The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-14
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70 crazy fool about jewels to begir
with, it I'd never set my covetou,
heart on owning those devilish en-.
eralds, If I hadn't been rotten near
enough to try to cheat my country
If I'D had them shipped over with
IN honest declaration instead Of
trying to smuggle them in on my
person-none Of this agony would
ever have happened"
"You must not think 80 harshly
Of yourself" Lanyard deprecated
AFTER all, what you did was mere.
~ to prove yourself % human o
you are charming"
MANY thanks; but prstty
speeches won't put me IN good hu.
NOR with myself today. When
think what q goof I've been. taking
it for granted. just because that
wretch Of an Isquith and his crew
were in jail. that we'd heard the
last Of that business and everything
was simply lovely" She bent Z
morose glare on Lanyard. "Why
didn't YOU tell me your friend
Crane said lsquith had such pow.
erful friends in the underworld that
we might rs we'll be prepared for 4
flare-back-some attempt 70 aven1e
his arrest?"
Il hoped, to tell the truth, he was
drawing m exaggerated picture,
and wanted to avoid alarming you
!. without real reason"
"Welll I've no doubt you meant
well, but ] wish you hadn't been 90
darn considerate. If I'd dreamed
that anything like this would hap
pen, I'd have stuck to Fenno like
her own shadow. never have let her
out Of my sight . single minute. :.
What are you making that funny
face about?"
"Forgive me, but found the
thought amusing"
That's most ungallant Of you.
Il you think I'm not still spry
enough to keep up with that chit"
Il think it would take . bit Of
doing"
"The girl does 60, I grant you.
once she gets started. I admit it
would be as good for me o . reduc.
ing diet" As Fay paused TO give
the thought q rueful smile, q chirp
sounded under Lanyard's desk, and
the lady had . start "What's that
the telephone?"
ut might be Crane, reporting
progress" Lanyard nodded q he
took up the instrument at his elbow.
But it was with look Of some vex.
alton that he listened, interesting
in . family startled voice, "Who?"
and ending with: "Oh, very well.
Show him in. please"
With an apologize look. be
turned back from the telephone.
- hope you don't mind. It's
Monsieur Plon Of the S1ret6. cali
ing to take leave, ! suppose. He's
going homo with the Novorrs. I
understand; and she sails tonight
at midnight"
Il don't mind, Of course-thoueh
will say ] wasn't infatuated With
the creature. the horrid way DO 30.
haved to you, coming over"
HE was very kind to me in the
upshot. however. We must not for
get that. Il he hadn't proved him.
SELF . fair man ct heart, Il he
hadn't overridden the Captain and
set me free. that night"
His response to . tap on the door
brought IN q familiar. staryelinn.
wizened shape tricked out IN curious
elegance, rs for strolline Of . Sun.
day in the Bots, in morning-coat
with .gray-striped trousers. var
nished boots and spats, lemon-col.
ored gloves. IN ebony stick and .
lustrcus stovepips topper.
"Ak. mon anil" hs piped Ct
sight Of Lanyard, opening his
arms; but in the next instant, die.
covering the handsomer presence,
he caught himself up and subdued
his transports, performing 70 "a.
miration the Continental bow from
the hips. "And Madame Crozierl
But what pleasurel Figure to your.
selves that one had no. suspicion
Of such good fortune. that one would
be permitted to-how do You say1-
slay two birds with one rock
"How 70 that, pray1"
but Il was my intention, natu.
rally. = inquire Of my friend Nom
sieur Lanyard whore ] could call on
Madame Crozier to pay her, also my
homage and felicitations.s
"What is the man talking about7
sFe!icitationsl'" Fay Crozier cried.
-. upon !.o s. the happy event Of this
Are you madi" The lady indie.
nantly bridled. and then, remindine
hersek that the agent Of the Snret6
couldn't possibly know what had
happened, made her manner more
gracious. "But no. monsieur. I quite
see that you do not understand
how should you?-that this IL any
thing but . day when Mr.. Lanyard
and ] can welconae any sort 81 70.
licitationS. Il Is, to tho contrary. for
% . day Of sad anxiety"
"Ah. madamel But what calam.
ity can possibly have been visited
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