Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-26
"I,lumb crazy about a."
Stanley

! "MadcmOisclle DclUrme and ] nre
afflicted with tho same ldlosyncrasy.
We want 20 save our lives. and we
don't mind saving yours ri the same
time. In grBy car which has been
following us ever since we left 81.
Gegnialn. II the man Who'll believe
murdered Monsieur IL Com,e de
isorgnes on the Lyons express. and
Who'll know--tried last night 10
murder Madcmolselle Delorme."
And I suppose that. in his biz.
hearted. wholesalers way. he
wouldn't mind making q bag Of the
lot OF US tonight"
"i'm afraid you are right. Our
plan N 10 change cars with Leon
and Msrihe: the gray car will pass
and 80 ON ahead before we make tho
shlft: then you. madsnolsslls and I
follow In tho touring car. the others
In the limousine"
"Ah.hr' Jules used the tone Of
one who pcrceiyes enlightenment as
a binding fash. "MRrthc and Leon
nrc IN on the dirty work, too. chr
] shan't shed "A solitary tear II some.
thing sad happens TO them In this
bus tonight"
Tho plan was carried out IN =
suburb OF Caen; the gray touring
ear tore by Ia a cloud OF dust ~
Lanyard and Lame shifted 10 the
touring car with JULES as driver.
Lanyard established himself Ia the
tonneau.
How long. jules. will Leon
necd--Y"
Five minutes. NADINE. II he
talsos his time about ~"
They drew away from the llmou.
sine 80 quickly that In thirty 80.
onds ~ headlights were all that
marked i;s tand.
A bend In the road blottcf ont
these lights. There was no tail.
light visible on the road before them.
Lanyard touched jules on the shout.
der.
switch on your lights" he said
FALL % them. Then flnd a place
where we can turn OF and wait I'll
Leon and Aiarthe pass US"
jules picked out tho mouth OF n
narrow lane. stopped. and backed
into ~.
In four minutes by Lanyard's
watch. a blge.white glare leapt quly.
cring past the bend. and lay horizon.
tai with the road ne tho car bored
past.
".shoo,. Juics--foliow his rear
lamp" cried Lanyard.
Tho car swung out into the main
highway. lar ahead the fei sar.
d0nic eyc In the rear OF the linou.
sine iceFcd as II hooking their hopes
Of keeping II IN ssht.
They we're swooping down \ long
Grade with a sharp turn a. the bot.
tom. when somewhere on ahead.
there sounded grinding crash. ~.
noise 81 stout fabric rent and
crushed with tie clash and CHATTER
% shivercd glass
''i.asy." Lanyard cautioned--''And
ready with the llEhts"
Below. ~ the foot Of the hill. the
headlights ~ another car. standing
- some distance and 90 the right ~
the road. furnished inrid illuinina.
ton 20 the thcairr % disaster.
Something. ~ nature Just then
~ zisriOu-. lad apparently caused
Lon 90 Iose control ~ the heavy
cur. 80 that II had skiddcd into
ditch and capsIzed. -Four men were
swarininE round The wreck. Two
were helping tho driver out. iNS
others having their Esllaniry in pcr.
forming lii. service for tie maid
rewarded ~ n torrent % ,iiupcra.
iis. denunciatlon. hail hyEtcricai
and wholly Infatuated.
Iiy the freedom OF her gestures.
which VS. riyaled only by that ~
hsr l.u -utsc. tire disheyeied. storm.
ing lgurc " Mafthe was manifesily
un'ulurod And In another moment
Leon found his feet and ilmped
toward the others.
Lanyard drew attention 10 a dsrk
scrpeniln. limo that lay like a dead
snake upon a. lighted surface ~
the road. Lane Delofine bfestbless
D. demanded: what - 81"
an old Trick Lanyard explained:
"a wire cable stretched across the
road. about a. high a. the middle q
the windshled"
he fOndied tie pistol which jules
bad handed him; Now before they
wake 10. Julss-Fiye her all she's
rci."
Jules released the irai.r. The
were making forty miles 90 hyur
when they struck the level ana
hundred irt tire group.
GOufiuusd In Our Nerf 1ssuel