The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-08-22
SYNOPSIS


,,-...rrt h informed OF the murder OF one
80 quests Captain Towneshend. Har-
~, WAS tho last man seen with rowne-
80 and mis- valet finds strangely mono
F-.s,,ed dagger In his pocket aud blood
-, ON hts clothes. Hercourts mind Ia
/. blanf on tho subject.
b CHAPTER 2--Harcourt determines to
,saye no sto8a. dnturned 70 nnd the muir
a,rsr. or v accept penalty himself II guilty.
!,, r,e,trnk of Governors or Grill Club. cues
.,,op Of innocence or guilt Is put TO all who
.,.-,5ea dinner. Harcourt admits he doesn't 4
tnew. susplclon points 20 an indian primes |
Ivar,tlu Kandwahr. who attended dinner.
c1kRrER During an interview with
|,,.,se.oN aIacbso. OF Scotland Yard, Har-
.,nrt ha8g in tho room whore murder was
esrsnilted half burnt cigarette bearing
/. n,suorram like that on dagger. He de-
esrbiurs 10 and out who smokes these Gig
rrpttea.
ITHfprER 4--Harcourt offers 20 release
Af.. rfarston from her engagement. until
~. svstery OF Towneshend's murder ia
.otyea she refuses 60 desert him Ia his
,v64fle. IN the reception room OF the Marston
S1rro be again comes across The Mysterious
Nfonorrsm, ana by refusing to answer ques-
zion, Grace innocently leads Harcourt to
bs,lsys that she 50 In some way connected
with the crime.
CHAPTER 5-The police find Dodson,
I1oorkesper OF the Grill Club. Btrangied to
fasaib. al tho bottom of the hre escape lead
knR from tho room In which Towneshend
was killed. Clutched In his hand Is the
ehsath OF a dagger bearing the mysterious
lnonorram and the initials tx. X"
CHAPTER 6---At a reception In the home
AZ Cornish, an American millionaire. Har-
court moots Grace In the conservatory.
Near her he again nnds the monogram. She
refuses 20 answer questions and he declares
engagement IS at end. He destroys
rnnaograra and deterIninsa- 70 n1otect Grasas
CHAPTER Returning from Cornish's
reception Harcourt nnds Kandwahr has
broken into his study and stolen the dagger
which was concealed in cabinet. Kand-
wahr admits knife is his.
CHAPTER s-Kandwahr is arrested while
trying 10 throw dagger into river.
CHATTER AT house party at Har-
court Manor the monogram In silver Is FOUND
Grace admits IL belongs to her. Harcourt
convinced OF her connection with the crime
declares that he Is the murderer In order
10 protect her. Cornish and other guests
vofuao to believe him.
CHAPTER 1a-FarndnIe and Darlington
try 10 throw detectives off tho scent. but
gro not sure Of their success.
CHAPTER lg--The cruise OF tho yacht
.Murta" Haroourt brides crew 70 put him
re stopped and felt Benson look
ing at him strangely What Go you
mean STRIP the man asked.
"Imcan that IL could be put ashore
anywhere would willingly pay
100000 10 the man who made that pos
slble'
Benson stared at him in astonish-
ment. FIFTY thousand pounds!" he
said
"Why. sir. that Is a quarter of mil
lion dollars.'
1T is" Haroourt SAID quietly "And
mean exactly what | say"
Benson laughed. That's funny
he said. Are you trying to kid me-
Il don't think | understand said
Harcourt
II mean you're surely not in earn
est-youre joking?"
IL was never more serious In my
life. II you can win over enough o.
tho crew TO secure command OF this
yacht, and make the nearest port a
once, / will pay you 10000 the da!
you set me ashore"
1T couldn't be done, sir" Benson
said, at frst doubling the sanity o
the man beside him.
"A great many things can be done
with that much money, Benson
Harcourt urged.
81 know It, sir, but what you sue
gest means mutiny and you could no
turn this crew against Captain WHIT
ford even IL you promised every man
OF them a reserved seat In Heaven.
you might suggest the thing 70
Captain whitford himself" harcour'
suggested.
"BriDe ,whitford! Benson thre"
back liB head and laughed heartily
And Se knocked fat for my pains
You don't know what you're saying
II ne even knew / had let you thik Is
me like this, he would have me IN th'
jugp\
You believe him absolutely loya
70 Cornish, them"
Il am sure OF t."
Mr. Cornish IL very rich man
Benson, but / am richer than he.
1T isn't money with Whitford
sir" Benson explained He Is
rough man and not a saint by lon
shot. but he has the good old New
England ideas OF right and wroh
mighty strongly developed in him. an
he wouldn't do a disloyal thing n
matter what you offered him
Then he will do what ! WISH
Harcourt said. THAT is his yer
sense OF honor will win him over.
great wrong Is being done TO me an
10 persons ashore A crime has pee
committed there and--wcn, ! am COZ
cernod in IT, II do not return spee'