The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-31

door we came IN, she murmnred gmh
ing delightedly; hes standing behine
the fir trees, staring in
Can you make him out?' Lanyard
/ asked without moving h,g lips
mo more than that he's tall she
! said with every indication Of enjoying
a most tremendous joke His face II
| all In shadow
/ Patience" couusclod the 0dven
, turer Hell take heart of courage
when convinced OF our innocence"
he poised his pen, scruuHIzed the
ceiling Tor inspiration, and permitted
a slow smile to irradiate his features.
"fou'll take this note, II you please"
he said cheerlully, to the address on
the envelope, by taXi--its some dis
tance, near the Etolle. A long chance
but one we must risk; give me half an
hour alone, and guarantee 70 discour
| age this animal one way or another
You understand"
Perfectly" she laughed archly.
lie bent over and for a few mo
ments wrote buslly
Now he's walking slowly round the
corner, never taking his eyes from
you" the girl reported, shoulder TO
shoulder and head distractIngly near
his head
Good Can you see him any bet
teri"
Not yet"
This note" he said, without stop.
ping his pen or appearing TO say any
thing lis for the concierge OF a build
ing where 1 rent stabling for a little
closed car / find occasionally useful
I'm supposed there n be a chauffeur
in the employ Of a crazy Englishmau
who keeps me constantly travelling
with him back and lo-th between
Paris and London That 20 account
for the irregu.arity with which ! use
the car They know me. monsieur and
madame Of the cOnciergefIe, as Pierre
Lamier; and think they're safe-uot
only trustworthy and of friendly dis
position, but quite simpIomiuded;
don't believe they gossip much. II 30
the chances are DE M0rbihan and his
gang know nothing OF the arrangement
But that's all speculation tor!oru
hope!"
81 understand, tho girl chucklet az
his elbow Hes still prowling up and
down outside the hedge"
We're not going to need that car TO
night; but the home of Nine Omber is
close by; aud I'll follow and join you
there withis an hour at most Mean
time, this note will introduce you to
the concierge and his wife, hope you
won't mind-as my fancee I'm telling
them we became engaged in England .
and I've brought you to Paris TO visit .
my mother in Moutrouge, but am de.
tanned by my employers business. and .
will they please give you shelter for an
hour"
Hes coming in" the girl announced
quietly.
In here?"
"No-merely inside the row Of little
trees"
Which entrance?"
"On the boulevard side. He's taken
the corner table. Now a walters 20
ing out to him E"
You can see his face now?" Ian
yard asked, sealing the note
Not we'll"
1T won't be Popinot," Lanyard re-
iected, addressing the envelope, hes
.ubby"
This man is tall and slender"
"Wertheimer, possibly, Does he sug
sest an Englishman in any way"
Not in the least He wears a mus.
ache-blond-twisted up like the
laisers."
Lanyard made no reilly, but hig
leart sank, and he shivlrad impel
'eptibly with foreboding. He enter
aimed no doubt but that the gorst had
happened that to the number of his
.nemies in Paris was added Eksuom
One furtive glance confirmed this
inference, He swore bitterly. if pri
'ately, and with a countenauce ol
hildlike blandness as he slipped the
offee and finished his cigarette
who is it, them" she asked DO
'ou know him."
He reckoned swiftly against distress,
ng her, recalling his mention Of the
act that Ekstrom was credited with
he Huysman murder.
Merely a hanger-on of De Morbi
ans" he told her lightly; "a spine.
7ss animal-no trouble about soaring
i'm Off Here-take this note, please;
Iell go now. But as we reach the
oor turn back-and 60 out the other
QUILL find taxi without trouble. Ara
top for nOthing!"
ITO BE CONTINUEDJ
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