New Britain herald., 1922-09-22
B .iIN HERE TODAY

h. ern France. where he rescued her from robbery at the hands of the brutal Parision Apache. DUPONT, believes that the jewels
 were stolen by a motoring party
 consisting of the American,
 WHITAKER MONK; his secretary, FHINulT; the latter's brother.
 JULES, and the
 COUNT AND COUNTESS DE
 LORGNES.
 De Lorgnes Is murdered by Du- ront. and later, in Paris, Lanyard finds the countess. He learns that her real name is
 LANE DELORME and believes she
 has the jewels.
 GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XIV
 The Vampire and the Jewels.
 Lanyard left Athenais at her apartment and immediately followed Ter directions to the house of Liane
 It stood four-square and massive on corner between the avenues de Triedland ct des Champs Elysees. a solid stone pile of a town-house in the most modern mode.
 Heavy gates Of wrought bronze guarded the front doors. The single side or service-door was similarly protected If more simply. And stout grilles of bronze barred every win dow on the level of the 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 Liane would be on the wing; or Lanyard had been sore ly mistaken in seeing in her as badly frightened woman as he had ever known, when she has learned of the assassination of de Lorgnes.
 He must adventure the conse- quences
 Poised to leave his shelter with his point of attack selected, he checked and fell back into the shad- ow. Something was happening in the house across the way
 A man had opened the service door and paused behind the bronze gate.
 Following a little wait. it swing slowly out, perhaps eighteen inches, the man advancing with it and again halting to peer up and down the street Then quickly, as if alarmed, he withdrew.
 Listening intently, Lanyard heard no click of latch, such as should have been audible in that dead hour of hush. Evidently the fellow had neglected to make fast the gate. What was he up to? Why this turtive appearance, why the retreat so. abruptly executed?
 By way of answer came the soft | drone of high powered motor.
 Before the corner house it stopped. A lackey alighted with an umbrella but Liane Delorme would not wait for him. The car had not stopped when she threw the door open; on the instant when it's wheels ceased to turn she jumped down and ran into the house.
 Now if only it were true that the man at the service-door had failed to close it securely!
 It proved so The gate gave read lily to Lanyard's pull. The knob Of the small door turned silently He stepped across the threshold. and shut himself into an unlighted hall.
 To one side a broad flight of stairs ascended: Lanyard went up with the activity of a cat, making no more noise.
 The second floor proved to be de- voted mainly to a drawing room. lounge, and library, all furn1shed in a weird, inchoate sort Of magnlh- cence, with money rather than with taste. if one might judge fairly by the htful and guarded beam Of the torch.
 Lights were burning on the floor above, and a rumor of temlnl 1e voices drifted down, interrupted hy an occasional sibilant rustic of silk, or brief batter of high-heeled feet: noises which bore out the conjecture that madame's maid was undressing and putting her to bed
 A change in the tenor of the talk between mistress and maid was con- yeyed by a sudden lift of half an octave in the latter's voice. sounding n sharp note of protest, to be an- swered by Liane in accent of over bearing anger.
 j. one slmply Couiu Hoe ieo' "i'AAoe knowing what that meant: Lanyard mounted the second flight of stairs as swiftly, surely and soundlessly as he had the first. Just below a landing he paused, crouching low. his head lifted just enough to per init him to see section of glowing, , ose pink wall--it would be rose pink!
 He could see nothing more; and [dane had already reduced the maid to responses feebly submissive.
 And why should you not go with me to that America if ! wish 1t?" ,anvard heard her say. "1s 1t likely i would leave you behind to spread scandal concerning me with that yabbling tongue in your head ?"
 Ut is well, madame. l say no more. will go.
 .'Fetch~~my lewel-case--the large ,ne."
 Madame takes all her jewels, hen?" the maid inquired, moving bout the room.
 But naturally I shall pack them .onight, before I sleep"
 "Damnation.''-from Lanyard, be- ,eath his breath. More delayD
 And we leave tomorrow. madame, 1t what time 7'
 aJt matters not, so we are in Cher D \ N~E