The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-10
CHAPTER xxx

The Japanese was politely blank.
Eyes, sir" he assented, yet with .
hint Of obtuse obstinacy continued
to hold the door open. "What name,
pills? ! 60 see"
asay Mr.: Bellamy Is calling"
Lanyard said.
II his choice Of that noms-de-
0Meyrs had been unprecedented,
purely Z matter Of the moments
within, it was at once evident that
he had hit on . name Of power.
"Oah, yesl" Intelligence walked
instantaneously in the black eyes:
and the Jap, a. IL his every misgiv-
ing had been set Ut rest, released
the door, which closed Of its own &C.
cord. "'Scuse, pills."
WATT" Lanyard enjoined in the
tndo!ent tone Of one who expects
his ightest wish to be humored.
"Here-take these, will you"
Without more ado he dumped hat,
coat and gloves upon the servants
hands; and again effrontery pre-
vailed for him. In sudden sleek do
cility the Jap turned to stow his
armful away in closets work Of
seconds only, yet many enough to
cover . stretch Of quick thinking.
It seemed evident beyond question
that Lanyard's extempore stab at
m alias for the hour had been q
happy one. The Jap's prompt and
supple reaction to the name Bel
lGnsy proved nothing If not the ex-
tstence OF lidtson between the ho-
tel Of the racketeers and this proud
Park Avenue apartment; and II it
proved that much, it proved more,
that he would but waste time with
the Boyce If he were to attempt now
TO accomplish anything either BY
diplomatic methods or BY appealing
to her sportsmanship; and still
more, that the Jap was on terms Of
sympathetic acquaintance with the
mob relations Of his employer,
therefore . potential menace q
long as at large in the place while
Lanyard was occupied with ito mis-
tress.
@And why not!" Lanyard unused,
eying the Jap's back O. he stood
a-hptoe to engage the loop inside
the collar Of the top-coat with .
hook. IF the son makes free to
copy his fathers methods, why
should not the father profit By the
technique Of his SOM"
Deliberately, then, he planted .
hand between the shoulders Of the
servant, toppled him in, to thresh
among the hanging garments, and
shut the door and turned the key in
its lock.
Less deliberately he left the foy-
Or, prepared for anything, prepared
for, ct best, . stiff scene with the
Boyce. But in the drawing
room there was no one.
He held briefly IN alert halt, TAX
ing in the ample evidences that It
had been till quite lately tenanted.
A handsome room, II . thought
Morid in its general scheme, Il was
lighted exclusively by table-lamps.
An easy-chair closely shouldered
one Of these, IN it's arm . wisp Of
lace handkerchief lightly crumpled,
on the floor beside It an evening
newspaper a-sprawl; from IN ash
tray on the table . thin fume Of
cigarette-smoke lifted, swaying in
. light draft like the wrath Of q
wan small snake. In . corner back
Of the chair miniature radio-set
stood grooming to itself softly.
It their erstwhile audience was
invisible, the assumption was rea.
sonable that she had, o. women
will, hearing . new voice at the
door fled to primp and repair her
complexion. But Lanyard could
neither hear any sound nor detect
any symptom Of life in the adjoin-
ing room Of old-rose walls that an
open door revealed; and when i'm
pudent reconnaissance from its
threshold demonstrated that this,
the bedchamber, was also empty, he
went boldly in and through. via the
foyer, TO the dining-room, pantry,
kitchen and servants room, then Re.
turned the way he had come, stop.
ping only TO look into the bathroom
and search every closet, without
finding > sign Of the Boyce.
Back In the bedchamber once
more, he pulled up ct . loss.
Nothing was more certain thar
that he was alone IN the apartment
With the embittsred Jap, who wai
stfll venting his indignation By At.
and starts on the panels Of hi
prison-door.
Il one guess was as good % IN
other, surely the likeliest was thu
the Royce had taken fright, whel
she heard . strange mans voice q
the door, and had made her eseape
Proof thero WAS a-plenty benest|