Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-25

Continued From Yesterday.)
Absolutely alone"
Mr.. Stacy leaned over.
Are you leaving town-in hurry?"
he asked.
Gloomily Mr.. Wall shook his head.
HE put me on my honor" he com
plained-'left me in charge of the
shop. Can you beat It? OF course aft
er that, I-well, you know somehow l
couldn't do it. tried, but l couldn't"
Mr.. Stacy threw back his head, and
has raucous laughter smote the lazy
summer afternoon.
II can't help It," he gasped. "The
funniest thing l ever-you-the best
stone thief in America alone in charge
Of $3,O00,000 worth of the stuffr'
Cheeks burning, eyes popping, Mr.
Minot, hiding behind the curtains in
room overhead, watched them disap-
pear into the Manhattan club.
Here was news indeed-Lord Har-
rowby'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 a
cablegram:
Situation suspicious. Are you dead GER
tain II. is on tho level?
An hour later, in his London office
Mr.. Jephson read this message care
fully three times.
The Villa Jasmine, Mrs. Bruce's win
Ter home, stood in park of palms and
shrubbery some two blocks from the
Hotel de Ia Pax. Mr.. Minot walked
thither that evening in the resplendent
company of Jack Paddock.
You'll enjoy Mrs. Bruce tonight" !"
Paddock confided. 1--WE done her some
rather good lines, if do say it that
shouldn't"
"On what topics?" asked NIinot.
international marriage-jewels-by
the way, 1 don't suppose you know
that Miss Cynthia Meyrick is to appear
for the first time wearing the famous
Harrowby necklace?"
II didn't even know there was q
necklace" Minot returned.
"Ah, such Ignorance! But then you
don't wander much In feminine 80
ciety, do you? Mrs. Bruce told me
about it this morning. Chain Light
ntng's collar"
Chain Lightning's whatT
"Ah, my boy"-Mr. Paddock lighted
a cigarette-'you should go round more
In royal circles! List, commoner, while
1 relate. 1t seems that the Earl of
Raybrook is glddy old sport with O
gambling streak yard wide. In his
young days he loved the Lady Evelyn
Holloway. Lady Evelyn had horse
entered in Derby about that time
name, Chain Lightning. And the Earl
of Raybrook wagered diamond neck.
lace against a kiss that Chain Light.
ming would lose"
Wasn't that giving big odds?" in.
quired NIinot. ~
"Not If you believe the stories OF
Lady Evelyn's beauty. We'll, it hap.
pened before Tammany politicians be-
gan avenging Ireland on Derby day.
Chain Lightning won, and the earl
came across with the necklace. After
ward he married Lady Evelyn
ITO get back the necklace"
"Cynic. And, being a rather racy old
boy, he referred to the necklace there
after as Chain Lightning's collar. 1t
got to be pretty we'll known in Eng.
land by that name. believe it is con-
sidered rather neat piece of jewelry
among the English nobility, whose
sparklers aren't what they were be-
fore the steel business In Pittsburgh
turned out good thing"
"Chain Lightning's collar?" mused
Minot. II presume Lady Evelyn was
the mother of the present Lord Har-
rowby?
$50 tits rumored," smiled Paddock,
though take 1t his lordship favors
his father In looks"
They walked along for a moment In
silence. The story of this necklace of
diamonds could bring but one thing to
Minot's thoughts-Martin Wall droop-
Ing on the steps of the Manhattan
club while old Stacy roared with joy.
He considered. Should he tell Mr.
Paddock? No, he would wait.
The whir of a motor behind them