Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-29
Lansrode looked nervously around

him.
Later on" he muttered, later on. T"
The one person who thoroughly en-
Joyed his dinner was Sydney Grumpy.
Il wouldn't have missed this show
for ANYTHING in the world" he de-
ciared firmly. as he watched the wait
er refill his glass. You should have
ognized first you, then his dismissed
boot salesman, and finally the fore
woman of his machine room-all of
US with tables in the restaurant, too,
and he's got to sit outside. Poor old
governor! He thinks the worlds
topsy-turvy. right enough. He never
did know the way to talk to his
maitre d'hoteL They're a sensitive
race, too:''
There is more of interest in this
room than you have as yet been able
I to recognize" David said. do you
know, for instance. the name of the
man who appears to be the host of
Blackman's feast?" .a- -
Sydney shook his head.
Not a bad looking fellow. Seems
to me I've seen his picture in the
papers or something"
Very probably" David answered.
He is Paul Langrode, chief adviser
to Metzger, president of the Balkan
land republic. incidentally, he is the
man with whom 1 had the scuffle in
Blackman's house that night"
Sydney was vastly interested.
Il say, it's a small word, isn't it ?''
he declared. so that's Langrode.
He had rather Ia career, hadn't he,
before Metzger' took him up?"
"A carer of disgrace and ignom-
| iny," David said sternly. He had
been an intriguer and a traitor all
his life. He was banished from Bal
kanland for life, and but for the rev.
olution he would never have return
ed. He has an evil influence there
today"
He looks clever, malicious, am
bilious and tenacious" Sydney pro-
nounced. II thank goodness that life
has no serious side for me. II it had.
should prefer that Langrode was
! my ally. He has the air of a man
who would stick at nothing.''
Quite observant, are you not -
Il take particular note Of persons
likely to be inimical to me. I don.t
Ike langrode. am perfectly certain
that il we conversed we should quar-.
trel." 5.t m
You are an odd butterfly to have
sprung from. the Grumpy chrysalis, )
David said. smiling.
| well, IL it comes to that hi,
guest replied, what about yourself
as skin-sorter and general myster,
monger? The humor of the whole
situation is that I know who 70,
are" IL @
steely light. His appearance for thu
moment was almost terrifying Sgd
ney, however, was not in the leas
intimidated. He seemed, indeed
pleasantly amused.
What do you mean?" David de.
manded. n,
i II was at AK the year before thi
war" Sydney explained affabfy. .sBat
luck, but I have a wonderful memor,
for faces. Your mother, whose escor,
you were, was dangerously Ill there
didn't recognize you at first-yor
sort of dawned upon me gradually
Princes don t grow on every mulberr.
bush, you know, and in Tottenham
too" .f. -
David shrugged his shoulders.
After all" he said redgnedly, 81,
really doesn't matter. Paul IAngrodl
knows. and he y not likely to max.
sydHey's eyes twinkled With ii,
humor or q sudden thought.
4 ia give a hver, he declared. "tt
take you across to the governors t..
BILE. Its q sad world and these arr
fateful days, but q little laughter II
good for the SOUL s. q 3 z
Presently. with great pleasure. :
David acqliesced. II should at AM
rate desire to pay my respects to youi
Eister. and there 70 no present rea.
son why should not do 10 under nj
>own name. For the moment I fini
occupation In watching Paul Lang.
rode. You see that he 10 sending tel.
ephone messages all the time. won.
der whether any OF them concern,
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There was - brisf silence. sgd.
4 ney's mind had wandered back TO thu
matter Of his guests identity. ssll I.
TO think that I wasn't there, Il III
i sighed regretfully. when YOU. wenl
to my ancestral home q ono o. thu
factory committee \, n; Is.
II was q melancholy errand, = b.
! vid assured him, 'bnt I'd suppose from
!, your detached point of sview there
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