The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-06-09

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slonal con 8H LANYARD exhibited >
small oyln & stiH papsr between
ais thumb index niger.
oosgiiax zentfaily. A. Ducroy
hh- mpudence is thisss
His 81 nchaneed. Lanyard bent
forward lentIy dropped the eyiin-
der into q renchman's hand. At the
same time offered aim : pocket
magnifyins
What IS .s7n pucroy persisted
stupidity VT what ="
IF monsieuk wiu be good enough
to unroll the pkners and examine them
with the aid aazhis elass--e
With a wondering grunt NJ. Ducroy
compiled. smosahinr 81, several small
sheets Of ~ slegraphegs printingout
paper. to VI. ~ raor.l narily compli-
Gated and 81 designs had been
transferred ss,nely resembling la
borious efforts q copventionalize q
spiders web.
But no sooner'had n Ducroy focused
upon them the magnifying glass than
ne started Niolsatly. uttered an excited
exclamation and subjected the papers
TO an examinatbp both prolonged and
exacting. n
monsieur no doubt now salts
fed?S Lanyard tnauired. when his pa
tience would enesgsre no longer.
These are Canine the minister
of war demandsd sharply. without
looking up.
Monsieur can Readily discern nota-
tons made upon he drawings by the
inventor. Georsa. Iluysmar. in his own
hand. Furthermore. each plan has
been marked the lower left-hand
corner witt "a word accepted fol-
lowed by the ..ssTitials OF the German
minister Q. NATi I think this estab-
fishes beyond I'erpte toe authenticity
OF these photlBNphs "a Ehe plans for
Huysman's inve
YES" the otlF rec breathlessly.
You have the atyes from which
these prints M
| Here" Lanya saif Indicating a
second cigtJeita
And then, ement 40 leis.
urely and car that his purpose
was accomplit efore the other in
his preoccupat n vas aware OF II. the
I r.
adventurer LEI "A Onward and swept
up the prints The counterpane In
front OF NJ DNg
"Here!" the Frspeaman exclaimed.
why do YOU W.
Monsieur n questions their
authenticity
grant yoFthSt
Then ieturn TO myself these
prints, pendn.e negotiations for their
transfer TO ErancAg
How did y2 nj by them?" de-
manded Nj. Do ter a moments
thought
Need monsftt Is France 80
Observed by her spils fhat you do not
already know Of tla misfortune re-
Gently suffered In LqIdon by one CAP.
tain Ekstrom?"
Ducroy shook his lad LANYARD re-.
ceived this indicatidJ with impotence
1t seeRadmha VI pssihle Haat the
10 stupid or'sc lIlsEant. But with I
patient shrug he proceeded to eluci.
date.
Captain Ekstrom." he explained.
"but recently succeeded in photograph.
ing these plans and took them to Lon.
don to sell to the English Unfortu-
nately for himself unhappiIy for per-
iidious Albion - Captain Ekstrom fell
in with me and mfstook me for Down.
ing streets representative. And here
are the plans"
you are-the Lone Wclf-then?"
Il am, monsieur--sim as concerns
you, the person in possession of these
plans, and who offers them through
you, to France, for a price"
But why introduce yourself to me
in this extraordinary fashion to con.
summate transaction for which the
ordinary channels with which you
must be familiar are entirely ade.
quate?"
Simply because Ekstrom has fol
lowed me to Paris Lanyard explained
indulgently. did | venture to ap
proach you through the customary
channels, my chances of rounding out
useful life thereafter would be prac
tically nil. Furthermore. my circum
stances are such that 1t has become
necessary for me to leave France i'm
mediately- without an hours delay
also secretly; elseI might as well re
main here to be butchered. Now you
command the only means know of to
accomplish my purpose And that is
the price, the only price, you will have
to pay me for these plans"
Il don't understand you"
1T is en- schedule. is it not. that Cap
tain Vauquelin Of the aviation corps is
to attempt nonstop fight from Paris
TO London this morning, with two pas
sengers, in a new Parrott biplane?p
THAT is so. Weli?S
Il must be ore Of those passengers;
and have companion, young lady
who will take the place of the other.
/ 1t isn't possible. monsieur. Those
arrangements are already fixed"
"You will countorrnand them
But there is no time"
"You can get into telephone com
munication with Port Aviation in two
minutes"
But the passengers have already
been pre- missed"
You will disappoint them
"The start is tc be made in the first
! flush Of daylight How could you reach
Port Aviation in tirue?"
'Tn your motor car, monsieur"
1T cannot be done.
TT must! II the start must be de