The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-08-01
SYNOPSIS

49, $3.50 NA41 ~ which was announced
lis engagement to Grace Marston. Lord
Ifarcourt is Informed of the murder OF one
Of his guests. Captain Towneshend. Har-
court was the last man seen with Towne-
shend and his valet hnds a strangely mono.
grained dagger In his pocket ana blood
stains on his clothes. Harcourt's mind Ia
a blank on the subject.
CHAPTER 2-Harcourt determines 10
leave no st2pe unturned TO and the MUIR
derer,. % accept penalty himself II guilty.
At meeNps of Governors OF Grill Club, ques-
ton of Innocence or guilt Is put to all who
attended dinner. Harcourt admits he doesn't
know. Suspicion points to an indian prince
lkirshin Khndwahr, who attended dinner.
CHAPTER s-During an interview with
inspector MacBee, OF Scotland Yard, Har-
court nnds in the room where murder was
committed a half burnt cigarette bearing
a monogram IKE that on dagger. Ho de-
termines to ind out who smokes these Gig
srettes.
CHAPTER 4--TIarcourt offers to release
Miss Marston from her engagement until
the mystery of Towneshend's murder Is
solved. She refuses to desert him in his
trouble. In the reception room Of the Marston
home he again comes across The Mysterious
Monogram, and by refusing to answer ques-
tons Grace innocently leads Harcourt to
believe that she is In some way connected
With the crime.
CHAPTER 5--The police hnd Dodson.
doorkeeper OF tho Grill Club. strangled 20
death. at the bottom OF the Ore escape lead
ing from the room In which Towneshend
was killed. Clutched I'm his hand is the
sheath OF q dagger bearing the mysterious
monogram and the initials TX. X"
CHAPTER 6--At reception in the home
OF Cornish. an American millionaire, Har-
court meets Grace in the conservatory.
Near her he again nnds the monogram. She
refuses to answer questions and he declares
engagement is at an end. He destroys
.aonagra and deterulinea- to proteet GEacG.
Doubtless have mentioned the fact
to the police" Kandwahr interrupted
Believe me, MILFORD, but for the
:hance discovery of its sheath this
afternoon, | should have been delight
ed to leave it in your possession-es-
pecially since you seem to place so
high value upon it," He indicated
he open drawer OF the filing cabinet
Really quite an ingenious hiding
place. at took me some time to dis
cover 1t after succeeded in opening
The drawer"
You are well versed in such
gork?" Harcourt said sarcastically.
II have the knife"
Which you will be so good as 70
place upon the table" said Harcourt
Pardon me-" Kandwahr objected
q shall do nothing Of the sort"
Am l to be put to the unpleasant
necessity of ringing for servants or
perhaps telephoning to Scotland
Yard?"
You will do neither" said Kand
wahr. "See here, Harcourt, let's get
down to business. 1t is quite evident
that you believe ! am the murderer Of
Captain Towneshend."
~ suppose such a supposition might
Be pardoned?"
Between ourselves possibly"
Kandwahr admitted.
| Harcourt crossed quickly to the
table and pulled open a drawer In
which lay a revolver.
You won't need that" said Kand-
wahr calmly as Harcourt drew II out
If / had wished to kill Eou ] have
already had ample opportunity. have
no such desire, however, II you had
shown any disposition to be sensible
4 we might have discussed this affair
sanely-man to man. But you are In
II no mood to listen TO reason. There
fore | shall not intrude longer ] am
going now-not By the window, but
by your front door, and you viii see
me out as you might any other caller
Il DO you suppose for a moment,
Harcourt began, that | shall per
nit"
NV dear sir, permit Is not the word.
4 do not suppose anything. ! am fully
aware that YOU might turn me over TO
the police IL you wished to do so,
Charging me with housebreakng and
burglary. | do not believe you care
to make such charges, however, since
It would, necessarily follow that tne
police Would discover what came e
seeurs Their knowledge of the fac'
/ that this knife was in your possession
| -unuiSntioned in spite of their ques
tioning- carefully locked away
against possible discovery would nara
h tend TO strengthen your position
just now"
How about your OWN" HARBOUR
| suggested.
/ II think my act would bear inspeo
III Aon." Kandwahr answered. IF yo'
I'D killed Captain Towneshend with
knife belonging to mel state a pure
ly hypothetical case now-would J
not be natural for me TO wish tina
knife out of the way of being foun'
y lest I might be implicated in tn
~ crime?"
y quite natural--if such we're III
II case"
Kandwahr leaned towards hin
Across the table, his face set ant
u Earnest. "Harcourt," he said serious
~ ct Aau Won | did not kill Towne