The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-01-04

"Lock this fellow up until police
come from the city" be ordered,
But Hargraves and I interposed.
whats the trouble, Jim ~ / call
ed to 0'Rorke.
The project tried to keep him
from replying, but Jim cried: "He
stole the senora's necklace. It's in
his pocket"
AT this the project turned on him
with a string of oaths. "Villain r
he Kissed. 'You took the neck
lace, and if it had not been for me
the sonora might have Jared worse
Thank heaven | arrived in time to
save her from your stiletto.n
The retainers wrenehed the knife
from O'Rorke's hand, and the crowd
surged up kissing, for nothing ex-
cites the Latin mind like the sight
Of naked weapons The affair was
becoming desperate for O'Rorke,
but luckily at this moment Mr..
Cuthbert pushed through the crowd,
which fell back sullenly as they
recognized the consul.
"Hold on therep be called as the
walters tried to drag Jim away.
~There must be some mistake, pre-
feet. ] know Mr.. O'Rorke quite
well, and no doubt We can settle
this affair in a moment"
The project interrupted angrily,
but the consul turned his back ON
him and asked Jim to explain what
had happened
Il bad gone up to my room for
this stiletto, a curio which l wished
to show my friends on the porch, I"
Jim explained, .and on my return
from the head Of the stairs saw the
sonora in the hands Of a man who
held her BY the throat. | shouted
to him to let go and was surprised
TO see it was the project, who By
that time had wrenched loose her
necklace and slipped it into his
pocket. Then, realizing that he was
caught, he rushed at me as though |
| was the culprit."
The project stamped his foot and |
shouted "Liarr7 But the consul held
the floor, and Jim in proof Of his
honesty turned his pockets inside
ont. As he emptied his right hand
pocket a glimmering gold chain fell |
from il, at the sight Of which be
staggered as though he had been
struck. II was the diamond neck
lace. Butt entangled in the meshes
Of the chain was the projects police
whistle engraved with his own
name, Pedro Menendos." I'm
known to him, it had chung to the
necklace during the scuille when,
in order to throw the blame on
O'Rorke, he had transferred it to
the latter's pocket.
The face Of the project blanched,
but he fell back on the dignity Of
his Office. sThis proves nothing,
be said haughtily.
at proves the necklace was in
Your pocket.T Hargrayes called out,
and what might have been q general
riot was at that moment prevented
By Sonora Garcias regaining con-
For an instant she swept the :
crowd with a bewildered glance;
then as her eyes fell on the pre-
feet she realized the situation and !.
With a cry Of anger snatehcd her
necklace from his hands. n
s'Oh. you ingrately she exclaim-
ID. ~You pretended to love me, 7
1ut it was only for my jewels. owe
nv life no doubt to this young !
nan" And she turned to o. Rorke. !
He arrived just in time to save
me- Then as her hands caught
he police whistle she disentangled
from the chain and hurled Il in Al
he projects face. Ib
at is a hep he reiterated, and, \
Irawing the dress sword that hung Il
t his side, he brandished il in a Il
ircle at arms length. In this man b
er he fought his way through the II
rowd and made his escape by a a
ear door. III
Later Hargraves and / laughingly hi
that Jim might supplant b.
be project in the senora's affec- II
ons, bEt he declared be had had II
neugh Of South American dealings,
I'd we lett the next morning on
acific steamer.
hi
Tlsa len