The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-14
CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIII
With his free hand then disengag-
ing the arm from the stand Of an.
other instrument that bore q dial
device, Lanyard signaled Crane's
number-but without releasing any
one Of the trio from the grasp Of
his attention.
us that you, my friend?" he
presently hailed. "But how good it
is to hear your voice againl What
would I ever do without you! Here
am ! with three desperate charac.
tiers on my hands, and no idea what
to do with them-except to call on
you for help and guidance"
whats the joke?" Crane eau
tious drawl responded. "Are you
kidding me or something?"
"You shall see for yourself, II
you will be good enough to come 1T
once and bring with you, or see that
they follow you without delay. .
sufficient number Of policemen to
take care of Madame Boyce and
Mr.. Isquith and his brother. But
don't be longer than you must, if
you would be sure Of finding me
still in command Of the situation"
I'LL trust you"
"But there is no knowing how
soon henchmen Of theirs, that have
been already telephoned for, will
turn up here in force. And / am
facing odds Of three to one al
ready"
"But your one, old-timer. is as
good as any dozen!"
I'm not SO sure. -. Arrange for
IN ambulance to call too, please,
from the nearest hospital. The sur.
geon should come prepared to ad-
minister first aid to two drugged
young people"
whats that"
my son and Fenno Crozier-"
"Good Godl Where are you?"
Lanyard gave the address and
the floor. The apartment Of that
ambitious Monsieur Isquith. Do
you understand met"
"Why, dern your fiea-bitten
hide!" Crane gave the groan Of q
man bitterly aggrieved. ~ might
have known it would be this way
If let you out Of my sight q single
minute, you'd make me look like q
correspondence-school dick on his
first excursion to . sure-enough
ethyl"
Al FIVE o'clock, or thereabouts,
in the afternoon Of the sixth day
following the arrival Of Michael
Lanyard in New York, he rose from
q desk in q room that might have
been . study in an Eighteenth Gen.
tury ducal hotel Of the Faubourg
st. German, but actually was his
private Office ~ managing director
Of tho Fifth Avenue establishment
Of Delibes ct Gle, Paris-got up
with smiling if q rather careworn
countenance to greet . caller, .
pretty, plump lady Of . certain age
who. in spite Of bobbed hair that
time had bleached clear Of Ill
color, didn't look it.
My dear Mrs. Crozierl" he said
over the hand that he bowed to %.
lutte, in q murmur 70 pitched that
an innocent bystander might par
donably have looked twice to make
sure that tho lady's becoming and
modish black costume was not
mourning. "How very good Of you
70 como to zee mel"
"sCood' Of me-fiddlesticks! !" tes-
tily Fay Crozier retorted. IF I'm
being good to anybody, it's TO my.
self, though I'll Be blessed II I can
see what good I'm doing anybody
By barging down here to zee you.
when know, % I don't doubt you're
thinking, If you knew any news
you'd telephone it. It was just that
/ simply couldn't stand it another
minute, sitting up there and twid-
ding helpless fingers while that
pathetic husband Of mine battered
about the house emitting woe-be..
gone bleats like an old muttonhead
that has mislaid its ewe-lamb!
She sank into . chair. and *
tended m open hand.
"Give me . fag, for PHYS sake,
Lanyard; and quit making sad eyes
ct me-you remind me 90 much Of
Innes that ] can't bear It'll You
haven't any news. Of course?" she
added. bending over the fame that
Lanyard rendered to puff the to-
bacco afire. IF you had, you'd have
shut me up long enough to tell i. .
II am sorry" he said. putting
away his cigarette-case and lighter
and sitting back. "Mr. Crane prom
ised me he would call up as soon %
he learned anything, and"-French
habit spread both hands IN eloquent
Observation-Disclosures"
"0h-0osk" the woman explod-
ed. III anything really has hap
pened to those two precious infants,
I'll never forgive myself"
"But surely you cannot blame
yourself, madam
"I'd like to know why ! cant. "
Fay trans6xed Lanyard with In
dienant blue eyes. "f'd like you OF
somebody to tell me how I can es.
cape blaming myself for being Z
gyeedy Old xQnnan. i ! hadn't her