The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-20
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Tommy North returning
70 MS room In Mrs. MoOre's boarding
house ~ 2;s0 a: M. discovers the body
OF Capt. John Hanska, another roomer.
with knife wound In his breast. Sus-
plcien rests upon a man giving the name
% Lawrence Wade. who had called on
itanska In the evening and had been
heard quarreling with Hanska. During
the excitement strange woman who
Ewes her name as Rosalie lie Grange. APP
psars and takes into her own home across
the street all OF Mrs Moore's boarders
Including Miss Estrlla. an invalid. who
was confined 10 the room she occupied
tho other boarders
CHAPTER Invade Is arrested as he
In about 10 leave the country. Mrs lie
Grange, who. while plying her trade
trance medium. had aided Police In
spector Martin MCGEE several umes, calls
~ Ms office 10 tell what she knows or
the crime. While she is there Constance
Hanska, widow OF the murdered man.
whose existence had been unknown. APP
pears.
CHAPTER III-Mrs. Hanska says she
Rad left her husband and discloses the
iact that Wade represented her and Wis
tied Hanska on the night Of the murder
IN an effort TO settle their AFFAIRS. She
admits Wade was In love with her. Mrs
10 Grange. sympathizinR with Mrs
ltanska, takes the latter and her COM
her r'O"' D''ss p"roafa lane nome W"
CHAPTER INVADE is held by the
coroner's jury for the death or Hanska
CHAPTER v-Tommy North. who had
been held by the police. IL released and
returns 10 Mrs. lie Oranges house he
becomes infatuated nj once with Betsy
Barbara.
CHAPTER vT-Driven by the belief
that Betsy Barbara loves Estrllla Tommy
North gets drunk and is discovered by
Betsy Barbara
CHAPTER VIT-The next morning
Tommy apologies TO Betsy Barbara and
80 her urging prepares 70 establish the
Thomas w North Advertising Agency.
CHAPTER WHINE lie Grange with
Inspector MCGEE examines the house
waera Hanska was killed and finds on
the FIRE es>-Ne outside Ianska's window
"a red shoe button, ~hich she conceals
CHAPTER IX--Arrs lie Grange secretly
sRrYnrncs fhe shoes on her boarders IN
search OF one the red button Will 1T. She
pretends 20 40 into n trance IN Miss Es-
trilia'F room and communes with spirits
CHAPTER Y Rosalie secures from IN
Ipector MCGEE the services OF an Italian
detective. 20 work under her direction.
CHAPTER XII Resale finds evidence
70 show that the Estrilas' real name Is
Perez and that they formerly lived In
Port or Spain.
CHAPTER XII Rosale goes into an
other trance IN Miss Estrlla's room and
gains the young womans confidence.
CHAPTER XIII Resale holds further
seances and strengthens Miss Fstrilla's
belief that she is talking through Rosalic
With the spirits Of her departed relatives
CHAPTER XTv-In succeeding seances
Resale leads Miss Estrilla 10 believe she
~ talking with the spirit OF John Hanska
and gets Information that leads her TO
prepare for supreme test
CHAPTER XIV Rosalie arranges for
the test
CHAPTER XVI with Inspector McGee
and detectives az the windows. Resale
IN final saance, leads Miss Estriila 10
tell, IN supposed conversation with the
spirit OF Hanska. that her brother Juan
held the knife that pierced Hanska's
heart.
TO Captain Hanska In care OF the
steamship company Somehow, II
reached him. lie answered ii with a
cold letter. claiming the jewels ALSO
lutely and stating that he bought them
from me.
That arrived Just after Juan came
back from Caracas. Juan had not
succeeded in raising money The plan
tatlon went into bankruptcy. That II
the matter with my eyes. They had
always been troublesome. But now
gave them a real disease by weeping.
(Here, as Miss Estrilla made her
statement. she spoke broken phrases
about another loss The police ques-