The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-27
The Diamond
Was gone!

useless. anyway. n you meant 10 inter
ifere. why did you walt until the eleventh
hour?"
Because have been out OF America.
The news Of tho engagement reached me
in Africa three weeks ago | took the
York this afternoon. AS You VIII not
interfere, ! must 20 to sec Main waring.
told Pamela In the letter | gave her to-
night OF my intention. Malnwaring shall
whole story. II in the face OF that he
persists in holding 10 his engagement 7
shall not live to hear the wedding bells
ring. And now | will bid you adieu, for
the present"
He shook hands with me and left the
house. He had been gone but a few
minutes when. approaching tho table
where The proofs Of my article lay. !
this page careful description or the
use To which the deadly acid could be
put was given. cry Of alarm escaped
me as J saw that q small bottle OF tho
drug itself which had been standing near
The manuscript was also missing. / knew
what had occurred. Carroll had seen
the the word word poison In large letters on
IDENTIFY slipped it into his pocket before
entered the laboratory.
put on my hat and rushed out. but
had not gone many steps before re
mrmbercd that | did rot know Carrolls
address, He had spoken. however Of
visiting Captain Mainwarlng The latter
was stopping AT the Mowbray hotel
went there al once. but found that n
Carroll had called ho must have gone
away again, as the lights were eXtin-
euished In the captains apartments and
he had evidently retired for the night
There was nothing else I could do, and
returned home In very despondent
frame OF mind.
Early next morning thr man had
sought for in vain staggered into my
laboratory. his face al ghsstIy pallor.
and his whole appearance showing that
nc had received severe shock
Captain Mainwaring is dead" he cX-
claimed hoarsely.
What do you mean?" ! demanded.
II state fact. saw him last night
and told him the story of the relations
that had existed between Pamela and
myself AT first he was fercely indle-
napt; then he Gained down and said he
would take night TO think the matter
over. He told me 10 call upon him again
81 eight this morning. I arrived al tho
Mewbray To find the whole place in con-
Sternation-they had discovered the cap
tain dead I'm his bed. and doctor had
been summoned who gave II as his opln-
ion that there had been foul play You
can, see what this means 10 me. Halifax.
was the last person with Malnwaripg:
we parted in anger: the hotel servants
viii swear IN the interview having taken
place. ] shall ba arrested almost inn
medstely. and 10 make matters worse
there is this In my pocket"
As he spoke he drew forth tho little
bottle of anhydrous hydrocyanic acid.
This lay on your table last night. |
was tempted, and appropriated Il before
you appeared. 7 was searching for means
TO take my own life n necessary Just
as you entered had finished reading a
fun description Of the action OF the poi
son. | slipped page eight also Into NV
pocket. Horo is the proof now and mere
is the bottle"
We'll. AT least YOU con give them back
10 me-you need not voluntarily throw
suspicion on Yourself
III Is FOO late, When | heard the fatal
news at the hotel I staggered and almost
fell. Some liend tempted me 10 put my
hand in my pocket. pulled ou, ths
bottle and started at u as IL ! was
stupehed. waiter who stood near must
have seen the word poison on the
la bel"
He sank Into q chair and wiped the
perspiration from his forehead
After left Manwaring" lie con-
tinued II went 10 the Crown hotel not
far from the Mowhray. When reached
my room l took the bottle out OF my
pocket Mainwarng's words had almost
maddened me. ] saw tha, he would not
relinquish Pamela on any terms. and a
horrible desire to take my NE possessed
me. broke the seal ana removed The
cork from the bottle In another moment
would have inhaled The druc-bui In
that moment, terror rs absolute az my.
former mad passion. assaicd me ]
ousIy lonGod for Il. I put the cork bacl:
and thrus; the bottle back into my
pocket. That 10 all except that ! know
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