Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-04-07

impatiently.
This. take IT," said the Jow alb
sently, tapping the box, "is the iowolry
Of Nine. Omber."
II took IT," Lanyard retorted good.
humoredly-"not to put too fine a
point upon IT,"
The Jew shrugged, and with the tips
of his fingers gently pushed the box
toward his customer.
This makes me very unhappy" De
admitted; but have no choice in the
matter, monsieur. As the agent Of my
principals. | am instructed to refuse
you an offer for these valuable
"Why?"
Again the shrug, accompanied by
deprecatOry grimace: That is ar.
ficult to say No explanation waa
made me. My instructions were mr...
ly to keep this appointment as usual
hut to advise you Chat it would be- -m.
possible for my principals to couUuu.
their relations with you as Ions ..
your affairs remained in their ura....
status"
Their present status?' Lanyard rn.
peated. what does that mean"
81 cannot say, monsieur. I can only
repeat that which was said to nae.
After a moment Lanyard rose. took
the box and replaced it in his pocket
Very WELL he said quietly "E..~
principals, Of course, understand .l.t
this action on their part definitely
ends our relations rather than merely
interrupts them at their whimT
Il am desolated, monsieur, buL-oua
must assume that they have couslI-
cred everything. You understand. it
is matter in which am wholly with
out discretion, I trust?'
"Oh, quite!" Lanyard asseutsd ..ra-
lessly. He held out his hand. Good
by, my friend"
The Jew shook hands warmly
Good night, monsieur The
best Of luckl'
There was a significance i'm his last
words that Lanyard did not trouble ,
analyze. Beyond doubt the man knew
more than he dared admit. And the -I-
lUl'l ullAoCIL Ac iOulA
ly surmise most Of that whit. the
other had felt constrained 10 leave uu-
spoken.
Pressure from some quarter had
been brought to bear upon t.r. s-
nently respectable firm Of jewel uar-
chants in Amsterdam to force them
to discontinue their Clandestiue reIa-
lions with the Lone Wolf, profitable
though these must have been.
Anger burned in him no les. r.tIv
than chagrin. It could hardly be- r
wise with one who, so long su.cr. .a
go his way without discovery or H..-
drance, now suddenly, in the g0ms. q.
a few brief hours, found l.L=...
brought up with a round turu-l....
in and mcnaced on every side b. a..
cret opposition and hostility.
He no longer feared to be watched.
and the very fact that, as far ,r ..
could see, he wasn't watched.
added fuel to his resentment. dr-.-.
strating as it did so patiently the E..
assurance Of the Pack that iL Dan. ..a
cornered, without aftermath. u....
than to meet its wishes.
TO the driver of the first J..i... lao
met he said "rAbbaye,' chen. ..sl-
ting himself within the conveyance.
he surrendered TO the mosL uorosa -c-
Elections.
Nothing Of his mood was, however
apparent in his manner on al.zaL.--.
He bore a cOuntenanCe Of aMidh.a Inc
souciance through tho portals OF this
festal institution, whose proGiost
boast and, incidentally, sole claim TO
uniqueness is that it never opens it's
doors before midnight nor closes ,aou
before dawn.
He had moved about with ..L a..or-
ity since entering his fiat ON tho Rive
Roget that il was even now only Two
o'clock, an hour at which roy,.." might
be expected to have reached -f apo
gee in this, the sOidisauL sw..ta..
place in Paris.
A less sophisticated adventure.
might have oeen battered hv ..n cor.
diality Of his reception at the hands of
the maitre dhotel,
'Ah-h, NJ. Lanyar buJ IL la LNAa
since we have been so favored. How.
ever. have kept your table for Nra.
Have you, indeed?"
Gould it be otherwise, after receipt
of your honored order?'
NO. said Lanyard coolly. Il pre-
sumo not, if you value your peace OF
mind"
Monsieur is alone ?''-this with IN
accent OF disappointment
Temporarily, perhaps.
But this way, il you please
In the wake Of the functiOuary Ian
yard traversed that frowsy autgroom,
where doubtful MASTERS are horigi o-
suspicion in company with the corps
OF automatic bacchanalians and hCu.
rantes, to the main restaurant The I'm,
ner sanctum toward which the naive
soul of the travel-bitten Angl0.SoNon
aspires so ardently.
1t was not a large room; iyrcguariy
ga O..