The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
60 ON WITH THE STORY


CHAPTER Nv
The Vampire and the Jewels
Lanyard left Athenais at her apart
inent and Immediately followed her di
rections 10 the house Of Lianc.
II stood four-square and massive on
q corner between the avenues de Fried
land RI DIES Champs-Ely ysees, a solid
stone pile of u town-house, in the most
modern mode.
Heavy gates of wrought bronze guard
al the front doors. The single side or
service-door was similarly protected if
more simple. And stout gr.lles OF bronze
iarred every window on the level of
he street.
Tomorrow night would be too late.
Tonight, if there were any warrant for
his suspicious, the Jewels of Eve De
Montalais lay in the dwelling Of Liane
Delorme; or if they were not there the
secret of their hiding was.
But tomorrow Lame would be on the
wing; or Lanyard had been sorely mis-.
taken in seeing in her as badly fright
oned a woman as he had ever known,
when she had learned Of the assassina'
ton of de Lorgnes
He must adventure the consequences.
Poised to leave his shelter with his
polnt OF attack selected. he checked
and fell back into the shadow. Some
thing was happening in the house across
the way
A man had opened the service door
and paused behind the bronze gate.
Following a little wall. II swung slow.
ly cut, perhaps eighteen inches, the
man advancing with il and again halt
ing to peer up and down tho street
Then quickly as II alarmed he with
drew.
Listening intently. Lanyard heard no
click OF latch such as should have heen
audible in that dead hour Il hush. Evi-
DENLY the fellow had neglected to make
fast the gate What was he up To- Nhv
this furtive appearance, why the fe-
treat 80 abruptly executed
~ way Of answer came the soft
dronu of q high powered motor.
Beics. tho corner house II stopped
4 Iachey alightcd with an umbrella
but Lame Delorme would not wait Tor
him. The cad had not stopped when she
throw the door open; on the instant
when its wheels ceased 20 turn she
jumped down and 'un into the house
Now II only it We're true that the
man at the service door had failed TO
Close II securely.
Ii proved 80. Tho gate gave readily
To I.anyards pun. The knob OF the
small door turned silently. II" stepped
across the threshold and shut himself
into an unlighted hall
TO one side a broad flight Of stairs
seconded. LANYARD went up with the
aotr ~ of q cat, nv; King more noise
'The second ilacr proved to be dc.
voted mainly u drawing ROOM "
lUnge and library. an furnished IN
weird inchoate sort OF magnlficenc"
VITA money rather than with taste, II
on, might Judge fairly 10y the fitu'
und guarded beam OF The torch.
Lights were burning un the floor
aboye. and rumor of feminine voices
drined down. interrupted 10y an o..
ca.oral sllant Ustle ~ silk. or
brief patt-r OF mgh.heeled feet; noises
whl,h bore ont the conjecture that mae
ame'c maids was undressing ana putting
her 20 bed,
\ change u the tenor Of the talk be-
tween mistress aud maid was conveyed
hy a sudden lft of half an octave In
the lattcr'- voice. sounding "a sharp
no,u Of protest. to nr answered 10y Lane
In accent ui over bearinr anger.
on, simply could not rest without
knowing what that meant Lanyard
mounted the second flight OF stairs az
swiftly. surely. and sopndlessly as b"
had the first Just below landing he
paused. ctouchng low. ms head lifted
Just enough TO- permit him to zee a sec
lion OF slowing ros1l Ink wall-it
would be- rose pink
Tie could see Loihlng more, and IL
nne had already reduced the mald To
responses feebly submissive.
And why should you not go with
me to that America if I wish itG' Lam
yard heard her say. is it likely that
1 would leave you behind q spread
scandal concerning me with that gabbl'
ing tongue In your head!'
ut Is well. madambe | say no more
| will GO"
Fetch my ,evel case. the large one"
MADAME takes all her jewels them
the maid inquired. moving about the
room.
"Rut naturally. I shall pack them to.
night befJu | sleep
c'Damnationr' from Lanyard. be.
meath his breath More delay.D
And we leave tomorrow. madame,
at what timer
"lt matters not, so We are in Cher.
bourg by midnight
Lanyard slipped like shadow to
the floor below. and took shelter be
hind jog In the wall
The maid came down. carrying an
electric candle. Its rays illumined from
below one uf those faces OF crude come
illness She hestltatcd. looking upward
toward the room OF her mistress, as II
lost In thought.
but some sercret thought amused
the woman "a shadow deepened IT.
the visible corner OF her fulllipptd
mouth. Dncfancied something s.aIdOniC
IN that cuvert smile.
She wen. on down. Lanyard came out
~ hiding with a fresh enterprise ahrew
Lame would be az irist another hali
hour busy with her i,welry, and the