Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

in charge of the shop. Can you beat it?
Of course after that, I-well-you know,
somehow l couldn't do it. l tried; but l
couldn't"
Stacy threw back his head, and his rau-
cous laughter smote the lazy summer after
funniest thing ever-you-the best stone
thief in America, alone in charge of three
million dollars worth of the stuff"
| Good Heavens, Mani" whispered Wall.
| "Not so loud!"
And well might he protest; for Stacy's
indiscreet and mirthful tone carried far.
1t carried, for example, to Richard Minot,
standing hidden behind the curtains of his
little room overhead.
aCome inside, Martini said Stacy.
Come inside and have bracer. You sure
must need it, after that"
a do" replied Wall in heartfelt tones
He rose and followed Tom Stacy.
CHEEKS burning, eyes popping, Mlnot
- watched them disappear into the Man.
haitian Club
Here was news indeed Lord Harrowby's
boon companion the ablest jewel thief in
America! Just what did that mean?
| Putting on coat and hat, he hurried to the
hotel office and there wrote cablegram:
Situation suspicious. Are you dead certain
H is on the level?
| An hour later, in his London office, Jeph-
son read this message carefully three times.
THE Villa Jasmine, Mrs. Bruce's winter
home, stood in a park of palms and
shrubbery some two blocks from the Hotel
de la Pax Minot walked thither that even
ing in the Respondent company OF Jack
Paddock.
aYouTl enjoy Mrs Bruce tonight" Pad
dock confded. give done her some rather
good lines, if do say it as shouldn't"
"On what topics2" asked Minot, with a
smile.
international marriage-jewels. By the
way, don't suppose you know that Miss
Cynthia Meyrick is to appear for the first
time wearing the famous Harrowby neck
lace?"
II don't even know there was necklace
Minot returned.
aAh, such ignorance! But, then, you
don't wander much in feminine society, do
you3 Mrs. Bruce told me about it this
morning, Chain Lightnings collar"
"Chain Lightning's what?"
@Ah, nv boy," Paddock lighted Gig
arctic, 3you should go round more in royal
circles. List, Commoner, while relate! 1t
seems that the Earl of Raybrook is giddy
old sport with gambling streak yard
wide In his young days he loved the Lady
Evelyn Holloway. Lady Evelyn had a
horse entered in Derby about that time
name, Chain Lightning. And the Earl of
Raybrook wagered diamond necklace
against kiss that Chain Lightning would
lose"
aWasn't that giving big odds?' inquired
Minot.
3Not if you believe the stories of Lady
Evelyn's beauty. Well, it happened before
Tammany politicians began avenging Ire
land on Derby Day. Chain Lightning won.
And the Earl came across with the necklace.
Afterward he married Lady Evelyn
ITO get back the necklace?'
@Cynic And, being rather racy old boy,
he referred to the necklace thereafter as
Chain Lightning's collar. 1t got to be pretty
well known in England by that name. be-
lieve it is considered to be rather neat
piece of jewelry among the English nobility
whose sparklers aren't what they were
before the steel business in Pittsburgh turned
out good thing"
@Chain Lightning's collar!" unused Minot.
II presume Lady Evelyn was the mother of
the present Lord Harrowby?'
$50 It's rumored,' smiled Paddock;
though l take it his Lordship favors his