The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-12


danei This Ia plot
lie turned and ran for the stAlrH.
followed by 4 little crowd among .
whom easily escaped detection We
reached the second floor Tho man.
who nov, TO my AmaEemrnL ! real |
i1od must DO suanfiold waa banging |
at tho panels OF closed door, and /
shouting
1t Ia locked" he cried ! knew |
nj Locked Open. suEannsi You
galn nothing 81 thiG l come n !
blow this hotel about your oaTul
The door opened A few Of w
we're almost pushed In. Janet With
her face buried Ia her hands, turned
away. Monsieur LutATdo, not wholly
at bis ease. stood there with folded
Armk
who arc you. dir. and what are
you doing In my salouT stanfiold
demanded tlsrooly.
Il am horn az your wtfs'u bidding
10 receive a message which hho aA-
uurcs mo that her husband has
brought from london" Lutardo ro-
pliod
III IL a usl" stAnfield shouted Il
am hor husband. and know nothing
Of you. II Is years since my wife
was In London These are Subtor-
fuErA Toll tho truth. womAnr'
Janet throw herself on the couch
and hid her face.
He Is your loyorr' BtAnfleld In
sisted.
Il could not help H." Janet so6bod
You have been 90 cruel lately. Why
did you come bAckf''
There was little murmur
amongst tho curious crowd In tho
background. A thin. dark man with
eyeglasses obviously n journalist
WaB on tho point OF stealing away,
The time had come for action, ! dis
entRnglsd myself from the group
Stantield looked into tho muzzls OF
my automatic
Hands W. stRnnsldi- l ordered
-Closo In behind. Enntson. Pass tho
word down TO bolt tho doors OF the
hotel"
that no matter how long our duel
might continue. should never r-o
sign OF feeling In my snemy's face,
Thru his wonderful disguise, how.
ever. the real man AZ this moment
lsRpcd out lie stood staring AZ ma
yiclouAly yet with tho half fascinated
amusement OF ono who looks upon a
new thing In life Janet was crouch
ing back upon tho couch, shrinking
away from me nH far an possibla, hnr
| fingers tearing 10 pieces some shred
Of AntimRcaAsar. Suddenly she
upranE iiko cat between her hus-
/ band and mo lie saw his chance
and leaped for the door. The crowd
Of stupetied people opened as tho by
magic 10 Let him pass. I lowered my
| pistol and hhoutnd a warning al tho
top Of my voice. There was the
sound OF shot below. and the tramp
| ling OF many feet A gray haired.
well-dreRocd man with q red ribbon
in his bpttonhole. whom ! afterward
discovered 10 BE- the editor Of Lead
ing Journal. pushed his way thru
Monsieur he raid 10 ma, Is
there any answer 10 this riddle -
You with ind II below I an
swored shortly. There has been q
plot TO compromise tho personal
honor OF Monsieur Lutnrdo here.
which you have rsen frustrated The
injured husband Il an English crimi.
nal His wife, heHtatsd-'1s his
accomplish. Monsieur LutRrdo has
never seen either Of them before In
his lifo"
Enulson entered. accompanied by
Monsieur Lutarde's private secretary
and parsonage whom ! recognized
as high official Of the French court
There was a great deal OF rapid con.
yerSatlon between the four. a mingled
outpourinE Of congratulations and
wonder. Then W. all moved toward
tho door. touched Eunlson on this
arm.
what about stantieldT' In,
quired eagerly.
Escaped for the moment" wa
tho reluctant admission. ''He Eo'
thru tho back premises OF the hotel
somehow"
They were filing out OF the room
was the last Janet rose tr, hon
ffr-t. she stood there looking ut me
What happens to me7" shn asked
There IN no charge against yoJ
: that | am aware Of" replied.
I'VE needed money" abe declarec
hardly. He had spent everything
and had only what earned al I
drcssmaker. The people who Htoo,
behind this affair were generous
would nll have been 20 easy and ~
safo II you had not interfercd DO
gin 10 think that you arc my evi
genius Norman GreyeS"
II you need money to yet 20,
back TO England" said. you cal
apply to the British consul vii
arrange 1t for you"
ii quarter OF an hour later we IN
among tho most cosmopolitan crow
in the world outside the Cafe do |
PAX. slipping our absintho and wach
Ing the pasaers-by.
/ "A very successful evening
work." Ennlson declared thought
fully.
III 80 far as II goes acqulescot
After all, tho. man with no man
enemies can never be altogether FIRE
| from danger"
] I'VE have gone tonight farthe
than you think" my companion n,
sured me. The agents OF N
| French people who we're with us es
tracted confessions from tho hot,
proprietor and his wife. among 9th
ers, which duplicates some very vol
known people. From this ovenln
Monsieur Butarde Is free from N
danger OF any attempt upon elthc
his life or his honor"
| I'm that case" ! agreed, "our wor
has indeed been well done"
| Many months afterward n curioui
ly Insignificant episode OF those noJ
few minutes was brought forcibly