The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-18
friend closed the door as entered the

ut is Miss Druse,' he sald 10 "e "'
once "a new complication has arisen
in the case. I hope and believe nave
acted in time. I want you to go sohAe-
where with me-"
knew where it was, after ne hau
held q brief consultation with MS WIS.,
itor. It appeared that Miss Druse hau
come to his office less than halI an
hour previous in great state ol ca
element and alarm. She had Deeh
unable to find her brother, and
thought had come to her nina that llau
driven her to come downtown early IN
the morning to visit the safety de-
nosit vault where the plate jeWelry
and family papers of the estate were
kept. Only she and her brother helo
KEYS to the section where tneSe VAL
uables were. She had made an appall-
ing discovery. Family diamonds con-
tanned in a channels bag to the value
of over 100000, most of them former
" the property. Of her dead MOTHER
were missing. Fooled in securing capt.
tai for his mad scheme OF Wealth,
Ainslee Druse had secured the jewels:
They were doubtless by this time IN
the possession of the conspirators.
81 have had two men acting on or
ders at the seance studio since last
evening"" reported Marvel as we spun
along toward our destination. 'There
is my man now" he added as, reach
ing the front Of the building we had
so strangely visited the day previous,
prim, severe-faced individual came
to the side of the machine.
eve have detained the lady" re-
ported this ally Of Resilius Marvel.
AT midnight we saw the crowd had
taken alarm and we're bent on flight.
You left open orders, and I acted on
! my best judgment"
"Very good.'
|'No sign of the young man you de-
scribed. We were careless about the
general crowd, but only one or two OF
them made off,
."Take me to the lady," directed
Marvel.
We found Nirvasa pacing to and fro
in a room off from the apartment
where we had first seen Djalma. She
feigned GOODNESS and her wanton smile
cleaned as we entered the apartment
Very briefly, very sternly, Marvel de.
handed a knowledge Of the where
abouts of Ainslee Druse.
II do not know" she averred. ellis
dealings have been with Djalma ex-
| clusively"
"Some valuable diamonds are miss
ing" proceeded Marvel. ''They must
be restored-must; do you UNDER
stand? AS to your deposit in local
bank, an embargo has been placed
upon that until you have accounted
for the $4,000 of which you have
Invested in your latest dupe."
"You seem to know good deal"
said the woman, with her serpentine
smile.
II know enough to detain you at
leisure for a long time" stated Mar
vel with sternness. "Come, wish to-
see this Djalma Xiii"
1T is useless
"And why?"
move him one Of the men tipped
piece of furniture against the glass
globe. The supply of gas was cut off.
He died within the hour. !
We stepped into the next room. Mir
vasa had spoken the truth. The great
glass case lay in brittle ruins on the
| floor of the room. Two of the servi-
| The Oldest Man In The World into q
| long cedar box.
81 have only one request to make,
Mr.. Marvel" spoke the woman gravely.
"And what is that?" demanded Mar
| vel.
'You jeer at my calling and it's &C.
| cessories, but at least this old man was
genuine and consistent. I am Hindu
enough to respect a sacred pledge.
whatever charge you may bring
against me, will stand the penalty.
AS to the victim of an unfortunate ac-
cident, poor Djalma, ask you to let
his remains be shipped to a relative
of his who is member of a Hindu
colony in the east. They will send his
body back to his native land, a fam
lily responsibility they treasure and
revere"
"Perhaps,' said Marvel, steadily
looking into the woman's eyes-"after
an inquest"
Nirvasa started as if a scorpion had
stung her. Dismay, disappointment,
defeat were evinced in her features.
She bit her lip and trembled with sup
pressed rage.
"Stand aside" ordered Marvel to the
two servitors. He pushed them away,
and I saw him grope within the cedar
chest and his hands move all about
the wasted body Of Djalma Xiii.
II thought so," he observed quietly,
drawing from under the black, silken
funeral robe of The Oldest Man In
The World little channels bag.
"When have verified these Jewels"
he said to Nirvasa, land the $4,000
and Ainslee Druse have materialized,
you and your mountebank accomplices
are free to seek new fields of business
activity, and we are Ouits''