Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-14

THIS STARTS THE STORY
Hugh Garland. of the United States
customs service. is assigned to dis
cove the whereabouts ot a red dan
rnId Sruu0v'cd INTO the country on
The steamship Dom Pedro, lie ne
ccpts Il position as assistant to Col
onel Wharton. Il collector Of antiques
and gems. who has the stone. Gar
land has reason to believe the dia
mond was stolen before il WIS SNUG
glcd. Bromley Barnes. Garland
chef. n"roStS luhne'n. .tcw'rd ou the
Dom Pedro, and Hartley GlaHicr, n
diamond dealer. An Anonymous note
warns Dora. niece OF Colonel Whar-
ton. Of an Httcmpt to hc made to
rteal the diamond. and she removes it
from the safe. Amy Smith. Il servant
tells Garland Of DOra's part of the
transaction and of the diamond later
being stolen by Glazicr He dropped
the diamond in his haste to get away
and Amy found il aud buried it.
Garland and Barnes hasten to
Hcdgcwatcr House. where Colonel
Wharton dcnounccS Jayne. Jacuucttr
discovers whore Amy Smith buried
the stone. and dccampS with it.
AND HERE IT CONTINUES
DEFORE We had time to recover from
- our chngriu and disappontmcn
over this second disappearance OF th,
diamond we were startled by q moan
from the summcr-h house. ran there
and the sight that met my gaze made
me give n cry Of horrui. \ woman lay
on the floor fiat ON her back and bound
and gagged \ second glance showed
that it was Amy Smith-thc girl We
thought had been rccrcant to her trU>t
| fell ON my hands and knees and be
gan tn T. lease her. First ! pulled tn,
gag from he" month"; hi" rod ban
danna handkerchief. full of the odor o
musk. 1t did not require any further
evidence to toll who had been guilty
of thus maltrcating the poor girl. The
brutal brazilian had left his trade
mark. 50 to speak. in tn" shape Of that
vile smelling handkerchief. Next.
loospnrd the cords that bound her hands
and feet. They had been tied 50 tight
that the marks showed in the form oi
big. red wits on her wrist
"Gct up. Amy | said. YOU re at
right now.
Ibul lU' SlIl i'N'l lII'N'N' ''h'
realized. for the first time. that she wa,
unconscious. Doctor Henderson stooncC
down and lifted her CNclidS and thcl
suggested that some one bring basin
of water. Fortunately. Aunt Sarah
Crilly was present. aud. more for
tunatcly. she had hcr bottle Of Smcllina
salts This was applied to the girl
nostrils. while chatcd her wrists
Presently there was Huttcring of the
pyelidS and then twitching of the
limbs. The next moment Amy was
sitting up and garing wildly ut us. She
threw her arms in the air AMI shielded
her head from an imaginary foe.
Don't lot him touch me. she
screamed. For Gods sake. don't let
him touch mo
Aunt Sarah put a soft hand ON the
girls forehead and gently stroE"d hr1
hair
"It's all right. child; your friends
are here now. Tell us all about it,
Slowly she moved her hands from hcI
face and looked at each one Of us il
turn. She burst into tears. Once
more the old lady brought her powers
of persuasion into play. and after tht
girl had been composed she spok'
haltingly:
I'm afraid you'll blame me. but
couldn't help it. That beast was toe
lmuch for me.
How did it haDpcn?' | asked.
She looked furtivcly over her shoulder