The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-17
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@toou lnconkfuoutly ruuud tne cor
ner. In mean sldc street. as n
anxious 20 escape observation; Its
fuxtaposition TO tho door OF vino
shop Of tho lowest class was notice
able In car OF such high caste;
and. what was finally damning. tho
rat-faced man OF Lyons was loung.
ms IN the door OF the vino shop.
sucking at n cigaret and watching
the traffic with an all too llstless
eye shaded by the visor OF shabby
cap.
Lanyard said nothing at tho time.
but later. whom long stretch OF
straight road gave him the chance.
verified his suspicious by looking
back 10 sec tho gray car lurking
not ioss than mile and a hair
astern. the pclorme touring car
driven by Leon keeping quarter
OF a milo In the rear OF tho umou-
sine
These relative positions remained
approximately unchanged during
most OF tho light hours Of that long
evening. despite the terrific pace
which Jules set IN tho open country.
Lanyard. Keeping an eye on the In
dlcator. saw it, hand register tho
equivalent OF sixty English miles
an hour more frequently than not.
II seldom dropped below fifty ex.
cept when passing thru towns or
villages. And more often than no
liked Lanyard watched n creep up
20 and past IN. mark seventy.
With such driving he was quite
willing 20 believe that they would
zee Cherbourx or heaven by mid
night n not before: always. OF
course. providing -.
For tho first three hours Leon
stood the pace well. Then nerves
or physical endurance began 10 fail.
he dropped back. and the Delorme
touring car was thereafter seldom
visible.
No moro. for that matter. was
the gray shadow. IAnynrd's fore
cast seemed 10 be borne out by its
conduct: Dupont was hiding hts time
and would undoubtedly attempt
nothing before nightfaii. In tho
meantime he was making no effort
10 do more than keep step with the
limousine. but at decent distance.
Only occasionally wncn. for this
reason or that. Jules was obliged
to run al reduced speed for several
minutes on end. the gray car would
draw into sight always. however.
about a milo behind the Deiorme
touring car.
AZ about seven thcy dined on tho
wing. from the hamper which, with
Lanes jewel cas-. in its leather dis.
gulss OF simple travelling bag. con.
sti,utcd all tho limousln.'s load OF
luggage. Lanyard passed sand.
witches thru the 'front.' window TO
jules. who nunchsd them whiie
driving like a speed maniac. and
with the same appalling nonchai.
ance washed them down with a
lumber OF champagne. Then he
discovered scnnc manner Of scrrsrous
power over matches In the wind.
lighted = cigsres and stgnaiized his
sense of rcfreshment by smoothly
cdg1ns the Indicator needle up TO-
ward the eighty notch. where he
held II stationary until Lanyard ana
Lame with ono accord begged him
70 consider their appetifss.
A. eight o'clock thoy ware passing
thru IAsieux. ono hundred and eish.
teen mile. from parsa
Lanyard made mental calcutta
tionx
The light win hold TN affair
nins." he informed Lane. by that
time we snali have left Casn b.
hind--
II understand she ssid eoolly:
n viii be. then. after Casn.-
Presumably"
Another hour Of peace Of mindy
She yawned delicsfeIy. Il think.--r
am bored by this speed think /
shall have a nap"
compossdly shs arranged pillowx.
put her pretty feet upon the Jewel
case and. turning her face from
Lanyard. doxed.
X think" he reflected. that the
world Is moro rich In remark abis
women than In remarkable nenw
luminous lilac twilight We'd with
the street lamps Of caen when the
limousine rolled thru tho city at
moderate speed Lanyard utilized
this occasion to confer with Jules
thru tho window.
Beyond tho town. he said. 'you
VIII atop just round the first suitable
turning. 30 that va can't be seen
before the corner IL turned. Draw
of TO the side Of this road and
think II would be advisable to have
a little engine trouble"