Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-22
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MS OF him q finished craftsman.
1 NAPTER 1I-After stealing the Ombe:
~ $AHs and the Huysman war plans in
y Non Lanyard returns to Troyon's for
US Roddy. a Scotland Yard man. is
Sas trail. On arrival he finds Roddy al
|My installed as guest.
@IAPTER III-At dinner q conversa-
] IA between Comte de Morbihan. M. Ban
and Mile. Bannon about the Lone
ne, puzzles and alarms him % to
J ether his identity Is only guessed OF
AhWn-
E5APTER 1V-To satisfy himself that
II $pdY Is not watching him. Lanyard
ASSES and goes out, leaving Roddy ap-
! yeHtly asleep and snoring In the next
kiri in his room "
AEHAPTER v-The girl turns out to be
I Me. Bannon. who explains her presence
Assaying that she was sleep-walking
NHAPTER Win his apartment near
ETrocadero he finds written on the back
H. twenty-pound note. part of his con-
les I'm The Pack to the Lone Wolf to Join
az Sn
'n1h syIAPTER v1I-Lanyard attempts to
4 E}ose Of the Omber jewels. but finds
X The Pack has forbidden the buyers to
with him. He decides to meet The
1HAPTER Wilde Morbihan meee,,
q and takes him before three masked
Fl ibers Of The Pack.
l NE, and Wertheimer. English mobs-
u Ia, but the third, an American. Is I'M
4 Swn to him. He refuses alliance with
visHAPTER x-On his return to his room
1fhs attacked In the dark. but knocks
his assailant. r
XVtIAPTER xI-He gives the uncon-
NAM wh0 proves to be the % pssn
quiet. discovers that Roddy has been
ar rdered in his bed with the evident In
len the g, on m him.
sc1ous American to resemble his own.
RI Fts to leave the house. -
dAPTER KILN the corridor he en-
?ters Lucia Bannon. who insists on
CHAPTER XIII - Having no money
II cha is obliged to take refuge with Lam
in !, the he, studio Of an absent artist
pe and retires to get some rest him
n HAPPIER x1v-After sleep Lanyard
adr.is his viewpoint changed. He tells
fe5;ta who he IS 81" ,..
~ She is Lucy Shannon. not Bannon,
has been used as q. tool by Bannon,
crook. The American murderer OF
.ddy& Bannon's secretary. Both men
membersaof The Pack and out to get
!: ID, tss ~ . >E
TER4~xVI-Lanyard tens Lucy '
IN the means to reform and she agrees
"a with him to return the London loot.
IsWSpaper wrapped in brcksis thrown
n nsciousness; but presently, seeing
z BIT she didn't offer to interrupt, but
D ptinued to give him her attention
4 exclusively that it had the effect
X fascination, he stumbled on, at first
confidently. r -.
When woke up just now it was as
without my will, l had been think
all this out in my sleep. saw
Myself for the first time clearly, as
hve been ever since can remember
Via crook, thoughtless, vain. rapacious,
d kthless, skulking in shadows and
VI kinking myself an amazingly fine fell
Nv because, between coups, would
y NY the gentleman bit, venture into
rs light, and swagger in the haunts OF
1f respectable. In my poor, perverted
III LIN believed there was something
i and thrilling and romantic in the
{eer Of a great criminal and myself
Wonderful fgure-an enemy OF So
y-potentially as deadly as rattle
Make, always ready to kill-if never
n Id"
n t'tWhy do you say this to me?" she
n Rmanded abruptly out Of a phase of
4 lofound thoughtfulness.
MILE lifted an apologize shoulder and
gRughed with sheepish air.
presume, I'm no longer
Insufficient. was all Of that twenty
ks6r hours ago, but now I'm as lone
pme as lost child in a dark forest.
I fhaven't a friend in the world. I'm
Ike stray pup, groveling for SYM
nthy. And you-are unfortunate
I hugh to be the only person I can de-
1e myself to. It's going to be a
tt know that too well-and with
rat something outside myself to strug-
lie toward I'll be heavily handicapped.
But if"-he faltered, with look of
Vistful earnestness-"if thought that
ou, perhaps, were a little interested,
that had won your faith and had that
10 respect and cherish-if I dared hope
that you'd be glad to know had won
but against odds-it would mean
treat deal to me; it might mean my
kalvation!"
Watching her narrowly, hanging up
2n her decision with the anxiety Of
man prescribed and hoping against
hope for pardon, he saw her eyes cloud
land shift from his, her lips parted but
lhesitant, and before she could speak
he hastily interposed:
please don't say anything yet. First
\ let me demonstrate my sincerity. So
Oar I've done nothing to persuade you
Ebut-talk and talk and talk! But give
me half a chance to prove I mean
what l say
"How"-she enunciated only with
Visible effort and no longer met his ap-
! aal with an open countenance-''how
4 b you do that?"
Gin the long run, by establishing N.Y.
If in some honest way of life, how
Ser modest; but now, and principally,
making PREPARATION for at least one
lime I've committed that's not ir-
parable
4 SHe caught her quick glance of in
4 Sirv ond rnof II with a confident nod