The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-11-17

OF imDOrt nee anu va"
part it. ,o
spoke first
For an hour. She went
ITO the home OF the woman you
saw at the bank last night.
I, was not exactly pleasant 10 De
Anticipated. but Immediately relhlhu-
cd myself that / vas dealing WIN
man who reasoned out case al llhiSS
distinctly ahead Of its actual progress
so / assented meeR!y
! had seen the woman Nina lea'e
! the Sutherland place and fouho hei
an easv shadow. She took reno"
passenger for about mile nen
she aIighted was after her ut dlS-
lance.
She walked along leisurely for about
two blocks and entered quiet street
given over mainly TO apartment
houses OF the better class. Opposite
one of these she looked UP at its sec
ond story. A woman, the iaov
OF the diamonds and the curses. was
seated at the window. What seemed
n no a curly.headed child sat in low
chair beside her. In the broad window
frame rested doll, eome toys and
heap OF wooden building blocks.
Some of these had been piled up as
- casually to amuse the child. The
letters and numbers they bore were
about two inches in length. Chespa
wife had halted and was giancing Tx
edly at the blocks, while the woman
, at the window made no conscious
, movement of encouragement or recog
r milton.
q The top Of the pyramid Of blocks
o was ., then ~, ). and then LIAM
a G." and as Nina walked on l Kne"
, she had received a message. Al
, o'clock. II Fifth Ave, Lang. Ana
4 interpreted this to mean that they
would meet at noon at II Firth ave
r nue., which also knew to be laoles
a hairdressing parlor conducted oy on
- Lang.
;. | saw that Marvel thought 50. too
y and soon he expressed himself to tina
effect, He went over to cabinet ant
n noted that he placed small cas-
# containing some metal utilities III III
y nocket, Then he consulted his water
You are not going TO the appareh
meeting place of the two womer
- them" | Intercepted naturally. j
~ lust about the noon hour We ielt IN
~ office Of the United Bankers Prote'
"a tive association. but headed ava
a from the direction indicated.
no Il am bound for a better quarry
:. replied Marvel, and | did not questlo
= his EXPERT Judgment when we reache
tho APARTMENT house where had see
the woman of diamonds and curse
al two hours before.
IA NV friend entered the building, |
I'm Gated the apartment. and proeeede
NJ 70 omen a door with the sWiI'he'
d and dcxterity OF a professional nous
N breaker.
M He pushed me across the thresho
~ and into a chair and then closed Il
3 door after resetting the lock
MI there" ne directed. and Watch al
v listen for outsiders
Nv first glance was towards q
- front window. The pyramid OF pul
r: ing block construction lay IN dis'
~ derly ruins on the rug. IN the IL
IL chair sat not a child as had thoug
q from a street view. but an lmlneh
6 doll with golden ringlets which |
4 woman Of mystery had felgned
amuse, and then l knew we mao
~ deal with a clever woman.
The place was plainly but r1cf
2 furnished. The walls held but o
h nic+ure This was a well executed
B nainting of a woman OF middle age.
\ could trace resemblance 10 the
man who had visited the bank.
+ must he the portrait of her mother
Is decided. Then | concluded that [
mother was dead, for heavy piece
- crepe was looped over one end OF
:. nicture. Marvel was busy all ab'
{ The APARTMENT That utility case
i his seemed to furnish devices wn
gave him ready entrance to a loci
writing desk and chiffonler. | co
IL trace growing satisfaction ana enlle
eminent in his strong face as he po
eted a package OF documents aS
mo read and reread letters and Cal
oct and at the end of half an hour he st
ict- easily to a chair facing the door,
ROW glanced at his watch with the air c
and man ahead OF time with his work.
impatiently awaiting official rele
.ner from service.
Ran A key clicked in the lock of the d.
ned Resilius Marvel stepped forward
,wn nlaced his hand on the inside HI
ned He retreated as the door came OF
rom AS a figure stepped over the thr'
IN. hold he closed the door quickly set
Dust back against it and faced the "a
tho ished woman Of mystery.
for Who are your" she demanded,
eyes dilating not with alarm
the frightening displeasure.
tho my card"
she The woman read the name with
shed sweep OF her matchless eyes.
a Of color faded in her cheeks. She
heard OF Resilius Marvel. that
vas manifest. Her shapely hand trem
.rvel slightly. Then she set that U
ntly. face of hers steady as steel.
> IN. Your business here?' she dem
shed ed
med -To ask you to return that paci
made OF accommodation notes to Suther