Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-13


dress, the rare lace collar kept in place
by the old fashioned brooch. and the
snow white hair parted in the middle.
She understood the questioning look in
my eyes
She's up in her room now. sobbing.
It's the best thing for her. II will bring
rest. and, | hope, peace
said nothing. but looked in the
direction Of the river where the waters
rippled on. obivious of the tragedy and
comedy Of life.
Hugh she said softly. and the
mothcrly way in which she pronounced
my name went to my heart. II never
doubted you from the start, Your eyes
are honcst--that's all | needed
am afraid my eyes were blurred at
that moment. but | managed to MUIR
muir:
but hcr--but Dora
That" interrupted the wise old
soul must he left to time Who can
tcll?"
And she left me as noisclcsSly as She
had come. | was aroused by the voice
of bromley Barnes:
well, boys. are YOU going out TO
Dig diamonds or do YOU intend to spend
wv way Hl'dlllHS
| started guiltily. In my thought Of
Dora | had almost forgotten the din
mond. Less than minute had elapsed
from the time we left the sickroom. but
in that time my mind had been going
over all the events of the past few days.
] looked about hastily.
"Whcrr's Hapgood?" | asked
Barnes glanced at me curiously.
Pull yourself together, SON." he nd =
viscd "Hapgood's gone TO the city
with his prisoner. We've got the three
of them there now.
And Jacquettp where is he?'
The veteran made wry face.
He left the room while that scancc
become of him. | hope he hasn't skip
ped. He's the most important bird
of the whole flock
| Doctor Henderson joined us and we
started in the direction of the summer
| house.
II think I'm going to pull Wharton
! through" he said, in his professional
way. Hes resting quietly now. You
/ chaps deserve credit for this. You
brought him good news, which. as I've
often said. is the best medicine any doc
tor can prescribe.
quite true" agreed Barnes impa
ticntly. But lets get down to oul
digging"
| The word seemed to remind the doctor
of something. \ broad smile spread over
ms WholcS0m" co"in,,chuhGe.
| nou ici,oWS wiz he'u sPaue' he
| Sald; II go ana set otie'
NAY you really neeu Ior inns :, oGCh
sion, ne Saiu cheerilE' ~ siive'
SPADE. ! gong 10 Ir NrrA lnilpr POI
!hht luhr.loil anu Smouau y. "Pllo"'"e'
III a. a crrC CnohiouS il"Hlfr' Iii.S :. ,, -
we laughed at MS ll'I'e JeSt nnu pro
seeuea On "ui N"i h no"no" @ ",o"G, nt j.,
ior Amy smith u uut Sne M"S no' ~
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turheG 10 nv "orup.S
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w. NH'N,G H. ",J"a" nIaao ,'.horo th" dionnn,
LOOKING l0r ,h' pIarr whete 'ilr Ir ula'ilon'
was nKeN |" pc h'u,eu' n w. "n,
three. times we maze Iiir In r1ui'uS "l.hou'
locating me spot. tna''S 1ne Shnri
eyes OF barnes u'ter.tu a l.''t pll'
OF brushW9oa Oh ane sue sue ., 'ns nousu @
lie cieareu II n"as s,,i, viii ni h '"", nrth I"'
revealed n space OF IieIhiS aug tur.mi
| -. AZ '"'' - L:,o,,i,
Now we can s't uoMH ~ I puSiiinSa 'i' r
lhere was SONY Eo9u hhlul'u ''ah III
ing as TO VINO Sioulu nan, n,,u'a.r t,I, Wv
spade ana tnr thoice i lnana ltat e,, ~
me ! sraSpeu ,hG imp'!neh. H., litii.t n.t,
| but before coulu SINK 1t lhlo nv va. ~. ~
we were lnterrupted oE cry lronl !n'
| house. we looked III that ulrectloi
and found Aunt Sarah on the P9rcn' sps
ticulating wildly' DOCTOR tiehuerSoi
hurried over TO her, lolioWeu pE prom
! ley Barnes, neSitateu l0r @ iholleh'
and then joined them. Inc uear OH
lady was in quite a nutter' =, =,
II was passing the room OF W. 'ule
Iacquette and the door was open,
| looked in ana found IL all upset II
der ordinary circumstances would no
think of going into guest room
but in view of all that has occurre
here today | felt no compunctlon what
ever. And. gentlemen, what do yo
think
WHAT we asked in chorus
Hes gone-M. Jacquette mas gon
and taken all of his things with him
Good riddance. calculated l)octo
Henderson. just the merest shade Q
annoyance crossed the placid face q
Blomley Barnes.
The thought of the prize prisoner c
the Red Diamond case slipping throug
his fingers was gall and wormwood t
the old man. but he die not say