The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-05
SYNOPSIS


at the Grill Club Rt which was announced
~ engagement to Grace Marston. Lord
Harcourt 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 nnds a strangely mono
Eramed dagger In his pocket and blood
stains on his clothes. Harcourt's mind IL
d blank on thsSsubJeet.
UHAPTMR 2-Harcourt determines to
leave no stone unturned TO ind the mur-
dsrer. or to accept penalty himself IL guilty.
AT meeting OF Governors OF Grill Club. oues-
ton of innocence or guilt IL put to all who
attended dinner. Hareourt admits he doesnt
know. sSsplcion points 70 an Indian prince
Rirshin Randwahr. who attended dinner.
CHAPTER s-During an interview with
Inspector MacBse. of Scotland Yard. Har-
court nnds In the room where murder was
committed a half burnt cigarette bearing
a monogram like that on dagger. He de-
tsrmines TO md out who smokes these Gig
arstteA
CHAPTER 7-Returning from Cornish's
reception Harcourt nnds Kandwahr has
broken into his study and stolen tho dagger
which was concealed in a cabinet. Kand-
wahr admits knife Is his.
CHAPTER g-KAndwahr is arrested while
trying to throw dagger into river.
CHAPTER Sat house party at Har-
court Manor the monogram in silver is found.
Grace admits II belongs TO her. Hareourt
convinced OF her connection with the Grim
CHAPTER 14-Harcousr's plot is dlseov
Ared by Cornish's daughter. and fails.
CHAPTER lS--Detectlves taking Kand-
lwahr to police headquarters for examination
are attacked and Kandwahr disappears
CHAPTER Is-His yacht pursued by rev.
enue cutter, Cornish Is obliged 10 put Har-
court In launch and escape TO Scottish
Coast.
CHAPTER l7-Harcourt seriously hurt,
and Is hidden In Farndaie's shooting lodge
in Scotland.
Spellbound, she stood looking after
the little craft, unable TO understand
the meaning OF what she saw or TO
figure out who could be making of in
that way. She could only see the
backs of the three men and they were
now too far away for her to have rec
ognized them even IL their faces had
been turned toward her.
Suddenly, as she watched, she be-
came conscious of a figure coming
from the left, down close by the
waters edge. Just as she turned TO
look in that direction a second figure
appeared, and she saw them both
point excitedly after the launch.
Then the two started of up the
beach on a run. Fascinated she stood
watching them hurry along, curious
as to what il all meant, and not in
the least frightened. There seemed
TO be something strangely familiar
about one of the men, but at first
she could not make out what IL was.
In another moment. however, his iden-
tity flashed across her mind, and she.
knew the man was MacBee.
The recognition gave her a start,
as she realized the danger OF his pres
ence. She gave no thought TO the
reasons OF his being there, nor TO
who he might be pursuing in the es-
Gaping launch. Her one thought was
TO keep Harcourt concealed, and she
closed the door hurredly, barring IT
as best she could with the rough stick
that served for a bolt
Peering through the boards she
watched the inspector and his COM
panion, who were still running rapid
". In another moment they had dis
appeared around the bluff and, with
the launch. were concealed from view
When they had gone she turned to
look at Harcourt, lying helpless and
unconscious OF it all. For the first
time she felt glad that he could not
know. for she realized that she could
not have kept him there If he had
been able 10 see MacBee. In spite of
her efforts she felt sure he would have
stepped out and given himself up
promptly
For another hour she sat quietly,
watching and waiting. dreading every
moment that the detective might re-
turn. The seemingly endless time
slipped bypnd gradually the daylight
began u lade. AS the darkness came
on her fears increased, and although
il was growing colder now, she hest
tated TO light FIRE least IL betray
their presence In the hut Several
times she FELT for the matches in her
fathers greatcoat, but each tlme she
resisted the temptation although she
had seen nothing of MacBee since the
morning.
Nervous and shivering, she sat hud
died in the corner. anxious too for
Harcourt, who should have been In q
G.Stors hands long ago. Now she
heard someone approaching. and hur
riedly caught up her slicker TO throw
II over Harcourt. is done. she
crouched down In theycorner opposite
the door and waited, resting the re
Volver upon her knee.
There was someone just outside the
door now, and every nerve in her
slender body was trembling, but she
did not Nove and scarcely dared "a