Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-27

.NS me M.tiDI. TN 50 npnlres.
The chici wss N his feet in an instant.
My dear madam he said in lis softest
torres. II il is Of any moment you can
take tie sapih'res with YOU. and ] will
call for then. later in ihc evening"
THANK You very much" she said. with
the i.rst syn pf sraciousrcss she hsG
shown II VIII avail ,nysclf of your kind
otlor.'
Ire you going mad?" cried the ap-
praisc., turning 20 Barnes aftor the little
party had ic.t ;hc room. "You'l rever
GET those sapph res again.
II don't cane
Dom care? WHY
'Eccause," sad ,he chief. speaking de-
llbcrato.y, "tsose stones are bogus: They're
a oh AZ. IMITATION OF the Versa Hes sap
rhires.n
The appraiser gasied Tor breath.
Are you sGic:' ne asked finally.
"Hos.tiNc. You Con; suppose Eve earned
DO YOU? My suspicious were aroused
a The start Ny masnify ng glass con-
ir:nod them. oxide Of cobalt has been
huscl to cclor those mutations
"Eut the s2arl:lc"
HAS been PRODUCED by the discreet use
Of bichrcIaate Of potassium.
Then they're worthless?"
Well. shouldn't say that. 1t probably
COS ESD or $50 dollars 10 make en- 80 per-
feet looking"
quite ii difierence frem S2o,coo.' srinned
the appraiser. adding. after II PAUSE:
But what about the origirals?"
Nee me at the New Amsterdam at 10
tonight replied the chief Significantly,
and you may get The sequel OF this se:z-
ire"
1t Was about 9:3o that night when the
chief was ushcled into Mrs. liarrington's
eNquisitely appointed apartments at the
Nv Amsterdam. Tie bogus gems re-
posed on Mis-. Har.irgton's ample bosom.
Elsie was in splendid spirits. presence
OF Ftasson evidently helped to drive the
palios from her checks. Easson seemed
hall defiant. Mrs. Harrington looked UNI
comfortable.
where's the count?' quericd the chief
after the first greetings We're ever.
Vt that moment q scuffling sound was
feard on the stairway: the door opened
AID q man entered in the custody of two
customs officers. Ills clothing was di.ar-
ranged and re s.iowNd to disadvantage.
He scowled fierceiy at Earnes. but refused
to notice the other occupants Of the room.
rCTT1ifU5 rtaTty. vino ct.;i+t-t.t- 49, --s-
Of his strange group. seluted his chief.
The CUNT" saspcd Mrs. Harrington
1t the prisoner.
'.Did you set the scms:' asked Barnes
eagerly. not noticing this salution.
W did" said the little man, with a
S!A--.
Where Were they""
He had en- sewed UP in the lining OF
his cloak
Where are they?"
Clancy advanced and laid = long narrow
box on tho table in front Of Barnes. The
chief opened it and drew cut a magnificent
sapphire necklace. The forty super!jly cut
stones scintila;cd beneath the bright rays
of the incandcscent lights. Mrs. Earriug-
ton, Elsie and tiasson involuntariiy closed
in around the chief. The moment the
older woman saw the sapphires her gaze
reverted to the other set hanging about
her neck ard her emotions found vent in
a piercing scream. Elsie was too much
astonished for words and Hasson looked
on in amaZement.
Tell me your story" said the chief. adj
dressing Clancy and ignoring the irquir.
ing chances about him.
" followed your Instructions literal
ly.' replied the man, land didn't permit
him TO get out of our sight for a second.
The crisis cane when he entered tho office
of Cro.npton, the gem broker. ] posted an
officer n the front and one in the rear of
the place and then entered in time to see
him RIP open his cloak and turn the sap
phires over to Compton
WAS there a ~struggle?"
Yes" replied Clancy, modestly; but it
was one s;del. Cronpton has already
been turned over TO the United States dis
trict Attorney
what does this mean cried Mrs. Har-
rington, unable TO suppress herself any
longer.
ut MEANS" said Barnes stornly. that
your social ambition has made you the
creduious victim of Il scoundrel. This man
has been using you and your niece for his
own base purposes. He has forced those
counterfeit sens on you to defect sus-
p;cioa from himself and To enable him to
escape with the real %sapphiros.'
'Counterfeit.' gasped the woman.
She gazcd fiXedly al the count, but he
did rot return her glance. He seemed
bored. a small. white, man.cured hand,
very much be-ringed. was raised languid-
" and drawn across a narrow forehead.
The next moment the same hand YEARLY
s.-ohed a luxuriant black mustache, be-
traying by the movement two rows of
even. white, glistening teeth.
Counterfeit" cried the woman for the
second time.
Yes. counterfeit" cried the chief, his
voice rising with his Indignation. 1.-The
man himself IS a counterfeit. He's no
rrenchman. He has no chateau; he's no
count. The cables have been working and
lind the 1itle he claims is extinct.
Stripped OF his Partisan top hat, his Part
sian cloak and his Partisan manner you'll
ind him TO be. as I've found him to be-
after p.ecing my bits of information to-
gether-plain BIZ Snyder, the best
dressed. the best groomcd and the most
ingenious professional smuggler of the
present generation
"What'd you bring me here for?" asked
the count. yawning.
TO hcInilfate YOU before these ladies
II such a thing is possible-as you've al
ready Inundated them" Numbered the
) chef. AS for the rest. the law will give
: you all that's coming TO YOU"
Five minutes later the prisoner, still
languidly stroking his mustache, was in q
carriage with the officers on his way to
! prison. The appra.ser entered Mt this