Evening journal., 1922-09-21

pont and de Lorglies, de Lorgnes 4
murdered in HIS berth.
CHAPTER XIII
MademoiseIle the Detective.
In London, about noon OF that day
wertheimer deciphered a code mes
sage:
r"Dear old bean; Please advise
prefecture de police without reveal
ing your source of information. un-
identified man murdered on expires:
stopped yesterday Hotel Terminus
Lyons. under name Of comte de
Lorgnes. During entire evening be-
fore entraining he was Swallowed by
two Apaches, one OF whom, passing
as Albert dupont. booked in same
carriage with Lorgnes, but detrained
Laroche six-fifteen. Can admirably
Font is here deleted.) As stranger
in Paris l crave passionately 20 re-
view night life Of great city. but am
naturally timid about going about
alone after dark. Only society Of
beautiful. accomplished. well-inforn-
ed and agreeable lady can put me
at ease Can you recommend one
such to me by telegraph? Presume
you have heard your old friend
Duchemin Is suspected OF footing
Jewels OF Madame de Montalais,
Chateau de Montalais. near Millau.
He counts on your discretion 10 pre-
serve secret OF his innocence pending
further advices. Paul Martin here
stopping Hotel Chatham, Toodle-oo.
IN. L."
A telegram from London address
ed TO NJ. Paul Martin, Hotel Chat
ham. Paris. was delivered late in the
afternoon:
prefecture tipped of. Many
hanks. Fully appreciate you can
not trust yourself alone in the dark.
preservation your virtue while in
Paris to Mile. Althenais Reneaux,
maiden lady mature charms whom
beg you will respect as you would my
sister. Wishing you enjoyable intel
lectual evening w"
II needed receipt OF a petit-bleu,
while ne was dressing for dinner. TO
cure Lanyard OF an attack Of pre-
menltory shivers brought on by
RECOLLECTION Of the awful truth that
one is ne~er really safe in trining |
with a Englishman's sense OF |
humof
''DeSs Monsieur Martin: II Is too
sweet OF you TO remember your
promise TO ask me TO dine the first
time you came to Paris. Since you
leave it to me. shall we say the Ritz,
at half past seven? In case your
memory for faces IS poor--it has
been long time since we met. hasn't
It? I shall be wearing the conven-
tional fast black with my very best
ingenue expression; and my feather
fan will be fiame-colored.
Always 10 you
"ALTHENIAS RENEAUX"
Now that sounded more ike
Mademoiselle Athenias Reneaux
lived up in most gratifying fashion
to the tone OF her note.
She swept spiritedly into the
lounge OF the Ritz. tall. fair girl,
very good-looking indeed and brill
liantly costumed. and placed Mon
sieur Paul Martin IN one glance. on /
the instance OF his calculated start
of recognition.
Paul" she cried in lifting ac-
cents I'm so glsdl it's been sim
ply ages And looking so weuil
1 don't believe you've changed bit"
And you. Athenais, always ex-
1uisfte. but today Truly one
has never seen you looking better"
''Flattery," she commented. But
love fl"
Meanwhile her gaze reviewed the
OUNCE in one swift, searching
glance, and returned to LANYARD
With a droop of the lashes. signified 1
here was no one present likely TO
prove dangerous.
sFlattery7 To you? But impos-
hble,"
He delighted her. and she showed
t openly. But her lips said only:
Have kept you waiting fright
ully long time poor boy?
Let your appetite accuse you,
Athenais.r
But am starvingi"
Then, as take il, nothing on Z
.arth can prevent our going in to
Inner.
Lanyard had already consulted
with the maitre dhotel over the
menu and the reservation as the two
settled down at a table on the side
Of the room.
Monsieur received telegram
this afternoon2" :
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