Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-27
CONTINUED from Our Last Issue

Lanyard set up and took intelu'
gent notice of the room. Phinul
chuckled, and consulted Monk IN
the tone of m reasonable man te
his peer.
Its plain to be seen he want!
those jewels-means to have 'em
Do you know any way we can keel
them from him?"
Monk moved his head slowly from
side to side: None"
Then you agree with me, it would
save us all a heap of trouble to lei
him have them without any NOR
stalling?"
Monk quietly opened a false door
in a pedestal of his desk. Lanyard
could head the spinning of a combl-
nation manipulated by Monks lons
and bony fingers. And presently he
saw Monk straighten up with
stable steel dispatch box in his
hands. place this upon the desk, and
unlock it with a key on his pocket
ring.
"There," he announced with an
easy gesture.
Lanyard rose and stood over the
desk, investigating the contents OF
the dispatch box. The collection OF
magnificent stones seemed to tally
accurately with his mental m
auda of the description furnished by
Eve de Montalais.
This seems to be right" he said
quietly, and closed the box. The au-
tomato lock snapped fast.
Now what do you say, brother
dear?"
Your debt to me is fully dis
charged, Lame. What is to prevent
me from going ashore with these at
once?"
Nothing" said Phinuit, "but your
own good sense"
"Ah." said ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
looked from face to face.
DO / understand / am to consider
myself your prisoner?'
ooh, dear, mol" said Captain
Monk, inexpressibly panied by sucn
crudity. Consider favorably an in
vitation to be Il honored guest or
the voyage to New York;"
Lanyard thought the matter over
a little.
OBVIOUSLY, it would seem, you
have not gone to all this trouble
lured me aboard this yacht-merel!
to amuse yourselves at my expens'
and then knock me on the head
Absurd" Lame declared indi6
%nantly. "As if | would permit sue
a thing, who owe o so much!'
"Or look at it this way, monsieur,
Monk put in with a courtly gesture
when one has an adversary shon
one respects, one wisely prefers t,
have him where one can watch him.
More than that" said Lame wit
her most killing glance for Lanyard
"a dear friend"
But Lanyard was not to be pu
off by fair words and fiattery.
NO" he said gravely: but ther
is some deeper motive -.
He sought Phiunit's eyes, an
Phinuit Unexpectedly gave him a
open-faced return.
There is" he stated frankly.
= Then why not tell me-?'
"All in good time"
With characteristic abruptnes
/, Lame Delorme announced that sh
{ was sleepy, it had been for her
| most fatiguing day. Captain Mon
rang for the stewardess and gallant
ly escorted the lady to her doc
Lanyard got up with Phinuit to boz
her out, but instead of following he
, suit helped himself to a long whiske
and soda.
I'm afraid you've got a tendenc
; to overestimate the guilibility G
people in general" remarke
Phinuit. why this funny story {
yours about wanting to get hold
1 the Montalais loot simply to slip
t back to its owner?'
S Lanyard felt a spasm of ange
s construct his throat. Neverthele
his courteous smile persisted.
II presume, Captain Monk. it
! not too late to send a note ashor'
= posted? I don't in the least min
your reading t."
y Monk shrugged his brows, foun
e paper, wen went SO far as TO al
the pen for Lanyard.
Lanyard wrote:
Dear Madame de Montalais:
II have not forgotten my promis'
but my days have been full since
left the chateau. And even now
must be brief: within an hour l sa
1 for America. within a fortnight 20
e max look for Geographic advice
from me, stating that your jewe
are in my possession, and when
. hcpe to be able to restore them t
u you.
believe me, dear madame,
"Devotedly your servant,
Michael Lanyard"
0 Monk read and in silence passe
this communication over to Phinui
= while Lanyard addressed the Ell
g veiope. =.
quite in order" was Phinuit
a verdict, accompanied by a yawn.
= Lanyard folded the note, sealed
n in the envelope. and affixed a STAN
II supplied by Monk, who meanwhlI
rang for a steward.
p Take this ashore and post 1t I
! once" he told the man who answer
ed his summons.
But seriously, Lanyard" Phinu
. protested with a panied expression
. We value your respect too niue
y to let you go on thinking we haN
fallen for that hokum. We kno
YOU steered a direct course frol
: Lcrdon for the Chateau de MOI
talais."
Monsieur sees too clearly
e What were you up to that nigh
pussyfooting about the chateau
o two in the morning?
But this is positively uncann!
a Monsieur knows everything"