The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-11-14
ny JANE BUNKER

Il O0nJ KNOW ANYBODY VINO OediS III
,smnggled gems"
"Of course-but you needn't tell
thas-yOu don't actually know how
they got in-yOu are selling them for
a friend. It's because you don't know
that that you can sell them better
than ] can. At least you wouldn't mind
looking al the stones and telling me
what they're worth so I'll have some
thing TO 90 on7 haven't an idea how
valuable they are"
"Take them to Tifany's," I sug-
gested.
"Tm afraid to take them anywhere,
TO tell you the truth. Eugene took
them TO a place on Maiden lane yes
terday and the people acted so Queerly.
Eugene-he's very psychic-got the
impression that they We're going to ac-
cuse him Of smuggling them OF some
thing of the kind-stealing the rubies.
perhaps from them-and he put them
IN his pocket and raj out. He thinks
he was followed. but he couldn't make
sure. Don't you see how easy it
would he for anyone to accuse a lone
woman Of theft
"But how would they prove any
thing" I interrupted. IF the stones
al: yours
She stopped me with Il bitter laugh.
Cant you see that the mere public
accusation that I'd stolen jewels would
ruin me professionally! IL wouio put
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me instantly uhuer suSplcioh OF itauo
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q iTlehd. les, Ia help her IN every
reasohaoie way.
lou lhus'h iapor uhoer any Iaise
Impressions ABOUT me, she went on.
i nave u niue FHoperty-hot enough
to support w people-and what l
earn. i've mere rent i~reeZlheS pay
~ ~ circie (ha, ne's ifre
e"fce Week. l nave the heese inucr
ns u haihiStef mas MS parsoiiaSe. IL
thefe were ever any scandai-H they
turhe" me out rom here-Id De prac-
t'c"li! pehhiiess- l couiont make a
lres't start WIN mat hanging oVer me.
ana men my son:
said' "eil' gel the stones ana Ill
Ho' 1T 'heIh II Foh care 10 nave me
q" mat
She left me with a grateful smile,
nui returned so quickly that rather
guessed she had the stones on her
person. Ii was a dlngy little paste
Doafd box Shed come bach with, fas-
tened with a common little elastic.
She slipped the elastic and placed he
hox IN my hanu
! raised the lid. ] gave n look
at the contents. einptied out the stones
mo in! il;thd and-Dearly Tell on my
chair:
tiIE STONES HELD WE'RE
bI'"h'RED DIAMONDS! And there
were seven of lem stone you don't
see "nf OF i'll a year, perhaps. Why.
/ dIdnt know there We're such stones
III the heavens or the earth or the
waters under the earth! Seven blood
rett diamonds. absolutely f1awless, first
WHi~r gems. n perferfly Matched 10
FL" last Facet, me last CLEAN ana
twinkle in fheir radianf depths.
J held them. almost frightened, and
really ddnt hear what she was saying
till she remarked something
their being matched.
Matched. Well, they We're matched
this way: II an absolutely perfect me-
chanical mind with an absolutely per-
feet mechanical tool. working on absO-
luteiy perfect substance can be con-
ceived. the mind and the tool, work
ing without variation, might have pro-
duced those seven stones. Yes-I
ShOu|d say hey were matched