The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-23
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~ ns-sS By Louis
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wcsterfns sun. and the lift and alp
% a far horizon whose banks of violet
mist were the fading shores Of
France.
In these circumstances of tho sea
he loved 10 we'll there was certain
anodyne for those twinge. OF chasrin
which he must suffer when remind.
ed OF the sorry figure he had cut
overnight.
stu there were coynpcnsnticns-of
a more material nature. too. than
this delight which he had OF being
once again st sea. TO have cheap.
encd himself IN the estimation Of
Lame nelormc and phinuit and Monk
was really 20 his advantage; for 20
persuade an adversary to undcr-esti.
mate one Is 20 make him Utmost an
ally. Also. Lanyard now had no
moro need To question the fate 81 thu
Montaiais tewciN no more blank
spaces remained 20 he filled IN his
hypothetical explanation OF tina IN.
trisucs which had enmeshed tho
Chateau de Montaiafs. It's lady and
his homer.
lie knew now all he needed 10
know. he could put his hand on mo
'eweis whom he would and he had
fair fortnight che probable duration
or their voyage. according 10 Monk
In which 10 rcvolvc plans Tor making
away with them at minimum cost 70
himself In exeFti6n ana exposure 10
rcnrisals.
riansr He had mono ~ yet. he
would begin 10 formulate and ponder
them only when no had batter sc-
auaintanee with the ship and her corn.
psny and had learned more about
that ambiguous iandfaii which she
was 20 make ms Phinuit had put 80
I'm the dark Of the moon"
Not that he made the mistake OF
desririnx thoss two social maiccn-
tent2 Phinuit ana Julca. that rogue
adventurer Monk. that grnsping
courtesan Lane Doiormc. fndivitu-
ally and collectively Lanyard ac
counted that quartet uncommeniy
elever. resourc~fui audacsoua un-
scrupuious and potentially ruthless.
utterly Gallon. 20 computations
when their interests wero teopnr.
dlsed. But Y was inconcefvabls that
he should fail TO outwit and frus.
srase them. who had the love and
faith OF Eve Do Mcntaiais 10 honor.
cherish and rrquftc.
Growing insight into the idio~yn-
crasies Of the men left him undis.
mayed. He rr~erfved tho steel Of IN
flexible purpose beneath tho windy
ewcttsrn Of phtnuit. The pompous
histrtonfxm of Monk. he knew. was
merely q nell for the cold caiculA,.
ting. undertaking ssifi-hness that too
frequently comes with advancing
years. Nevertheless thess two were
factors whose funcsionfnrs might b.
predicted. r, was Lame Delcrrns
who provided the errnsic equation.
Her woman's mind was not only the
directing insefiigencs. n Was AZ ocean.
trio a. quicksilver. infinitely supple
and corrupt Oriental IN ~ srickish.
ness and irnperctrnbfifsy. Already n
had conceived some project invofv@
Ing him which no could BY ne mans
dfvfns or even gsees NJ without .
senss Of wasting tina
Trying TO put hsmssis IN AR piAo>
Lanyard believed that hs wvuld
never have neglected shs opportunity
that. % fnr a. She knew. had been
hers. 20 sfeai away from Parts while
no sisrt and leave an enemy In HIS
way quite AZ dangerous a. Dupont
10 gnaw his nails IN the rnorsif'ca-
tion Of defeat why she had not
done 81. why she had permitted Monk
and phinuif 10 play their comedy Of
Offering him the jsweiz passed under.
standing.
But OF one thing Lanyard nm rea-
snnably esvursds now that en-. Naf
him TO an intents ana purposes her
fciied and harmless captive aboard
the sybarite Lane would not keep
him waiting long for enlightenment
as 70 hsr intentions.
He had 20 wait however. That MINT
and tho nsxt three before the woman
showed her~sif. She was reported IN
with mef-derer. TAnyarf thought
u quite likely that sho was; h~for.
she wns out Of the channel tho syba-
rite vns consertinx moderate gale
from the southwest. on the other
hand he imagined that Lians might
senssbly be making seasickness an
excu-. 70 get thoroiy rested and set
tied In her mind as 70 har course
with him.
So he cchooied himself 20 Be pA-
tient and put IN his time 20 good
profit taking the measures Of hts