The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-29
CHAPTER V.
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They had their coffee on the
piazzR. The Singlatona remained
n while: then Carter went Ia 10
his accumulated mail. Betty fol
| lowed him n little later.
I'VE seom TO have been deserted"
Natalie smiled.
"it's particularly thoughtful oil
them" said vendome,
II had not meant II quite that
way" she flashed. Il should call
Il thosrhtleas OF them"
Nevertheless, II in very pleas
ant to be with you again" he said
You are Just like the rest" she
reflected Il did think that you
we're bit different. but. alas my
doll is stuffed with nawdust. after
ALL
'Ttn something TO be your doll
he said. with affected seriousness
"'oh. you beautiful doill You
great, big. beautiful doll!'" she
sang
Am I beautiful" he asked.
beautiful as n dream! And
lapropon OF dreams. what, serious
liy. do you think OF Mrs. Meiyors
yisiouT'
1T IL singular. when taken with
the marquis. the portrait. Lands
End. and all tho other coinci'
dencss"
III we should find the Jewels
you would restore them TO the
French government"
I -
jewels OF France"
But ~ there In nothing in the
box To identify them7"
Tho jewels themselves will be
their own best identification--thelr
cutting. setting. and 80 on"
There is record OF them Ell
tantT"
"Yes'" he said. II spent an aft
~rnoon in the library OF congress
looking up the matter. found
that In 1871. by act OF tho assem-
hlea rationale. list OF all the
crown iew~ls-at that time kept
I in the Gnrde. Meuble-was made by
NJ. Delattre. n deputy from tho de
| partment Of the Somm~. This re
port and list. containing over SOC
pages. ia In existence. One year
later. the Garde. Menbie was looted
in tho night. and the major portion
OF the jewels stolen. including the
famous Regent diamond. and the
equally famous Red Emerald. the
signei OF the kinga OF France since
Francis the First Only two oi
tho thieves were captured. To
save their lives. they revealed
where their share OF the plundei
was hidden. Some years later. ar
anonymous letter came To tho au
thorities 10 the effect that II they
would dix At N. foot Of q certain
tres. in the Alec des veuvcs In the
Champs Eiyrces. they would find
tho Regent. They dug there. and
they found H. The Red Emerald
has never been found. SO. you see
there fs an absolutely accurate lis,
and description by which every
Jewel can be identified when recov.
cred. when Identified. they are the
property OF France
why IA II called tho Red Emer
ait'f" asked Natalie.
| because, when the light nays fall
on II at n certain acute angle. its
green It's notified with red"
How do you account for Mrs.
McIvor's yisionT' Natalie asked.
IA the vaporinrs OF an old lady
who. by long years OF blindness.
has flashes of-sight. let us say,
which she has come TO believe.
don't pretend 20 explain the vision. .
she said. didn't she. that the Wis.
lon never licd7"
Yes. but how does she know
she is blind Moreover. n all her
visions are as beautifully indefinite
as this one. how can she ever know
whether they were true or false ,
In tho state OF Virginia Ia n place
called Lands End There may be
dozens OF Lands Ends in Virginia.
She has always the loophole: You
have aot the right Lands End:
when you do ind IL. you will find
the tewels-if you can come a, them
DO you realize that. the cave having
been attained. you must divert
the subterranean stream. or build
q coffer-dam around tho far wall.
| before YOU can get to the place
where the jewels are supposed to
| be hidden That will require an
expert engineer. workmen. and
quite some ,ime-and. after all is
| done. there may be no cavity In
tho rock. or the box may not be In
e."
Mature reflection is cooling the
earlier impulse," she commented.
You seemed ready enough. after
Carter had found his deed. to look
into the matters--to be convinced. 4"
Il am reader than ever. dear
Mrs. Tremaine. since YOU are TO
be in tho party tell you. frank.
ly. don't have the remotest no.
ton OF finding the cave"
You dash my enthusiasm 30
early" she complained. 1T is such
n beautiful vision to verify; the
crown jewels OF France. II tops
Deadman's Rock. Treasure Island,
and all the other tales of buried
| Jewels"
And. like them. II also is a
myth" Vendome laughed.
/ IBID you have pleasant ride
down yesterday" he asked.
mo, | dida't."
What was the natter" said he
seriously.
There were some ill.bred men
in the car"
What did they dor"
Stared. most impudently. A
woman gets accustomed TO a Ger.
tain amount Of staring by men. but
this was too much"
They didn't venture to speak to
your"
"No--probably because didn't
seem to notice them. Never.
theless, II was most Irritating
and annoying. They wouldn't have
dared II. II you. or Chambers Fitz.