Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-12-23
The DIAMOND SHIP
MAX PEMBERTON
Author OF Doctor Xavier" THE Hundred Days" etc
Copyright by d. Appleton s. Co
CHAPTER n1--tcontinued.)


CHAPTER H1--IContinued.)
"Okyada,r I said, calling my servant,
there is ON II who is not afraid OF
YOU Tell him what they do TO such
people Ia Japan"
The little fellow played his part TO
perfection. He took the craven lad by
5vth his hha7TGs and began 70 drag hi;a
back toward the wires. "A resounding
shrek made me tremble for the nerves
Of my dear sister, Harriet.
Il can't stand pain, i " could,
he said IF you're a gentleman, you
wont ask me to give away my pals
Now stand up and answer my ques-
lions. Your silence cannot save the
men who sent you here tonight. They
knew perfectly well that you would
fail. They wished you to fail and to
lie to me when / caught you. ] am
not the man to be lied to. / have GER
tain little secrets of my own. You
have Investigated n of them. Do not
compel me to demonstrate the others
TO you
What are you going to do with me?
What's the game IL ! split2'
II Will keep you out Of prison and
try TO save you from yourself"
You can't do that, sir"
W. will see
Il can't tell you much" he STAN
mered.
~ 'st, the name Of the man."
What man do you speak off,
THE man who sent O to thts
house. Was 1t from Paris, from Rome.
from Vienna-you are wearing French
boots, / see. Then it was Paris, was
It not?"
ooh. call 1t Paris, II o like"
And the mana Frenchman?'
Il can't tell you. He spoke English.
/ met him at the Quaz- Arts and he in
troduced me to the others-a big man
with a slash across his jaw and pock-
marked, He kept me at a great hotel
for sly weeks. was dead out of luck
went over there 10 get work In a
motor works and got chucked-well, /
don't say for what. Then Val came
along"
"Val--a Christian name?"
II heard the rest Of 1t was Imroth.
some SAID ne was a German who had
been In Buenos Ayres. / don't know.
cross back by different routes. Mine
was Southampton -Havre. I'd have been
hack In Paris tomorrow night but for
you. Good God, what luck!"
The best, perhaps, you ever a In
your wretched life. Please TO 50 on.
You were 70 return to Paris-with the
diamonds.
Oli uOs mugs III 1iulFG GlETlEu
thosa-on the ship, OF course. / was to
cross the scent. You don't know Val.
There isn't another like him In Paris.
II he thought I'd told you this, he'd
murder the pair OF us though he
crossed two continents to do 1t. I've
seen him at 1t. My God, II you'd seen
all I've seen, DIR. Fabos!"
You have my name, II appears. !
am not 80 fortunate.
fT uuau HARRY Avayhf1f pura he
The son Of Or. Avenhill, OF Cam
bridge2"
ITS as true as night"
Thank God that your father is
dead I want now to so back a step.
This ship II which my diamonds We're
4 never said nothing about any
NO; then / was dreaming it. You
Y1afSSas =S-s -Ss@ 5sss= az
Havre and Southampton, think
while this fellow Rouge la Gloire, he
from Newhaven."
He did vali know hist
"Oh. I know many things. The ship,
then, is waiting for him-shall we say
in Shorefam harbor?"
1t was a pure guess upon my part;
out | have never seen a man so struck
establishment and wonder. For
minutes lie could not say a single
When he replied, 1t was in the
tone OF one who could contest with me
longer.
II you know. you know" he said;
look here. DIR. Fabos. you have
spoken well to me and I'll speak we'll
10 you. Leave Val Imroth alone. You
haven't a month to live il you don't"
/ put my hand upon his shoulder and
turned him round 10 Q me ruti ri
the face.
Harry Avenhill," said /, did they
tell YOU. then. that Dr. Fabos was a
Listen 70 me, now. l start
TO hunt these people down.
You shall 60 with me; l Will ind q
sslaea For YOU upon my yacht. We viii
seek this Imroth to~getherv-him and
otbets and. by the help Of God above
nae We viii never rest until we have
found them"