El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-15
The MAN WITH THE LIMP
By ACHMED ABDULLAH


He exchanged greetings with the
stenographers and subagents in the
outer offices.
"Doumay in2" he asked.
NO He sent word he remained
on watch all last night at the Jarvet
house-until s o'clock this morning"
Guess he's making up for lost
sleep. now said Tenant. and went
70 his private office in the rear. which
was protected BY a double layer OF
steel walls and doors though only a
thin board partition separated IL from
that Of n. DucasteL
He had a mass Of routine work to
80 through. and It was nearly noon
when he heard Henri Ducasrel open
the door Of his hollest Of holes, where
he sat euthroned amid a spleudor Of
Cordova wall hanEings. carved ma
noEany, steel filing cabinets, Turkey
carpets, and framed autographed pic
lures Of prominent men and women.
some Of them crowned heads. whom
he had helped out OF misfortunes and
scrapes during the so years OF his
eFentrul career-Whene he sat BIZ the
hour. engaged in melancholy contem-
plation Of the past where when the
mood took him he gave OF the mar
velous store OF him former exper-
fences IN the criminal annals OF the
world and where at times. quite sud
denly. he would turn his canny old
brain on project, an intrigue. a mys-
terys and solve II in the rWinkling OF
an eye-to Tenants professional,
u1envying joy.
He heard DucasteI cough. then
hum. then sing-t0 himself snatches OF
a song which had been popular dur
ing the days OF the third empire and
Cora Pearl. and. familiar with the
old mans habits, he was not sur
prised when a moment later he saw
him at the door. broad grin on his
face twinkle in his eyes. HIS thumbs
IN the armholes o. his white brocaded
waisrcoaL
why this expression OF Ehoulish
delight. chief2~ he greeted him.
Ducastel smiled more than ever.
BienI' he said. You can tell BY
my face2 More-ah-appiied psy-
chology2" he added mockinEly.
No. came the dry. logical answer
Physiology-this time Take a good
look at your face, chief There's
mirror over there"
Ducastel did as he was told.
You are right" he said Ny fore
head. my nOstrils. my lips. the sweep
OF my mustache express a feeling OF
delight-of triumph, IL you wish
and the reason"
Z suppose you got the best OF me
in something2"
Right. mon sympatique Ameri-
cainl- exclaimed Ducastel, sitting
down across from the other. you
remember, doubtless. your splendid
psychological deductions which proved
the lamblike innocence Of little Angelo
You bet-and my deductions were
borne out by the alibi supplied by her
''Yes-and yet-Tennant. I have iii
]. the hoary old man. the weak, de-
fenceless old man whom you young
sters use as-enfin-as a machine 20
pay your preposterous salaries-I
have put II over you. the youngest,
sharpest, brightest, most celebrated
detective from across the Atlantici
Vivei Ia France, ] did not believe
Nile. Lantaigne innocent last night.
though you endeavored TO ram your
mad psychological deductions down
ny throat in that brutal cowboy man I
1er OF yours'-anything American
was characterized as cowboy by 81 Z
by the 5000 pale
blue guinea pigs!-I was right AID I
Tou-mon pauvre petit" he snapped I
his fingers with a gesture Of plying /
You see" he continued. you will
remember that the day before yester- |
lay Anatole Jarvet was reelected. and J
hat yesterday morning the president ]
n the republic called the house q /
Deputies 10 an extra session. secret /
discuss most important 4
rational affairs"
Yes-increase Of the standing army /
supposed to be. wasn't it2 Bigger
budget. airplanes, strength
ming Of the Paris fortifications-"
Yes. yes. Well. this morning was I
tipping my glass OF coffe-au- kirsch at K
he Cafe de Naples. when. at the next
able, / see some members Of the In
ernationalist, Jarvet's party-La-
notte, PALMER. Brouin and some 9th
rs. We converse. and then Stew u
ard comes In and foins rs Han-,l !