Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-28
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The Tran for the Wolf

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The Trap for the Wolf
They are such, monsieur" Monk
said with that elaboration which be
comes a diplomatic parsonage
your talents are such that you can
IL you will. become invaluable to us.
Phinuit chuckled outright at Ian,
yards look of polite obtuseness.
Never sail a straight course-car
you. skipper?-when you can gel
there by lacking. Let me act a:
interpreter. Mr.. Lanyard; this giddy
association of indicators her.
pi esent has the honor to invite
you to become n full-fiedged working
member and stakeholder of equal IN
terest with the rest of us, participant
ing in all benefits of the organiza.
ton. including police protection. And
as aeded inducement we're willing to
waive initiation fee and dues, Do
make myself clear?"
Lanyard lifted his meditative gaze
to the face of Phinuit.
II find something lacking
You have shown me but one side of
the coin. What is the reverse? You
have forgotten to name the penalty
which would attach to a possible re-
! fusal."
II guess it's safe to leave that to
| your imagination
There would be a penalty, how
ever?"
We'll. naturally, II you're not with
us, you're against us. And to take
that stand would oblige us. as a SIM
pie matter of self preservation to de-
our command"
Means which," Lanyard mur-
INJURED, you prefer not to name"
We'll, one doesn't like to be
! crude"
II have my answer, monsieur
and many thanks. The parallel is
complete"
With a dim smile playing in his
eyes and twitching at the corners
of his lips, Lanyard leaned back and
studied the deck beams. Lame De-
lorme sat up with a movement of
sharp %uneasiness.
"Of what, my friend, are you
thirking?"
II am marveling at something
everybody knows-that history does
repeat itself"
The woman made a sudden kissing
sound, of breath drawn shortly be-
tween closed teeth. II hope not!'
she sighed. You see, my friend.
think 1 know what is in your mind,
memories of old times 80"
True; I am thinking of those days
when the Pack hunted the Lone
Wolf in Paris, and made him much
the same offer as you have made to-
night. The Pack, you should
know. messieurs, was the name as
sbmed by an association of Partisan
criminals, ambitious like you. who
had grown envious of the Lone
VOLTS success, n wished to per-
suade him to run with them"
And what happened?" Phinuit in
CURED.
LAS memory serves, I told them
they could all go plumb to hell"
well" Phinuit hazarded with a
good show of confidence. II guess
you won't tell us to go plumb to hell,
will your"
mo: I promise to be more original
than that. You shall have your an
swer by the time we make u land
fall-perhaps before"
$50
Lanyard went to bed, the last
night out, leaving a noisy gathering
in the saloon, and read himself
drowsy. Then turning out his light
he slept. Some time later he found
himself instantaneously awake, and
alert, with a clear head and every
faculty on the qui vive.
He felt a presence, and knew that
it waited, stirless, within arms
length of his head. Without much
concern, he thought of Popinot, that
phantom Popinot" Of Monks de-
risive naming.
Well, If the vision Lame had seer
on deck had taken material form
here in his stateroom, Lanyard pre-
sumed it meant another fight, and
the last, to a finish. that is to say.
to a death.
He heard a whisper. or rather a
mutter, a voice he could not place
in it's present pitch.
Awake, Monsieur Delorme?" H.
said. flush! Don't make a row,
and lever mind the light"
His astonishment was SO over
pow ering that ~instinctively his
tense muscles relaxed and his hand
fell back upon the bedding.
ITS me-Mussey."
Lanyard echoed witlessly: "Mus-
sey?"
II had to have a bit of a talk with
you without anybody's. catching on
We'll" Lanyard said, I'm
damned"
Look here :" The mutter
stumbled. 81 want to ask a per-
sonai question. Is or isn't your
right name Lanyard, Michael Lam
yard?"
That's an unusual name, Michac!
Lanyard" cautiously replied its
proprietor. How did you get hold
of it,"
"They say it's the right name of
the Lone Wolf. Guess 1 don't have
to tell you who the Lone Wolf is"
"'They say?' Who, please, are
'they?'"
"Oh, there's a lot of talk going
around the ship. You know how 1t
is. a crew will gossip. And God