The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-03
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'FNfOME met the secretary by
appointment at IL o'clock the

Y TENDOME met the secretary by
" appointment at IL o'clock the
following morning. and told
him the whole story.
The chief listened with great I'm.
terost--but without comment AZ
tho end no said
Il quite agree with you that this
II n matter 10 be taken up with the
French embassy. IL 40 happens
that tho ambassador In 10 be here
4 In five minuten. You may remain
and tell him so much OF tho story
4 as you nee TT. Untll his govern.
. ment authorizes him 20 proceed.
4 do not think n necessary to dis.
= close tho locality OF the jewels. In
4 other words. relate sufficient for
him 20 report 10 Paris that there
j seems TO be an excellent chance 10
recover their missing crown jew
els"
lie touched n button. Announce
tho French ambassador tho moment
no arrives" ha directed.
'He Is waiting. sir" said tho man.
4 and bowed tho nervous little
Frenchman into tho room.
your erceiieney." said tho secre-
tAry, when tho greetings we're over.
MIR. vendoms has Just made n
verbal report on a matter that VIII.
| feel sure. interest you exceeding
ly. | have asked him TO remain 80
that ha may repeat II TO you"
Il shall be nost glad. indeed. 10
hear IT," the ambassador answered.
I turning to vendome.
Some littl. time ago" said Ven.
dome. II heard a talo purportinE t.
givo the locality whore tho crown
Jewels OF Franee-stoien. | believe.
during the Rsvolution"-and the
am hassador sat forward on his
chAir-''nre hidden. thought moth.
Ing Of II then-more than that II
Was an entertaining tale. Il wa
20 tho effect that. during the
French Revolution Freedman
came to America and settled here.
Tho name OF the place and tho state
wsro given--they are. ! beg your
cxoellency's pardon. not material at
present. On thla place. tho tale
vent. tho jewels we're buried In a
cave. Specific directions we're
given how to find tho cave: Ninety
feet from the rear OF tho house vas
a large tree: iS5 fee, northwest OF
tho tree was q depression In tho
turf; In tho center OF tho dspres.
sion. At . depth OF six fset. was n
| large stone. eonceaiing the entrRues
4 to the cave: after 20 feet the cave
sank abruptly 10 q new level. Th
\ feet across and IL feet deep. This
nsw level was entirely filled by a
subterraneAn stream. the Jewels
were hidden in a rocky rcceas In
the further bank. about 10 feet
under water. Such were tho main
features OF tho story.
Now for the facts in conf'rnn-
ton. Some days later at n friend
house | CHANGED TO relate tho story.
and gave tho name % the place.
My host knew Of such place.
/. abandoned for generations. with n
stone house upon II. II was in n
remoi. section. Tho NEXT day wo
went there. without an idea. how
ever. that anything but n pleasant
Fids would come OF II. We found
the place. 90 feet from tho rear OF
tho house we found the giant tree :
, li52 feet northwes there was no de.
|, preston in tho turf. but we dug
land found the stone. under II was
, tho cnve--ani the subtcrranean
7 stream-And on tho floor. midway
, between the entrance and the
> stream. were two skeletons each
, with a bullet hole in tho skull-and
, the bullet inside. These bones We
: committed to tho stream: but IN
I the dust beside them We found
thls'"--and no drew out tho ring
+ and handed II 20 the ambassador
, Tho Frenchmnn fairly jumped
: at It.
7 Tho Red Emerald" he cried
: He examined II closely-and
7 handed II back.
, 1T Is marvelousl Simply marvel.
. ousl" no exclaimed. They were
7 speaking in French. Here in
! America are found tho lost crown
: jeweisl"
r They ARE not found yet" Ven.
; dome remarked
, Not yet--but they nre Ms good ns
: found. You went no further. pre-
|, sume-the stream blocked your"
I 1T did--wc went no further"
Z who else knows OF this matter.
! may | ask?"
+ -Four others were with us They
r may be relied on absolutely"
: "Of course. sir" said tho ambas-
, sador. 1T is marvellous: truly mar.
: velousl Thank you. on behalf OF
I my government. for your great
II To-. ~
me-until France can honor you
more fIttingly. I assume. sir. that
D tho locality will be disclosed when
receive tho formal authority TO
. proceed7"
, Exactly. | have already dis
J closed It TO the secretary OF state
, as II IN not my secret alone, do
! not feel at liberty to do more until
, your government. as n government,
1 is prepared 10 push the investiga-
ton to n finish. II II 80 happen
Z that II does not wish to do so, then
, !. an private individual. freed
, OF any obligation by reason OF be.
, Ing connected with tho diplomatic
, service. am nj liberty to net on onl5
my own responsibility"
Undoubtedly. sir" tho ambas.
Fador exclaimed.
I will cable fully the facts to
Paris this afternoon, and will ap.
, prise you OF the reply as soon as
II Is received"
Vendome arose-shook handa
{ with both the secretary and am
| bassador. and went up to the club
!, for luncheon.
CHAPTER X.
} Tho Pinch OF the Matter
The engine on Vendome's train