The evening world., 1914-05-12
GIG" DIAMOND BIGGER THIN THE KOE
Bv Beatrice Crirrlshaw'
= Aufhoe o. " WHEN Red Gods CALL" E1c.=


here few days and unless he was
doing magic he wouldn't
have been opening up his bag. You
know he was shy OF that, anyhow.
Point one: 1t was probably not
discovered that he had tha stone.
Point two. Had he taken the stone
with him when no divedf"
Again. not knowing. But l reckon
he did. Thcre'd be room on his chest
below the corslot-thats the breast
plato thing that extends over tho
divers shoulders and chest. to keep
OF water pressure. And " he didn't
know what "A diamond was. he GER
tainly valued the thing lot, FOR MS
sorcery work. And the captain says
he usually took some charm to Keep
him safe"
Good. Point three: How shall
we do this sacrlcge. since II 10 con-
vented that we do it7'
"We'li have to walt a few days. till
the nights are dark all through
there's an hour or two OF moonlight
lust now-go over to the cemetery
island In a canoe by ourselves, ana
do what we have to do. Makes you
creep, doesn't IT."
II creep, but | think OF my beautl.
full chateau In Indirect Loire, all
ruined, and my mother. who IL al
ready very old. and who has but little
money for the candles she Will burn
III .nvn s.., "y - IA chan say 10
anu unc ,,.ocs - the nuddinx
mo .n". W" 80 .,cai,.nt L,ns-
~ p..,n. rn,i. 4, and I decide
to act" -,
well, your proverbs are original.
Marky. but I don't know that they
maven u us SUI III. s,,s ought to
own, puuus us nI, wn,, viii
sweep most .nns. 80. mn,
nave " Una. wy rnn ~ NAN that
breaking any Jaw u. wv. , ", sr"r,
i Know OF, VI ,axs 49,, -, % do
corpse tnst aun ~. ~" .iive ana
with " wnen NC was "''
doesn't need u now ,. l,,n,"
You nave mucn wsuo i,, 81
said the MARQUIS, ou,'e kss ,,,s
am AFRAID " shalI DC = soou ,ntmm
C'at we nave 70 wal. "no w. ,nn1
Truly. hopo oeterreo hsnes ''"e
turning"
IL certainly seemed a long time.
though II was only u week. before |
Thought the nights were dark enough
10 carry out our plan. In tho blazing
moonlight Of New Guinea some wan:
dering native would without doubt
have seen US crossing the straits TO
the cemetery island. even II no white
man spied us. The moonless nights
were our only chance. But It waS
irksomc 20 walt, and wonder and
speculate whether any one. by any
possible chance, knew AZ much a.
we knew ourselves.
We'll, the mooniess nights cams
round. and the evening I had nxed
unon arrived. Il was saturday, when
Trn,Lnnad chat thn vraster nsr4 nj
Samarai would be drunk and not In
n condition to notice any ones move
ments very closely. ! had not adopt
ed disguise. which the Marquis wa'
very anxious Tor mo to do. ! ex'
planned to him that one might ~
we'll hope TO disguise the keeper o.
an elephant successfully-the els'
plant would be bound to give HIN
away. Aud the elephant itself. |
ANYTHING but an elephant.
The conclusion was obvious. W.
did not disguise.
with two spades and pick In TN
bottom or good. double outrigget
canoe. We set out quietly from tn
beach In the starltt dusk. not too
early and not too late. There wat
not the least dimculty about u. which
Iact ! am sure disappointed the Mar
9uis 'err'piy. mink ne would nav
nNeu 10 pnck MI iace ana wear
,"pra cIoak' ana wr,sgle OF
ha oa" oiu s"e noeI 70 w
"a M.I. u ~. mi. uuHcm nreen
We grounded on white san,
beach that shone family In the star
light, and made our way up TO IN,
, cemetery. along a dark overErow,
track.
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