The Washington times., 1919-01-31

The Crime Ia the Avenue Mozart
Murder of u Rich American WOSa-
RR-AH Arrest! "
Tho servants. sitting before the
door. talking in low tUn"s. were en-
i"yin@ the open air; -.
on see. said l.ucie. that man
with his way OF hiding his faces
didn't seen, 10 me Of great account.
and wasn't much surprised when.
heardsthat ne was one of the muir
.dcrers ,'Gs srt
Nor - the waiter agreed. "a
fellow Who. kept shut up in his
room all day, Is that natural? Per-.
hsPs he was planning his deed. II
! had been the mistress ! should
have been suspicious"
AT any. rate" said the second
maid. hes caught. And /. hope
they'll make the rascal pay for il,
How do YOU suppose fOr~igners viii
4 come 10 Paris IT, they are not safe
here? SUCH stories won't help bus-
fuess andt without 81 the foreign
She suddenIy stopped the lecture
on social eeonamy Size was com
lnenciHE. 4 cab had. just stopped
ia 'front.' "f FAmilF House. and. the
mouths OF the three servants open
ed in astonishment at the sight OF
the person who got out -of IL.
The man was Lurien, DeIormc
What" cried the waiter. unable
to believe his eyes, hate they let
him go:'
oh" replied T.ucfe. "those people
have more than one trick in their
heads"
And, leaving her companions t.
their bewilderment. she ran Ia. the
/. office To tell Madame Armelin.
Madame: Madame" she called
out Of breath, Shere he comes"
Madame ArmSlin wsE inst max
ing out poor Mrs. TanEery's hill for
the use OF her heirs. Tor she was a
woman Of system. '-...-
Who she asked, raising her
The -Hrurderer,-
What murderer" ~r-
The man with the black glasses"
Madame Armcliu .sprang to her
feet.
Good Lopd: lie has escaped"
Il don't know. Madame. He's just
getting out of a cab. Shall call
the poIice9" f..-..
But Madame ArmeIin had recov-
cred "A lfItle c0mposure. and. con
querinE her excitement. she said:
Keep quiet. lMcie. don't be so
upset / will so and spealS.to him"
~Oh, Madame. take care. whatSif
lie should try some other wicked
deed"
Her a,istrcss made soothing ges-
ture. and was just going to mt
the young man when the latter eU-
tered the Office.
You. sir" she cried. dis."r""~t-
cd. in spite Of herself. by his ridden
appearance.
Why. yes. Aadame.N
You have been sat IT liberty
An hour ago. Will not say with
\ apologies. Tor it seems that even
when in error, justice owes n"n".
but the examining magistrate coUlt
not help yielding 10 the evidence,
and. in spite Of the chief of the de-
tectiVe bureau peYrcived that ]
could have had nothing 10 do with
your boagder's murder"
Then. ANTICIPATING his hostess
questions. he rapidly gave her few
~Xplanat ions
At his urgent. entE=aty. the au-
thoriries had telePhoned 10 I:u to
obtain information about him and
questioned D.. GueyoulI. VIII" had
= stated -thA+ H. had araally- requested
his aticnt 10 com" carly that morn
ing and 10 come fasting.
1t is no fault Of mine he con
tinucd. If no one in Your house
saw M" leave nv room Al precisely
half past :. Fortunately. iho non
est Cahman whom ! hailed al the
corner. Or the Rmc q" fa cure. and
b.tI 1.
cam" q" testify that b" saw me
come ou; Of The house md iooh me
IN his cab at that hour.
. Come. now" IN" examining mag
iyIratr had said Ia him. by way "f
consolation. hat queer idea in
dIred YOUTH tell all tnut ridiculous
st"Iy' G." N. CIamartr'
Il admit that / Was wIUu%.' De
. iormr had Hn~w cred. Put ~ hat can
YOU expect" N" news Of Mr..
Tunkery.s murder had :" upset me-
that /. Iui~tOOk FOR reality the
strange nightmare ia which ] he
Hey-d l. Was witnessing all Ia" de-
iails and which, though som" IN
comprehensive anticipation. coin
ciGed with tho truth"
Well. my friend" the ma aSistiate
said kindly. or with t0u. and
above ALI don't begin again L" make
Iun .of the rolic~: another Lime you
might fare worse.
MADAME Armelin listened with a
beating heari ia this interesting
siory. She. would huv" lihcd 70
question him. further. bat Dclorme
did not seem inclined 20 -ay moro.
lie had ed too much 10 the chief
Of the detective service, and hrnrr-
forth he intended 10 keen al.
tioiIsIy on his @uaud.
. h" merely iniogmcd hi, hostess
that he meant Ia leave her Ia" next
morning
What she exclaimed. YOU are
going. Are moi YOU comfortable
here"
.crrtainIy. Madam. Eut arr.r
what has occurred. YOU. VIII under
stand that il would b. impo~SibI..
for. me 20 remain in "a nor-. where.
feel / am regarded with sus-
Picion"
Why should YOU think thar
well Madame. II M Clamarf.
had. not received information con
,ernin. me which Was a. dan1.iue
As il was incorrect. do YOU sun
nose he would ever have had rne
idea that "oul have been con
pected with the horrihi" crime.
~Eut who. could have given it,
cried Madame Armeliu. with sin
cere Indignation.
II don't know. And / have no,
even any desire n know. Eut am
Going. that is all BESIDES" nc
added. III wanted 20 remain long
er fl would he impossible"