El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-08
THE MAN WITH The LIMP
BY ACHMED ABDULLAH


. from the cuts In Jarvets librarl
table. Compare them with the over.
coat"
They are the same"
Exactly"
] are they2 Are they-ah-the love
{ letters which Nile. Angelo Lantafgns
] had written to that pig OF a Jar
vet7"
Tenant inclined his head.
Yes" he said in a low voice.
But why-why2 What has this
! apache 70 do with mademCiselle-
Tenant did not reply for several
! seconds He stared straight ahead.
/ Mon ami" he said finally. 7 thinb
I know the reason and am afraid
I to" lie did not finish the sentence
I Give them the spoil. Tell them q
/ keep num- Ask them 70 release the
! prisoner late tonight THEY'LL be
able 10 do It without drawing sus-
pici0n on Themselves
Trust the, lads Of the Bievre for
THAR laughed Doumay as he LETT the
a few minutes later Tenant and
! the subagent were back on their way
I to the Place Fontenoy.
Tenant said good-by 70 the other
at the door OF his apartment house
said have something important
10 do UPSTAIRS
And it seemed very important IN
deed. judging from the fact that he
locked himself in his room BIZ
he did was to look az the thing which
trunk.
Il was a small photograph: the pic
ture Of a little three-year-old girl in
a dress OF two decades earlier.
Then he kissed IT.
A few days later the agent OF the
Agence Ducastel in New Caledonia
replied TO the cable regarding Convict
James smith n Ducastel was the
first TO read the message, and he
shouted from his desk-the door be-
tween the two offices was aiar-to
Tenant to come there at once
from the threshold
"A cable. A reply TO ours And
what do you think-James Smith
was"
James Smith was not alone He
escaped together with another con
Wet. man a little over medium
height. OF slight build. with a limp
caused like James Smiths by wear
ing an iron ball and chain. Have /
guessed right, monsieur
Ducastel collapsed into the nearest
chair
ITS uncannyl" he protested. IT'S
uncanny-in the name OF all the little
truffled sausagesl During the days
Of the Inquisiuon they would have
parholled you as being in leaEue with
the devil-and they would have been
justified You are right" And he
gave Tenant the cableEram. which.
after a description Of the two penal
settlers, added that, as far as known
to the Ducastel agent. the colonial
government had been asked by the
British ambassador to Paris as
special favor TO stop the search after
James Smith.
TO be surer" iuterpoIated Ten
nant. since Menzies-Kerr's father.
the old duke. IS prime Minister
He read on;
The other escaped convict went
he was traced as far as Paris. There
all signs OF him were lost This
seems strange 20 the New Caledonian
authorities. II the man had been ar
apache, he would easily enough have
found help and asylum with other
apaches. But he did not seem 10 be-
long 10 the apacnes. He was evil
IDENTIFY a man OF culture. education
family. and refinement The settle
ment wardens say that he took
great interest in international poll
tics"
Tenant rose TO go. but " Ducastel
laid a restraining hand on his arm
Ny friend" he said. prove that
you have been brought up in decent
surroundings Drop your cowboy
manners. Show some respect for my
snowy locks and my hoary hair. In
other words. come through Tell me.
how did you know that James Smith
was accompanied by this Charles
Huard person.
Tenant laughed.
Chief" he replied. I'll ten you
the whole truth"
Good: very good. indeed! Have a I
cigar: a sneclal honored visitors, |