Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-11
Continued from Yesterdays starr
INSTALLMENT xxx.

~ UNCTUALLY at II Marney joined
Taverner in the main hall of
the Porto Principe Station.
The baronet observed that the
American looked tidier than
usual. His dark, high-croWned Borso-
limo seemed new and the creaSes down
the back and sleeves of an equally dark
overcoat suggested that it had been
packed away for some time.
"Ah! there you are. Marney!" he cried
as the other came up. Glorious morn
ing. isn't it? 1 trust you slept WE'LL
The little mans forehead wrinkled
pathetically.
Well" he drawled, Il wouldn't ex-
actly say that Fontanelli and I had
about half nights sleep apiece"
"Oh? How was that?"
We'll" explained the other In low
voice, "it was this way: A guy broke
into Fontanelli's place while l was out
last night and Fontanelli practiced a
knife trick on him that he'd learnt way
down in Sicily when he was boy. He
tells me once you've got the knack you
can't lose it. Anyway, it'd stuck to our
Italian friend right enough
You caught him. them"
Marney rubbed his hands together
You can bet your life we did Fon-
tanelli had got him all fixed up against
some packing cases when / got back.
He seemed to have lost quite a lot
of blood. We just patched him up as
best we could, put him to bed and took
turns in watching him."
He cast an anxious glance around
him.
Now, look here, chief. I've got a
whole lot want to say to you and it
won't keep If you're agreeable, we'll
take the funicular up to the right and
sit out on a little terrace 1 know up
there You can get drinks and the
scenery's magnificent"
Ten minutes later, on an emlnence
overlooking the port Of Genoa, Marney
unburdened himself
I've got news of Miss Haye, for one
thing" he began. THE Lizard kid
mapped her. sure enough, but the idea
wasn't his; it was Ahlborg's-"
''Ahlborg's?"
That's what I said. Ahlborg'S crazy
tracked him to the foot of the cliff
last night and overheard what he was
saying to Won Roeschen. He's not SELL
ing that dope to anybody. He's keeping
it to himSelf-and he's going to destroy
the world! That's pretty good, isn't it?
He talked whole lot more of that sort
of stuff until was tired of listening to
him. Then he wiped out Won RoeSchen
with that gun of his and beat it back
to the Casino"
Taverner gasped.
KILLED Won Roeschen" he ejacu-
lated
Marney nodded.
Il tell you the mans crazy He's been
verging on insanity for weeks-and
Dighton's little business put the finish
ing touches. Last night he was all bot
tied up and had to let drive at some
body. So he chose Won RoeSchen, poor
mutt! Told him almost everything you
and have been waiting to know-and
then turned the Blue Death on him!
The Lizard, Mafalda PaSquali and Ahl-
borg are all in together. That sets you
thinking, don't it? And we were going
to get into the Villa Sabine through
Mafalda's falling for Dighton! The Liz
ard gangs Atlhorg's secret service.
Those few robberies we heard of must
have been private ones of the Lizards
or just thrown in as blind"
Taverner leaned back in his chair and
rested an elbow on weatherbeaten ia
ble
so we're getting at the truth at last,
he commented. "A pretty unhcly ALI
ance!"
You've said it, chietr' Those three1l
want some handling"
And my niece"
Miss Haye is at the Villa Sabine, as
far as can make out"
The other man pursed up his lips.
It was afraid you were going to say
that How are we going to get her out2"
Marney was bending over the table,
cutting a ToScano In two with his PEN
knife.