White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-17
VI.
Chain lightning's Collar.

M tan club, half doing on the
veranda of his establishment.
q was rejoiced to see his old
friend Martin Wall crossing the pave
ment toward him.
wei, Martini he began. And then
a look OF concern came into his face.
Good heavens, man. what ails your"
Mr.. Wall sank like n wet rag to the
steps.
Tom" he said. "a terrible thing has
Just happened. | was left alone in
ostby & Blake's jewelry shop"
"Alonef" cried Mr.. Stacy. You
alone?"
Absolutely alone"
Mr.. Stacy leaned over.
Are you leaving town-in a 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 1t? or course aft.
er that. I-well. you know somehow |
couldn't do 1t. | tried. but l couldn't"
Mr.. Stacy threw back his head. and
has raueous laughter smote the lazy
suinmer afternoon.
Il can't help it, he gasped. The
funniest thing | eyer-you-the best
stone thief in America alone ia charge
OF 100000 worth of the stuff"
Cheeks burning. eyes popping. Mr..
Minot, hiding behind the curtains In n
room overhead, watched them disap.
pear into the Manhattan club.
Here wa news indeed-Lord Har.
rowby's boon companion the ablest
jewel thief In Amerieal Just what did
that meanf
Putting on coat and hat, he hurried
10 the hotel office ard there wrote a
%cabiegram;
situation susI iolous. Are you dead GER
tain II Is on the 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 q park OF palms and
shrubbery sone two blocks from the
Hotel de la Pax. Mr.. Minot walked
thither that evening In the Respondent
company OF Jack Paddock.
You'll enjoy Mrs. Bruce tonight
Paddock confided I've done her som
rather good lines. IL | do say it that
shouldn't"
ON what topics? p asked Minot.
International ENTHUSIASTICALLY
the way. | don't suppose you know
that Miss Cynthia Meyrick is to appear
for the first time wearing the famous
narrowly necklace?'
II didn't ever know there was a
necklace" Minot returned.
"Ah, such Ignorance! But then you
don't wander much In feminine so
ciety, do you? Mrs. Bruce told me
about IL this morning. Chain Light
ning's collar"
.Chain Ligbtnlng's what!"
"Ah,.my boy"-Mr. Paddock lighted
a cigarette-"you should go round more
in royal circles, List. commoner. while
| relate. 1t seems that the Earl OF
Raybrook is a giddy old sport with a
gambling streak IA yard wide. In his
young days he loved the Lady Evelyn
Holloway. Lady Evelyn had Il horse
entered in "A Derby about that time
name. Chain Lightning. And the Earl
OF Raybrook wagered II diamond neck
lace against Il kiss that Chain Light
ming would lose"
Wasn't tina giving big oddsy' in
quired Minot.
Not n you believe the stories Of
Lady Eyelyn's beauty. Well. IL 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 baek the necklaeeT"
"CyDic. And, being n rather racy old
boy, he referred to the necklace there.
after as Chain ~fightning's collar. II
got to be pretty well known In Eng
and by that name. l believe it is con
sidered a rather neat piece of jewelry
among the English nobility. whose
s%parklers aren't what they were be
fore the steel business In Pittsburgh
turned out a good thing
e "Cbain Lightning's collar?" unused
Mlnot. II presume Lady Evelyn was
the mother Of the present Lord Har-
rowbyY'
so It's rumorsd.' smiled Paddock-
though l taks Il hts IordshAp favors