want him. I want
him badly, Doumayl But don't arrest
him. nor molesL him. nor make him
nervous in any way. Why2 Oh. / am
going to use him for bait to catch"
a fishg' came Doumay's laughing
inquiry from the other end OF the
wire
mot A birdI What sort Of a bird?
An eagle, my boy a big, black, iron
q Wrnrn q Hsrr "a
Never mind I'm not sure that I DO
myselt-yet- and he hooked the re-
ceiver back, left the postoffice. and
hurried home
It was late when he reached his
home. He knew he would have to
hurry into his dress clothes IL he
wanted TO get 10 the theater AleNan-
DIRE without missing the greater part
OF the first act. He had seen the play
before Angelo would come on about
ten minutes after the curtain went up.
Have dinner served right away,
he said to the negro who1 opened the
door. Have my dress suit ready-ger
a move on"
yes. suh.'' and as he was about to
shuttle away; Lord MeuZies-Eerr'
come back, sub. Hes In the dinfne
room having his cocktail
But when Tenant hurried into the
dining room. a dozen eager questions
croWding on his lips, Allistair Men
aAE1-H-EAAn Al4nAAAE LaA4-EE 4-AA4aalllE
and stately and tragic in the orange
glow Of the light which hung low over
the dining table, got there ahead Of
him
Z know" he said. and Tenant
knew by the slight Scotch rasp in the
mans voice that he was more excited
than the words showed, you've been
to see Lantaigne and tried TO jolly
wen pump him and didn't succeed. and
now you think am your meat. don't
your And he continued, without
waiting for a reply; Save you breath. Z
my South Carolinian friend I shan't
answer any OF your questions"
Tenant felt slightly nettled.
u only meant TO help you" he said
stiffly.
Thanks I don't need heIp."
The answer was so ungracious that I
the Americans habitual good humJr ]
suffered a severe iolt-and reared
You don't, eh2 Then why in blazes I
did you purloin my blue ulster and ]
masquerade as me2 Why did T0u
sneak into the library Of the Jdrvet /
house a few hours after the murder 4
and swipe the blotter with the marks /
about the man with the limp"
And suppose ] did2 What earthly /
good did II do me? That particular I
cat is out Of Its particular bag, any
way. The Etoile. Raoul STEWARDS +,
paper. got a hold Of that bit Of news I
somehow. Here-take a lookl"
Meuzies-E Kerr brought a PAPER from I
his pocket and pointed at the head
who IS the Gentleman with the
Limp77
Tenant read. He crumplsd the
paper into a ball