The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04

amazing Tapinfy, messages U iose,
business. sorrow, as the case Es;sh::
be- To nine persons out OF ten tsiis
succession OF dashes. figures and dos
was far more banning than any Old
World language. but TO Rosie Blake .
1t was all as simple and as clear as a
child's A, B. C's
For nearly twsns.r .a;natss a.sc
crouched there in the aighr: TIER size
went down to hs- s;2.ef0oin 20 gsl
the necklace for Tom.
il
1t was raining in New York, aud The
scene from the window OF the little
hotel made Rosie think OF another
night when she had sat IN that sry
room waiting for Tom. Nothing vas
changed-there was a smoldering fire
in the CRATE, heap OF newspapers on
the floor, and downstairs in the cafe
an automatic piano was humping out
/ crazy tune.
! Two sharp, double knocks sounded
! on the door-Tom's signaI-and she
hurried over to unlock it. Soaked.
tired. hungry, Leighton stepped Inside
and crossed dejectedly to the fireplace.
Well" he said, looking up with
smile that vas not altogether a Sue
cess. "all We can say for this trip is
that We are not in the hands OF the
boobies. How many hundreds gone to
the bad anyway. Rosie?-did you fg-
ure it out? Rotten luck, eh, grille.
Wish we had stayed in Sussex, with
the cat and the Wyandotte who wanted
to set"
Rosie pulled of his wet coat, and
brought him dry socks and shoes.
Then she gave him glass of steam
ing liquid and stood watching him
with loving eyes while he gulped ii
down.
Feel better now" she asked.
He nodded and this time the smile
was a real one.
You're brick" he said simply,
but the words brought the color rush.
ing madly to the girls cheeks
Did you see the duchess with the
custom-oficers?" she asked presently.
did she declare her necklace? Tell
me just what happened. please. You
know hurried away the moment I
could without even stopping to make
my adieux."
Tom laughed
You may depend on 1t didn't stop
around long" he said. II left her
there waiting for them to examine her
luggage-she refused TO go until they
did. Poor little Lady Alex cried when
/ said goodbye. I--she's a nice little
thing. Rosie. But the duchess
go way. You know she hadn't been
friendly with me since she found her
emeralds the very morning slipped
them back in her room, under the he'd
covers When she told me about them
suggested the children-it didn't
work. And she cut me dead that
night. wonder If she did suspect
me. Rosie?'
Rosie shook her head "Still It was
good thing the duchess found her
necklace that day under the covers
Why" demanded Tom bluntiy.
Because she had communicated by
, wireless with the detective bureau the
!, night before. heard the message
sent An officer was to come on Al
Quarantine. Ii was the night me-
, you up at the bell-remember? ] reaf
) the message as It was sent OFF. alst
hung around and got the second mes
sage sent to the Police Department
the next morning. IT said: .Necklac
found; don't come T" Tom ha,
jumped from his chair and stood star
: ing at her with wild. bloodshot eyes.
T Ct don't understand" he blurte,
J out thickly. Why shoTld she SEN
for Pink to find paste necklace?
All. but the necklace wasn't paste.
j. grinned Rosie. Every emerald in tina
8 necklace was genuine stone, req
4 Caddington emerald. Yet it was S
like the one you got in Paris that
was almost fooled myself. So / tie
bit Of blue ribbon on the duchess
/. see"
q Grinning. for she Just couldn't kee
n back her happiness. she reached dow
n in her bodice and brought out a strin
n of beautiful green stones, set in QUAR-
q yellow gold. And tied to them was
r knot Of blue ribbon
!, Tom clutched the chair for supper
:. Rosie" he gasped.
Yes she said modestly. hut 81
;. couldn't altogether keep back the no
OF triumph in her voice: when /;
:. tened to wireless that night and rea
e the duchess's message to the Pinke
ton Office. | began to wonder. I NO
. dered all the way to my state-roor
Then decided. and SO brouR]
you back the necklace we got In Par
and kept hers"
- "Rosie-you darling!" he cried. a
g miringly Great. Great"
- She dropped down on her knees