The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-08

mere was -FOUR seated cab outside,
and IL conveyed the party to the sta
ton on the Rue Gluck. He could ex-
tcrt no information from his compan-
ions upon the way. and. indeed. he
made no great effort 10 DO so, being sat-
isfied in advance that II would be flu
tile. In fact he was of the opinion
that the time could be better passed IN
thinking than IN talking.
Undoubtedly I.ndslov had made
some sort OF complaint probably for
assault The purpose " the action H
must be tie recapture 81 Vera, for la-
disloy was not the man 90 ASK the law
10 right amy personal wrong 50 long as
swords and pistol or'evcn biudgeens
continued 20 bee procurable for money.
Darrell hail no fear either Of The public
or tie private vengeance of "the pi'
rate" lie WAS prepared to Justify Ills
own conduct II necessary bat hia trst
conceru must hc to shield Vera II
would have pleased him 10 do this
! boldly-to tell the story OF the nights
adventure precisely as lt had occurred
ana then 10 defy the ears agents ana
All nhpr uaesuns % DO ;htir level
worst. He lld not believe that there
WAS nnv law III France by which she
could be- taken from lilo G0rdons
house. but hr was forced 20 admit With
The utmost delicacy that that might
depend upon tile lady herself
/ obviously her business In Paris was
secret. for otherwise she would have
mentioned Il There was too much rea-
son To believe that il might be nihilism
under another namC But whatever II
was, she evidently desired to conceal
H. She was not ready 70 come out into
: the open.
such being the case said Darrell
10 himself when he had reached this
stage OF his meditatlons Il am IN
$ place that is well defined by the usages
of polite society | am called upon TO
J lie and lie good and hard by all the
: principles Of honor | don't like lying
] for It's own sake but will do II for
i her sake, and | will make workman
b like job of H.
when he had purchased the costumes
o OF the two Americans, II had come into
2 Darrers mind that they might be OF
l. more important service than merely 10
( permit OF Vera's entering the hall IN
b stead Of waiting In the carriage, IT
q amounted To personationt since the
t. costumes must have been noticed 10y
n many persons. including the secret po-
a lice scattered about through the az
n sembly. Yet there was little chance
N that the faces OF the wearers would
4 be remembered The monks hood was
)r nearly as good as a mask, and the stain
ID of beer on the fawn colored domino
Is was more distinctive than anything
he that could be noted OF the lady's actual
~ personality. AS means for confusing
at any possible pursuers, the gown and
le the domino might have served well
n, though Darrell had not foreseen that
L. they would bc needed as the matter OF
K n claim OF alibi
* AS 20 their value In this regard, Oar
rell resolved upon a test. He had
w theory about the three men In the cal
fe with him. The one who had conducted
III the arrest might be an agent OF tn
lg district commissary OF police, but Oar
~ rell suspected him OF connection VIII
"A the central bureau de la surete lth
OF detective bureau OF Paris). The secon'
ed was a man from the precinct In whicl
ID Darrell and the Gordons lived, ana n
he was there for purposes OF luentincH
lily ton. II was he who had said that IN
OF ladies were Mrs. Gordon and Miss Lol
tic rimer. the latter OF whom Darrell no'
th blessed for her hasty and almost secr'
tn flight from the house. The Paris pollc
res arc sure, but slow though their mil
ed tarv discinIinp and unQuestionng OBJ
sp dlence. combined with excellent organ
or ization sometimes give them the dell
ee- slve aspect of rapidity. Il might tau
lis them week or even n fortnight TO Oh
cover that Vera had replaced Mss 10
he rlmer despite the rigid supervision
SIS which strangers are subjected.
ras So much for policeman No. and ,
tn. fortunate error Passing 70 NO.
as Darrell made him ont 90 b. a memb
OF the force assigned for that eyenil
the 10 the Moulin Rouge 70 watch tie me
rhe ry students and their guests He ID
viii been brought along 70 testify eoneer
ing the Gordon party. and parrell "
as pleased to observe that he was ena
mo- Ing Ills upper lip and cracking
III. joints Of his long and bony fingers
aid Your name. my fricndY cried "a
ird reu suddenly, slapping tile man on I
knee.
To bd continued nest week
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