Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-13

pest OIL the gems. They were to ba ~. ua
III case Howard jumped the traces y q 0ns
his companions returned to tb, Il, 'Sp and
junk hut. The moment they left tbs '',ase s1 o.
the street Baird followed He had .. nut i0'
that they were going to the diamond 4 -uNnls
with the Howard collection and he do,... ar',ef'
that the game should never get that far 4''
The three crooks finally went ;ntO
as Baird had a suspicion thev womb 1'0oa' %
strolled in and took the table next 70 q ~
Under the table he saw the little vou,o 'a
while the three were busily angona, aug
pleasant pastime of shaking dice for ,ho a. 1.a 'a'
Baird neatly fshed the yalise from rn5.. NV ~
table with the crook Of his cane. Tbon ~ ~, I'
the saloon, and once outside he Law r. !. '''
fast as his legs could 90.
There was fine racket in that s,loo, :,
the crooks discovered their loss. Each oo,n',,
the other of carelessness Gyp, more Than a.
other two, appreciated the thunderbolt n.' ~
had fallen at his feet. Radcliffe rno,,, @ 'a'
him out of hand. In terror he colJopsoa =, Al .,4
table His companions dragged him fron, a.
saloon, and the three started ont on tbo h..
less task of hunting for man with an ir'. p
crook to his cane.
That evening Howard found A motto nr.,
filled him with CONSERVATION 1t was an ons,
threat from his employers lie was v.,l,.-
on thin ice. But he was an old hand NJ ~,
fare. He had lived too many wears in A,-.,
to be really afraid of threats. Fla mo,.I.
slipped an automatic into his pocket and wan,
about his affairs calmly.
That same evening Zudora and Storm v.,,
greeted with tremendous surprise.
Mrs. Ramsey, with whom Zudora wa, Il,
ing, knocked to say that Mr. Baird ",
anxious to see Zudora. Il
Send him right up"
Baird was greeted cordially He mt fl
valise on the table, opened it, lifted the AL,
bottom, and there lay handful of uncut da
monds, comfortable fortune for any re,sn
able person.
What has happened2" demanded zudon
greatly excited.
Briefly Baird recounted his adventure AM
when he had done the girl seized Storm and
began to waltz him around the room Rul
these uncut stones could not be kept in hi
house. Nor could they take them and sell
them or deposit them in a safety box at
bank What to do with them now they bad
them? Until the mine was indubitaby proved
to be Zudora's legally they had no right d
them. Morally they had, Of course ThG
Mrs. Ramsey made suggestion
why not hide them in yonder flower pOtl'
They congratulated Mrs Ramsey upon bel
happy thought After the stones were hidden
Baird took his departure,
Gyp and his frightened companions, after
having hunted futiely for the man with h'
ivory headed cane finally concluded that The
best thing they could do would be to 20 10
: Nine. Du Vars and throw themselves upOnha
mercy, She needed them; they had that muca
in their favor.
When they blurted out the cost Of 'h'H
carelcssness Nine. Du Walls rage was terrible
She seized bronze statuette and rushed upon
the whining gunman, and Radcies inteFer
ence doubtless saved him from broken heaa
1t took half an hour to pacify the woman
Gyp aud his friends were happy to escape W'n
nothing more serious than curses She or
dered them out of the house,
"I'll wager Hunt Is back Of this coup Aa
Radcliffe. "You see we've got to act QuickV
and I think that Mum game is the best We ca
use. Get Zudora in this private asylum anu"
will take ten Sherlock Holmeses to GEL 'a ,
out"
"very well. We will make the arF'n''
ments at once. Zudora must be put aN"
That will relieve the pressure against ~
Dr. Mum received them, smlrR On =.
face. Visitors of this character always m''a
patients" He never inquired into DIS y
ents' motives. Tcrsely be was given n's HII
at must be accomplished at once y"
Nine. Du Val a
"Leaye It to me, madame. How lOns V
your patent remain hcrej ..
Forever i. you can make that p0SNOS "A
"NIany of my patients are afflicted ,,,s ""
strange Illness and generally they DE- ."
is very expensive az
"win $4,000 cover these expenses
AMPLY, madame ,.,m ~
The first individual to disappear wv N,
haunts of men was Howard, the o'''D'''
superintendent Prcd
Tho second to vanish was 2Odora' ,.,,,.
and Radcliffe accomplished the 10" =, cir
onsly hy means of a ladder to zud'i's w, ",
dow She was half asleep when they =, ..In AN
her, bound and gagged her ln'' ' ,., cOrR.
vain for the diamonds when .uV one
don't Zudora had hidden In 'ns =, oftn
uS"' n,h".o % Tbov even lifted the plant o0' uI,, .
Sower pot. but fortunately did not q, ',' so,r
tbo 5irt carefully They flung it to u, ',,,,,rI
where later John found tue ''''
about. .A,at ht On
Radcliffe wrapped 0Ian1'. I1'. '1y ooi d,pod'4
and took her out of the window ''I psu.a