Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-04-06

to leaving the Rue des Acacias: their
way had been too long and purposely
too involved. and his vigilance too
lively for that. Left to herself there
in the garden for quarter-hour, she
/ had been free To think independently
/ for almost the first time since she had
+ descended from the studio.
Then, horror overnastering her, she
had fed the ~garden-wildly, blindly.
he didn't doubt-and probably had
sought refuge in some obscure hotel
till morning. What then? She had
neither money nor any friends in
Paris, but had mentioned some per-
sonal jewelry she planned TO pawn
That would be her first move, then,
TO a pawnbroker's. where he must
seek her-nOt to force himself again
upon her, but to follow at distance
( and watch over her. to ward off any at
| tempt on Bannons part to interfere.
The government pawnshop had its
attraction for Lanyard as well: he was
there before the doors were open for
I the day-was the first to enter; and
fortified by loans negotiated on his
watch. cigarette case. and a ring or
/ two, retired to a nearby cafe which
] commanded view of the entrance to
the establishment on the Rue des
| Blancs-Manteaux and settled himself
against a day-long vigil.
| 1t wasn't easy; drowsiness buzzed in
his brain and weighted his eyelids;
now and again, involuntarily, he nod
/ ned over his glass of black coffee. And
when evening came and the doors of
! the pawnshop were closed for the
night he rose and stumbled off, telling
himself that possibly he had mapped
a little without his knowledge and thus
| had missed her visit.
Engaging obscure lodgings close by
the Rue des Acacias. he slept till near
/ ly noon of the following day. then rose
| to put into execution a design which
had sprung full-winged from his brain
| at the moment of awakening.
/ He had his car and a chauffeur's Ii
| cense Of long standing IN the name OF
L,
cruise at will the streets of Paris
without lawful let or hindrance. And
with the aid Of a few judicious selec-
| tons from the stock Of a secondhand
/ clothing shop and Of few other pur-
chases at chemists. he felt tolerably
sure that it would need keen eyes
whether the Packs or the procedures
| to identify Pierre Lamier with either
Michael Lanyard or the Lone Wolf
By the close of the third day he re-
/ luctantly conceded that she must have
managed to escape from Paris without
! his aid.
Then he began to suspect that Ban
non had fed Paris as well, for the
most diligent investigation he was
able to pursue unchallenged failed to
unearth the least clue to the move
ments Of the American subsequent to
| the fire at Troyons.
| Now, toward midnight of that same
third day, Lanyard was driving slowly
westward on the Boulevard de la Made
leine when a limousine of familiar
aspect rounded a corner half a block
ahead and, drawing up in front of
| Wells, discharged four passengers.
The first was Wertheimer and at
sight of his rather striking figure, an
rayed for the evening in apparel from
Bond street, Lanyard slackened speed.
Turning as he alighted, the English
man offered his hand to young wom-
an She jumped down to the sidewalk
in radiant attire and temper, laughing
| like delighted child
| InvOluntarily Lanyard stopped his
car, and a chauffeur driving Immediate
| ly to the rear, swerving out to escape
collision, shot past, cursing him lib
orally, while a sergent de vile scowled
darkly and uttered an imperative
word.
Lanyard pulled himself together
somehow and drove on.
The girl was just then passing into
the restaurant through the revolving
door, Wertheimer attending her, while
| De Morbihan had aIighted from the
car and was lending solicitous arm
to Bannon
LUZ " LhEoS ldSt LdIlJ diu paul llIIlS
attention. Quite automatically he
passed Wells, rounded the Madeleine,
and turned up the Boulevard Males
herbes. Paris and all it's brisk midnight
traffic swung by without claiming
1.-THE OF his attentiOn--he was mainly
conscious of lights that reeled dizzily
round him, like a multitude of staring,
malicious, knocking eyes.
At the junction with the Boulevard
Haussmann a second sergent de vile
reused him with warning about care
less driving. He went more sanely
thereafter but with a heart of utter
wretchedness-his eyes still wore
dazed expression, and now and again
he shook his head impatiently, as
though to rid it of a swarm Of tor
menting thoughts.
So it seemed he had all along been
her dupe; that all the while he had
been ostentatiously shielding her from
harm and efficiently showing her
every evidence of his devotion she
had been laughing in her sleeve and
planning to return with her report of
a fool self-hoodwinked to the service
she had pretended to despise
A great anger welled in his bosom.
Turning round, he made back to the
Boulevard de ia Madplnina and IN ono