The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-05
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comte was waiting there 90 keep a
! rendezvous. And II you asked him.
Lanyard would confess his firm con.
viction that the other party to the
rendezvous would prove 20 be the
person Tor personsl who had effected
the burglary at Chateau de Men.
taiain.
80 he settled 10 keep an eye on
monsieur 10 comte. and promised
himself an interesting evening.
But a. time passed u became evi.
dent that there had been a hitch
somewhere. de LorEnes was only
human. he couldn't rendezvous all
by himself alone. and nobody turned
up 10 hslp him out. lie was fret.
ting when Lanyard first saw him
before hts dinner was half served
his nerve was giving way. Contin.
uaiiy his distracted Eaxe sought the
door only 20 turn back In di~ap.
pointment 10 hts plate Evcriast.
insly he consulted hts watch. Hts
appetite failed. the hand that too
often carried a glass TO his lip.
shook 30 that drops Of wine spat.-
tered tho cloth like blood. no could
not even keep a ciEarst alive. but
burned more matches than tobacco
A heavy sweat believed his fore.
head the rudy color Of that plump
eountenance grew sadly faded. tho
gocd.nstured features drawn and
psnched with worry. by nine
O'Clock the man was hagridden by
fear Of the unknown. by terror OF
learning what fauit had developed
In the calculation Of his confreres
Efforts 20 fin his mind on an
evening newspaper failed msserahiy.
And this was not for lack OF inter.
est In the news II published TO the
citizens Of Lyons. For Lanyard had
copy OF the same sheet. and knew
that Eve had Loyalty kept her prom.
lses a brief dispatch from Miilau
told OF the simultaneous disappear.
anee OF one Andre Duchemin and
the jewels OF Madame do Montaiais,
and added that the police were al.
ready active tn the case.
Al length. unable longer 10 en-.
dure the growing tension OF anxiety
and keep up a pretense Of eating.
de Lorrnes called for his addition
and fed the restaurant. Lanyard
finished his own meal In haste. and
arrived In the foyer % tho hotsi in
time to see de I.orgnes settle his
sccount az tho bureau and hear him
instruct a porter 10 have his lug.
gage ready for the one-twelve rspldc
tor Parts. In the meantime. any.
body who might inquire for Mon-
sicur IL Cornto de Lorgnes should
DO directed 10 seek him In the cafe
Thithsr Lanyard dutlfully re
paired. and wasted the rest Of that
evening. which he had thought
would prove so amusing. watching
Dupont and company watch do
Iorgncs. TO whom Duponf's barely
dissenbied interest plainly meant
nothing at all. but whose mental
anguish grew TO be all but unbear.
able Nor did tho quantities OF
veeskysota consumed By the un.
happy nohieman help him bear Il.
tho undoubtedly he assured himself
II DID.
by midnight he was more than
haiffucdfed and wholly ia drspAir.
Half an hour later he finished his
eighth vseskysoda and wove "a un.
steady but most dlxnlfisd way back
TO the foyer OF the hotel
Immediately Dupont and his Eel.
low. both markedly the worse for
wear. paid and icrt the cafe.
Lanyard returned TO his room 70
get a new-hsuEht travelling bag. ana
started for the train afoo,, a neat
brown paper parcel under one arm.
On the way he made occasion 10
cross the SAons by one OF liz soren
bridges. and paused In the middle
Of thu span 10 mediate upon the
witchery Of the night. when he
moved on the brown paper parcel
was bearing msrriiy Downstream the
mortal remains OF Andre Durhemln.
that Il 10 say his discarded clothing
In the Care de Perrachs Lanyard
Witnessed an affecting farewell
scene between the iitti. man ana
Dupont. Not much To his surpri..
he discovered that the former was
not travelling n Paris that might.
after all, u was on Duporf's ae.
count alone that he had taken so
much trouble TO secure the change
Of reservation.
And when Monsieur /. Cont. A.
lorsnes had wnvered thru the gate
way In tow OF luExaRe.laden por.
ter; and Dupont had torn himself
away from his fond familiar and
iurcned after the count: end Ian.