Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-10-11

SfiSAf bfl l--lstiEy 'gflffet DDhFDS tNe
steamer Alsatin AT Liverpool for New
York. Her statcroDm companion. Mrs.
Amelia BcGgarstnf. widow. discovers that
the younger woman Is running away from
something somebody.
HAPPIER Ii-Lucy IL scasick. Mrs
Bcgearstan sees Il vaiuabl" brooch that
Lucy explains was present from her
father on her fifteenth birthday. The
widow slows the brooch to sH"in. ar eN-
secret service man. VIII" identities 1t as
part OF the stolen Joachim collection, and
on comparing notes they find that Lucy
IL Lydia. DAUGHTER of Tad Craven. now
aboard the Als-tia
CHAPTER III Lydia discovers that
her fn,her IS ah4"r! and. telling Mrs
BcGgnrstaH that she has rin away 10 go
TO him, starts out to find him
CHATTER rT-she fir her father
with Mrs. Ncrr.ie"s. 10 whom he Is en-
gagged, and cUniidcs TO in;.i Trait that
she fears she is ~ the WAY
CHAPTER vI--Mrs. Merrilces scnHs
Craven To nc puI ~ Tor 5000 pearl
necklace. winch 81" shows 80 Quoin AMI
otncr friends. stying thyt Size intends TO
give II TO her stepdauSGter-!I she ever
has one
CHAPTER Nii--Cravcn mates Lydia
fecrct re.pcr cf DoX ""ut@iiiuS u!plp-
matte pppcrg r"l twp men assault her
and take IL from. her IN the fog
CHAPTER VIiI-ouoin rou's the
thevea and rrcoycrs the box. telling L.
t!a ,hnt he he'd male -. thJe:. Sorti,-
pay Smith. open il v3ia assures cuoin
she does not know the contents OF the
box.
CHApTER 1X-At tho pier in New Yor',
Ms Merri,cs declares her n.r'l ace and
finds it is only of imitation pearls.
CHAPTER x-'rhc customs officers. sus-
pect n smuggling trick Quoin tres TO
!elp ana gets into nctty's bad graces "A
Peter and LYDIA lenE" the pier she sees
Suuthpaw Smith watching her.
CHAPTER Nf-Crnvcn explains that
h" has been heiprR BettT to gmug;lc the
necklace. ana the card ~ warning OF
danger. II" receives an enE"lOp" conta' IN
Ing only the knnve of c'."e. and sends
LYDIA away with tn" ne''lac", 10 Erst
make a cal. in 18Th street and then deiiv-
or the jewels to Betty al the Margrave.
CHAPTER xIII-'-he taxi breaks down
md LYDIA "ocs dire to thu Margrayc,
only To find that Betty is not stoppin
there Mrs Berggrs'nT. Betty 1lInir
60, ~ ..ai4n the levels -'''' '''''
Ills Voice trarlcd or into silence.
Mrs. Mcrrilres WAS cying him steadily
'Iou never got all thnt information
together since niorning:' Mrs. Bcggar.
staff prompted.
NO" Quoin admitted. 1--WE had
my eye on Craven for somc time"
why? the Old woman demanded
l'iunt!y. what made you first suspect
llin?'
Well" replied Cuoin. 'he ngyc.
rang true to mo: ana when ii bognn IL
be rumor"d that Il" was II candilat'
for Bctty's hand-I felt sure he WASH,
worthy of her, ana made up my min,
to be sure before forbidGins I'll.
bHnns."
After Il pause Betty looked up d. fl
unity. ut does make me out bit o
an idiot, doesn't it?'
Nonsense. We were all taken in.
Peter protested. Look how "" II!
ways stuck up for Tad. But there
one thing | want to say: He may h'
rottcr, and all that sort of thing
but that girl of his is as straight M;
line proposition"
''Do hush. Peter. We all know
you're in love with her. But what i
all this TO mr?" Getty protested with
bl''th III IltI NbItt. l nope YOU !
right, Peter and hope if you are yp
may be happy. Eut what about me
To you. all old friends. can tai
nbovt this terrible thing. Bat win.
about the outsiders? Ny name linko
with that of Il common criminal Sol
am ashamed, aShamcd.'
Unknown to her, the Dowag"r ORA:
Cns WAS nod1ing vigorously to Quo!l
This last rose nwkwnrd!y. and spol,
with II hesitation uncommon in him
IF you'll leave ii To me, Betty" h
suggested almost tinidly II think
can arrange matters with Craven IAN
recover your necklace tonight. qui,
without publicity. And'-h" glHnc,
at his watch-"it's Il quarter of olcvc
If I'm to do anything, l have no tin
to lose"
CHAPTER XIV