Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-23
THIS BEGINS THE STORY,

CopyrisSt. 1919. by tho public Ledger CO.
THIS BEGINS THE STORY
Hugh Garland. Immediately after
taking the oath Of office aS special
agent of the United States Treasury
Department, receives hurry call
from the collector of customs of the
district. There he is told by the col
lcctor and Bromley Barnes. of the
customs service. of tho smuggling into
the country of the famous red dia-
mond known as the Star of the South.
The department got word that the
stone was OH board the Dom Pedro,
just arrived from Brazil. but although
n thorough search had been made the
diamond remained undiscovered. BE.
cause Garland has made study OF
diamonds he has been selected for
difficult assignment. When he hest
tates Barnes tells him just what is
expected of him. dclicately but firmly.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
r DO not know whether | blushed at
i this implied rebukc or not ] know
that | felt my checks getting very
warm.
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way. "that-that you don't for mo-
ment---'
Rromlev Rsrups was on his feet in
an instant and was laying an affection
ale hand ON nv shoulder.
"It's all right, Hugh, he declared
heartily. Eve vouched for you and
know you'll do me credit. I'm getting
old and rusty and expect my mantle
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wouId suli YOU ,to.tod tbo
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OF me- -. :, foo+ ror bove bI-
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metaphorlcallE Spe"himI, f, 80 o,rroSs x,,r nv
Struggling TO nn% Won"E Troad ew nn,orcif,iiy
astonlshmchI ,ollrc'o' ''"' ''''' '''''
came TO my resGue. . oh.,nt Garland -,
barn.s II rh'meI ..I I"I "r, thi,,i, ,.nI, ore
he sald TO me anu '"'TM tto NU" Get
entltle9 10 an eAl'."n .Tii, .I; no hooo,,so
pace, he neeuS AoI "i i.,,,,,, i",a All of
you are new anu ut,Nmo" hnan s,,ottod and
ms olner I!tu ttl "uNn ,,n. tho rpo,cois dis
Ine IIloillel,, IE my "llu, III. aJ,,artiso-
appeai. wen W. Tr,t saw shn,,t I",I with inv
menu t NJ ni'ue nSort'1"itv nS "t Of nlacinr you
~ n'ru,it "n upi'" !I, hn,ts ef tha
Red Diamond we're bound to become
known sooner or later. Colonel Whar-
ton is one of the greatest amateur col
lertors of gems in this country. and we
have notion that he will be one of
the first persons to whom the smuggcrs
will try to sell the stonc---''
And So" interrupted Barnes. tax
ing ur the thread of the narrative. I'VE