Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
SoRT STORY

ANK coNDoN.

IN the famous Dllllaro'
M adway. Scores of men
ivory balls within hear
IN, the man who writes,
about something or other.
the table, beside Lyon,
the general advertising
Her, the street-car adver-
Frank Walton, the COM
ie transmitter of this mys-
u q story" said Lyon,
ice. you can write 1t
mes straight from a dia'
an"
G. rejoined the crowd in
ne.
.amond salesman Lyon
was brought up with Glib.
You know Gibboney's. Every
~ ring in the world tries to
lat 1t once came from Glib
this boy-mind you, his
is-told me the story him
az witnessed 1t with his own
a sunny afternoon a motor
sup to the front door and out
4ignified woman of great
Vdging from her appearance,
Tands were simple. She
belect a diamond or two,
drought forth a tray Of vel
aiming a dozen or more spark
ia stone In the tray was worth
n a thousand, but the dowager
looked them over somewhat
ly and pronounced 1t as her
that they were a somewhat In
.luster Of gems.
h q sigh Of disappointment he
ed to put the tray back In the
nd, in doing 80, he noticed that
the diamonds was missing.
Is wriggled his left ear, which
, house signal summoning the
detective, and in a few moments
ference began which included
Ellis, the detective, and the
70 lady in black silk.
is explained the circumstances
!, being withered meanwhile by
lances OF the outraged queen.
were eighteen expensive and un'
amonds in the tray before the
'awed them over, and at the con-
n Of her examination there we're
teen.
erefore, II followed that she
have been perniciously active.
TRANCE lady called young Ellis a
erson and froze him into a state
echlessness; but 1t Is somewhat
1t to freeze a head detective at
ney's. This latter person, who
4 Irish descent, and whose Jaw
Ided some distance, decided that
,ciety leader must be searched,
without further formalities, she
ed away to the ladies' searching
tment.
an hour the lady searchers
d the door and announced to the
Is that II the lady had a diamond
her It must be buried In her
ere was nothing to do but re-
the strange lady in black silk
ney Company sent downtown to
,ctlve agency for a man. Detec'
,atty listened gravely, and finally
orders,
explained that no person should
rmltted to enter the aisle upon
tho case OF jewels was located.
r three days nothing happened.
tive Ratty stood guard, In com
with the head store detective.
o third day a dapper young man
ght blue suit, wearing gray spats
a white cane, pushed
the swinging door and entered
alked straight down the forbid
Isle and paused to converse with
, Ellis,
ve minutes later Detective Ratty
d up TO the newcomer, placed his
on his shoulder, and arrested
The stranger was Instantly
he'd, and Immediately the expen'
|lamond was found
wi" said Lyon, pausing and
IL n triumphant glance upon the
OF cynical listeners, how did
elective know that this strange
/ man had the dlamond7"
OF the crowd, except Chick Mi.
ooked mystiiied and inqulring,
q the latter part Of Lyons
by recital Chick Miller had
d UP an evening newspaper and
scribbled upon the margin two
In pencil writing He tore on
NJ OF margin and handed II 10
Walton, who read II uneompre'
ngly,
" don't know, 40 ita q story"
went on, after n slight pause,
woman In the black silk lifted
lonond, rolled II up In n piece Of
she had been chewing, and stuck
ier the jewelry.eaee The young
had come TO retrieve the piece Of
and Its valuable kernel Is that
ry or not2"
INK Walton held MP The piece of