The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31

that arrangements were practically
completed for the delivery of the
Jewels into the custody Of the French
embassy at Washington, through
whose Intervention they were to be
allowed to leave the United States
without the formalities usually OBJ
served in cases of suspected SNUG
Cling. Upon the arrival in America of
trusted messengers from Paris, headed
by no less a parsonage than the am
bassador himself, the imperial treas
ure was TO pass into hands that would
carry 1t safely to France. Prince Sc
bastian, still In Halifax, had been APP
prised by telegraph of the recovery of
the Jewels, and was expected TO sail
for England by the earliest steamer.
And while the visitors at the Court
ney house were lifting their glasses
10 toast the prince they loved, and, in
turn, the beautiful cousin who had
braved so much and Jared so luckily,
ami the taii wayfarer who had come
into her life. a small man was stoOp-
IllS over Il Ilhtu hluDSuIh III q "
far downtown, glumly regarding the
result Of an unusually hazardous In
d%ertaking, even for n who could per.
form such miracles as he. Scratching
his chin. he grinned-for he was the
kind who bears disappointment with
a grln-and sat himself down at the
big library table In the center of the
room. Carefully selecting a pen-point
he wrote:
at will be quite obvious to you that
/ called Unexpectedly tonight. The
week was up, you see. l take the lib.
erty of leaving under the paperweight
at my elbow a %two-dollar bill. II
ought to be ample payment for the
damage done TO your faithful travel.
Ing companion. Have the necessary
stitches taken in the cash and you
will find the kit as good as new. ]
was more or less certain not to fine
what / was after, but as / have done
no irreparable injury l am sure you
will forgive my love of adventure and
excitement. 1t was really quite diff
cult to get from the fire escape tC
your window, but it was a delightful
experience. Try crawling along that
ten-inch ledge yourself some day and
see II II isn't productive Of a pleasant
thrill. I shall not forget your promise
to return good for evil some day. Goo
knows I hope I may never be In a po
sition to test your sincerity. We may
meet again. and / hope under agree
able circumstances. Kindly pay my
deepest respects to the Countess Ted
and believe me to be,
yours very respectfully.
"SPROUSE.
up. ST. saw ODowd today. He
left a message for you and the count
ess. Tell them, said he, that l ask
Gods blessing for them forever. He
is of tomorrow for Brazil. He was
very much relieved when he heard
that | did not get the jewels the first
time | went after them, and immense
ly entertained by my jolly description
Of how l went after them the second
10y Nv way you Will bt llltIeSltu u
learn that he has cut loose from the
crowd he was trailing with. Mostly
nuts, he says. .Dynamiting munitiOn
plants in Canada was a grand project,
says he, and 1t would have come to
something if the ID m had
only left the ID men alone. The
explosives are O'Dowd's."
Ten hours before Barnes found this
Illuminating message on his library
table he stood at the window of a
lofty Park venue apartment building
his arm about the slender, yielding
figure Of the only other occupant of
the room. Pointing put owe the black
hOusetops, he directed her attention
to the myriad lights In the upper floors
of a great hostelry to the south and
west and said:
THAT is where you are going to
live, darling"
1.-THE ENID