The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-03
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Joseph Vance

xct her feet wet an excellent ex-
euse for asking 10 be introduced to
your boudoir. 40 she may change
her shoss and stockings and Incl
dentaiiy spy out the precise looa-
ton Of your safa And when their
car i hauled into the garage. Mr.
fhinutt must 80 20 help. which
eises him a chance 60 stroll at
leisure thru the lower part % tho
house and note every easy way Of
breaking In. Mr.. Monk casually
notes your likeness TO tho little Eiri
he once met, he SAYS, IN your
father's office. something you tell
me you don't recall st all And
that places you as the vcritabls
owner Of the Anstruther Jewels. aud
no mistake Then---N Madame de
Lorgnes guiding tho conversation by
secret signals which I intercept
somchody recognizes mo as the
Lone Wolf. in spite Of the work
OF years and a ncw.xrown heard,
and you are ohiiqueiy warned that.
u your Jewels ahouid happen 20 dla.
appear ms moro than likely the
Lone Wolf will prove 10 be tho
guilty party. Al any rate. they viii
DO ever 80 much obliged II youli
believe he Il. n1i save 40 much
trouble all around. Finally when
your exehauffear what's his
manner
Albert Dupont
A name a. unique IN France ~
John Smith IL In England
When Albert Dupont tries TO take
my life. as a simple and natural
act OF vcndstta--"
You really think Il was that--
4 recognized the beast when he
let Off that pistol at my head. L
was In hls way here. and he owed
mo one besides for my interference
a. Montpelier that night when
Dupont hAif murder. mo and I'm
laid up on your hands Cor nearly
month. our friends with designs
on your jewels thoughtfany walt
before they strike ull / am able 10
30 NJ and about consequently IN a
position TO be accused OF a crime
which no one would put past the
Lone Wclf. On. I think W.. can
fairly count Mr.. Monk and his
friends In on this coupr'
4 am sure OF a." said Eve d
Montalaia But Albert: Is he ono
o. them. their smploye or confrer.f~
'Duponsf I fancy not I may
Be wrong. but I believ. he Il on.
ttrsly on HIS own--aults independ.
ent OF tho Monk party"
But his attack on US az Mont
peilier. and later on you here. corn.
Ing AZ about the same time ~ Their
visit
Coincidence. II you ask me. The
weight OF probability 10 against any
coilasion between tho two parties
Please explain :"
Dupont 10 an Apache II Paris.
I'hs languAg. he used to m. when
We fought Ia that carriage at Mont.
pcliisr Was tho slang Of the loves,
order OF Partisan criminal. used
spontaneously. under stress Of great
excitement. with no intent 70 mis-
lead These oshsr pecpis wsre--if
anything but poor misiudxsd lambs
swell mobsmen. tho elite OF the
criminal world Tbs two cas,es
never work togsthsr because they
can't trust each other. Ths swell
mobsraan works with his head and
only Kills when cornsrsd- Tho
Apache Kills first. a. a matter 81 sn.
sttuct. and then thlnks--to the best
of his ability. The Apache knows
tire swell rnonsnan can outwit him.
Ths swell mohsman knows tho
Apache will ansasxinate him at the
fsrst hint OF suspicion OF his good
faith. SO they rarely II ever make
use OF each other"
You say rarely But possibly
In this iRstanca7-
II think not. Dupont was en-
ployed as your chauffeur. you've
told me. upwards OF a month. lie
had ample opportunity TO familiar
Ize himself with the premises and
pass the information on. II acting
in connivanca with those others.
But we know he didn't, or they
would never have shown themselves
here In order to secure information
they couldn't have got otherwise"
Il see. monsieur said tho won.
an. Then you think tho thief may
have been anyone Of tho Monk
party"
-Or several Of them acting In
concert" Lanyard interrupted. sml-
Ing.
''Or Albert"
no; Dupont. Unless underssti-
mats him graveiy he IL incapable
Of such finezse. lie IL a thug first.