Evening star., 1926-01-10

Of paper on which was written: "Owe
A. 42,350 francs" There was also a
| pocketknife. so francs in bills. cigar
| cites. matches, a gold watch and
| chain. two opera tickets and, more
surprising than anything else to the
! searchers, a little plan marked
''Proprete jacques Larousse, Route
| Rationale. Cannes 81 Grasse." Denton
! had omitted to return il to the gir.
after he had made the discovery con
| corning the second stone wall
! 1t was this plant that puzzled the
court on the morning following the
| young mans arrest. Denton an
noyed the presiding magistrate by re
| fuslng all information regarding the
plan and his reasons for digging a
, small well on the farm OF Monsier
LarousSe and the case was at stano
Sttll when there came an interruption
The leading avocat Of the bar q
Cannes arrived in great haste and
hurriediy intimated that he appeared
for the prisoner.
y pompous. bullying person was
avocat. Gendarmes and witnesses
cringed before him. He made Jacques
I LarouSse wish that he, jacques had
died when he was a little bit of Il baby
| lie asked Monsieur LarouSSe II he
knew that Americans had come to
France in millions TO help the French
against an enemy. Jacques admitted
that he had heard OF the happening
Well. then, with that informa ton in
his head why did he pursue and in
suit a young American lady who had
made a simple trespass on his farm
Insult her so violently that the pris-
oner. a chivalrouS American, had to
interfere,
jacques tried to explain but the
avocat would not let him. He ad.
dressed the court. II was a simple
matter. A young lady wished TO make
little hole on the farm OF Monsieur
Larousse, possibly to plant a flower
or little tree. Who knows? La
rousse pursues her. abuses her. and
lays hands upon her. The prisoner
interferes. A gallant young gentle.
man. He digs the hole and helps her
TO escape from the cowardly Larousse
Mon Dfeu" shrieked the avocat. DE
we not owe something to these Ameri-
cans? Have we not given them the
ground in which their gallant dead
are laid? And this fellow Larousse
would imprison this man for a pinch
of dirt
The astounded magistrate ordered
John Willoughby Denton to be I'M
mediately released. The avpcat shook
Il am pleased" said the lawyer.
Very pleased. I was instructed by
a young lady. l do not know her
name. sir. You owe me nothing. My
fee has been paid"
John WILLOJGHBY DENTON
walked out of court in time to pre-
vent very angry negro from assault
ing the much-depreSsed NJ Laroussn
stop that, Peter" yelled the young
man. What's the matter with you?"
'Nuthin', Cap'n,' replied Peter.
''Ah jest had a big achin' TO kill that
man most dead"
What are you doing up here?"
questioned Denton
"Cap'n," whispered Peter. its all
fixed up most niceful."
Whats fixed up" snapped John
Willoughby.
Why. ebberythin'." said the valet.
That there Smell King acted like a
gem'man Yassuh. All wouldn't a
knowed yo' was here if it wasn't TO
that there man. This mornin' he calls
me an says. 'Moose-ear. d'you know
this pusson?' An with that he shows
me picture In the French paper that
IS like you but not near enough like
you to make any one who doesn't
know you intimately think it's you.
All says, Why, yes. Co'nel. yes
That's Cap'n Jack as Sure-''
Denton turned and gripped the coat
collar of the negro, MY photograph"
he cried. DO you tell me that my
photograph was in the paper?"