The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
THE SOLUTIONS
OF RADFORD SHONE
Continued from Page 8.

had concealed the bomb so cunningl,
as to defy search for it I had no doubt
but the manner in which he meant t,
use 1t puzzled me. 1t was inconceiv
able that he would stand at the road
side as one of Van Cortlandt's guest
and fling the death-dealing ball unde
the royal elephant as il passed. Evel
though in the confusion confederate
might succeed ir desDoiling the man
gled prince of the diamond, he himsel
could not hope to escape. The frs
thought of the bystanders would be t,
seize the thrower of the bomb.
Turn it over which way / could
saw no certainty of defeating him. and
in my perpiexity I fell sound asleep.
When l awoke it was broad daylight
and the camp was already astir
Springing to my feet, 1 boldly entered
the tent, oStensibly to valet my mas
ter's guest; but to my chagrin he had
evidently been up aend dressed some
time. He was bending over basket
of magnificent mangoes, arranging
leaves among the succulent fruit with
artistic effect
''Ah! MANAGES" he said, all trace OF
his suspicion clean gone. you are q
heavy sleeper, it seems. Fine mangoes,
amt they -
'Sahib been shopping in the mar
ket?" I schOOled myself to say
No was the reply. "A fruit seller
was here half an hour ago: he had to
step over your carcass to get TO me.
bought these to please the ladies'
He took the basket and went out,
going toward the mess tent, outside
which old Van COrtlandt and his sister
with Minna and her two cavaliers, had
posted themselves. Away at the Nj
signifed the start of the procession,
drawing cries of excited anticipation
from the merry group, near which |
posted myself, as if anxious to make
myself useful, The cattle king. catch
ing sight of me. sent me into the mess
tent for a brandy and soda.
When | came out a cloud of dust
heralded the approach of the process
SIGN, while Nightingale, with bows and
smiles, distributed his mangoes Light
at last broke in on me. Instead of prof
fering the basket, he himself selected
the fruit and handed it to each indi-
viGUal. coming last to Don Ignacio. to
whom he presented a particularly fine
specimen. Two things I noticed-one,
that he nodded significantly at the
Scowling Mexican; the other, that while
the rest began at once to eat the lus-
cious fruit the Don kept his in his
hand.
Nightingale beckoned me and babe
me hold the basket, in which there
were few mangoes left. l had evil
IDENTIFY ceased to interest him, for he
spoke carelessly, with all his atten-
ton for the crowd of Europeans and
natives lined up at the roadside to see
the Goojerati chieftain pass. In that
crowd. doubtless, were the birds of
prey who were to pounce on the man
gled heap and seize the priceless dia-
mond under the pretense of rendering
assistance.
Preceded by clashing cymbaIs and
quantity CARRIED footmen. the state ele-
plant came on. the Nizam conspicuous
in the hOwdah by reason of the stream
of fire that blazed from his turban
The Star of the South caught the
rays of the Indian sun and flung them
back on the gaping OnlOokers and on
Nightingalfs sternly eXpectant face.
I edged close to Don Ignacio, who, just
as the huge beast neared us, seemed
to brace himself and start forward.
plucked the jealous dupe by the
sleeve.
Here. Sahib: take this instead" I
said. offering him another mango from
the basket. THAT one is not ripe. The
elephant will not like it,
In his haste he snatched the harm
less mango. putting into my out
stretched hand the one which Nightin-
gall had given him, and which my first
clutch of it told me held the bomb. In
q trice / had denuded the fruit of it's
deadly kernel, and. with the baleful
glare of the defeated criminal on me L
stepped up to the howdah of the sec
ond elephant, from which Radford
Shone, superciliously complacent, was
he Of
tators-
Morning. Shone," ] said casually.
TN call at the hotel this evening for
that hundred rupees. Here is the bomb.
If 1 hadn't watched things it would
have been inside the mango which that
IDIOT is offering to your clients
At that instant Don Ignacio, felled
by Il blow from the state elephants
trunk. spraWIed upon the ground amid
roars of laughter. The procession came
TO a momentary halt, and under cover
Of the confusion the celebrated anna
Ieur leaned down from his howdah, his
prominent eyeballs ell agog at the
perilous brass ball in my hand.
"Who-who are you?" he demanded
N a horse whisper.
"Only a poor ignorant professional
from the yard" l replied sweetly,
come across the sea to pull chestnuts
1ut of the fire for my brilliant betters.
Inspector Quilliam, at your service"
From the motion of the great mans
fps concluded that it was not bless
ng that he was invoking on my head,
and then, the Don having been hauled
)ut of the way. the gorgeous pageant
started on again, and that night the
hospital American was minus a guest
md a servant. both of whom had left
without warning.
DR.. Nightingale alias Deadly
Smooth" aware that his first recogni-
ion of me had been right, gave up
he game, while Radford Shone
earned his enormous fee by looking
nySteriOuSly important during the
Ourbar festivities. But he changed his
lotel and did not return to England in
he same ship with me.