The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-14

"I've got no cause to take sides with
you" he said, "but one thing I'm will
ing to admit: You are a wonder, a
wonder. That's what you are
mir. Kelvin" cried Donald in voice
of agony, Il have confcssed"-
Confess all you want to-" answered
Kelvin. Il heard what you said to
that man. and l know what has hap
pened to him. That's enough for me-"
But don't you see," exclaimed Don
aid, "a coincidence was bound to come.
1t was certain. I couldn't go on in the
way | was going without having some
thing of this kind happen sooner or lat
err never meant that he would die"
Kelvin was turning away. but Donald
sprang after him and caught his arm.
Let me tell YOU" he pleaded. 1.-THE
diamonds! l knew where they were
Some one told me. Some one in your
house heard noise in the night and
looked out of the window And there
was Cobb digging hole in the ground.
It was dark, but she knew him by his
extraordinary shape. OF course she
had no idea what he was doing it for.
but when the diamonds were missed
she understood. Meanwhile shed men
toned the incident to mc. I'd confided
in her days before. l had told her that
knew there was plot against Ivy
father and that Archer was in it, but
Mr.. Harrington would never believe
the truth unless some awfully queer
thing was done to impress him. Well,
she agreed to help me. She saw in the
n fni aI,o fnr e.I;
She'd mentioned the incident to me in
the morning before the diamonds were
missed. She knew that l would know
what it meant. So when Mrs. Kelvin
insisted upon coming over to see me
Amy chimed in with her. And you can
understand the rest"
"This may all be true" answered
Kelvin. ''but it doesn't change my
opinion in the least"
when Cobb was let out of JAIL
continued Donald eagerly. "he went
straight to your house and climbed in
through the library window. You
caught him taking down some books.
What was the absolutely certain in
ference? Why. that the deed was in
that room and somewhere near those
books. Cobb had found it weeks ago
and had left it there because he could
not think of a safer place. | told
Amy, and she struggled me into the
library. We found the hiding place.
with the deed and other documents in
it. We took them all out OF course
it was certain that Cobb, having been
prevented by you from getting the
deed, would elude Reedy and return.
"JOe Harvey. as we all understood,
was in this plot to blackmail you by
making a pretense of producing an
heir Of Walmslcy and then selling you
the deed. He had put up the bail for
Cobb. When Cobb escaped from Zee
dy that evening, he got into your libra
~ and found that the deed was gene.
What could he do? Tell Harvey and
go back to Jail? Not at all. He skip
ped. just as any other rascal would
have done. Then l went and bought a
skeleton hand of young doctor over
in SoIway, and. with the aid of that
old scar on the table, ! fixed up my
story"
Kelvin sawed the air with his fin
ger.
S-ApItlIu luc VI
Mr.. Gillespie" said be.
But don't you see," cried Donald in
agony. Nothing can explain that.
It's luck. luck. It's mere chance. 1t
was certain to come some time. l
was playing with fire"
you play with it too blasted we'll to
suit me- said Kelvin, with decision.
Nov, Mr.. Harrington.' he continued,
you understand that didn't know
anything about Jim Bum except that
there was string on him and that
little money would keep him away from
this meeting. | knew nothing about
the robbery. That's fiat I'm not
overSQuea msh. but | don't make part
nerships with thieves. In the first
place. it is net safe"
''I'll take your word for it. MI. Kel-
VIM" said |.
ITO be Continued