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the three posterns that pierced the
wallis on the side streets one only was
in general use by the servants of the
establishment. the other two were
presumed to be permanently sealed
Lanyard, however, knew better
When they had turned on from the
avenue he slackened pace and moved
at caution, examining the prospect
narrowly.
On the one hand he had the wall of
the private park. topped by naked,
soughing limbs of neglected trees On
the other. across the way. block of
tall old buildings, withdrawn behind
jealous garden walls, showing-at that
hour at least-stupid, sleepy faces and
Hghtless eyes to passers-by
Within the perspective OF the street
but three shapes stirred-Lanyard and
the girl in the shadow of the wall, and
a disconsolate, misprized cat that
promptly on their appearance vanished
like terror-stricken ghost
Overhead the sky was breaking.
showing ebon patches and infrequent
stars through a wind-harried wrack of
cloud The night had grown sensibly
colder and noisy with the rushing
sweep of a new-sprung wind
Several yards from the postern-gate
Lanyard paused definitely and spoke
for the first time in many minutes, for
the knowledge of their errand's gray
ity had oppressed the spirits of both
and enjoined an unnatural silence ever
since their departure from the Rue des
Acacias.
This is where we STOP" he said,
with jerk of his head toward the
wall; "but-it's not too Late
We're wasting Time" she returned
steadily.
Without further remonstrance, if
with mind beset with misgivings, he
led on to the gate, blank door of wood,
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CHAPTER XIX.
En- Route.

En- Route.
For all the success that had ostensi-
bly, rewarded his effrontery, Lanyard. 3
mind was far from easy during that
hour which he devoted to dodging.
ducking, and doubling across Paris and
back again before attempting to rejoin
Lucy Shannon He hoped to confuse
and confound any Jackals of the Pack
that might have picked up his trail as
adventitiously as Ekstrom had.
His delight, indeed, in discountenanc-
ing his dupe and enemy was quite
chilled by an apprehension that it
were madness, simply because the spy
had proved Unexpectedly tractable, to
consider the Ekstrom affair closed. In
the very fact of that docility inhered
something strange and ominous, con-
temptation of which distilled a potent
premonition of evil hardly mftigated
by Lanyard's relief on finding the girl
awaiting him, as per program, safe and
sound under the wing of madame la
concierge, in the little court of private
stables wherein he rented space for
his car, of the Rue des Acacias.
Monsieur le concierge, it appeared,
was from home, and madame, thick
witted, warm-hearted, simple body that
she was, discovered phase of BEAM
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this. no less than three hideous squeals
of protest were evoked before they
gained the top. each indicating pause
and a wait of several GREATNESS sec
onds.
But it would seem that such serv-
ants as had been left in the house,
in the absence of its chatelaine, either
slept soundly or were accustomed to
discount the midnight concert of those
age-old timbers; and without mis-
chance, at length, through a swinging
door they entered the main reception
hall. revealed by the dancing spotlight
as a room of noble proportions and fur
nished with somber magnifcence-
Here the girl was left alone for q
few minutes, while Lanyard darted
abovestairs for rapid reconnaissance
of the state bedchambers and servants
quarters.
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SYNOPSIS.

After stealing the Omber jewels and the
ETuysnaan war plans in London Michael
lanyard returns to Troyon's. a Paris inn.
for the first time in many years because
lha thinks Roddy. Scotland Yard man,
tfs on his trail Lanyard dresses and goes
out. leaving Roddy snoring In the next
room. then comes back stealthily, to find
In his room Mile Bannon- In the apart
xsneut near the Trocadero he finds an in
-vitatfon from The Pack to the Lone Wolf
60 Join them. Lanyard attempts to dis
pose of the Omber Jewels, but finds that
The Pack has forbidden the buyers to
deal with him He meets The Pack. but
refuses alliance with them. On his re-
turn to his room he is attacked in the
clark, but knocks out his assaflant- He dis
covers that Roddy has been murdered in
hits bed and starts to leave the house In
the corridor he encounters Lucia Bannon
who insists on leaving with him. Having
money Lucia is obliged to take refuge
with Lanyard in the studio of an absent
artist friend of his. He locks her in a
room alone After sleep Lanyard finds
sAis viewpoint changed. He tells Lucia
who he Is. Mutual confessions follow.
She Is Lucy Shannon, not Bannon. and
mas been used as tool by Bannon. the
CROOK The American murderer of Roddy
was lannon's secretary. Lucy agrees to
dro with him to return the London loot. A
newspaper wrapped in a brick Is thrown
Ghrcugh the skylight. The paper has an
accoGEt OF the total destruction by fire of
Troyon's- They start out on their errand
restoration.
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ing incuriosity most grateful to the ad-
venturer, enabling him as it did to dis
pense with more embarrassing men
dacity in support Of his original lie as
to their relations and to whisk the girl
away as soon as he liked.
This last was just as speedily as per-
sonal examination had treasured him
with respect to his automobile-super-
hcially an ordinary motor-cab of the
better grade, but with an exceptionally
powerful engine hidden beneath it's
hood A car of such character, pass
ing readily as the town car of any fam
lily in modest circumstances, or else as
what Paris calls a voiture de remise
"a hackney car without taximeter-
was tremendous convenience, en-
abling it's proprietor to scurry at will
about cab-ridden Paris without excit-
ing comment; but it couldn't be left
standing in public places at odd hours,
or for long, without attracting the in
terest of the police, and SO was useless
to Lanyard at present. But he
entertained a shrewd suspicion tina.
his plans might all miscarry and
the command of fast-traveling
car ere long become a necessity
to his salvation, SO he cheer
fully devoted fair half-hour to
putting the motor in prime trim for
the road.
With this accomplishment the
fact established through discreet, OBJ
hQue interrogation of madame la con-
cierge that conditions In that quarter
were normal; that no inquiries had
been made after the whereabouts of
Pierre Lamfer, and no strange or other
wise questionable characters had been
seen lettering in the neighborhood of
late-he was ready for his first true
step toward rehabilitation.
Thus it was past one in the morning
when. with the girl ON his arm. he is
sued forth into the dark and drowsy
Rue des Acacias. moving swiftly,
crossed the Avenue de la Grande Ar
NEE. and thereafter avoiding main
travelled highways, struck southwark
aristocratic quarter of Passy.
Here, skirting the boulevards of the
Notifications, they approached the pri-
vate park of La Muette
The home of that wealthy and ami
able eccentric. Nine Helene Omber,
was souvenir of those days when
Passy had been suburban A survival
Of the revolution. vast. dour pile that
had known few changes since the days
OF its construction. it occupied a large,
unkempt park. irregularly triangular
in shape. bounded by two streets and
an avenue, and rendered private by
high walls crowned with broken glass.
Carbohydrates opened ON the avenue.
guarded by porter's lodge. while or
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painted a dark green, deeply recessed
in the thickness of the wall.
In support of his promise that he
had made every preparation to attack
the premises before the sudden depar-
ture Of Madam Omber for England,
Lanyard had a key ready and in the
lock almost before they reached it.
And the door swung on well-greased
hinges As silently it shut them in
Beyond the fact that they stood upon
a weed-grown gravel path, hedged
about with thick masses of shrubbery,
the girl was unable to make much of
the general aspect Of their surround
ings. The park was as black as a
pocket, and the heavy efiuvia of wet
mold. decaying weeds and rotting
leaves that choked the air seemed only
to render the murk still thicker
But Lanyard evidently knew his
way biindfold; though motives of pru-
dence babe him refrain from using his
fash-lamp, there wasn't the least un-
certainty in his actions. Never once
at loss for the right turning, he piloted
the girl swiftly through bewi1dering
black labyrinth of paths and lawns
and thickets.
In due course he pulled up and she
saw that they had come out into
clear space of lawn and stood close be-
side the featureless, looming bulk of
a. lightless building.
His grasp frightened, admonitory,
upon her fingers, and she caught his
curiously penetrating yet guarded
whisper:
This is the back of the houseAthe
service entrance From this door a
broad path runs straight to the main
service gateway; you can't mistake it;
and the gate itself has a spring lock-
easy enough to open from the inside
Remember this in event of trouble We
might become separated in the dark
ness and confusion"
Gently returning the pressure, 81 UNI
derstand." she said in a whisper
Immediately he drew her on to the
house. pausing but momentarily before
a wide doorway. one-half of which
promptly swung open and, as soon as
they had passed through, closed with
no perceptfble jar or click And then
Lanyard's fash-lamp was iancing the
gloom on every hand, swiftly rakfng
the bounds of a large, paneled serv-
ants hall, until it picked out the foot
of flight of steps at the farther end.
To this they moved stealthily over a
tiled flooring
The ascent of the staircase was ac-
compiished, however, only with infinite
care, Lanyard testing each rise before
trusting it with his weight or the girls.
Twice he babe her skip one step lest
the ancient woodwork betray them
with tts Complaints In spite Of all
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about and marched straight to the
kiosk of the underground railway. into
which. without one backward glance.
he disappeared.
Two minutes later the earth quaked
beneath Lanyard's feet with the crash
and rumble of a north-bound train.
He waited three minutes longer. but
Ekstrom didn't reappear; and at
length, convinced that his warning had
proved effectual, Lanyard turned and
made on.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. William F%ahnlander,
of Minot, and Charlie Fahnlander and
Anna Gaffney, of Osnabrock, were
visitors in the city between trains
yesterday.
N. j. Mayer succeeds to the position
held up to the first of the year by
George Konze with the Cavalier
County Lumber Company. Mr..
Mayors home is at New Ulm, MINI.
Taking the Moon as an authority
Hannah was about the coolest spot in
the United States on Wednesday
morning of last week. But that isn't
the sort of publicity that the CONNER
cial clubs of most towns are striving
after these days.
1t would appear that there is no
likelihood of anyone going into bank
ruptcy at Hannah when it is shown
that the people of the end-town and
surrounding community r carrying
deposits in the two Hannah banks
amounting to $346, 541. ID.
DR.. John w. Towey, who with the
beginning of the new year becomes a
Langdon medical practitioner, succeed
ing to the practice of DR.. Judd H.
| Kirkham, was an arrival Saturday
from Minneapolis, where he has been
looking after professional matters
since closing up his Doctors office at
Alsen. DR.. Kirkham has not yet left
the city, finding that it will take some
little time to close up his business
affairs.
S. j. A. Boyd, who in addition to
being editor of the Hannah Moon is
also Co. Sup't of SchoolsReher's field
deputy, left during the week on a
vacation trip through the Pacific coast
country, expecting to spend the
greater portion of the time he will be
away at Vancouver, B. c., and Banff,
Alta, where he expects to get bene-
fit from the mineral springs for a
rheumatic trouble. In the meantime
the Moon isn't likely to experience
a partial eclipse but will continue to
beam on it's readers, rejecting the
excellent work which Mr.. E. B.
Holum has been doing on the paper
for some months past.
House For Rent. Good five room
house on Fourth street. Miss Annie
Kelly. 13
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

The mammoth January clearance
sales in progress at the department
stores of j. B. Boyd and A. Schulke
are being we'll attended since the
moderating of the weather improved
the condition of the roads this week.
Walter Ramage is in St. Paul this
week representing the Ramage garage
at the big auto show and expects to
remain in the Twin Cities probably a
month OF six weeks posting up on the
automobile business for the season of
1916.
Wheat took a three cent jump on
Tuesday, boosting the price of Mon
day, SLIT to $1.2O. The present
indication of the market is for the
balance of the unsold crop getting at
least what is the present top figure or
better.
Elias Fisher was among the Lang
don travellers leaving on the afternoon
train going from here Monday to St.
Paul, but expects to join a party OF
friends from there on a trip to the
Pacific coast, not returning here until
the opening of spring.
The county commissioners have been
delayed somewhat in their work since
converting for their January meeting,
owing to the bereavement which has
entered the home of Com'r Erickson,
but expect to wind-up all the business
to come before the board at this time
so as 70 reach an adjournment either
tomorrow afternoon or Saturday
morning.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Wash ice for sale. Leave orders
at Oher Rros confoctionarv store

Wash ice for sale. Leave orders
at Ober Bros. confectionery store.
Girl wanted. Capable experienced
girl for general house work, wanted
at once. Mrs. w. F. Winter.
H. B. Grover was a Grafton bust
ness visitor here and at points on this
branch the fore part of the week.
Manager Dan Baldwin of the Cava.
lier County Implement Co., was at
Dresden yesterday looking after their
branch house.
Mrs. E. Frye came down from
Wales during the week and is spend
ing a few days here with her son, Len
Frye, and family at the New Colum-
bia hotel.
Mrs. Fred ODER went to Grand
Forks on Mondays train where she is
spending a part of the week a guest
at the home of Attorney and Mrs. w.
A. Mcintyre.
Louis FISCHER, the manager OF the
Liebeler- Fischer Co. farm machinery
business at Wales, was a caller or
Langdon friends Tuesday and looking
after business matters between trains.
Mrs. D. c. Mcdonald will be the
hostess of the Langdon woman's clut
at its next meeting to be held or
Tuesday afternoon of the coming
week, the 25th inst. Hour of meeting
three o'clock.
Jas. D. McDougall returned to the
city Monday from a stay of severa.
days last week at Osnabrock, having
been engaged in assisting Druggis
b. G. Clarey in taking stock during
his stay at that place.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
DrS. Smith & Hughes
DENTISTS
OFFICE HOURS: Every Day Except
Sunday: From 8 to 12-1 to6
Donovan Block

j.. D. Roach, proprietor of the
Langdon pantorium, left with the
crowd departing on Mondays after.
moor train. Jerry goes back east tc
Buffalo, N. Y, for a visit with rela-
tives and friends he has not seen since
his trip there eight years ago. He
expects to be away for a month or six
weeks and returning will stay ove1
for a week in Chicago attending tc
business matters.
A. Sparkling was a business visitor
to Grand Forks a day or two last
week, where he attended the state
convention of dealers in Overland
automobiles. Returning Friday from
the trip Mr.. Sparkling reports that his
garage will take care of it's share OF
a shipment of five hundred Overlands
that will be distributed over the
northern part of the state at the open
ing of the season of 1916.
Henry Hytson, cashier and ticket
agent at the Great Northern depot,
left Monday for a visit through the
balance of the winter season at points
on the Pacific coast. He has a cousin
and other relatives at Portland, Ore. f,
where he will remain some time, but
will extend his trip through Califor.
MIA, his leave of absence continuing
until April LIST. Joe Week, who has
been looking after the baggage anc
freight is now in charge of the ticket
window at the depot and will be
Agent Bottoms right bower until MIR.
Hytson's return. Ed. Week, a broth.
err of Joe's, is here from Osnabrocl
as substitute baggage smasher.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

Announcement of two new arrivals
the first of the year of 1916 in the
town of Wales, appeared in last
weeks issue of the Progress. Two
boys, each a ten FOUNDER. The first put
in an appearance Saturday the 9Th at
the home of H. G. Renfrow and wife.
the other m Tuesday, the 18th, when
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Terres were the
proud and happy parents.
The Misses McNeill, former Olga
township residents, who for some
years past have been making their
home in Toronto, have been spending.
the holidays visiting the Dunnigans
and other Beaulieu and Olga friends,
One of the Miss McNeills is a profess
sional nurse in New York City and
the other had been spending most of
the year past with friends in Cuba.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

Munich's graded school holds the
distinction of having a prize winning
student entered in the state apprecia-
ton week prize essay contest, in
which there were eighteen prizes
offered and IN which ten thousand es-
says were written by school children
of the state on "North Dakota, Her
Opportunities and Resources
Hector McGregor and wife aged
eighty-three and eigthy-five years
respectively are among the pioneers
of Walhalla and the to%wnspeople are
forming plans for making the ce]ebra-
tion of the sixtieth wedding anniver-
sary of this old couple quite an event
on April LIST. They have raised a fam
lily of eight and also have sixty grand
children and eleven great grand
children.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

Wash ice for sale. Leave orders at
Ober Bros. confectionery store.
Jas. Wilkinson was up the line
Monday as far as Wales between
trains.
S. Schefter spent Monday and Tues
day at Milton looking after his bust
ness interests in that town.
John j. Boyd was a business visitor
in Grand Forks over the week end,
returning from his trip on Monda, )
passenger.
D. A. Fisher is spending the week
in the Twin Cities looking after bust
ness matters and making a visit of a
few days with friends.
P. P. Kopriva was a returning
passenger Saturday from Fargo, where
he has spent a couple of weeks doing
juror duty in the U. S. federal court.
DR.. and Mrs. Tom Smith spent a
couple of days last week visiting at
the home of the Proms, parents Of
Mrs. Smith at Milton. They returned
on Saturday.
Mrs. McLennon left on Mondays
train returning to her home at
Youngstown, Alta. She was a visitor
through the holidays at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. Anton j. Clodt.
Chas. Hamilton arrived in the city
on Mondays train from the Twin
Cities and is making a visit of a few
days with his parents, Nh. and Mrs.
j. X. Hamilton, and many Langdon
friends.
Mrs. F. ]. Schwartz was a return
ing passenger yesterday from a three
weeks visit during the holidays, hav-
ing spent most of the time visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. B. Fendal,
at St. Cloud, MINI.
Big price reductions at A. o. Wold
Company's store from now to Febru-
airy LIST, when they have to move.
Buy what you want in ~silverware,
iewelry and musical goods during this
sale at your WI figure.
DR.. E. j. Hughes, of the Langdor
dental firm of Drs. Smith & Hughes,
came in on Mondays train from E
professional trip of a week during
which he has visited several of the
neighboring towns over on the 500.
John L. Thompson came up from
Larimore on Mondays train to lool
after his interests near Wang. In thu
spring Mr.. Thompson opens a larg'
auto garage on property he recent.
purchased in the business section O
Larimore.
Jack Mclean was a north boun(
passenger on Fridays train to Hannal
from Backoo, in Pembina county. HI
has quite a circle of old Langdol
friends who met with a pleasant sur
prise when they saw him Friday o.
the depot platform.
William Heck, who has filled a pos
tion in the Windemuth meat marke
for several months, left on Monday
train for the Twin Cities, where h
was employed before coming to Lang
don, intending to spend some tim
there visiting with friends.
Frank McComb, who was here from
Shonovan, Sask., for a visit during
the holidays at the home of his fathe
and mother, left on Fridays train TO
his home in the west. When he cam
he was accompanied by his sister
Miss Myrtle, who spent part of tn
fall visiting with former Langdol
people now located in different part
of Saskatchewan.
Judge Dorval received a dispatcl
on Monday from St. Albert, Alta.
stating that on the 18th inst, a sol
and heir was born to his son, Be-
Dorval, and wife on that date. AS
Langdon boy born and bred the even
is naturally one that is OF interest t.
all old timers here. Congratulation
are also being extended to u towns
man, Grandpa Dorval.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

Wash ice for sale. Leave orders
at Ober Bros. confectionery store
Miss Wild returned Tuesday to
Hannah after a visit of a week with
Langdon friends.
7. L. Tillisch, cashier of the First
National Bank at Osnabrock, was here
on Tuesday between trains.
Jas. MCLAUGHLIN was a returning
passenger yesterday from a trip down
the line as far as the Forks.
Miles Ke.sler was an out of town
visitor Sunday, going down the line
for a visit with friends at Milton.
Rev. Bernard, of Mt. Carmel par
ish, was in the city Tuesday enroute
to Fargo, where he will remain during
the week looking after church matters.
Miss Ellenora Koehmstedt went
north to Dresden on Tuesdays train,
being among the Langdon young peo-
pie attending the birthday party of
MISS mdyIIlc Wl1l1dlllS.
Silverware, jewelry and musical
goods at practically your w prices
at A. o. Void Company's store. They
have to move February LIST and must
sacrifice their stock before removal.
Horton Row was an over Sunday
visitor with the family in town from
the farm at Elkwood, where he is
spending the winter caring for the
stock and marketing last falls crop.
Thos. King of Hannah, who handles
the sale of Ford cars through the
western part of the county, was here
Tuesday comforting with j. F. Ram
age, who has the Ford agency cover
ing this county.
Ben Cooperman, who operated
cigar factory in Langdon several year
ago, was here during the week. H,
now makes four trips a year to tn
town, being salesman for a St. Pau
firm of wholesalers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schneider O
Mt. Carmel, took yesterdays after
noon train for Sanborn, N. D., where
they expect to make a visit of a cou
pie of weeks with several relative
and old friends of the family.
John Baldson while in town F'rida
from his farm north of Osnabroc
? stated that his neighbor Mr.. Be
Kercher, who for some months ha
been suffering from a cameron
2 growth, is rapidly failing in strength
j. j. Souch has during the wee
opened a place of business next to tn
office of the Atlas Lumber Company
e where he has on sale a shipment c
fresh fish caught during the winte
season in the lakes west of US acros
e the line in Manitoba.
T. Fred McGauvran was among tt
arrivals on Tuesdays train from Fa,
go, where he spent most of the tin
: attending school since leaving hon
t over a year ago. "Rusty" now
e almost a six-footer and judging fro
appearances life in the Gateway Cit
r has been agreeing with him.