The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-22

and he felt that Grace Croydon would
wish to ayoid him till the hour of eX-

and he felt that Grace Croydon would
Wish 70 aVoid him till the hour of eX-
PLANTATION was at hand.
Indeed, the sudden antagonism he
had developed toward Delroy would
have suggested a permanent return to
town had not a point of honor, as 1t
We're. compelled him to stay. He could
not. at this moment, desert Grace Croy-
don to the Vaccinations OF Tremaine;
he must save her If he could. not only
for his own sake, but for hers.
u vas this gloomy meditation which
occupied him IN the trip in to the city,
for his companions. immersed In the
details of the days business. left him
severely to himself. He bade them
good-by at the ferry, and. In a sort OF
desperation, went down to the Record
office and asked for Godfrey. He felt
that he was being swept into waters
beyond his depth, that he needed a
strong. cool hand to pluck him back to
safety; but he found that Godfrey was
out of town.
Delroy and Tremaine went at once TO
tn" Wall street office where the confer
ence concerning the railroad was to
take place. Memories of that confer
ence still survive in the street: wild leg
ends concerning it-how Il company of
conservative, cold-blooded. st~eel-gutted
capitalists were worked upon, bam-
hoozled. hypnotized. wrought up to en-
thuslasm over a project which was
proved. by the subsequent reports of
engineers. to be O as practical as
a bridge to The moor Even yet. the
glamour OF that meeting endures with
some OF the investors Who We're pres
ent. and they are still convinced that a
railroad in Martinique would pay a fab
ulous return. Tremaine set for the
street Il new standard of "smoothness,'
and one which has never been APP
preached.
The conference was over by noon, and
Tremaine his intention of
returning to Edgemere by the first
train.
Tn feeling g little worn out by the
mornings exertions." he explained, and
he really looked it. When are you
coming out?"
Tn going UP to Tinany's first Del
roy answered, land have a talk with
them o my wife's necklace. I left
1T with them Saturday. If they advise
n seabatll. I'll bring it along with me.
ma We'll see what virtue there is in
the treatment"
Perhaps there isn't any" said Ire
maine: "or it may be that Tiffany has
some better method"
roy held up a beckoning finger to a
passing cab. "Good-by till then"
When Tremaine reached Edgemere,
ne maze Il touf OF the hall. library, bill
nay room. but finding them deserted,
and remained there for an hour or
more. Then he came down and spent
the remainder of the afternoon walk
ing ~thoughtful!y about the grounds.
moking innumerable cigarets. If the
object of his early return was another
interview with Miss Croydon. as one
would naturally suppose, he was dis
appointed In 1T, for she. knowing per
maps that he had come back alone. did
not leave her apartments.
Delfoy and Drysdale returned togeth-
er on the 8 o'clock train, and hurried
into the house. They found Tremaine
lounging in a great chair in the hall.
and II the glance which Drysdale shot
at him was electric with suspicion, he
mad at least s~elf-control enough to re-
strain n il~l-considered o. hasty
words. But he blamed himself bitterly
for not having foreseen the possibility
OF Trematne's early return, the reason
Tor which he guessed at once.
We've just time to make the ar
engagements before dinner" said Delroy.
ana ne held up a long morocco case.
AL" and Tremaine rose lazily. $50
you've brought 1t? Tiffany advises II.
ther?" -
"Ycs-but come into the library and
you shall hear. Thomas, ask Mrs, Del
roy n Miss Croydon 4. they Will come
down to Inc librt y for q moment.
want to get the stone in the water ut
once
Drysdale. looking at Tremaine,
thought he perceived a sudden fash of
triumph In his face, but it was instant
y rel dressed and may have beer only
fancy. The women Joined them in the
library almost Immediately. DeIroy nm
wrapped q bundle and laid 1t on the
table. 1t was a little cage of f1ne hut
exceedingly strong gilt wire, closely
meshed.
My dear" he began. turning to hi.
we: .yo Know l took your necklace
20 Tifrany's just before we came out
here. and left it for them to examine
T.ley: seemed rather puzzled by its con.
ditton-rather sSeptic~' about its hay.
ing changed so suddenly-and they
asked me to leave it until today. Wher
! "ens pack afte- it. their expert gave
me a long lecture about the action OF
fatty acids and the danger OF leayinp
: pearls shut up in air-t:gh- s~afe-deposiI
FOXES. assured him that these hndn'1
beer shut up-they haven't, have they
Elith"
mo. of course not" answered hi,
I wife promptly.
, II thought not. but l doubt IL he full,
believed me. Finally he said that In s
, cas-, so unusual as this. it would be wei
t to try the treatment befor,
proceeding to anything. more heroic
, pec,ing, FOR instance"
Not very encouraging" remarked
4 Drysdale.
"oh. I didn't stop there. 1 drov,
5 from Tiffany's up TO that queer littl,
Italian Jewel store-Contiani's-o,
Thirty-third street. Contiani himsel
$ was there IL he grew quite excite,
I when he saw the stones and heard tn,
story. He said a a sea-bath was un
questionably the best thing for them
e in fact. he advised it most strongly
The stones are getting deader an,
/ deaGer. so to speak,
He took up Ii case from the tabl
ana snapped 1t open. The necklace la,
I. before them, a duh. clammy white.
S it seems that the only hin
to he done is to immerse them in thei
native Element for a few days." h
g continued; land the sooner it's don
= the better. Contiani says. That's wha
e l brought this cage for. Wen put tn
necklace in 1t inc let 1t down into tn
water at h n OF the pier"
n 1T seems a rather dangerous thin
to do" objected Drysdale. why ne
!. have a lot of water brought up to til
e house and immerse them here?"
Because Only living aea water w,