Evening journal., 1922-09-22

Us Tho reformed craftsman,
MICHAEL LANYARD. known 10 the
h0TE WOLF, is attempting TO recover
4 the stolen jewels OF
r1vE DE M6NTALAIs. the woman he
Lanyard, who met Eve in southern
4rrance whore he rescued her from
robbery at the hands OF the orutai
Partisan Apache,
DUPONT, suspects a motoring party
consisting OF the American.
WHITAKER MONK; his secretary
YHINUIT; the latters brother.
EouiNSaf AM and COUNTESS DE LoRG-
De Lorgnes is murdered by Dupont
lanyard searching Paris. nnds the
bountess. She IS introduced as a.,
kIANE DEIsMORE. Lanyard uses the
T name of Paul Martin.
Lame Delorme! Those syllables
Avere like a spoken spell 20 break
fhs power of dark enchantment
which had hampered Lanyard's
memory ever since first sight of this
Ayonaan in the Cafe de rUnivers at
Eant. A great light began to Hood
his understanding. but he was de-
MED time to advantage himself i'm
snediately of it's illumination; Lame
Delorme was quick 10 parry and
rsposte.
allow strange monsieur should
Pink he had ever known me by
name But no matterl For now
a-look more closely. ! myself cannot
get over the impression that have
known Monsleur--Martin. did you
eay Y--somewhere, sometime But
Paul Martin? Not unless monsieur
has more than one name
,tThen II would seem that mas'
noiselle and / are both in error.
THE loss is mine"
while the waiter fetched eddi-i
Eonal chairs. the woman made her
ESCORTS known: Messieurs Benouviile
ht lie Brun, two extravagantly IN
tfgnificant young men.
Champagne frothed into fresh
xlasses. As soon as the band struck
up another dance. Athenais drifted
away in the arms OF Monsieur lie
Brun. Lame gazed round the room,
Acknowledged the salutations OF sew
eral friends, and issued peremptory
orders TO Benouville.
s"Ask Angelo TO dance with you.
desire to ahlict Monsieur Martin with
my condolences"
with the utmost dociiity Benou-
vile effaced himself.
.ssEh, bien. Monsieur Duchemin2 2"
"Eh, bien. madame Ia comtesse ?"
-Liane slipped at her champagne.
making impudent eyes at Lanyard
over the brim OF her glass.
by what appears. you have at
last torn yourself away from the
charming society Of the Chateau de
afontaiais."
srAs you see"
THAT was a long visit you made
az the chateau. my old one?'
rome had the misfortune 10 fall
fdul OF an assassin" Lanyard took
the trouble 10 explain.
"And you were wounded"
LANYARD assented. The lady made
2 Blocked face and uttered appropri-l
ate noises. "As you know" Lam
rard added.
-'What an experienced Still"
Lane again buried her nose in her
riass and regarded Lanyard with
COX Of mysterious understanding
she resumed: "still !.
1o< without is computations. Ell, :
non amir
Indeed" lanyard agreed with his Il
-esr winning manner: For in i
rance recovered speedily enough
% pe 81 Paris tonight and meet p
atsrnoisells without losing time" a
rand where Is that good Monsieur
Monk tonight7" he asked. is
rAh. monsieur but ! am deco Il
sted He has returned 20 his bar -
.arous America, with his kind heart.
md al his milhonsi" 81
sAnd the excellent Phinuft7" a.
THAT one &c we'll" n
Lanyard compass;onatsiy fshed n
bottle out OF the cooler and refiled a
her glass. .
Accept, rnademoiseile. every as =
rurance Of my profound sympathy" -
II VIII repay sympathy with sym y
tsthy. I have already forgotten aes'
hat I ever visited the Chateau de y
6ontaiafs. So how should remem- q
,er I met monsieur there under the p
larne OF 49,. but I forget" -
The name OF Duchemin7" -
Il never knew there was such a
arne--I swear,--before I saw II IN
ype today"
IN type7- ~
1T appeared in lie Matin today,
his quaint name Duchemin. in a
ispatch from Milan stating that a
erson OF that name, a guest of the
,hsteau de Montalais. had disap- ar
cared without taking formal leave IN
Z his hosts" da
"one gathers that he took some 81
hing else7" to
Nothing less than the world da
nown Anstruther collection Of Jew de
La. the property Of Madame de Ito
Iontsiais nee Anstruther." da
But am recently from the Cha 10
eau de Montaiais. and in a position m
0 assume mademoiselle that this w
'oor fellow. Duchemin. is unjustly Pl
-ccueed." a.
"oh. no. hoi' ca
He heard again that laugh OF Pl
road derision which had seemed so m
'ut OF character with great lady pr
shen he had heard # first. that m
light now nearly month old. m
''Mademoiselle does not believe ?" NJ
i have a suspicion that this Mon TO
beur Duchemin was guilty in in dc
ention; but when It came to put his tr
Intention into execution, he found
Ie had been anticipated"
"Mademoiseie Is too clever for
ne. Now I should never have G
bought Of that" Il