The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-13
SYNOPSIS

AOoaro the S.S. Navarro,
bound for America, Michael Ian.
yard, reformed "Lone Wolf" Of
crookdom, 10 reunited with his
SON whom he thought dead. Ian.
yard 10 disappointed to learn tina,
the boy, travelling under the name
Maurice Parry" il 4 thief; but he
hopes his sons interest in Fennc
Croker, lovely daughter Of the
wealthy Mrs. Fay Crozier, will
prove good influence. Maurice
steals the famous Habsburg emer.
aids from Mrs. Crozier, substitut.
ing counterfeits. Lanyard retrieves
the gems for Fay. In . bridge
game. Lanyard exposes two gang.
sters lack Knife" Anderson and
English Archie" for cheating his
son. Detective Crane warns Ian.
yard against their revenge. Soon
the emeralds are stolen again and
Lanyard 10 suspected when he re.
fuses to name the first thief. M
Plon, French detective, and Cap
tain Pascal are confident of Ian.
yards guilt when they find the jew.
els in the latter's trunk, only to
learn that they are the counterfeits.
Fay CALAMITY says that she gave
the zircons false gems) to Lam
yard ~ souvenirs. Lanyard 10 puz-
xled, for he had returned these to
Maurice. Just 40 the captain or
ders Lanyard confined in his cabin
until he reveals the culprit's name,
the purSer appears with the gen.
uine emeralds, which were care
lessly wrapped and left on his desk
with instructions that they be de-
posted in the safe for Nine. Gro
zier. To prove her faith in Ian.
yard, Fay asks him to rewrap and
return them to the purser. Embar.
rassed, the captain apologies and
withdraws with Plon. Despite the
evidence, Lanyard cannot conceive
Of Maurice planting the zircons in
his trunk. During lunch with his
son, Lanyard losses the xircons
overheard. He 10 astounded when
Maurice expresses his disappoint-
ment at finding the emeralds IN
Ianyard's trunk after the latter's
supposed reform. To save his
father, Maurice had replaced the
jewels with the 5ircons.
CHAPTER XVI
"One moment" Lanyard cut in.
II demand that you listenl The
emeralds were never TO my knowl-
edge in my trunk. Mime. Crozier
promised last night to take them 1T
once to the purser, but kept them
in her stateroom instead. was
sent for by the Captain this MORN
ing to be accused, in her presence.
Of having stolen into her stateroom.
chloroformed and robbed her. be-
tween half after eleven and noon.
It resulted that my luggage was
searched and the zircons found. !
was cleared only when the purser
showed up with . parcel"
1T was I who left # with him.
Maurice announced. II was deter
mined that you should keep your
record clear. took my chance,
tossed the box through the window
when the purser wasn't looking,
and went to find and tell you the
emeralds were where you had said
they were-in safe hands"
:, my Md: dear boy' You did that f0r
aOh, don't think I was unselashl' T.
The rogue had . grin there was no
resisting. II was simply taking
measures to make sure that nothing
else happened to one Of my most
cherished ideals" :.
"I shall fret no more about you. :
Lanyard laid hold Of his knife and
fork again. II know you will with
out fail come to your senses some
day. Permit mo TO recommend this
excellent filst % your attention BE-
fore Il gets cold"
When the .filet Was finished, how
svsr, they attacked the mystery
aWhat I can't make out, cir, ID
how the emeralds got into your
trunk"
q can make . close guess: the
thief who held Nrs. Croker up.
art making sure J Was alone II
~ Vriting-room, unable to prove
~ alibi-picked the lock 70 make
No the present" Il,
II stu don't 80 what he hoped
! s6eet that The shadow q TIL