The evening world., 1911-02-14

inc tohT anu "lN Ni' uu'N
EG1eM lie won't to a post-ofncc and
t|elcgTaphed to NJ. pestanse that he
could not come until tho next day
Then he went on to the jeweller and
handed him the garnets:
Madame sent me with these stones.
They came nn n piece OF jcwelry which
she bought here"
shears had hit tho nail on the head.
The jcweller replied:
That's right. The lady telcphoned 20
mo. she will call here herself pres
entity"
IL was 8 o'clock before Shears. stand
ing on the pavement, saw "A lady arrive,
wrapped In n thick veil. whose appear
ancc struck him MS suspicious. Through
the shop window he saw her place on
the counter an old fashioned brooch set
with g~arncts.
She went away almost at once. did q
few errands on foot, walked up toward
Clichy and turned down streets which
the Enrllshmun ala not know. At night
fan he followed her, unpercelved by the
concierge, into n lvc-storiod house built
on either side OF the doorway. n there
fore containing numherless Mats. She
stopped at n door on the second floor
and went In.
Two minutes later tho Englishmar Pit
his luck TO the test. and one after the
other carefully tried the keys on The
bunch Of which he had obtained posses
sion. The fourth key htted tho lock.
Through the darkness that filled them
he saw rooms which were absolutely
empty. like those Of nm unoccupicd Nat
WIN ~ Wv a,, ,h,nu,
INC ns"t " ""p n..eIo" -
from mo ei" VI a. paes's,' a"'' W
PIo''h,hs VI 'p-.V.' ,"''uh" ~ e"
uoor t"a' s'P',"'c" ,no 80
IRON an a"J"lh'ns oe"l"o.n NV u wy
N'lIen I"ny tahe oH hei u'css ~ "a
lay thoin on the one enh'r wnicn 'h'
room c"n'aineu anu sup u" T" 'eNe' 'c'
s""H.
lnn ne alh" 81" het woiN Wy W Wv
chlnnhcy- plece anu push an e'cVu'o ooi
n one-half or the panel 10 the rlsn
OF the chimney moved from its posluo'
ana slIpped along tho wan into I'M
thickness or the n"Nt panel Az sooh ~
the gar was woe enough the ladS
passed through ana disappeared
taking the lamp with her.
Ihe system was Il slinple one smear
employed II. He round himself walkinl
In the dark, cropping his way; but SUD
denly mis- face came upon something sort
by the light or "A match he saw that M
was In "A little closet hlled with dresses
ana clothes hanging from metal bars
lie thrust his way through ana stopped
before tho cmhrasure of n door closed 10y
a tapestry hanging. or at least. by th'
back Of a hanging. And. his match be-
inr n"w burnt. he saw light piercing
through the loose and worm wool OF III,
Old stun.
Then lao looked.
Tho blonde lady was there. before hi!
eyes, within reach OF hts hand.
She put out he hight and turned or
the electric switch. FOr the first TINE
Shears saw her face In the all ligat
He gave n start. The woman whom h'
had ended by oVertaklng after 80 many
shifts n turns was none other that
CIolldc peStans"'
Clotlde Destange. the murderess o
Baron d'lIautrcc ana the purlotncr OF
the blue diamond Clotilde Destange th'
mystorious friend of Arsene Lupn' The
blonde lady. In short!
"Why, OF course he thought. I'm
the biggest ~b!ockhcad that ever lived
Just because Lupln's friend IN fair and
CIotilde dark never thought OF con
Meeting the two women As though tn'
blonde lady could afford to contInu'
far after the murder OF the baron an'
the theft OF the diamond
shears saw part Of the room. an ole
CANT lady'a boudoir, adorned with lIsh
haug,ngs and valuable knick-knacks. 4
mahogany settee stood on n slightly
raised platform. 'lotiIde mad sat dow
on II and remained motlonless, VIII
her bend etwee her hhnds' Ana sooI
he noticed that she was crying. Grea
tears flowed down her pale checks
trtckled by her mouth, fell drop ~
drop on tho velvet OF her bodice. An
more tears Followed indefinitely a
though s|pringing from an ~lneNhhhstl
bic source. And no sadder signt wa
ever seen than that dun and Resigned
despair. which expressed Itself In IN
slow flowing OF the tears.
But a door opened behind her Arseh'
Iipln entered.
They looked AZ each other for a loni
time. without exchanging n word Thei
ne knelt down beside her, pressed n.
head 20 her breast. put Do lrms rorn
her aud there was innnite Tenderness.
and great pity In the gesture wit