The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
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opening bid, you said simply, BY:
while, II he was to gather that you
had great strength and were hold.
ing your bid back till you found out
what the opponents had to declare
jim other words that he was to
keep the auction open even ut cost
Of making . thin third-hand bid, in
order that the hand might not b
passed out before the call came
around to you again, you said, %
You did just now, 'nubbid.' That is
your system, isn't it, Forgive me,
but when I play for high stakes I
must know how to read your little
ways"
"Do You know what you are &C.
cusing me Oft" Mr.. Clay snarled.
perfectly. Prearranged signal
ing is, to put It bluntly, cheating"
Without rising Lanyard caught
Clay's right wrist Is the New Eng.
lander offered to jump up in . fury,
and with an ease that his victim
manifestly found surprising forced
him to resume his seat or risk .
broken arm.
"Sit down." snapped Lanyard,
and admit you work the steamers
for living with your confederate
here-and call of the losses of this
green young person, or you'll find
yourselves posted tomorrow MORN
ing Is transatlantic card-sharpers."
u don't know how to thank You.
SIR. the young man said, turning to
Lanyard Is they left the after com.
panionway on the G Deck landing.
= don't really. You've been most
awfIy decent and Ill that. It was
priceless, the way You put Il over
those blacklegs. I don't mind telling
you ] would have felt the loes 81
that thousand"
$50 one fancied."
II mean to say-1 really don't
know how to thank you"
There IL . way" Lanyard told
him in an odd key, aif you care to
ask me into your stateroom for two
minutes, NJ. Parry" WV
The young man stood darkly at
gaze for IN instant: but the corn.
tenance Of the older, for iii Of tn
urbanity. was unreliable.
surely. sir. Only too deliehtedln
~. Parry made . nervouslv
abrupt turn and led down The ~.
sageway to Stateroom 81. switchea
on tho lights. stood back TO nerm;t
Lanyard to precede him Ana ri.
loving IN and shutting the door.
laced MIN with dilated eyes in =
face Of odd excitement,
SWELL, sir?" he asked with .o,,,.
hesitation then remembered he
ut DOWN." o"s you
Thank you."
Lanyard took the one easv ch.;.
- the cramped room, but M. Parrv
remained on his feet.
"You," be said in I stamn.-
= I tEaa, were ..I.: !, going to tell me how
ITS quite simple" LANYARD -
Piled. Let me have the Hahsh,,ra,
emeralds to restore to Mrs Trr..s
Crosier and we will saw no n.nrs
about the business" o '''o's
Maurice Parry put out a hand -.
ward the berth Is il rron;nr ~ s
support, and oil ct once Sal down ~. AZ
it, edge. s ao"n On
Sorry, sirl But I don't th;,.
quite follow" W. mink
= am sure you do. monsieur.
= mean-l don't understand -
II mean, what" "o"
How ! found you out 40 o,;cl,,
you were going to say? Dort 'fH a'
get observed you up IN Is. .t tor'
board passageway Of A DecE'. v MAJ
you nad no business to be- ana ,as.:
ing Suite 80 in : fashion u mIa .ssv-
Ing man who had not to fess ~
eervation. just before dinner T. oD-
" TIE evening Nine. Crozier d; .cSer
ereo her loss and-we ~. sco o,s
friends-did me tho honor II .o o.d
su!t me. ! am too we'll ver ~ So 2
tnisves' ways. rnonsieur-".ss o 70
So" the young man int.--,,,.,
they say" 'p'1lr 50
! TO b Continued,