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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-09-04

Rachel-advanced naturally to.the pres
ent time. Under whose care had she
been placed after leaving Mr.. BruTs
house, and where was she living now?
She was living under the care of a
widowed sister of the late Sir John
Verinder-one Mrs. Merridew-whom
her mothers executors had requested
to act as guardian. They were now es-
tabllshed for the season in Mrs. Merri-
dew's house in Portland place.
Half an hour after receiving this in
formation 1 was on my way to Port
land place. Rachel declined to see me.
On my side l declined to be treated
In this way without making an at
tempt, at least, to discover a reason for
II. / sent up my name to Mrs. Merri-
dew, and requested her to favor me
with a personal interview at any hour
which it might be most convenient to
her to name.
Mrs. Merridew made no difficulty
about receiving me at once. / was
shown into a comfortable little sitting
room and found myself in the presence
of a comfortable little elderly lady. She
was so good as to feel great regret and
much surprise, entirely on my account.
She was at the same time, however,
not In q position to offer me any ex-
PLANTATION. or to press Rachel on a mat
ter which appeared to relate to a ques-
ton Of private feeling alone.
Nv 1ocf obapoa waS 20 uvrifa fo
Rachel. My ervan took a letter to
her the next day, with strict instruc-
tons to wait for IN answer.
The answer came back literally in
one sentence.
miss verinder begs to decline enter
ing into any correspondence with Mr..
Franklin Blake"
Fond as l was of her, / felt in
dignantly the insult offered to me in
that reply. Mr.. Bruff came in to speak
to me ON business before 1 had recover.
ed possession of myself. / dismissed
the business on the spot, and laid the
whole ease before him. He proved to
be as incapable of enlightening me as
Mrs. Merridew herself.
1 took out of my pocketbook the let
ter which poor Lady Verinder had writ
ten to me from F~rizinghall on the day
when l left her house in Yorkshire.
And 1 pointed Mr.. Bruff's attention to
these two sentences in 1t:
'The valuable assistance which you
rendered to the inquiry after the lost
jewel is still an unpardoned o~ffense, in
the present dreadful state Of Rachel's
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None that I know Of"
VERY WELL" said Mr.. Murthwaite
quietly. LET us leave it to time to
clear the matter up. In the meanwhile,
Mr.. Bruf, we must get back again to
the Indians on your account. Their
Journey to London simply ended in
their becoming the victims of anothe,
defeat. The loss Of their second chance
OF selling the diamond is mainly at.
tributable, as l think, to the cunning
and foresight Of Mr.. Luker, who doesn't
stand at the top of the. prosperous and
ancient profession Of usury for moth.
ing. By the prompt dismissal of the
man in his employment he deprived the
Indians Of the assistance which their
confederate would have rendered them
in getting into the house. BY the
prompt transport of the moonstone to
bis bankers he took the conspirators
by surprise before they were prepared
with a new plan for robbing him. How
The Indians In this latter case suspect
ed what he had done and how they
contrived to possess themselves Of his
bankers receipt are events too recent
to need dwelling on. Let 1t be enough
to say that they know the moonstone
to be M more out of their reach. de.
posted under the general description
of a valuable gem In a bankers strong
room. Now. Mr.. Bruff. what is their
third chance Of selling the diamond
and when will 1t Gomez"
As the question passed his lips I pen
etrated the motive of the Indians visit
to my office at last.
II see It." I exclaimed. "The Indians
take It for granted, as we do, that the
moonstone has been pledged, and they
want to be certainly informed Of the
earliest period at which the pledge can
be redeemed because that will be the
earliest period at which the diamond
can be removed from the safe keeping
of the bank"
II told you you would find 1t out for
yourself, Mr.. Bruff, If l only gave you
a fair chance. In a year from the time
when the moonstone was pledged the
Indians will be ON the watch for their
third chance. Mr.. Luker's own lips
have told them how long they will
have to wait, and your respectable au-
thority has satisfied them that Mr.. Lu-
ker has spoken the truth. When do We
suppose at a rough guess that the dia-
mond found its way into the money
lenders hands?"
Toward the end OF last June" I an
swered, "as well as 1 can reckon it,"
"And We are now in the year '4S.
Very good. If the unknown person
who has pledged the moonstone can
redeem it in a year the jewel will be
In that persons possession again at
the end of June, 40. / shall be thou
sands of miles away from England and
English news at that date. But it may
be worth your while to take a note Of
it and to arrange to be In London at
the time"
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mind. Moving blindfold in this matter,
you have added to the burden of anx-
iety which she has had to bear by
innocently threatening her secret with
discovery through your exertions."
as 1t possible" l asked, that the
feeling toward me which is there de-
scribed is still as bitter as ever against
me now?"
Mr.. Bruff looked unaffectedly dis
tressed.
"If you insist oil IN answer" he said,
II own l can place no other interpreta-
ton on her conduct than that"
l ran the bell, and directed my serv-
ant to pack my portmanteau, ana to
send out for a railway guide. Mr..
Bruff asked, in establishment, what l
was going to do.
81 am going TO Yorkshire" 1 an
swered, "by the next train"
"May / ask for what purpose?"
81 shall take up the inquiry again." l
said. .'There are missing links in the
evidence as / left it which Gabriel
Betteredge can supply, And TO Gabriel
Betteredge 1 CO."
Toward sunset that evening l stood
again on the well remembered terrace
and looked once more at the peaceful
old country house.
"Nalk in. Mr.. Franklin" said my
dear old friend. opening the door be-
hind him. with his quaint old fashioned
bow. Il bid you welcome, sir. l bid
you heartily welcome" said the poor
old fellow, fighting manfully against
the gloom of the deserted house.
1t vexed me to dlsappoint him. But
the house was Rachel's house now
Could | eat in it or sleep in it after
what had happened in London? The
commonest sense of self respect for
babe improperly forbade me-to cross
the threshold.
"It's a lovely evening" l said. II
shall walk to Frizinghall and stay at
the hotel, and you must come tomor-
row morning and breakfast with me.
/ have something to say to you"
Betteredge shook his head gravely.
Il am heartily sorry for this" he
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-09-04
PROLOGUE.

The moonstone had first reposed In
the forehead of an Indian idol. As GEN.
turtles went by, Ill luck following 1t,
II passed into Mohammedan hands, but
always through the ages three Brah-
man priests kept secret watch over 1t.
John Herncastle, an English oficer,
during the storming Of S~eringapatam.
stole the stone, killing its guardians.
Gabriel Betteredge, house steward for
Julia (Eady verinder) explains how the
stone came into the house In which he
Master Franklin Blake, a
nephew of Lady verinder, had been
sent abroad to be educated. On the
day he was expected home Penelope,
Betteredge's daughter. observes three
Indian jugglers acting suspiciously.
franklin arrives earlier than expected,
having eluded a dark stranger follow
Ing him in London. Franklin has the
diamond, which has been willed to his
cousin Rachel as a birthday gift by
Colonel Herncastle. He puts the stone
In a bank. The jugglers make a secret
visit to the house. Rachel receives the
moonstone on her birthday. Among
the guests is Mr.. Murthwaite, an In
dian traveller. The next morning the
diamond Is missing. Superintendent OF
Police Seegrave is called In to investt-
gate, and the three Indians are impris-
.-~I Cr,rtoto~ oIco faI1o On RoSanna
Spearman. a servant, and others. Ser
geant Cuff. q London detective, Is re-
tanned and begins his work. He is
checked, however, when Rosanna, who
Lady Verinder admits has had a prison
record, refuses to have her room search
ed. 1t develops that Rosanna has WIS.,
tied a neighbor, Mrs. Golland, and bor-
rowed a tin case. This Sergeant Gun
suspects she has buried in the swamp
secured by two dog chains, also bor-
rowed. Rosanna shows signs Of nerv-
Sergeant Cuff asks that Miss
Rachel be kept at home. He later WIS.,
fits Frizinghall to interview the three
Indians. On returning he sees a note
in which Rosanna tells that the quick
sand has become her grave. Sergeant
Gun suspects that Miss Verinder and
Rosanna had a secret between them
relating to the moons.one. He wants
TO question her, but Lady verinder OBJ
Jects, offering to do the questioning
herself. She writes to the sergeant
that her daughter and Rosanna had
had nothing between them, at the same
time dismissing him. Mr.. Septimus
Luker, dealer in gems, and Mr.. God
frey Ablewhite are victims Of an out
rage Both had been bound and gag
ged by evident thieves. Rachel admits
she knows who took the diamond.
Rachel becomes engaged to Godfrey
and at the sudden death of Lady Verin-
der inherits the Verinder fortune. She
later breaks her engagement without
apparent reason. Solicitor Bruff relates
how he Vas visited by one Of the In
dams.
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IN the spring or the yea 1919 L
was wandering in the east and
had then recently altered the trav-
cling plans which l had laid out
some mnoths before and which l mad
communicated to my lawyer and my
banker in London.
The change made 1t necessary for me
to send n of my servants TO obtain
my letters AMI remittances from the
English consul in a certain city which
vas ne longer included as one of my
resting places in my new travelling
scheme.
II am afraid / bring you bad news,
sir" he said, and pointed to one Of the
letters, which had a mourning border
round it and the address on which was
In the handwriting of Mr.. Bruff.
1t informed me that my father was
dead and that l was heir to his great
fortune. The wealth which had thus
fallen into my hands brought its re-
sponsibilities with it. and Mr.. Bruff en-
treated me to lose no time in returning
to England.
BY daybreak the next morning l was
on my way back to my own country.
/ was informed, of course, of all that
had happened in my absence. Mr..
Bruff did not, at that time, feel him.
self at liberty to inform me of the mo-
tives which had privately Influenced
Rachel and Godfrey Ablewhite in re-
calling the marriage promise, on either
side.
Having heard the story of the past,
my next inquiries-still inquiries after
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""HE Indian plot, Mr.. Bruff, can
only be a mystery to you be-
cause you have never seri-
ously examined II. But after
Lady Verinder had dismissed the po-
lice officer and had stopped all further
inquiry into the loss Of the diamond,
no n else could presume to stir in the
matter. The Indians were free to go
TO London, and to London they went.
What was the next news we heard Of
them, Mr.. Bruff?"
They were annoying Mr.. Luker," I
answered. 'by lettering about his house
at Lambeth
"Did you read the report Of Mr.. Lux
er's application to the maglstrate?"
YES"
I'm the course Of his statement he
referred. If you remember, to a for
eign workman in his employment.
whom he had just dismissed oil sus-
picion Of attempted theft and whom
he also distrusted as possibly acting
in collision with the Indians who had
annoyed him."
The inference, as I FASTENED to ac-
k~owledge, was too plain to need being
pointed out. had never doubted that
the moonstone had found its ways into
Mr.. Luker's hands at the time to which
Mr.. Murthwaite alluded.
you shall give me a piece Of in
formation in your turn before we go
on" he said. Somebody must have
taken the moonstone from Yorkshire
to London. And somebody must have
raised money on it or it would never
have been in Mr.. Luke's possession.
Has there been any discovery made Of
who that person WASH :
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How He Arranged u.
Bobby" inquired the mother, did
you wash your face before the music
teacher Gamer
"Yes'm."
"And your hands?"
"Yes'm."
"And your earsT"
"Well, ma" said Bobby judicially.
II washed the one that would be next
to her."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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Psychological Moment.
"Now, this hat really ought to suit
her exactly"
"All right: I'll show It to her first"
"Bah! That's no way to sell a>hat to
a woman Show 1t to her about four
teenth."-Louisville Courier Journal.
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A Family Jar,

A Family Jar.
Providence intended me for a lead
er Of fashion"
Providence intended you for q,
foolr"
SWELL, whether Providence did or
not you got me."-Houston Post.
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How are you getting on with your
golf?"
"Not very we'll"
whats the trouble?"
I'm not able to get of often enough
to get on."-Detroit Free Press.
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Wasting a
Few Minutes
In Laughter

did Blabson's love AFFAIR have q
happy ending?"
Il presume Sc. / saw his former
fiancee the other day, and she must
weigh at least 200 pounds"
"Do you suppose that makes Blab-
son happy?" sao4fg
AT least 1t doesn't make him un-
happy. You see. she didn't marry Blab-
on."-Birmingham Age-Herald-
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He Knew Il.

There are things more valuable,
than money" ruminated the philos0-
pher.
Sure" retorted the i~conoclast. THAT
is the reason l need money to buy
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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No Room For Mirth.

Eleanor-I believe my husband Is
provoked at my extravaganza. He
didn't even smile when he saw my
dress. Madeline-Some men, my dear.
have no sense Of humor.-London Elk
press.
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Self Protection.

Singleton-It seems to me you are
paying your cook pretty high wages.
Wedderly-Yes, as a matter Of self
protection. If / were to cut her wages
she would leave. Then my wife would
do the cooking.-Indianapolis Star.
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Sense Of Security.

"You like the movies?"
Eyes. When you go to the movies
you feel absolutely sure nobody is go
ing to come out and try to make an
original Thank you one and ALI
-speech."-Washington Star.
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said Artemus

IT leave you forever" said Artemus
Phipps.
He loved her, that wasn't the question.
The red stuff she smeared on her kiss
able lips
Gave Phippsy acute Indigestion.
Kansas City Star.
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Gentle Methods.

Lucille-Anything can be accom-
plished by gentle methods. Cruelty is
unnecessary.
Edna-I suppose instead Of whipping
cream you would just scold it--Seg-
ment Block.
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No Wonder.

"That young widow does not like to
speak Of her late husband. She says
he died very suddenly Of a terrible
shock"
$50 he did-in the electric chair
Baltimore American.
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Opposing Arguments.

"Why can't those two men agree in
their dispute?"
"Well, you see, the skinny ones ar
guments are too thin and the big fell
lows are too fatuous."-Baltimore
American.
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Too Much For His Constitution.
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Reversed.

"Who is that homely, little sawed OF
chap over there?" she asked.
''That is my husband" she replied.
.'but don't apologize. You can't make
me mad by calling him names."-De-
troit Free Press.
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Without a Guide.

II went to Jonesboro to see my IA
Their and mother the other day, Percy"
by Jove! And how did you find
themY
"Oh, I knew where they lved."-Wis-
consin State Journal.
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THIRD NARRATIVE.
CHAPTER 1.

N the spring of the year 1S49 /
was wandering in the east and
had then recently altered the trav-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-09-04
Pledged For a Year.

""HE Indian plot. Mr.. Brufr, can
only be a mystery to you be-
cause you have never seri.
- f n,xcI. ~a1I Dat oftax
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IT leave you forever" said Artemus
Phipps.
He loved her, that wasn't the question.
The red stuff she smeared on her kiss
able lips
Gave Phippsy acute indigestion.
Kansas City Star.
Self Protection.
Singleton-It seems to me you are
paying your cook pretty high wages.
Wedderly-Yes, as a matter of self
protection. If I were to cut her wages
she would leave. Then my wife would
do the cooking.-Indianapolis Star.
His Trouble.
How are you getting on with your
golf?"
mot very WELL"
whats the %trouble?
I'm not able to get of often enough
to get on."-Detroit Free Press.
He Knew Il.
"There are things more valuables
than money" ruminated the philoso-l
pher.
Sure" retorted the iconoclast. THAT
is the reason / need money to buy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ledger.
Sense Of Security.
"You like the movies?"
Eyes. When you go to the movies
you feel absolutely sure nobody is go
ing to come out and try to make an
original Thank you one and ALI
-speech."-Washington Star.
No Wonder.
'That young widow does not like to
speak of her late husband. She says
he died very suddenly Of a terrible
shock"
$50 he did-in the electric chair
Baltimore American.
Reversed.
"Who is that homely, little sawed OF
chap over there?" she asked.
''That is my husband" she replied.
.sbut don't apologize. You can't make
me mad by calling him names."-De-
trolt Free Press.
Without a Guide.
st went to Jonesboro to see my ia
Their and mother the other day, Percy"
by Jove. And how did you find
themY
ooh, I knew where they lived."-Wis-
consin State Journal.
Opposing Arguments.
"Why can't those two men agree In
their disputeT
"Well, you see, the skinny ones ar
guments are too thin and the big fell
lows are too fatuous. Baltimore
American.
Gentle Methods.
Lucille-Anything can be accom-
plished by gentle methods. Cruelty Is
unnecessary.
Edna-I suppose instead Of whipping
cream you would just scold it.-Seg-
ment Block.
No Room For Mirth.
Eleanor-I believe my husband Is
provoked at my extravaganza. He
didn't even smile when he saw my
dress. Madeline-Some men, my dear.
have no sense Of humor.-London Ex-
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do you remember when you came
out on us from among the sand hills,
that morning, looking for Mr.. Better
edge? You were like a prince in a
fairy story.
81 went back to the house, and some
devil-no. I ought to say some good
angel-whispered to me. Go and look
in the glass. l was too foolish to take
the warning. / tried-oh, dear, how 1
tried-to get you to look at me.
"It would have been no very kind
look. perhaps, If you had known how
hated Miss Rachel. I believe l found
out you were in love with her before
you knew it yourself.
This is all 1 have to say about my
self, reckoning from the morning when
l first saw you, to the morning when
the alarm was raised In the house that
the diamond was lost.
"Mr. Seegrave began, as you may re-
member, by setting a guard on the
women's bedrooms, and the women all
followed him up stairs in a rage, to
know what he meant by the insult he
had put on them. l went with the
rest, because If / had done anything
different from the rest. Mr.. Seegrave
was the sort of man who would have
suspected me directly. We found him
In Miss Rachel's room. He told us he
wouldn't have a lot of women there,
and he pointed to the smear on the
painted door and said some of our pet
ticoats had done the mischief and sent
US all down stairs again.
Ito be continued
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-11-14

See Farmers secondhand "a,
heaters 3etore you buy. 1t will pay
YOU lO7 East First.-Adv.
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protected from injury by moisture.
The department approves of the or
sanitation of companies for the pur-
POSE Of constructing warehouses IN
order To protect cotton, but Insists
that many communities are making a
serious mistake in constructing cheap
Warehouses, which are responsible for
alone.
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ALAS EnR BASEBALL!

(From the Sydney tAustralta)
Eerald.)
There was a dramatic conclusion
to the baseball match, America VS.,
Australia, played at the agricultural
show ground on Saturday afternoon
as an item on the program OF the
police and firemen's patriotic carni
val. In Americas second inning a
player detected a fast ball straight
for the densest portion Of the crowd
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coNvIcTs MUST Battle.

HUNTINGTON, ". Va, July 10
Inmates Of the county jail here have
been thrown into CONSERVATION follow
ing the issuance of an order by D. /.
Smith. president of the Cabell County
Court, that hereafter all prisoners
must have a bath every other day in
the Ohio river. The prisoners. the
majority Of them Weary WIllies. have
protested in vain. President Smith
says he believes firmly in capital pun
ishment and that, while the punish
ment is cruel, the prisoners deserve It.
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and a scream was hard. The amhuS
lance men rushed to the spot and
found that women had been struck
on the head by the ball, but was NOS
seriously injured.
Without waiting to see II any dam
age had been done. the players pro-
cured another ball and continued the
game as Il nothing had happened. a
few moments after this ball was also
DETECTED to the upper story Of the
pavilion, striking a man on the Shouts
der. Z
Mr.. Flowers. the minister for hsalths
who was present. rushed out onto the
grounds, and called out, stop ting
silly game"
The players promptly obeyed his oSs
ders, and the play ceased.
The guide. philosopher and friends
is often times mainly guyed!
Chicago Herald.
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VACATION NEWS.

over 1000 Seashore. Mountain and
Country Hotels and Boarding Houses
are described and pictured in the New
York Worlds Illustrated Summer Re-
sort Annual for 1915. copy OF which
will be mailed to any address upon re
ceipt of s cents to cover the actual
cost Of postage 600 large pages). Be
yond question this is the most compre-
hensive, copiously illustrated and alto.
gether valuable Vacation Guide ever
issued by any newspaper. Address
New York World. Summer Resort
Dent, Park Row, New York City, N. Y"
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Two base hIts-Alexander, Whitfield.
Home run-Wagner. Sacrifice hits
Carey, Whitfield. Stolen base-Carey.
Left on baseS-Pittsburghh /. First
on errors-Pttsburgh I. Philadelphia
S. First on balls-Off Harmon l, OF
Councilman l, of Alexander l. Struck
out-By Harmon 4, by Alexander Z.
Hits apportioned-Off Harmon 5 in
I innings, of Councilman in 1. UNI
pires-Orth and Quigley. Time-1:1S.
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Play Monday.

The Pirates and Giants Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. league will meet at South Side
Park Monday evening at 6 o'clock.
These two teams are running a tight
race for first place in the league. The
Pirates are in first place while the
Giants are in second place. They only
have TO win this game Monday TO win
first place from the Pirates.