Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-16

This play is adapted from the great
novel, "The Diamond Master" which
ran in the Saturday Evening Post. it
was written by Jacques Futrelle, the
author and big.hearted gentleman, who
went to hero's grave in the awful
Titanic disaster. He was returning
from successful trip to Europe with
Henry Harris, the famous theatrical
manager, who also lpst his life. Just
as the brilliant word FAINTER was on the
edge of the greatest era of life, he died,
that women and children might life
His entire career was a story and a
romance, far more enthralling than any
ceration of his fertile brain; his sad
and tragic death more wonderful
climax than he had ever written.
However his many ana interesting ey.
periences and knowledge of life furnish.
ed him with ample material, and com
bined with his sense Of humOr, his keen
outlook and human heart made his writ
ings tingle with life and naturalness.
The present story is one of the bess
works.
After years of scientific research,
Thomas Kellner, an eccentric chemist,
succeeds in manufacturing an imitation
diamond, with the help of his son, Jack.
/ The diamond is such wonderful imitP-
tion that even experts cannot tell it
from the genuine article and the lead
ing jewellers OF the city, Biffany &
Co., are fooled completely. The son il
so overjoyed and excited at their crown
ing success, that his heart is affected
and he dies. He is the master work.
man of the two ana had been the one
who turned out the imitation diamond
Fifteen years later his daughter, who
has grown to beautiful womanhood, is
engaged to Wynne Browning. Al
through the years she had kept hri
father 3 secret locked in her breast
though vowing constantly to avengt
the death caused by his services tc
science, by making the world pay. She
tells her sweetheart of her vow They
leave for the city to see what they eel
do toward disposing of it for rea ly
cash.
Some means of communication mus
be established with Doris grandfather
and they hit upon the idea Of usinl
carrier pigeons. They then 60 to Bif
fany & Co., the famous jewellers, anO
tell them that if they are willing t.
deposit to their account ten million dol
lars the source of the fake diamond SUP
ply will be Immediately destroyed
Wynne and Doris say that if this no
agreed to they will flood the marke
with spurious diamonds. The compan
objects strongly to paying the enormou
price and engages famous detectiv
to trail Doris and her sweetheart. Al
ter watching them for q long time tn
, detective is only able to discover thei
means of communication. At lengt
one of the sleuth's Is men arrest an oil
, tramp and on searching him discover
I a number of the imitation stones. TIL
third degree is resorted TO and the croo
. confesses that the stones were given
( him by an old man in Coalesdales; whic
: is the retreat of Doris grandfather.
: reality the thief had stolen them fro
a the old man and, caught in the &C
: had murdered him. The detective ID
. mediately takes up the trail, and go
4 to Coalesdale where he at length
Gates the machinery for the manufa
i ture of the fake diamonds. He repor
. to Biffany & Co. his discovery. Aft
h consideration the jewellers decide th
y it is much better to settle with the g
and letter to this effect, enclosing
eertified check il sent by them. Sho,