The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-11
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Athenais was already at tho main
entrance. ringing for the concierge.
Lanyard hastcnsd Go Join her. but
before he could cross the sidewalk
a motor car poked It's nose round
the corner Of tho boulevard iIauaa.
mann. a short block away. and bore
swiftly their way. seeming 20 search
the street suspiclousiy with its
blank. lidless eyes Of glare
Poster hrsathed the girt I
have private entrance and my
own key. We could have used that
had l imagined thia sacred pig OF
a concierge
The latch clicked. She thrust tho
door open and slipped into dense
darkness Lanyard fingered an.
other Instant The car was slowing
down. and tho street lamp on the
corner revealed plainly a masculine
arm resting ON lts wlndow,sill: but
the spying face above tho arm Was
only blur.
Come, monsieur
Lanyard stepped IN and shut tho
door. A hand with which he was
beginning to feel fairly well ac.
quainted found his and led him thru
the dead obscurity 90 another pause.
A key grated 10 a lock. the hand
drew him on again. a second door
closed behind him.
We are chez mol" aald voice
IN the DARK.
"Qne could DO with q light
Wait. This way"
The hand guided him across q
room Of moderate size. avoiding is
furniture with almost uncanny ease.
then again brought him 20 halt.
Brass rings FLASHED softly on a
pole. a gap opened In heavy ORA.
pcrifs curtainlng a window. a SHAFT
OF street. light threw tho girls pro-
file into soft relief She drew him
to her tiil their shoulders touched.
you see :"
lie bent HIS head close 10 hers.
conscious OF cnrersinE tendrii Of
hair that touched his cheek. and the
sweet warmth and fragrance OF her;
ana pcoFing thru tho dFaperics saw
their pursuing motor car at pause.
OK the street befor, the house. Tho
mans arm stiil rested on the sill
OF tho window: the pale oval % the
face above u was stiii vague. Ab.
ruptiy both disappeared. q door
slammed on the far side Of the car.
and tho car itself. after q mo.
msnt's walt. gathered way with
whining GEARS and vanished. leaving
nothing human visible tn tho auis,
street.
what fid that meanr DID they
pick somebody upr~
-But aaits otherwise. rnafsmoi.
sciis-
Then what has become Of himr'
In tho shadow of tho door across
the way; don't you see ~ deeper
shadow Of his figurs IN the corner.
TO this ssisi Ard there An,
donP
Tho man In ths doorway had
moved. cautiously TRUSTING enc
hand GU. OF the shallow far enough
for the street lights 10 shins upon
The dial Of bis wrisswxfeh- In
SANITY IL was withdrawn. but hs
betrayal was accomplished
That's snough.- said Lanyard.
drawing the drnper.ss close again
mo trouble 70 make . fool Of that
cns. God has 30 noeiy prepared the
soil
The wiri ssid nothing. They no
longer touched. and shs was FOR the
time 30 stiii that he might almost
have fnnelcd himself alona. But IN
that quiet room he could hsar her
breathing close beside hsfn. not
heavily but with rapid accent
limiting az an agitation which her
vulcs bore out when she answeFed
hts wondsFinx; ~Madsmolseiis7-
-I'y suis. psti, Monsieur Paul.
rs anything the natterr"
No nos there i nothing tho
matter
I'm afraid I have tired you on,
tonight"
4 do no, deny I am . little
weary
Forgive me-"
There IL nothing 10 forgive. not
yet. Petit Monsieur Paul A trace
Of hard humor crept into her tone:
IN II all in the nights work. as the
saying should be In Paris
Three favcrs more: then I win
DO you ono IN return
Ask
'Bs 90 kind as 10 max. a iixh,
! and find mo a pocket flaah.larnp N
you have one