The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-11-06

the papers, to say nothing of his serv-
ing time for it"
Serving time! My God!" broke
from her invountarlly.
"Of course he'll serve time If It's
proved on him." her visitor assured
her.
She gave sob. was wrought up.
1t was all could do to keep my place
and not join her and help defy the
man; but his next words held me lis-
tening
"lf he'll give back the stones he
showed yesterday, or tell where he's
hid them. | can get this rettled out of
court and nobody will be the wiser-if
you don't say anything. Seer"
at isn't true!" she cried. "My son
never stole cents worth of anything
in his life"
"Here's the warrant"
ARREST him If you will, but the law
will prove him innocent-if there's law
In the land, and sometimes doubt IT,"
But hadn't you better talk to him
| first? 1t won't hurt 10 hear what he
has 10 say, and If II can be arranged
| on the quiet"
al shall not talk to him Do you
think | would insult my son by asking
him If he stole dlamonds?'
Followed a silence. Then the mans
voice, "Well, if you won't suppose
you won't. But you'll regret It,"
| 81 won't"
"Then I'll have to do II myself
Which room is he sick in?"
"The third floor back-sbut you can't
90 up" and she planted herself across
his way.
saw his hand reach out and remove
| hers from the banistCr md as he
passed her she sank on the lowest step
and began to sob. may have counted
six when Mrs. Delarlo whipped into
the seance room. my coat on her arm
"Quick-you must CO." she whis.
pered. "You must hide my diamonds" E"
gasped and asked. "How2"
while he's upstairs trying to get
into locked room"
She was dragging my coat on my
arms and saying at the same time
ITS fake-that man isn't an officer
knew 1t was comlng-I saw 1t clair
voyantly when Eugene came home
IIurry-hurry
But suppose" began.
She cut me short. "You can! liz
doesn't know you're here-he didn'
see you. You can get away while he's
breaking in the door and looking fol
Eugene. I'll have time to telephone
the police. Only go-go Immediately
before he sees you"
She whlsked up her skirts as sh,
spoke, pulled the box out of her stock
ing and thrust 1t in my hands. Z"
can't" l felt | simply couldn't tax,
the responsibility.
But they're mine-I swear to Coz
they're mine," she cried, evidentl,
thinking the mans words had con
vlnced me that the stones were stolen
"rhey're all have in the world. |
they're found by these scoundrel
they'll be stolen from US. Don't yo,
see 1t? That mans thief"
From upstairs came the noise o
pounding on doors and the words, :"
know you're here, so you may as wei
open the door,"
l held the box, too paralyzed t.
know what to do, but Mrs. Delarlo ha,
her wits about her If / didn't.
"Put 1t In your stocking and run,
she commanded. "Quick-your stock
Ing"
And whisked up my skirt, even a
she had done, and slowed the dia
monds In my stocking.
She pushed me out of the seanc
room ahead of her and we tiptoeI t
the vestibule. run" she whispered
I'm going to scream for help as 500
as you're out of sight" $50
In her hurry to get me off she almos
pushed me down the steps. Then sh
snatched off ner thin slipper, and tn
last glimpse l got of her as l turne
the corner showed her rammlng 1t int
the crack of the front door to hold
open.
What she did next she told me latel
but ] may as well put 1t In here.
was out of sight when the man blus