The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-15
IN FOG
tcontiulsd from page 81.
not her keeper.

not her keeper
had to wait several hours for the ee and as wanted
to stroll the city thought had better put the diamonds IN
safe of the hotel reached my room locked the door
placed the hand bag the table opened felt among the
things the top but failed cgarcase showed INV
hand deeper and stirred the things about still not reach
it cold swept down my sne of emptiness came to
the pit of my stomach Then turned redho the sweat sprung
out all my lips with my tongue and said to myself
Don't be Pull yourself together pull yourself together Take
things out It's there of there Don't be
an ass
$50 put brake and began very carefully to nick
out the things by but after another second could stand
it and rushed the and threw everything the bed
But the diamonds not among them pulled the things and
tore them and shued and arranged sorted Them but it
was no The cgarase gone threw everything dress
ingase out the floor although knew useless for it
there knew that had put in the bag down tried to
think remembered had put satche just as that
woman had entered the compartment and had been alone with her
ever SINCE she had robbed had never
left shoulder And then remembered that had-that had
taken off when had changed and for the moments that
was searching for Natalie remembered that the had sent
me that goose chase and that every other had tried
to get rid of me fool errand.
u gave like mad BULL and jumped down stairs six
steps time
Il demanded the office distinguished lady of tie possibly
Russian, had just entered the hotel
AS expected she had not prang into cab and inquired
two other hotels and then the folly trying to catch her with
outside help the fellow to gaop to the Office of the
Chief of Police told story the charge asked mo to
calm myself and wanted to take told him time for
taking notes. but for doing something He got wrahy that
demanded to be taken his Chief The Chief said was
busy and could So showed my silver grey
hound In eleven years had but once before stated
pretty vigorous language that Queens Messenger and that
the Chief Police did not instantly he would lose official
head At that the fellow jumped off his high horse with me
to his cha smart young chap colonel the army very
intelligent man.
i explained that had been robbed French railway carriage
OF diamond necklace belonging Queen England which her
Majesty sending present the Czarn Russia pointed
out to him that he succeeded in capturing the thief would be
made Tor life and that he would receive the gratitude of three great
powers.
He wasn't the that thinks thoughts are best He saw
RUSSIAN and French decorations sproung his chest and he
mt bell and pressed buttons and yelled orders like the captain
penny steamer In fog He sent her description all
gates and ordered all cabmen railway po to search all trains
leaving Marseie lie ordered all passengers outgoing vessels to be
examined and eaphed the popors every hotel and pension
70 send MN complete list of their guests within the hour While
was standing there he must have given hundred orders and
sent out enough commsare sergents de Vile endrme bcve
PONCE and panohes ohnn captured the entire German
army When they had gone me that the was a
good as arrested already Indeed officially she arrested for she
had no more chance escape Maes than from the Chateau
DIE Ne
lie told me to return hotel possess nv soul in peace
Within an hour he assured he would acquan me with her arrest
thanked him, and compiened him on his energy and left
him But didn't share his confidence felt that she was verv
clever woman and match for and all 1t was very well
for him to be bnt He had diamonds and had
thing to gain he found hem while even if he did recover the
necklace would only be where before Them and he did
not recover ruined was an awful fcer for me
had always prded myself my record In eleven had
mad an envelope missed taking the first train And now had
failed IN the most important mission had ever been intrnd to
me- And wasn't thing that could be hused up either was too
TOO spectacular 1t invite notoriety
myself ridicued all the Continent and erons dismissed
even suspected ofhaving taken the thing myself