Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-29

fual."
Il guess us safe 10 leave thai 10
your imagination"
There would be n penalty. how
ever7"
We'll. naturally. II you're no, with
10. you're against us. And 10 take
that stand would oblige ". ss u sim
pie matter Of self.preseryation. TO do
fend ourselves with every means III
our command"
"Means which," Lanyard muir.
INJURED. you prefer not TO name"
well. one doesn't like 10 DO
crude"
II have my answer. monsieur
and many thanks The parallel u
complete"
With a dim smile pisy!ns In his
eyes and twitching at the corners
Of his lips. Lanyard leaned back and
studied the deck beams. Lane de-
lorme sat M with q movemen, Of
sharp uneasiness.
"of what. my friend. are you
thinklng7"
II am Imrveiing at something
everybody knows--that history does
repeat ITSELF"
The woman made Q sudden hissins
sound. OF breath drawn shortly bc
tween closed teeth. Il hope notg'
she sighed. ''You see. my friend. .
think I know what II In your mind
memories OF old times :"
True: I am thinking Of those days
when the Pack hunted the Lone
Wolf In Paris. and made him much
the same ofYer as you have made 10
night The Pack. you should
know. messteurs. was the name N
sumed by an association OF purisi4n
criminals. ambitious like you who
had grown envious OF the Lone
VOLTS success. and wished ~ yer
suade him to run with them
And what happened!" Ph,nai, go
auired.
"As memory serves. I told ,h-,n
they could all 30 plumb 10 he'll
WELL" Phinuit haxarded with .
good show Of confidence. u guess
you won't tell Us TO 60 plumb 10 he'll
will your
mo: I promise to be more original
than that. You shall have your an
swer by the time We make our land
fAii-pefhaps before"
Lanyard went to bed. the las,
night out. leaving Q nolsy gathering
In the saloon. and read himself
drowsy. Then turning out his light
he slept. Some time later he found
himself inssantaneously awake. and
alert, with q clear head and every
faculty on the oui vive.
He felt q presence. and knew that
| u waited. siiriess. within arms.
length OF his head without much
concern. ne thought Of Popinot. that
phantom Poplrot" Of Monks Do
rlslve naming.
Wen. u the vision Lane had seen
or deck had taken material form
here IN his statercom. Lanyard pre-
sumed II near. another light. and
the last. 10 ' .nish. tina, 10 TO say.
10 O death.
lie heard q whisper. or rather Q
mu,ter. q voice he could no, place
In It's present pitch.
Awake. MonEieur Dslorrne1" .,
said. Hush! Dont make . row.
and never mind the Light"
Ills sston.sinnent was 90 over
powering that instinctively his
tensed muscles relaxed and bis hand
fell back upon the bedding.
its me-Aiussey."
LanyN-6 sehoec witlessiy; Mus
sey1"
Il had TO have q BIT Of . saIh with
you without anybody's catching on
We'll" Lanyard szid. I'm
damned"
Look here :" The muttsf
stumbled Il want 10 ask Q per.
sonsi question. II or isn't your
right nsrs Lanyard. Michael Ian.
yardy'
That's IN unusual nams. Michael
Lanyard" cautiously replied 10
proprietor. How old you gss hold
o: NJ"
They say its the right name Of
the Lone Wolf Guess don't have
to tell yov who the Lone Wolf t."
They ssy'f whe. please. ere
'they'7"
oh. there's . lot Of talk going
around the ship. You know how u
is. . crew VII gossip. And God
knows they've sot enough excuse
this cruise"
This was coustruetively sv1stvs.
Lanyard wondered Who had betrayed
him.
tCsaiinsst IN Our Nsxa lssssy !.