The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-30

The passenger-list gave Paris @
tho domicile Of N. Maurice Parry
and his booking on the Novarrs as
Stateroom 81, 6 Deck-if one need.
ed more evidence that he had, whe !
seen on A Deck. been mp TO some
thing shady.
This Lanyard, on his part, didn't.
Lanyard had only TO recall the
aplomb with which Parry had car
ried OF the contretemps. Common
vanity would have caused any man
Of good conscience, surprised in
such . childish caper-certainly
childish If innocent-at least 70
color. But N. Parry had not col
ored. Neither had be blenched. N.
Parry simply and rather magnifi.
Gently hadn't turned . hair. The
attention paid Lanyard in passing
had been both incurious and uncon-
cerned, or as much - to say that he
always made his exits from state.
rooms that way and, Il anybody
chose to think his way eccentric.
what anybody thought was tho
least Of Maurice Parrys cares. The
ons daw IN the performance being
that nonchalance 20 consummate
was proof sufficient that he had
foreseen his ruse might be unsuc.
cesSful and had steeled himself %
dissemble any consequent embar-
rassment.
Lanyard put Oh resorting 70 the
smoking-room for coffee in favor Of
. stroll round the decks-which was
repaid By no other glimpse Of N.
Parry.
Fenno Croxier hs saw. however.
but not her mother, in one Of the
lively groups that swarmed over
the veranda caf4; for that Septem-
Der night WAS warm and still and
clear, : night with . moon that
manifestly had been brewed on pur.
pose to beguile the young-and.
twenty. The ship, one foresaW.
would b al ferment Of romance
ers this paDsags was half seas over,
given such first night out to incu-
bate the germs. But the girl had
seemingly had no better luck thus
Tar than Lanyard, and she had dis
appeared when, after IN hours chat
with Crane, Lanyard came out
again 70 begin another restless
His quest this time was moro sue.
cesful. and % had Fenno's been,
- Lanyard discovered when. from
the threshold Of the ballroom, he
watched her drifting around the
foor il the arms Of 1aurico Parry
drifting on the rhythm Of . waltz
lfes girl in . dream till she sight
ed Lanyard over her partners
shoulder and broke from the Spell
long enough % Aash him eyes of
spFightly understanding and nod
her pretty head meaninsly toward
Parry.
Lanyard took himself or before
tho two would complete another
ctrcuit-and welcomed the distrao.
tton promised By . steward who
Waylaid him - say that Nine. Gro
xisr would b glad Il u. Lanyard
would cau on hsr IN Suite 50. 4
After all, middle ago had IL COM
psnsations. He owed g ite hard.
WO0 WV - 031lu20CG1OU O8 O010R
able 10 assure himself, @ 30 mad
his way down the starboard alley
= the designated door, that he had
ever since dinner beep expecting
just this summons.
@How very good Of you, mon.
sisur-Fay Crozier. receiving him
II her sitting-room without the
chapeTonage Of her daughter, WAS
subtly more the woman of the
world than the child of nature-ssto
come - promptly"
Madame underestimates The e.
licity they know who ere fortunate
enough 70 please her. But one g
pushed % Infer that she imagines
tho Navo.rs has other attractions
= potent"
mot syen eoutract9 Oh. but I
know cards are your passionl"
s0ne is psrdonably Jealous of tn
only refuge from modern eonvsrsa.
tion.s
sIs that gallant, monsisur!s
Ito y Cantinusd)