The Washington times., 1935-08-17

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no such thing. How could I,
honey, when I nevah did know
no such person? Jes' tell me that,
honey, how could II"
Betty uttered an exclamation Of
disgust and evaporation. but
Cyrus K. studied the old woman
quietly. Then he spoke through
the tube to the chauffeur.
"Stop at the nearest telegraph
office" he ordered.
He got out at the Western
Union and wrote out carefully, the
following message.
"Office Tenyo Kishen Kaisha.
San Francisco, Cal.
kindly telegraph collect female
passenger list your steamer sail.
ed China December 20.
"Cyrus K. Mantel, $50 East
Sixty-first ST., N. Y. c."
CHAPTER XXXV
The morning after the talk in
the District Attorneys office was
a cheerful and Q busy one for
Cyrus K. Mantel.
He had studied the list Of femi.
nine names many times, very
carefully. Then he had opened
the locked book, made o brief en-.
try-closed and locked it again.
Next he had telephoned to the
TombS and arranged to see Vane.
Betty had arrived, and they had
had one Of their periodic quarrelS
because he had seemed 50 cheer
full and active to her, and had
refused to tell her what he knew
and what he was working on just
at the moment, that should have
popped him UP so. His mysterious
attitude had exasperated her to
the nth degree, and Cyrus K. had
derived great amusement in talk
ing in cryptic terms, and limiting
vaguely Of interesting things In
the offing.
Cyrus K. had chuckled to him"
self for some time after this en-
counter-then had called for the
classified directory Of New York,
and turned to the pages headed
radio stations.
Finding the particular nation
wide famous one that he sought,
he had called them and made Q
private and secret appointment
for later in the afternoon.
He stood for O moment on the
wide steps Of his own brownstone
house and shifted the cold air OF
the winter day-then he walked
briskly away breathing deeply.
and obviously well pleased with
himself and the world at large.
Cyrus K walked about 10
blocks, then hailed o taxi. and
was driven to the Tombs.
He had a short talk with Law:
renee Vane-told him to be OF
good cheer, that although things
certainly looked pretty serious
for him, still, as the old truism
had it, cit was always dark just
before the dawn"
Vane tried manfully to meet
Mantelis mood, but 1t had been
almost impossible to keep the
strain from his face.
Cyrus K. told him that Betty
was working in every way she
possibly could to help his case!
and Vane'S haggard features mao
lightened for o moment ct the
news.
Then Cyrus K. took from his
brief case several pictures, and
said:
"Will you please tell me. Mr.
Vane, which Of these you consider
the most perfect likeness?"
Van studied them, and then
chose two-one full face ana one
profile.
Mantel persisted.
"You have not given me one
with O hat on" he said. II should
like you to choose one or two Of
those. This is far more impor
tant than you can realize MI
Vane."
So again Vane studied the
photos, and chose three-two with
hats, and one with Q sort Of veil
like arrangement hiding the hair
Mantel Makes visit
Again Cyrus K. shook hands
with the younger man, and cheer
fully bade him keep . stiff uppel
lip.
AS he was leaving, Lawrence
Vane, almost Shyly, pressed some
thing into his hand.
Cyrus K. thought at first that
it was yet another picture Of the
departed ISobel, but upon looking
at it he was surprised and touched
to find in his hand o lovely pencil