The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-10-15

sas-well. associated with a famous
criminal named James. Kilroy. who
aye the police a long. hard chase be-
fore his capture. lie had many
strings 10 his bow. not the least among
them the smuggling Of diamonds aud
cher articles none too honestly &C.
CURED. since his arrest this woman
has directed the business. She is
ocver-w wonderfully clever"
There WAS sincere. n unwilling. ad
nItatlon In his tone. and he paused
thoughtmlly before resumIng HE
story
10 has been my business this sum.
mor IN look mp this matter ~ SNUG
cling and have followed the history
of this woman as closely as I could
Afer the arrest Of her chosen compan.
ION sho married the mGn you know as
Lord Wllfrid Campbell. who IL "A we'll.
known thief and a member Of the
small and select band of smugglcrs.
bur who Is far from being as clever as
she be- Is also the son " your sery.
ant Mary Anne Brown"
Across my mind rushed the rocol.
lection of the conversation ! had over.
heard In the cellar. and the memory Of
the mans voice. certain infections Of
which had haunted me with their IA.
milIarlty For some reason I looked
across no Gordon Honnott. only to find
him watching me intently. an anxious
expression In his blue eyes. whore re-.
lief was mingled with sympathy I
wondered II he knew what had been
thinking aud Immediately looked away
again.
Tho son Of your servant" coniin.
ued Mr. Blake'o even voice. and a
dangerous charactcr-wantcd for muir.
der In Montreal These people. young
ladies. have used you for their own
purposes This cottage you live In be.
longs 10 them. and you were put here
as buffer 10 avert suspicion. Your
servant was sent here to watch you
and drug you when necessary; your
boaihouso was used to conceal thoir
boats. and your cellar to store their
goods 4 passage at the back-hiddcn
by the empty dry goods bOx--lcads I'm.
to the boathouse. with the mans
mother as your servant and under
their control. II was easy for them to
carry on whatever operations they
chose. and TO battle tho secret service.
but your safety, even your lives. we're
In danger"
he paused as though there was
more to come which he hardly knew
how to say. but Gabrielle interrupted
him. starting from her chair and stand.
lug tail and erect before him.
"And do You expect US to believe
this extraordinary story" she In.
qulwd slowly.
IN ~ true"
m IA not true. We know there are
thea there after the robbery at the
hoid. because she was afraid Of losing
then. But they are pearls. not ON
erahs. and tomorrow | will ask her
10 how them 10 you"
u do not wish to see them"
yldo not know. Mr. Blake. what you
were doing In our cellar tonight II
seems n very strange place for n guest.
but no doubt YOU can offer some salts.
factory explanation Of your intentions
We are waiting for Il; your unwar.
rantnble attack upon our friends hard.
~ seems sufficient reason for your
presence here nj this hour"
Mr. Blake looked at his watch. then
replied very calmly.
"Your friends" he said. with n
slight emphasis, will return here to-
nlsht. We are waiting for them. We
are sorry. as MIR. Bennett has already
said. that you discovered Ms. for We
meant to conduct the thing quietly"
II is impossible said Gabrielle. Il
-ve-why, I know you must be mis-
/ taken"
You can see for yourself" ho re-.
tuned II must ask you TO allow me
10 put out the lights"
Z will not do g."
nut, Miss Gabrielle. you really
must" interrupted Gordon Bennett
quickly. so much depends upon a.
II We are wrong We viii apologize In
saekcloth and ashes Tell her II Il
the only thing 20 do, Miss Elizabeth,
We finally agreed. aud hid behind
The portiere At the dining room dor
feeling wretchedly guilty ourselves. as
well as disloyal 10 our absent friends
do not know how long We stood
there In the dark, but II seemed an
age. ms distinctly felt the thumpinp
" my heart and listened with strained
attention for sound from the sur
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