Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07

Record for the recovery of the dia
monds. Grady's face grew redder and
redder as the reading proceeded
II won't sign no such testimonial as
that" he clustered. Not on your life
/ won't!'
"Your resignation was accepted at
noon today by the mayor" said God.
frey.
MY resignation" snorted Grady. 81
never wrote one"'
Tell the public that, IL you want
to-" retorted Godfrey coldly. That's
your affair. You ought to have phoned
f. in when | told you to. Now. Sim
monds."
Grady crushed his hat upon his head,
strobe TO the door. jerked 1t open and
banged it behind him.
Now. Simmonds." Godfrey repeat
ed, as the echo died away, and Sim
monds came forward and signed. 1
witnessed the signatures. and Godfrey.
with more eagerness than he had
shown in the whole affair, caught up
the paper and sprang with it to the
door.
Get that down to the office as quick
as You can he said to q man outside.
'I'll phone instructions. That" he
added. closing tie door and turning
back TO us, lis my reward for all this.
or. rather, the Records reward. And
now, gentlemen. Mr.. Shearrow has his
car below, and l think we would better
drive around to some safe deposit box
with this plumber"
1t was perhaps ten days afterward
that Godfrey dropped in to see me
one evening. Lester" he said, 81 am
going to claim that cabinet"
ION what grounds?" 1 demanded.
Because the man who owned 1t
gave it to me-" and he got paper out
of his pocketbook and handed it across
to me.
opened it and recognized the deli
cate and feminine writing which had
seen once before.
NY Dear SRI find that made the mis-
take OF Understanding YOU. and 1 pre-
sent you my sincere apologies. trust
that at some future time it may be my
privilege to be again engaged with you.
The result IS certain to he most interest
Ing. But at present L find that L must
return to Europe by La Bretagne, since
after the trouble I have taken it is i'm
the brllliants OF his highness the grand
duke. AS slight souvenir of my high re-
gard trust you will be willing to accept
the cabinet Boule which am certain that
good NJ Lester Will surrender to you II
YOU show TO him this letter. The cabinet
IS not only interesting in itself. but will
be doubly to you because or the part
il has played in our little comedy. And 1
should like to know that II adorns a cor
ner OF your home.
Till we meet again. dear sir, believe me
your sincere admrer,
CRoCHARD.
The Invincible.
Hes good sport. isn't he?" asked
Godfrey, as l silently handed the let
ter back TO him. What do you say
about the cabinet?''
81 suppose there is no doubt that
Orchard bought it, said.
$50 that it is mine nowT'
"Yes; when did La Bretagne sail:'
"a week ago today. She is due at
Havre in the morning"
Did You warn them?"
Warn them of what:"
THAT Crochard is after the dia-
monds They went back on La Bre-
tagne, I Supposed"
''Yes-and Pigot went with them. So
why should I warn any one? Surely
the know that Crochard Will get
those diamonds II he can. 1t has be-
come a sort of point OF honor with
him, l imagine. 1t Is up TO them to
take care of them"
'HThat oughtn't to be difficult"
said. 1.-THE strong room of liner is
about the safest place on earth"
YES" Godfrey agreed and blew
meditative ring toward the ceiling.
And presently he went away with
out saying anything more.
Two weeks later black headline |
caught my eye:
MICHAELovITCH JEWELS FALSE!
French Detective Takes Back Paste Inn |
itations From America.
Fraud Discovered When the Grand Duke |
Michael Sends Them to a Jeweler
to Be Reset.
I lad no need to read the article |
which followed. for I saw in flash
what had occurred. ] saw, too, why
Crochard had retained the paste jew
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