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


his engagement 10 Grace Marston. Lord
Hareourt is informed OF the murder OF one
OF his gusstS Captain Towneshend. HAr-
Acourt was the last with Tovne-
tshend and his valet nnds strangely mono
grained dagger In his pocket and blood
stains on his clothes. Harcourts mind IL
a blank on the subject.
CHAPTER 2-Harcourt determines TO
leave no stone unturned 20 and the muir
dersr. or to aecfpt penalty himself IL guilty.
At meeting Of Governors OF Grill Club. oues-
tion OF Innocence or guilt Is put to all who
ATTENDED dinner. Haroourt admits no doesn't
know. Suspicion points TO on Indian prince
Ikirshin Randwnhr. who attended dinner.
CHAPTER s-During an interview with
inspector MaoRse. OF Scotland Yard, Har-
Icourt nnds In the room where murder was
Ioommitted n half burnt cigarette bearing
q monogram like that on dagger. He de-
tarnaines to ind out who smokes those Gig
Iarettes.
CHAPTER 4-HArcourt offers 20 release
Miss Marston from hor engagement. until
the mystery OF Townoshend's murder ia
aoIyed. She refuses 20 desert him In his
trsubls. In the reception room OF tho Marston
home he again comes across The Mysterious
Monogram, ana by refusing 20 answer ques-
tons Grace innoeently leads Harcourt TO
believe that she is in way connected
with the crime.
CHAPTER 5--The police md Dodson,
doorkeeper of the Grill Club, strangIed TO
death, at the bottom or the Are escape lead
hing from tho room In which Towneshend
was killed. Clutched in his hand Is the
sheath OF a dagger bearing the mysterious
monogram and tho initials TX. k
| rfNyk M a . In hnV,
or Cornish. an American millionaire. Hnr-
court meets Grace in tho conservatory.
Near her he again nnds the monogram. She
refuses TO answer questions and he declares
engagement is at end. He destroys
4noaoEEana- and determlnsE To- VIot9et- GERGa.
CHAPTER 7-Returning from Cornsh's
reception Harcourt nnds Kandwahr has
broken into his study and stolen the dagger
(which was concealed in cabinet. Knnd- |
wahr admits knife IS his.
CHAPTER 8--Kandwahr Is arrested while
trying to throw dagger into river.
CHAPTER AT a house party az Har- |
court Manor the monogram in silver Is found.
Grace admits II belongs TO her Harcourt
convinced OF her connection with the crime |
declares that no Is the murderer Ia order
10 protect her. Cornish and other guests
refuse to believe him
Alone, Harcourt sat before the fire,
wondering what Kandwahr might |
have told the police and what effect |
the Indians arrest might have upon |
himself. The more he thought OF IL |
the more disquieting ideas came into |
his mind-things that were not tan. !
gible terrors, but which troubled him /
vaguely, nevertheless.
Many times since the murder he |
had tried hard to remember just what I
he had done before leaving the club. |
AS he turned the thing over in his
mind he recalled bidding farewell to I
his guests as they had taken their /
leave, one after another. Quite dis /
tinctly, too he seemed to remember I
saying goodnight to Kandwahr
Towneshend was there then, standing
by the open window, looking out He /
was quite sure of that. and he knew
that he had turned TO so to the cloak
room
After that everything was hazy--
he could recall nothing Yet he asked (
himself, since he remembered Kand |
wahr's departure-and Kandwahr
might now be in dangor-was il not
his duty TO tell MacBee what memory |
had come back to him?
AS he sat wondering over il all. Fer.
gus entered and stood waiting for him
10 speak Harcourt looked up slowly
and nodded to the man.
IF you please, sir, | just found !
this trinket on the stairs, sir
Harcourt took II from nina small
piece of carved silver. with a bit OF
finely joined chain hanging from IL.
With an effort he controlled himself.
and then, with a wave OF his hand dis
missed the servant
The pendant was skillfully
carved replica Of the mysterious mon
ogram.
For several minutes he stared at A.
fascinated and as he held il i'm the
palm OF his hand, there came a rustic
OF skirts behind him. With n start he
arose as Grace came forward smiling
Once more he looked az the silver
charm and Grace gave a little OK.
clamation as she recognized II.
"This is yours?" Harsourt asked
hesitatlngly
She nodded, and held out her hand
for IL.
Where did you get it," he ques-
toned sharply.
THAT is secret can't tell
you"
"You shall tell met" he cried an
grily. Il have not had opportunity to
speak with you alone since-since
what occurred last night. In view of
what happened then, | wonder that
you came here today"
Jack" she exclaimed. the color
coming into her cheeks. "Be carefull
came here because l feH IL my duty
20 stand by you In your danger. You