El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-03

AuatoIe Iarvet been most anxious TO
get the Scotciluau's help
8 Persuade Lord Nsuzies-Kerr 70
help me with Tndo-China" 10 was
some such message which the Inter
nationalist politician had given 20
LantaiEne just before he had been
iassassinared
"Wsus vhv don't vos auswer2
Have you lost your TolceT The
Ecotchuau's thick. anEry query 1erlzed
Tenant back % the consilera-t ons OF
the moment. and NJ once he decided
He would take the bun By the
horns He went 20 the other room
picked ID the Elued criminal record
and gave it 70 his friend without
Tenant watched him closely. But
lif he expected that the man would
show the slir test t-ace o. fear OF
nervousness or apprehension. or even
|ordinarr err nrr--l rrent. be was lcS-
timed 20 be mistaken
For Eenzies-Eerr read through the
record from the first to the last word
He read calmly. slowly. without as
much as a culver IN bis face Finally
he 1r0l-ed 10 and asked
"Weue What about IL. James,
Tenant was taken an1ck-but only
for a moment. He said 60 himself
that Menzies-Ksrr. expecting these
usual would hapren. had had plenty
Of time 20 control HIS nerves AZ
once he returned 10 the charEe-and
he made o. brutalIy direct
{ "M DucastaI and 7 have decided
that you resemble the convict. James
Smith. very closely
The Scotchuan laughed
That's just what ] thouEht TDu
would try 20 spring on ne And 81
didn't have the testimony Of the
daiiv press fer the fact that You ana
NJ. Ducrstsl are wonderful detectives
7 would be Inclined to say that both
OF YOU are SHY. short sighted esses--
o Re unIrted AZ the bottom OF the record
, Smith see anything here about my
I habit Of smoking opium or about my
aVo.7 replied tia American NOR
! does "a say word about the fact
that James smith was convicted 10
three years penal settlement. while
Z you yourself were zone only q little
I over two years all told
Wei there you are. you modern
+ sherlock Holiness sneered 1fenzies-
Tennsut lit a cigar.
'sureF- he echoed There ami
ONLY WHAT
Only dr-valed Tenant. athers
I happens TO be the possibility Of q
Z prisoner escaping from New Gale
dor a."
I The last words cut through the air
Ike a En0tted Whipiash and the
] Scotchm-n turned a CHASTITY yellow
when his friend went on rut-lesslT-
also IS 70 your limp Naturally
James smith did not have iur be-.
! fore they sent him 20 New Caledonia
I He acquired tlar afterWard"
'How-how7" shouted Ducasta1
"By the iron ball and chain which
the move violent prisoners IN New
I Caledonia are forced 20 wear around
Z their right ankles. And furthe ruora
this Is JUST a slight. contributing
prcor-the convict settlers Of New
Caledonia often contract the opium
habit there 70 is the best medicine
against the rotten climate" Sud
denly Re rose. walked around around
the table. and put his hand affec-
tionately on his friends shoulder.
low.' ne said softly.
But WeuzZies-kerr shook the
Ar1er-c1 MS hand OF irIpdriently.
-Dsvilishly ueati- he said rising.
,, oniy lneEe lap5ens 70 Pc one l,ttle
link missing On your chain OF ce1uc-
tiou- Fur-tell me-Eould an es-
capped prisoner be such a fool as 20
hobro1 with " LautaiEue. the chier
Of the secret political police And
he swung out OF the room. leaving
the two others looking az each other
u was Ducastel who broke the si-'
lencs that had follower
Tenant" he calculated In the
name Of al the pale blue silk umhrel-
las But that last one vas a facer.
Yes. would an escaped New Gale
DOMAIN prisoner hubnob with the hon
ored head OF the secret political po-
-Fe night replied Tennaut dryiy.
-Whyf How
'If By any chance u should be 10
the advantage % that same chief. for.
let's say. g personal reason And 7
Ducastel-
Il an absolutely sure that James
smith and LeuEies-Eerr are one ard
che same man." Tenant said a few
were standing in front Of the apart
ment-rouse. and the American had.
Just hailed taLEicah. But. 70 make
assurauc douhly sure viii YOU please
send cable O. New Caledoniaf The
AEence has a representative there
believe
The AEencs has indeed. mon petit.
and drawing perfectly preposterous
salarg-llEe other agents I could
name III send the cable-somethinE
~Find ort II prisoner James smith.
sent up Tor assault from Indo-China
has ESCAPED a Few months hack. and
esS our agent 90 add whatever de-
tails he can supply"
-Yss-and a chapter from the Bible
-an1 Few more thousand words 40
1--WE franc piece. grumhled the
older man as he crossed the street 20
claimed the presen1e Of q post and
telerranh office
There was no concrete plan OF ac-
tlon In Tenants brain as the taxi
cab whizzed the length OF the few
blocks 20 the house OF E LanfaiEue
nor as he mounted the stairs. nor even
when the police chiefs elderly serv-
ant opened the door and said that bis
master was az home Would non
sieur wait tn the drawing roome
Nalking up and down, doubt as to
why he had come here and what he
was soinE 90 ask and how he was 90
ing 90 put it, assaled Tenant Ian
"a Ene would not help hfm- on thar
point The chief or the secret political
po-lce had made himself quite clear.
hut-Veil be was here now. having
ooeyed sudden impulse. and he
would have 90 do something. say
But whlt-and how
lp and down he walked. his hands
behind bis back Until az last he
stopped IN front OF the silver-frsued
, lotograph-the chiefs son who haa
iled % an Al1ine accident trying 10
save q Cumrade-
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