Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-03
SYNOPSIS.

Jewels and the Huysman war plans II
London Lanyard returns to Troyon's 70,
thinks Roddy, q Scotland Yard man. 4
on his trail. On arrival no finds Roddy 81.
CHAPTER I1I-At dinner Q converse
ton between Comte de Morbihan, NJ. Ban
non and Mile. Bannon about the Lona
WOLF. . celebrated cracksnlan who works
alone, puzzles and alarms him - Ia
whether his identity 10 only guessed q
knnWn.
vcc5HdAP.TDR VITO satisfy himself tina,
6r oaey - 81 not Watching him, Lanyard
parently asleep and snoring in tSe e n 81
girl in hia room ~ AA>'
CHAPTER V-The girl turns out to bN
Mile. Bannon. who explains her presence
BY saying that she was sleep-walking.
CHAPTER Win his apartment near
the Trocadero he finds written on the back
Of twenty-pound note. part Of his con-
rom rbs no. hSSa an win ten
them.
CHAPTER vII-Lanyard attempts to
that The Pack has forbidden the buyers to
Pack. ~ " ' ~ "''' Luz
CHAPTER WILDE Morbihan meeo.
him and takes him before three masked
members Of The Pack.
CHAPTER X-He recognizes Popino,,
apache, and Wertheimer. English mobs-
man. but the third. an American. Is un-
them.
CHAPTER x-On his return to his room
he Is attacked in tho dark. but knocks
out his assailant.
rrYA prup W ~. .s,,.. A. -
scious man. who proves to be the mys-
him quiet. discovers that Reddy has bssn
murdered in his bed with the evident In
and changing the appearance OF. the I'M
conscious American to resemble his own.
starts to leave the house.
CHAPTER KILN the corridor he on
counters Lucia Bannon. who insists on
CHAPTER XIII - Having no money
Lucia 10 obliged to take refuge with Ian
Of hi Sis ''q He locks 81 her IN room
alone and retires to get some rest him
CHAPTER xIV-After sleep Lanyard
nnds bis Viewpoint changed. He tells
CHAPTER xv-Mutual confessions fol-
low. She is Lucy, Shannon. not Bannon.
the crook. The American murderer Of
Roddy was Bannon's secretary. Both men
are members of The Pack and out to get
!. Lanyard.
CHAPTER XvI-Lanyard tells Lucy
that he means to reform and she agrees
to go with him to return the London loot.
A newspaper wrapped in brick Is thrown
through the skylight
CHAPTER XvII-A bullet follows the
brick. The paper has an account OF the
total destruction by fire of Troyon's.
CHAPTER xvIII-They start out OF;
their errand Of restoration and Lanyard
silences German spy.
CHAPTER VII - Cazalet goes WIN
prinkwater to the library where tho mu:.
der was committed. shows him secrgt
passage he knew Of as boy. and leads
the way through 1t.
CHAPTER XX-Lanyard burelariouslv
returns the Omber Jewels
CHAPTER xXI-They 70 to the home
Of M; Ducroy. minister of war, to return
tne Huysman papers in return for safe
conduct out Of France. On coming out
Lanyard finds Lucy gone.
CHAPTER xXI1-Lanyard turns taxi
chauffeur.
CHAPTER xXIII-He finds Lucy. who
dismisses him. leaving him to think that
she is In league with The Pack.
CHAPTER xxIv-Lanyard carries q
fare in his taxi.
After some time he returned to the
garden and quartered it with the thor
oughness of pointer beating covert.
But he did this hopelessly, bitterly
aware that the outcome would be pre-
cisely what it eventually was-that
is to say, nothing.
He vas kneelilg beside the bench
scrutinizing the turf round about with
microscopic attention by aid of his
fash-lamp, seeking some sign Of strug-
gle to prove she had not left him will
ingly; and finding none-when voice
brought him momentarily out of his
distraction.
He looked up wildly, to discover Du-
croy standing over him, his stout per.
son chastely swathed in quilted
dressing-gown with trousers, his ex-
preston one Of stupefaction.
well, monsieur-well?" the minis
ter of war demanded irritably. What
II repeat-are you doing there?"
Lanyard essayed response, choked
up, and gulped. He rose and stood
swaying, showing a stricken face, but
for the moment couldn't speak.
"Eh?" Ducroy insisted, with an &C.
cent Of evaporation. "Why do you
stand glazing at me like that-eh?
Come, monsieur; what ails you? I
have arranged everything, say.
Where is mademoiselle
Lanyard made broken gesture.
"She is gone," he muttered forlornly.
Instantly the countenance of the
stout Frenchman was lighted with a
CLEAN Of eager interest-romance
lover that he was-and he stepped
nearer, peering closely into the face
of the adventurer.
Gomez" he echoed. "Mademoiselle?
Your sweetheart, eh?"
Lanyard assented with a disconso-
late nod and sigh. Impatiently Ducroy
caught him by the sleeve.
"Come!" he insisted, tugging-
come at once into the house. Now,
monsieur-now at length you enlist all
ones sympathies! Come, say! Is it
your desire that l catch my death of
cold?"
Indifferently Lanyard suffered him
self to be led away. He was, indeed,
barely conscious of what was happen
ing. All his being was possessed by
the thought that she had forsaken
him.