The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-04-16
'3DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND"

get help or literally die-of star
walton. II nothing worse; for IL
went out. now that monsieur had
a key to my flat, he could slip Ia
and lock me out and stay till he
found the diamonds. And IL
took them out with me - we'll,
that was something simply
couldn't think of.
Nothing had come of the LETT
tiers l had given George to mail
he has always stuck to 1t that he
put them in the box Immediately.
But let that go.
On Friday morning, the one
person l could positively trust to
mail a letter for me popped into
my head-the postman.
rang for George.
George, l seem to have lost a
check In the mall" said l soberly
Il want you to bring the postman
up on his next trip so | can see
about It,"
then rushed to my study and
this is the letter l dashed off tC
Billy:
Dear Billy: That affair
is now life and death. Come
at once. Bring two good re-
volvers. Don't bother with
the telephone - my wires
are cut and I'm a prisoner
being starved to death In
my own flat.
when you get to the
house the elevator boy will
tell you I'm not at home.
It's a lie-I'm upstairs. II
he tries to prevent your
coming up-or If he calls on
the detective sitting in the
lower hall-go to the near
est police station and get q
couple of men. But don't do
this till you've tried every
other possible way OF reach
ing me. Try 1t by the roof of
the flat-house next door.
IF the elevator should
happen to be up when you
get to the house, pull your
hat over your eyes and march
straight past the detective
and up the stairs as IL you
belonged in the house. When
you get to my door--don't
forget which it is-R. W.
ring three tWo's SO I'll know
it's you.
"If you can, as easy as not,
bring me something to eat
I'm out of everything but
four rolls and three sardines.
Only hurry"
/ addressed this to Billy at his
office, found a ten-cent piece for
special delivery, and hadn't more
than just got 1t ready when
George brought me the postman
George was protesting, Il AIM
take no letter. amt take nc
check"
"You better go down. I'll talk
to the lady about it," said the
postman.
was obliged to spin some sort
of a plausible yarn to save ap-
pearances, and when l handed
him my letter with the dime and
begged him to mail it for me,
knew | was saved.
There was nothing for me to
do but wait and SILVER. The day
dragged on. Then at a quarter
after six, or whereabouts, l heard
the front bell ring three two's I'd
told Billy Rivers to use as his sig
nal, and l skinned along the hall
and flung the door open wide.
"Oh, Billy - my deliverer =
you dear!" I gasped the minute
the door was shut. 81 declare
you're good enough to kiss!" and
with that up and did it!
Billy, embarrassed, thrust a big
package I'm my hands, saying
laconically, Some eats"
"Some eats!" gurgled, RECALL
ing suddenly that l was starving.
Dliiy--l COuiu MSS yOu again
"Aw-say--" he parted, and
grabbed the package and began
tearing off the wrapper. cts
SO sudden-but thank you ever
so much, and for heavens sake
tell me what's happened! I'll
bust If you don't"
I've run off with a million dol
lars worth of diamonds, that's
ALL"
For a minute Billy looked as
il he thought I'd run off with
my senses.
II think you'd better eat
something immediately" he
said.
l was so hungry at the sight
of food that little panicky pains
ran round my insides and up my
throat, and / pranced into the
kitchen for the can opener and