The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-04-14


tention. The trouble is, we're followed.
But as yet our faithful shadow doesn't
KNOW we know it-unless he's more in
telllgent than he seems. Consequent
ly, If l don't misjudge him, he'll take
table outside, the better 20 keep an
| eye on us, as soon as he sees we're ap-
parently settled for some time. More
than that, I've got note to write-and
not merely as subterfuge. This fel.
low must be shaken off, and as long as
we stick together that can't very we'll
be done"
| He interrupted himself while the
waiter served them, then sugared his
coffee, arranged the ink bottle and pa
per to his satisfaction, and bent over
his pen.
Come closer" he requested-"as If
you were interested in what I'm writ
ing-and amused; if you can laugh a
bit at nothing, so much the better. But
keep sharp eye on the windows. You
| can do that more readily than / under
cover of the brim of your hat. And
let me know what you see."
He had no more than settled into
the swing of composition than the
girl-apparently following his pen
with closest attention-giggled coquet-
tishly and nudged his elbow.
"The window to the right of the
door we came in" she murmured, smil-
ing delightedly; hes standing behind
the fir trees, staring in
| Can you make him out?" Lanyard
asked without moving his lips.
| mo more than that he's tall" she
said with every indication of enjoying
a most tremendous joke. His face is
all in shadow"
! "Patience!" counseled the adven.
| turer. He'll take heart of courage
when convinced of our innocence"
| He poised his pen, scrutinized the
ceiling for inspiration, and permitted
a slow smile to irradiate his features.
You'll take this note, if you please"
he said cheerfully, ito the address on
the envelope, by taxi-it's some dis.
lance, near the Etoile. A long chance,
but one we must risk; give me half an
hour alone, and | guarantee to discour.
age this animal one way or another
You understands"
"Perfectly!" she laughed archly
He bent over and for a few mo-
ments wrote busily.
Nov he's walking slowly round the
corner, never taking his eyes from
YOU" the girl reported, shoulder to
shoulder and head distractingly near
his head.
Good. Can you see him any bet.
teri"
"Not yet"
This note," he said, without STOP
ping his pen or appearing to say any
| thing, "iS for the concierge of a build
ing where / rent stabling for little,
closed car I find occasionally useful
I'm supposed there to be chauffeur
in the employ of a crazy Englishman
who keeps me constantly travelling
with him back and forth between
| Paris and London. That's to account
for the irregularity with which / use
the car. They know me, monsieur and
madame of the conciergerie, as Pierre
Lamier; and think they're safe-not
only trustworthy and of friendly dis
position, but quite supplemented;
don't believe they gossip much. If so,
the chances are De Morbihan and his
gang know nothing Of the arrangement.
But that's all speculation-a forlorn
hope!"
II understand" the girl chuckled at
his elbow. Hes still prowling up and
down outside the hedge"
Were not going to need that car to-
night; but the home of Nine Omber Is
close by; and I'll follow and join you
there within an hour at most. Mean
time, this note will introduce you to
the concierge and his wife-I hope you
won't mind-as my fiancee. Pm telling
them we became engaged in England,
and I've brought you to Paris to visit
my mother in Montrouge, but am de-
tanned by my employers business, and
will they please give you shelter for an
hour
"He's coming in," the girl announced
quietly.
| "In here?"
! ANO-lucIOly luSIu6 Lu0 IOW VI llLLlo
| trees"
| (Which entrance"
con the boulevard side. He's taken
| the corner table. Now a walters 60
| ing out to him.
"You can see his face nOw?" Ian.
yard asked, sealing the mote.
mot we'll"
'Tt won't be Popinot," Lanyard re-
| fiected, addressing the envelope; "he's
| tubby"
"This man is tall and slender"
"Wertheimer, possibly. Does he sug.
gest an Englishman in any way?"
mot in the least. He wears mus
che-blond-twisted up like the
kaiser's."
Lanyard made no reply, out his
heart sank, and he shivered imper-
ceptibly with foreboding. He enter
tanned no doubt but that the worst had
happened, that to the number of his