Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-18
Qriun1phS Ola
by MELVILLE DEISSON POST =
@ 1000 NEA Service. Inc

| the Project of Ponce, with Wnlcn
that person went on the fatal nj. hit
to Lord Winton's house in Covent
Garden. Lord Winton promised to
do a certain thing for this, as you
call it, mysterious person. He died
before it could be carried out, and
have now come to you to filfll it.
[ trust, monsieur. that you will not
deny me-"
Monsieur Jonquelle rose. He took
a folded, legal paper out of his
pockets and presented it to Lord
Valleys.
Monsieur" he said, Lord Win
! ton promised to execute this inden-
! ture. He died before his signature
could be attached to it. 1 must ask
| you to execute it in his stead"
TAKE 2 TRIUMPHS OF JONQUIL
Suddenly, as once before on this
morning, Lord Valleys, who had
been seated the instant before, was
now, with no motion hal seemed
visible to the eye, standing on his
feet. He came forward, took the
paper which Monsieur Jonquelle
held in his hand, and going rel to
the table, unfolded it and stopped
| over it. He was some time ir an
inspection of the document, and in
the meantime Monsieur Jonquelle
had made a gesture, as one of flick
ing the ashes from a cigaret
through the open window into the
Bots de Boulogne. The two young
men in their animated discussion in
stantly crossed the street and en-
tered the house.
Presently Lord Valleys rose from
his stopped posture. He was shaken
with establishment, but there was
of this establishment no visible
element, either in his appearance
or in his voice.
Monsieur" he said, this is a
deed drawn by an English solicitor,
conveying all of Lord Winton's
estates in England to his grand
daughter, Barbara Westridge. Why,
monsieur, should 1 convey these
estates to this American girl? They
have descended to me by inherit
ance. One does not ALLEVIATE his
lands without a cause"
Il will suggest a reason" replied
Monsieur Jonquelle. This is in ac-
cordance with Lord Winton's prom
Use. You stand now in Lord Win
toms stead, and as 1 have said, you
have received his benefits, and you
should assume his obligations"
Lord Valleys smiled-that vague
smile which seemed not to disturb
the features of his face. He folded
the deed together in his hand.
You must permit me to decline,
monsieur" he said.
He paused a moment. and the
background of his face hardened.
"And you must overlook it, mon
%sieur," he said, "if 1 feel hat your
whole suggestion with respect to
this matter is not convincing. This
girl could not have assassinated
Lord Winston"
"She could not" replied Monsieur
Jonquelle. Lord Winston was kill
ed by some powerful assassin who
seized him, compressed his body and
drove in the knife"
He turned now toward Lord Val
leys, his ACE firm.
Monsieur he said, twill you
carry out the obligation of Lord
Winton and leave the matter of his
assassin a mystery, or will you re-
fuse it and have that mystery
solved?"
The man at the table looked
strangely at Monsieur Jonquelle. He
had the aspect of a creature of great
strength, concerned always with
concealing it. He was puzzled and
disturbed, but his voice did not
change.
You know, then, the ASSASSIN of
Lord Winton?"
81 do" replied the Prefect. "Shall
1 name him to you?"
The man made again the vague
gesture with his white, steel fingerS.
you may keep the secret of the
name, monsieur" he said, eff you
will be kind enough to tell me the
thing that indicated to you the
name"
with pleasure" replied Monsieur
Jonquelle. you have said that the
English criminal courts are stupid,
and L have concurred in that
opinion. Observe, monsieur, the evil
dence of hat stupidity. This Grim
tnal court could not understand how
a knife-blade four inches long could
infict a direct wound seven inches
deep. They measured the knife
blade and the wound, these English,
and wrote it down impossible. .
But you, monsieur, who are Slav,
and I who am Latin, would hardly
arrive at this conclusion. For we
would reflect that a knife-blade four
inches long. driven into the soft It's
sues of the body compressed togeth-
er by the impact of a powerful blow