The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-23

90. It means you must know-it
means much to me 10 b with Fen.
no. Tomorrow night you will find
me waiting 1t your hotel. It's the
Walpole you mean to stop at. !
think you told met"
eyes,"
"Then you consent? Oh, thank
you!" The boy fervently embraced
his father. "Forgive me IL I run
I haven't = minute. You'll be on
hand to sec rs OF. won't you?" He
went, without pausing to hear the
reply, ct = headlong pelt down the
paeSegeway.
Lanyard took Q moment to COL
lest himself before RoinR back 20
the scene Of the card-game; and
when he did, caught the host in the
act Of replacing the telephone upon
it, bracket.
"Be good enough to sit down.
sir" the Ratah welcomed him. "Or
do . you please. -. The Captain
promises not to keep US waiting
Lanyard frowned in perplexity.
THE Captain'1" He saw Tess
Boyce gazing on him with : curious
look Of shame in her gray-green
eyes, lsquith back in his chair q
the table ct once ignoring him and
looking bored, the Rajah covering
him With . mocking face. "'Wait.
Il have telephoned him, for help
IL dealing with . new development
Of this lamentable business"
"lndeed?" Lanyard's eyebrows
took > supercilious climb. ssfou will
only make yourself . laughing.
stock Il you base . charge Of cheat
ing Ut cards on my nee Of . bid
known to and employed by every
good contract player. The choice il
yours"
"Unfortunately for you. sir. I
have called on tho ships authority
u view Of another question en-
tirely: The ruby that / had staked
on this game Is missing. You saw
mo place it on those bsnk-notes On
the table there. Well, It has van.
i.hed. ! am determined that no one
sheu leave these rooms till the ring
q FOUND. 1t should not, however. IS
dimcult % pin the guilt where Il b.
longs: Mrs. Boyce and Mr.. Isquith
ero above suspicion. But you. Lam
yard, Il am rightly informed. Were
once called the Lone Wolf"
The drst answer Lanyard gave %
that was laughter. involuntary
laughter Of derision in quite ma
tural reaction to an acknowledgements
WhSRh %n11oN3~n, g. 49, ~ ~
kajah's quite childish accusation of
cheating, surcharged the moment
with drama.
Still chuckline, he sat down IN
the handtest chair, not the one that
had beon his ct the card-table, and
With dancing eyes viewed the black
dro Of the Rajah's. the sstonish-
ment Of lsquith's, and what looked
very like Q light Of begrudred adj
miration n the Boyce's = ana
laughed outright again.
RaJah coldly inquired, ITO find the
situation amusing?"
.Rut sntirelyw
NY compliments on your sang.
Foid. A jewel Of great price disap-
pears When you are present, You
VINO sre known - thief % the
police Of two eontinonts-"
Lanyard ehuclklod tolerautly.
oh, that Be blowodl This Is too
f!dtculona. Whatever became 81 The
ring. ! didn't take Il, and al Of You
know e. ! could only have done -
bZ reaching clear across the table
whete yop left e, between your
elbow and Madame Boyce's-snd
that without being obseryedl NJ
Lone Wolf 4 his prime eouldnS
peve managed such . miracle q
!egordemaiu. Admit Il vas hardlv
ineelltgent o3 Your Highness % try
p frame the ono IN the poorest poai.
ton 70 perform IT.
But the Rajah's vocabulary vas
lean q fespect @ The American ver.
a. ssia. .y rs:1r'y q : lo''' b aosr-
Admitting that there vaa anv
such theft while ! was in ~ pic.
turs. your 4rst and last thou9hA
~ e e frame round No Q to
aBut ny dser sir,s Isquith loftily
congratulated You arc hardly s. =
pesltaon g dsny you were b ths
= a b 10 means satisasd Tia.
"But you were hsrsis
Ito 3 Continued)