The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-08-15
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER lon the day after a dinner
AZ the Grill Club at which announced
his engagement 70 Grace Marston. Lord
Iiaroourt Is informed OF the murder OF one
or his guests Captain Towneshend- Har-
|. court the last man seen with Towne-
md and his valet nnds strangely mono
81 med dagger in his pocket and blood
stains on his clothes. Harcourts mind "a
blank on tho subject
CHAPTER 2-Harcourt determines to
leave stone unturned 20 nnd the mur-
derer. or to accept penalty himself II guilty.
At meeting OF Governors OF Grill Club. ques-
ton OF ipnoeenee 81 guilt is put 10 all who
attended dlnrSr Harcourt admits he doesn't
know. Suspicion points 70 Indian prince
1irshin Kandwahr. who attended dinner.
CHAPTER s-During an interview with
Inspector hacBee. OF Scotland Yard. Har-
- court nnds In tho room whore murder was
kI cofnmittod a half burnt cigarette bearing
q monogram like that on dagger. He de-
. tsrmincs 70 ind out who smokes these Gig
- srettes-
CHAPTER l-Harcourt offers 70 release
Kiss Marston from her engagement. until
the mystery Of Towneshend's murder is
solvsd. She refuses TO desert him In his
Itreuble. In the reception room OF tho biarston
- HOME no again comes across The Mysterious
Monogram, and by refusing TO answer Ques-
laops Grace inndcently leads Harcourt TO
believe that she is In some way connected
= ISih the crime.
n II CHAPTER B-The police md Dodson
- faoorkeeper OF the Grill Club. strangled 20
faeath. at the bottom OF the FIRE escape lead
- ing from tho room In which Towneshend
- Twas killed. Clutched In his hand is the
bhsath of a dagger bearing the mysterious
monogram and the initials tx. k"
= fJAp1vFrF AT n recention In 1ha hama
OF Cornish. an American millionaire. Har-
j kcourt meets Grace In tho conservatory.
Near her no again nnds the monogram. She
refuses 20 answer questions and no declares
engagement is at an end. He destroys
noaoCranl- and determInSa- To- pkat0et GKRea.
7ED CHAPTER 7-Returning from cornish's
Harcourt finds Kandwahr has
. broken into his study and stolen tho dagger
ITNwhlch was concealed In a cabinet. Kand-
,yahr admits knife Is his.
CHAPTER s-Kandwahr iS arrested while
trying 20 th9ow dagger into river.
lie CHAPTEIs AT n house party at Har-
court Manor the monogram In silver Is found.
ne StGrace admits IL belongs TO her. Harcourt
convinced 81 her connection with the crime.
dscIares tha(t he is the murderer In order
'------to protect 3er. Cornish and other guests
4 sofuse 70 bel leve him.
Sabduction
He 9rojed u to the the marrow S5cS, portfolio
IS. nly Heading out to s sea.a@d ~, he
Aewas being forced to break the word
IN he had given to MacBee-his promise
- xjpt TO so away without advising the
Inspector. Then the thought of Grace
nj the mysterious monogram return
lue-A What was her association with
on e horrible thing2 How was she
liked UP in the events that had cul
mated in the murder of Towne
send? Because he feared that she
uuld become involved-perhaps even
Rpected and arrested-he had con-
gs sr To- he s4f no @drpS again in spite Of
his doubts-his confession might
the truth
Mich But at any event he must get back K,
Al at once. He would not break his
~nrd to MacBee and IL the woman he
- n sed was ia danger he meant TO be
y - ere to protect her from IL. He
Ne 80 nld not leave the cabin now and
ere was nothing to do but wait
be moment Cornish should appear
or wever, he would insist upon being
on shore at once, and he knew
At he could easily be back IN Don
b within a few hours
At the sight OF himself in the mirror
clothing Adele had mentioned.
determined to take advantage OF
n plentiful wardrobe had thought
Nely been provided for him, and he
Nrriedly selected fresh linen and a
al. oh
w impatient for Cornish TO appear,
b crossing to the cabin door, rs
- led carefully. There was no SOUND
luCl aside, and opening the door, he put
ior head out into the passageway' NO
kards were in sight, and with sign
frelief he stepped out. AT that mo
Int. however, he saw Cornish's tail
SIN coming from the deck, ana ne
yanced anNily to face him.
Lhe AnzerloAn cut him short abrupt
4 refusing fatty to return to South
npton.
vino IHarcourt," he said, not unkindly'
onty lme into the cabin and sit down.
NOW have a great deal to say to you.
land Meanwhile we are getting farther
|now tav from the coast" Harcourt re-
|u hded him.
acIe fGo back into the cabin!" Cornish
49, ected and he forced the earl to DO
Ims he babe him.
lThis Is unwarrantedw Harcourt
- mested. 1T IS the most highland
xu, -
Perhaps it is--but I'm doing IT.
h Cornish calmly, Last hlsnt
btland Yard sent man TO arrest
for completely in Towneshends
rider. | knew you would not so
conay willingly and knew--aiter the
Iii abatement you made to all OF US