Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-10-23

ing and thrust 1t In my hands. II
can't" felt simply couldn't take
the responsibility.
'But they're mine--I swear to God
they're mine," she cried, evidently
thinking the mans words had con-
WINGED me that the stones were stolen.
They're all have in the world. II
they're found by these scoundrels
they'll be stolen from us. Don't you
see 1t? That mans thief"
From upstairs came the noise Of
pounding on doors and the words. II
know you're here, 10 you may as well
open the door,"
! held the box, too paralyzed to
know what to do but Mrs. Delario had
her wits about her II didn't.
"Put 1t in your stocking and rum"
she commanded. "Quick-your stock
ing"
And whisked up my skirt, even as
she had done, and slowed the dia-
monds in my stocking.
She pushed me out Of the seance
room ahead Of her and we tiptoeI to
the vestibule. "Run." she whispered.
'1'm going to scream for help as soon
as you're out of sight"
In her hurry to get me OF she almost
pushed me down the steps. Then she
snatched of her thin slipper, and the
last glimpse got of her as / turned
the corner showed her ramming 1t into
the crack Of the front door to hold 1t
open.'
What she did next she told me later,
but I may as well put 1t in here. ]
was out Of sight when the man blus-
tered up to where she stood In the
open door, looking up and down the
street for somebody to call.
"You may as well tell that young
J man Of yours" growled he, "that If he
don't let me in I'll break the door in"
II don't think you WILL" she said
calmly. "Now 60"
+, "Not till I get what came for" he
said, taking hold Of the door and try
! ing to move 1t and finding 1t mysteri-
ously wedged open.
"Well, youth not do that this trip"
said she with spirit. "He isn't there
and he wasn't there. He was in the
sitting room at the end Of the hall''-
she pointed to the seance room, the
door of which he could see stood
open-"and while you were trotting
upstairs he ran out for policeman.
II you don't believe it wait and see
for yourself"
At that the fellow seized her arm
and tried to pull her back into the
house and shut the door, but found 1t
still wedged open. he could not see
with what, rs he was on the inside.
But the moment he laid hands on her
she began to scream, "Help! Help"
as loudly Us ever she could.
He didn't wait to see what hap
pened-as n matter of fact nothing
happened, for there wasn't soul In
sight on West End avenue when she
screamed.
''I'll have squad Of police here my
self to help you If that's what you're
after" he flung back as parting
threat when he bolted down the steps
and disappeared around the same cor.
was the last she heard of him that
night. She pulled her slipper out of
the crack and shut the door. Then
she went all to pieces and had cry.
.
| As for me, when left the house.
crossed the street, turned south and
into the first cross-street ! came to. II
seemed as though everybody knew
lad million dollars In my stocking
and was just waiting to nab me. OF
hand me over to the next policeman
But us nothing happened became q
little more coherent, though had the
feeling l was being followed all the
time, yet l couldn't spot my shadow
My whole energy Of mind wns bent or
giving my pursuer the slip. When al
last spied subway station jumped
off the car, made bolt of it for the
stairs, rushed past the ticket chopper
throwing nickel into his box. board
ed train that fortunately proved tt
be north-bound express; got Off a
the next station and took local; go
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out for good when the guard bawled
ENTHUSIASTICALLY" walked round tn,
block where / live, and when there
wasn't living soul in sight ducket
into the front door Of my apartment
house.
The elevator was rafting down from
upstairs but didn't wait forit. tip
tocd up the stairs, the descending ele
vat0r drowning the sound Of my steps
I let myself in. put up the chain-bol
and took a long breath. Then m!
knees suddenly crumpled up under mi
and went all to pieces in a heap.
It was almost two o'clock before
y found strength enough to undress, ant
was SO dnzy could hardly get m.
clothes Off. While was doing 1t
had brief thoughts Of keeping on m!
stocking and taking the diamonds Il
ped with me; but I decided no
there's limit to ones obligations II
Vi a case like this: IL burglars come t.