Evening star., 1924-03-08
The Mystery of Lynne Court
RJ. S. FLETCHER


! we dine at the Cafe Imperial - all
| right. We get talking-you know
| to the man you saw here-the elder
man, fine looking fellow. we nave
| drink or two with him-very pleas
| ant man, very agreeable. He sug.
gests we have a quiet little game of
| cards at a friends. Well--no obJec.
tion-little what you call spree, en-
| We come here with him-we nnd the
| Everything goes all right at first-we
| have another drink-we ta!k-Qulte
agreeable, oh, quite! Then the young
| lady retires and we play: We play
| some time and 1 win--quite fairly !
| I cheat? 1 am a gentleman; l have
| plenty money-but!-l give you my
card to show you who l am my
| friend he give you his card, too. ASK
anybody in Manchester II they kho"
| our names-oh, yes!
Before Hextall could do anything
| to prevent them, each man had pulled
| out a beautiful card case ana hao
| forced upon him highly finished, per-
| fectly engraved cards. He glanced at
| adi-Mr George Chimbouloglos. In
| the corners of each were addresses in
| one of the best residential quarters
| Of Manchester.
THESE all correctLehT, con
| respectable, eh? Well. tell you. We
continue to play-I win more-l win
fl, ,200--yesr
Twelve hundred pounds!" exclaim-
| ed Hextall.
I am losing fifteen hundred" ex-
| claimed Demetriadi. "Eh-eh? There
| was no talk of cheating then-no
| But. you see. we had settled to stop
minutes to 1 am winning twelve
hundred-I have it in my pocket, be-
| cause we pay up as We go on--plenty
1 of money in there behind you! Then
| out comes the girl-the young lady
with revolver. and says we are
| and threatens to shoot-especially
! me-holds the revolver at my head
| eh? Oh-it was all what you call a
plant! A plant-of course! II & l had
| CLOS had been losing at o'clock
| what?'
1T was. at any rate. no plant thai
| my patient got shot," observed Hex
tall. quietly.
| look ed at each other. A glance of in
! telligence passed between them
! which was not lost on Hextall. But
| neither spoke and HeXtall was sud
| denly minded to ask a question.
LAS you witnessed the affair, how
| did she get shot?" he said.
| Once more the two exchanged
| glances Then. one glance seemed tc
| answer the other, and the man who
| had kept silence up to then spoke.
1.-The elder man tried to take the
| revolver from her." he replied, quiet
| ly, and with less accent than his com
panion. She struggled and in the
| struggle the revolver went off. But
she retained her hold on it and she
kept us covered until you came"
| Demetriadi laughed.
BAH" he sneered. "All n plant!
| tell you. if i had lost-if my friend
| had lost much - then, ah, then. II
| would have been all right. This is 6
swindling affair-all confederates-
| of course
81 understand" said Hextall. who
| was now determined to get at the
bottom of things. that you were in
| duced to put the money back on 6
promise that it should be handed te
| you yesterday. Is that so?''
so. The elder man. he says: Put
| it back and Quieten the girl and
| bring it to you at the Cafe Imperial
| CLOS here. he say the same thing. So
| l pay it back. But-we go to the CAT,
Imperial at noon yesterday and We
| wait-and no man and no money! No
! am cheated-done in-what they
call had d-for-the- mug! But
| He wagged a finger at the CLOSED
| door behind Hextail, and his teetf
cleaned under the dark mustache.
| II will have my money what / fair
ly win or ] will have my revenge"
| he said. II will go to the police
Chimbouloglos. he say, Leave it alon'
| do not trouble yourSelf-the none,
| is nothing" Just so-the money i.
nothing-I have plenty of money
am a very rich man. But-my honor