The evening world., 1911-02-01

she knew and everybody present knew
that there wa no doubt about the finish 4.
of the duel; Il was logically and fataliys
bound 10 end In favor Of the nnancier. 4.
whose whtms were served by q fortune
Of over 1--WE hundred millions. Never
theless. she said: 1
Three hundred and ffve thousand" NV
There was q further pause Every
glance was now turned on the Gold
mine King, In expectation Of the newt
able advance. II was sure to ocms. IN
all It's brutal and crushing strength.
impassivs. with his eyes nxed on . sheet
Of paper which III held In his right hand,
while tho other crumpied up the visce
OF a torn envelope.
'"Three hundred and five thousand." ~
poated the %auctioneer. -ooins-goin0c
No further bid3"
"Onos more-goinr-goinT-
Herschmann did not move a ~
pause. The hammer fell.
-Four hundred thousAndr Ghguood b.
Hersohmann. starting up a. though the
tap Of tho hammer had reused him from
his torpor.
Too late. The diamond was sold.
Herschmann's acauaintances crow0od
around him. What had happensdf WY
had he not spoken sooner7
lie gave n laugh.
what happened7 Upon my wuFA Z
don't know. My thoughts waadssod
for n second"
You don't NEAR thatl"
Yes, some one brought M Q ~otO"
And was that enough sfs
ITO put me Off Yes. for tAe -
ment."
Ganimard was there. He had wuNdbod
the sale OF the ring. He went up 10 ~
OF the porters:
Did you hand NJ. H~erschmsnu ~.
ter7' .
Yes"
who gave II your
"A lady"
where II she7"
'whers Is shs7 why. -.
there she is the lady over there.
In a thick veil"
lust going outr" .
Gantrnard rushed to the door and saw
the lady going down the staircase. He
ran after her. A stream of people
stopped him at the entrance. When he
came outside. he had lost sight OF hsr.
lie went back to the room. spote 70
Herschmann. introduced himself and
asked him about the letter. Horuch-
mann rave II to h4m. II contained the
following simple words. scrubbed In
pencil and In a hand WRITING unknown to
the nnancier: "a
THE blue diamond brinss tl-iuch.
Remember Baron d'Hautrec."
"
The tribulations OF the blue diamond
we're not over. Already famous through
the murder of Baron d'Hautrec and the
incidents At the Hotel Drouot, IL oft4iner
the height or It's celebrity SIX month
later. In the summer. the precious EVE
which the Contessc de Groom had been
II. -.N - - n
at such pains to acquire was stolen.
Let mo sum up TINS curious ease
marker by so many strrihs. drAnsat'
ana eNciuhg episones, upon wh'cn al
at last permitted 10 throw some iiSnt-
the evening or tne tenth OF Ausus'
NJ. " madame De cro1ons sueSts WEI
gathered In the drawing room OF une
Hhagnincent chateau OVERLOOKING tne ny
or Sommc. There was . requess roc
some music. The countess sat Gown 70
tho piano, took on her rings. wnien IN
cluded Baron d'Hautrec's. and ieid them
on n nttle table that stood pcsios she
piano.
An hour later the count went 20 ped.
as did his two cousins. the
and Nine. de Real. an intimate friend OF
tho Comtcsse de Groom. who remained
behind with Herr Bleichen. the Austrian
Consul. and his wife. 81.
They sat and talked. and then the
countess turned DOWN the DIX ldnp Wu1CN
stood on the ORA wing room table. Al the
same moment Herr Bleichen put out the
two lamps on the piano. There was q
: seconds darkness and cropping; then the
Consul NJ a candle and they all three
went tn their rooms. But the instant
, the countess reached hers shs remem-
bered her Jewels and told her maid 10
/ 20 and fetch them. The woman returned
, and pI,ced them ON the mantsIpiece.
Nine. do Groom ara NOT examine rhem.
hut the next mornlng she noticed thai
I ono n, tho rlngs vas mis.inx ths rtnr
with The niue ala mond
Oh. told nor husb, IA Rot, nu>n
steIv cam. IN the s,m. corci,.,on. a..
,rotd holrg 49, s,-,,rnr ~ 49,
: ccnld no non. I'm, H. R,.,ch~r
= The cour, IN ,ornad ,ha c.n,r., ~~
mIss,ry az polIca NJ Amisna- Mo
. onaned an ,nonIry ana ar-anreA Ats.
r crastiv Tor M bo,,aa % n. con~t.rtty
= vatched 40 no 10 nrevsr, tha Au.,rt.n
I ConsuI from selling or sending AVA
thu ring. the chatsan was s,IrroundeSi
I BY Detectives night ana d.y. =
! fortnight elapsed without the leas,
incident. Then Herr Rleiohsn an