The Washington times., 1912-09-14
THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY
THE DIAMONDS"
tcopyrisnt. 1919. Frank A. Mun..y Co,
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published
By ]. S. FLETCHER

brass-bound box Of Oriental work
manship has lain in the window Of q
a sailor. joan Lindsay, enters the store
fuses to let him have It at the price Lind
policeman, claiming the box to be his,
ana pointing out the initials on 1t. y.
fhe policeman depands time before en-
fofcins Lindsays Siaim. They turn to
leave the store, and encounter Hindu,
who has reeognized Lindsay from the
street The Hindu takes the sailor to his
rooms, and tells him that the box got TO
the pawnbroker's by reason Of the murder
Of its pessessor. who. with Lindsay and
the Hindu, was part owner.
The Hindu unfolds a plan to murder the
pawnbroker: This is carried out. and they
box. The Hindu Hin Dprs presses u a secret 1 spring.
drawer opens. and magnificent neck
lace of sixty-three diamonds Is exposed.
Hindu seizes S tse eeS Box Lnas ana makes axes @ fos
where he falls asleep. An escaping con-
Lindsay to get his clothes, finding in
them the diamonds which Lindsay had
placed in little bag. He continues his
law. Dropping the diamonds into a deep
assure In boulder. he staggers. throws
up his hands, and falls dead.
The two warders who shot him ride UP
TO the body and sit down to await the
arrival Of the officers. Each in succession
catches sight Of the diamonds and the
necond demands a half share. As one
lies down upon his face to reach into the
nssure the other crushes his head with
large store, drops the body In the assure.
ali evidence Of the crime. makes for
home. He packs UP few Of his be-
+ ionsings and leaves town. In a neighbor,,
friend, who Informs him that his crime
has been discovered and that he Is being
shadowed, He offers to hide him In the
W. orb tuh ha % n N
wstchman. The warder. seeking to drown
the memory Of previous events; drinks
person. but, afraid Of being charged with
murder. hides the stones In his own cot
s.d ss41s the nss the s'g
furnace.
On the edge OF the furnace he is over
with the dead body on his back. falls
with his burden into the pit.
II Is found that Finney has let his
he town 20 She ss somss Spon The mase a.
In his papers. and decides to use them
in buying back the family estate in Ire
overheard BY his disreputable son, who
Immediately plans, with the aid Of an
artful criminal. to rob the milliner. Dis
suised as cisrgymsn they follow her on a
monds.
Young Baxendale wakes the morning
after the robbery 70 hnd that his pal has
decamped Miss Driscoll recognizes him
at breakfast by his signer ring. forces
the entire story from him and admin
listers horse whipping besides: Mean
while Claye makes a lightning change Of
costume and repairs to a saloon kept by
friend, whittier he Is tracked by Baxen-
dale under the orders Of Miss Driscolr 9
detective.
He takes into condence the proprietor,
one Kilner. who. being under obligations
to Claye. warns him that he is being
tracked and for a share of the diamonds
assists in the murder Of Baxendale.
While the two are putting the body in a
heard. Kilner tells Claye that the de-
tectives are looking for Baxendale, and
bids him hide also in the cellar; where
upon Kilner closes the vault with a stone
slab and Claye is left with the body OF
his victim, and Kilner with the pleasant
reflection that the diamonds are exclu-
siyely his,