El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-12

"A hours later The second officer.
a senior captain. lost his mind, be-
came raving maniac under the ter
rible- cross examination. His in
nocence, TOO. was proved a day or
Two later.
Remained one man. A Young
lieutenant He protested his innocence
from first to last But everything
pointed against him, chiefly the fact
that in his possession was found a
very large sum Of money, and he had
always been known to be poor. He
refused TO diTulge where he had OBJ
tanned the money He simply said
over and over again. I am innocent.
gentlemen Tswear itr He was sen
fenced 10 New Caledonia for life, pro-
testing his innocence with a loud
voice even as he was being marched
out OF the court room between fixed
bayonets-"
or course the young Heutena1t's
name was Marcel Lanraigne." Ten
naut murmured. half to himself.
DucasteI looked up sharply.
Marcel Lantainge2~ he asked IN
credulously- son OF the chief OF the
secret political Dolice?"
Yes"
pipe dreams. my boy. That young
ster died ia an Alpine accident Al
the world knows thacgn
Tenant shook his head
He did not He is alive. His
name IS Aristide Rod at present, and
IN New Caledonia he was known as
Charles Huard-"
Ducastel rose. excited. gesticulat-
ing.
That's what you meant when you
said you were engaged 10 the es-
capped convict's siateri Name of a
mouse- But how 40 you knoW2 How
did you figure it outg" And when
Tenant had told him everything. he
went on But IL is terrible-tragic 7
You are engaged 10
Nile. Lantaigne and"
Not aged-yett7 commented
the American ruefully.
Ducastel was walking up and down /
the length OF the room He stopped I
and looked at the other
You are right, my friend" he said /
1T must have been the terrible dis
grace OF her son which caused Nine
LantalEne 10 kill herself Just few
days after the trial The papers were
full Of It at the time. OF course no. .
body knew the real reason, as I know
il now. She was a very beautiful /
woman and very gay woman. Not 4
snIin. bad But vivacious, flirtatious,
eager 10 play with fire"
ahead.
i wonder" he unused. why the
secret, even kept it out OF the news
lapers and the criminal records"
told you, mon petit The gov Z
'rnment DID not want TO enraEe the j
lonulaee- They Were afraid Of war"
But remnant shook his head stub
lornly. he was sure there must have
ieen other reasons. The Drevfus al
arr had been Just rs dangerous. and 3
rance had washed that particular
,ll OF glrJy linen In plain view Of
ne Wnole world No Somebody else
.au been incriminated; somebody who 3
.ad had reason for keeping the trial u
lnder cover as much as possible.
Tell me-" he asked, do you re-
MEMBER MEMBER any Of the judges who
resided at the triale I might ask
hem"
'Lajoie, PerIer and Hoche. They e
re dead. all three Of them"
The prosecuting attorney, them +
Ducastel laughed grimly.
ne prosecuting attorney was
natole Jarvet- BY the way-though II
nate 10 talk scandal Of a dead wom-
mat that time it was whispered q
iat Jarvet was having a love affair I 2
lLh Nine Lautaigne-" l.
remnant rose His face was flushed I
'itn excitement
-Anatole Jarvet2 The Information I c
ltst2 You are sure of itg'
-Positivel Jarvet was not an In o.
all his life In those Z a
avs he was a stanch Republican. I
eld office"
And you are sure about him and e
me Lantaine. MarceFs mother" K
Tt was whispered at the time. Some / ii
aople said that Nine. Lantaigne had is
My been a little indiscreet- Any
ay. she killed herself" He was Ia
lent and looked at Tenant. who
God before him, a very picture OF o
citation and triumph. What is the
atter2" N
Il have it," cried the American. a.
IAN alive. have it, Don't YOU seegs ri
nd IN short hacked sentences he
ent through the case which he had n
constructed in his imagination: II
larcels mother and Jarvet have an
Lair- Jarvet tries TO blackmail her. G.
pc does not know TO whom 10 turn. p
inally confldes in her son. He gets N
e money - somehow, somewhere.
lear so far2" M
GO oni Co on" III