Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
WE QUITE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, DON'T wEp"

| never will be. In order to give her a chance
| to keep her deadly secret madam has had
a large carbuncle of the deepest red cut
and prepared 1t is in the shape q a cross
and is suspended to a fine gold, almost in
| visible, thread. This the signora is to
| wear when in full evening dress. 1t will
keep in its place, for the back of the cross
will be busted with gum"
But it cannot be madame's aim to hide
| the fateful words said Vandeleur. You
| are concealing something. nurse.
| Her face grew an ugly red. After
| pause the following words came out with
great reluctance:
""The young lady wears the carbuncle as
| reward"
All" said vandeleur. now we are be-
I, ginning to see daylight. As reward for
what?'
Madame wants something which the sig
nora can give her. 1t is case of exchange;
| the carbunce which hides the fatal secret
| is given in exchange for that which the
| signora can transfer to madame.
Il understand at last" said Vandeleur:
Really, Druce, l feel myself privileged
| to say that of all the malevolent--' he
| broke off abruptly Never mind he said,
| 1--WE are keeping nurse. Nurse, you have
answered all my questions with praise
worthy exactitude, but before you return to
your well-earned slumbers / have one more
| piece of information to seek from YOU Was
| it entirely by Miss Ripley's desire, or was
| IL in any respect owing to Nine. Sara's In
| stigations that the young lady is permitted
| to wear the pearl necklace on the night OF
] the dance? You have, of course, nurse,
| heard of the pearl necklace?"
| Rebecca Curtis face showed that she I'M
| dc ubtedly had.
II see YOU are acquainted with that most
interesting story. Now, answer my ques-
| ton. The request to wear the necklace
| tomorrow night was suggested by madame,
was it not?"
"Ah. yes-yesr' cried the woman. carried
l 81 hx, excifanant s'lt
was to that point all else tended-all, air.
Thank you, that will do. You under
stand that from this day you are absolute
| ly In my service. AS long as you serve me
faithfully you are safe.
81 will do my best SIR she replied. in a
modest tone, her eyes seeking the ground.
The moment we were alone Vandeleur
turned to me.
Things are simplifying themselves" h
said.
II fail to understand" was my answer.
| IT should say that complications, ana
alarming ones abound.
Nevertheless see my way clear. bruce,
: 1t is not good for you to be so long out OF
! bed but in order that you may repose
| soundly when you return to you room will
| tell you frankly what my mode of opera
| ton will be tomorrow. The simplest plan
would be to tell Rowland everything, put
| for various reasons that does not suit me.
1 take an interest in the little girl, and IL
| she chooses to conceal her secret lat pres
| ent. remember, she does not know IL, but
| the poor child will certainly be told every
thing tomorrow don't intend to interfere
| In the second place, l am anxious to lay
| trap for madame. Now, two things are ev-
| ident Nine. Sara's object in coming here
| is to steal the pearls. Her plan is to terri
| fly the little signora into giving them TO her
! in order that the fiendish words written on
| the childs neck may not be seen. AS the
signora must wear dress with low neck
| tomorrow night, she can only hide the
! words by means of the red carbuncle. Mad
anne will only give her the carbuncle IL she.
In exchange, gives madame the pearls. You
sect"
81 do" / answered, slowly.
He drew himself up to his slender height
and his eyes became full of suppressed
laughter.
THE child's neck has been injured with
nitrate of silver. Nevertheless. until IL Is
exposed to the blue rays of light the ON
inous fiendish words will not appear on her
white throat. Once they do appear they
will be indelibie Now, listen! Madame.
with all her cunning forgot something. To
the action of nitrate of silver there Is an
antidote This Is nothing more or less than
our old friend cyanide of potassium. To-
morrow nurse, under my instructions, VIII
take the little patient into a room carefully
prepared with the hateful red light, ana
will battle the neck just where the baleful
words are written with a solution Of cya-
hide of potassium. The nitrate OF silver
win then become neutralized and the Letters
will never come out"
Go be continued Monday n