Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-05-26
CHAPTER xxx-cOntinued.

-rosnf taking any. He met that Chal-
LANCE with a look of blank noncompre-
hersion. folded his arms, lounged
.gainst the desk, and watched Nine.
oynber acknowledge, none too cordial
" the sergent's query.
~ am Nine. Omber-yes. What can
I do for your
The sergent gaped.
"pardon!" he stammered, then
laughed as one who tardily appreci-
otes Joke. 1T is well we are here in
time madame" he added--"though 1t
world seem you have not had great
,,onhle with this miscreant. Where is
the woman?
He moved a pace toward Lanyard
handouts jingled in his grasp.
"A moment, if you pleased" madame
,nterposed. Woman? What woman 2"
Pausing, the sergent explained in a
tone of surprise:
His accomplice, naturally! Such
we're our instructions-to proceed at
once to madame's home, enter quietly
BY way of the servants entrance
which would be open-and arrest q
burglar with his female accomplice."
Again the stout sergent moved to-
ward Lanyard; again Nine. Omber
stopped him.
"One moment, If you pleased"
Her eyes. dense with mystification
anl suspicion, questioned Lanyard s.
who, with a significant nod toward the
Jewel case still in her hands, gave her
look Of dumb entreaty.
After brief hesitation, cit is a mis-
take" madame declared; there is no
woman in this house that / know of
who has no right to be here. But
you say you received message? ]
sent none!"
The fat sergent shrugged. THAT is
not for me to dispute, madame. have
only my information to go by"
He glared sullenly at Lanyard, who
returned a placid smile which, despite
what little hope was to be derived
from madames irresolute manner,
WdSkEu a Vast dllOulIL III CAOPANebNAOhs
He felt tolerably sure. Mme. Omber
had not summoned the police on prior
knowledge OF his presence in the Ii
brary This meant, then, a new form
Of attack on the part of the Pack. He
must certainly have been followed
or else the girl had been caught at
tempting to steal away and the infor-
nation extracted from her by force
majeure. Moreover, he could hear two
more pairs of feet tramping through
the salons.
Pending the introduction of these
last Nine. Omber said nothing more.
And. unceremoniously enough, the
newcomers shouldered their way into
the library-two men in citizens cloth
ing-One pompous body of otherwise
undistinguished appearance, promptly
Identified by the sergents de vile as
the commissaire of that quarter, the
other, a puffy mediocrity, known to
LANYARD at least (if no one else seemed
to recognize him) as Popinot.
At this confirmation of his darkest
fears the adventurer abandoned hope
Of any aid from Nine Omber and be-
gan to take transformations stock of his
chances Of escaping by his own ef-
forts.
But he was altogether unarned,
thanks to his precipitate action in
drawing the teeth of madame's re-
'olver and the odds were heavy-four
against one, all four no doubt under
arms, and two at least-the sergents
d ville-men of sound military train
Ing.
Nine. Omber?" inquired the COM
mlsSaire, saluting that lady with I'M
mense dignity. "One trusts that this
Intrusion may be pardoned, the circum-
stances remembered. In an affair OF
uiS nature, involving this repository
OF so historic treasures"
That is quite well understood, mon
sleur lie commissaire," madame replied
Instantly. And this monsieur is, no
doubt, your aid"
Pardon!" Monsieur lie commissaire
fastened to make his companion
Known. IN. Popinot, agent de Ia
SuFete, who lays these infoymations.
With a profound obeisance to Nine.
Vmber, Popinot strobe dramatically
over to face Lanyard and explore MS
Aheaments with his small, keen, sh1rty
eyes Of a pig-a scrutiny which the al
'enturer suffered with superficial i'm
perturbability.
1t is he!" Popinot announced Win
gesture. "Messieurs, call upon you
70 arrest this man, NJ Michael Lam
YARD, self-styled the Lone Wolf.
he stepped back a pace, expanding
MS chest in a vain effort to eclipse his
@oaomen, and glanced round triumph
shtly at his respectful auditors.
Accused" he added with intense
relish, of the murder of Inspector
Roddy of Scotland Yard at Troyon's,
Had of setting fire to that establish
Went-"
FOR this. Popinot," Lanyard inter
Iupted in an undertone, Il shall some
ume cut off yonr ears!" He turned to
"ne Omber: "Eccept. il you please