Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

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business was business
He eyed Nine. Du Val eovertly. She
did not appear TO exhibit any particu
lar regret AT the interruption.
As a matter OF fact. the sight OF bel
visitor relieved her
Radcliffe was persistent wooer. ana
rebuffs seemed TO have no other eject
than TO redonble his ardor
she ordered. the f0otman 20 TAXI
away the harp and bring the cards and
card tables-
-WhiIe we wait" she said. I'VE might
az wen while away the time pleas
antiy."
!. The fountain tinkled az usual From
dine TO time Mme Du Val sent
glance toward It
An at once the JET Of water dew at
tangent Radcliffe rose and touched
the knob. lifting the panel which dis
closed the secret elevator.
Three hard visaged men stepped into
the roatn. blinking after their long bur
row through the dark tunnels
One 0f them was dressed In the
fashy manner so dear to our native
product the gun man.
Ills name was Gyp. and. though be
was not aware of It. he was on the
short road to certain unenvied chair
There was something in his eyes that
reminded you Of the hyena, But
trained hyena has a marketable quail
ity $50. ST..
Ike" said Radcliffe. "when you en-
ter this house take off your hat The
next time III mash II down over your
lamps
IAN right. cap TIL light blinds me
when | comes in here. an l forget
Well. we're ready
Mime. Du Val shrugged and crossed
over to the gem vault She desplsed
these tools, but in crime one has TO
take what tools one can.
And there was always the possibility
of these low brutes speaking incau
tiously during some drinking bout
She brought the little box OF gems
back Then Radcliffe drew the sign on
a piece of paper-a heart with dagger
running through it.
This was a kind of key that would
open a certain door. The initials OF
| each were then written within the
I heart, which was surrendered to Gyp
This sort of business was after MS
own heart. He did not like directness
except when he struck. after the rasn
ion Of his prototype. the rattlesnake'
About that same hour, half after D.
Detective Hunt was going carefully
over package Of partly burnt letters,
those rescued from Nissan Ais house
before the fire got beyond control
He was studying each bit OF paper
with scrupuIous care. The door open
ed. He looked up impatiently.
ION. Storm! Come in: interesting
work here, but haven't found any
thing worth a wooden toothpick."
81 want you to look at this, Hunt
said Storm. producing the burnt piece
he had shown Zudora that afternoon
"Hum! Where did you find itT'
"Ih the cellar Of the burnt house"
"uhuh." He searched 1t thoroughly
under his magnifying glass. "HaVent
come across any mate to It Come!
Dig into these and see what you can
find"
BY and by he came upon a half burnt
letter that lmade him sit up with
kderlc. -tTheu ,i1e laughed shortly. mime
Du.f ~ ~
John, did Hassam All know a wo
man by, the name Of Mime. Du"
l6Mme Dur Not that I'm aware OF
but he knew Nine. Du Val"
"Ah. | see!" Then the detective
stacked those letters he had gone
through and picked up his pipe.
Queer old codger. that Hassam All
These scraps of paper prove to me that
crooks are the most credulOus people
In the world"
What do you mean by thatY
"Well, be seemed TO know some OF
the biggest In the country. and they
always went to him when In doubt
Evidently thought he could look into
the future and tell them whether they d
90 to jail or not Crooks are peculiar
Noodle. believe me- boy. Now let's go
out and get q bite somewhere. I've
been cramped up in this cabOose since
3 this afternoon.
"Nothing about the diamOndsT
"Not an eyelash. But there's vague
mention Of q couple Of tons Of gold.
"WhatT'
Gold. But whose It II or where u
IL, nix. Shops closed for the night
But there's one thing. There's some
fancy diamond smuggling going on and
some fancy diamond cutting besides.
And your Uncle Dudley's going to nail
EN- one Of these days"
And that fancy diamond cHfter him
self was wondering how long this soft