The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-12-15
CHAPTER III--lcontinued.l


"Okyada," / said. calling my servant
"here is some one who is not afraid OF
you. Tell him what they do to such
people in Japan"
The little fellow played his part ia
perfection. He took the craven lad by
both his hands and began to drag him
back toward the wires. A resoundina
shrek made me tremble for the nerves
of my dear sister, Harriet.
II can't stand pain, never 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 one OF them. Do not
compel me to demonstrate the others
to you"
What arc you going to do with me
What's the game IL I spiit?"
Il Will keep you out of prison and
try to save you from yourself"
You can't do that, sir"
I'VE will see.'
Il can't tell you much" he STAN
mered.
First, the name of the man."
What man do you speak of"
'"rhe man who sent you to this
house. Was it from Paris, from Rome
from Vienna-you are wearing French
boots I see. Then it was Paris. was
1t not?"
ooh. call it Paris, il you like"
And the mana Frenchman?"
II 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 peck
| marked. He kept me at great hote
for six weeks. was dead out Of luck
went over there to get work In q
motor works and got chucked--well.
don't say for what. Then Val came
along"
"Val--a Christian Manner"
II heard the rest of 1t was Imroth
Some said he was a German who had
been in Buenos Ayres. I don't know
cross back by different routes. Mine
was Southampton Havre. I'd have beer
back in Paris tomorrow night but fol
you. Good God, what luck!"
Tho best, perhaps, you ever had In
your wretched life. Please to go on
You were to return to Paris--with the
diamonds.
"Oh, no, Rouge la Gloire carried
those--on the ship, of course. / was tc
cross the scent. You don't know. Val
There isn't another like him in Paris
| If he thought I'd told you this, he'C
murder the pair of us though M
crossed two continents to do 1t. I've
seen him at it. My God, IL you'd seer
all I've seen, DIR. Fabos!"
You have my name, 1t appears.
am not 80 fortunate,
II was Harry Avenhill once" he
said
"The son of DIR. Avenhill. of Cam
| bridge?"
Its as true as night"
Thank God that your father IL
! dead! want now to go back step
This ship in which my diamonds were
| to co.
II never said nothing about any
ship"
| your.elf were to return to Paris via
Havre and Southampton. l think
while this fellow Rouge la Gloire. he
| went from Newhaven."
How did you know that?
"Oh, / know many things. The ship
then, Is waiting for him-shall we say
/ in Shoreham harbor?"
| 1t was a pure guess upon my part;
| but l have never seen man so struck
| by establishment and wonder. Fol
| some minutes he could not say a single
| word. When he replied, 1t was In the
/ tone of one who could contest with me
no longer.
IF you know, you know" he said
''but look here, DIR. Fabos, you have
spoken well to me and I'll speak wei
to 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 to look me full In
the face.
Harry Avenhill." said /. did they
fell Won then, that DIR. Fabos was 6
woman? Listen to me, now. / start
tomorrow to hunt these people down
You shall go with me; will find 8
place for you upon my yacht. We viii
seek this Imroth together--him anc
other =; and, by the help Of God above
me, we will never rest until we have
found them"