Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06

dent myself, though l must say for myself
that believed that you were going to ole,
AID my thought or excuse was that 1
didn't believe Golding had any right to the
stone. And now he's got it,
THE PRESIDENT responded Dutton rather
blankly "Oh, we'll, there are more, and
mighty good ones, too That was what l
was coming to. You see, not to go into the
history of our Guarrels in Africa, in which
| won't deny that l played my share in
jealousy, ard-well, and SO forth, you
know, these three men supposed had the
whole stock of stones with me. The safest
place to keep them when We were in the
fields. you knew. was in mans pockets,
Now, to keep the story down to the
shortest possible limits, l didn't bring the
stock of diamonds with me at all, except,
of course, the President. / deposited them
in safety deposit vault and Golding has
stolen the key to my box
is too bad. He's got the whole lot, them
Not necessarily" said Dutton, with an
inscrutable smile. In the first place he
may be captured before he gets to New
York In the second, they won't let him
open my box at the deposit vaults. L can't
quite understand how he suspected that
had put the diamonds in such place, but
] suppose that in going through my clothes
he came across the memorandum that
shows that am a box renter. So, you see
the ore thing for me TO do, is to hurry to
New York as fast as | can and notify the
vault people, change my box, or something
of the kind l must start at once
Mr. Warren was silent moment.
Il see now he said, why they We're so
persistent in believing that l mad the ana
monds. They thought l had robbed you.
l SUPPOSE Golding really believed that
had done for you in the cabin. Yes II
were in your place and could stand the
tourney I'd go to New York at once. But
but, you don't forget that aside from the
Importance of the diamonds to you there is
the other matter that affects me-?
mo, 1 don't forget it. l must get my
diamonds first
You're like the rest, then. What are
you going to do?'
when 1 have put my diamonds in safe
keeping / shall return to Granite
why? Why not clear up this matter
now? if it can be cleared" added Mr.. War
rem gloomily.
You must let me go my own way and
wait for me-
Dutton was not to be shaken in his reso-
luton and Mr.. Warren was altogether too
depressed to urge his questions with per-
| sistency. He did all he could to faciiitate
| buttons departure After dinner ne lrore
| five miles away, learning there that
| Springer had called the evening before ana
dispatched kilograms relative TO Goldlng.
Nothing had been seen or heard of him.
Hell escape them" said Dutton, with
a shake of the head. Il shouldn't be sur
| prised if l crossed his tracks in New
| York.
| tiers in the Warren household had resum-
| ed much of their former tranquility. TIC
most outward appearances Mr.. and Mrs
| Warren were as before but sensitive Elsie
| could see that the shadow of trouble still
lowered heavily over them. Little was
said about the events that had stirred
them so profoundly, and that little was
generally provoked by the inquiries OF
neighbors as to whether anything had beer
| heard of the black man. Springers horse
| was brought home two days after Gold,
ings departure little the worse apparently
| for his excursion. The man who restored
| him had found him grazing by the road
! side fifteen miles away, and recognized
him, fer the horse was well known in that
| part of the state.
One forenoon Dutton returned. He alight
ed from the carriage in which he had beer
driven across country from the railroad
| with a firm step and every indication OF
perfect health He paid his driver, he
promptly turned about and departed. Their
I he walked up to the front door, where Mr.
Warren was silently waiting for him, and
said:
Mick Golding did the trick. He goi
away with every stone in the vault"
| CTo be continued tomorrow