The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-12-25
CHAPTER v-Continued.


"Haven't you some way of hiding |
them? Really l don't see how l can
take the ponsibility-s1ppose I'm
robbedi"
"You won't be-"
"But you don't know. may have
been followed home last night"
"You were not-that man was work |
ing alone"
1t was on the tip of my tongue to
tell her my real reason was that i
didn't like being mixed up in snug
Cling affair; but out of pity-and COM
mon human decency for woman in
trouble-I refrafned. and she hurried
on, "You needn't fear about losing
them-I see the word safe In yellow
letters over your head and 1 know,
absolutely-they'l bs safe with You"
To me that wasn't convincing, and
/ made last effort to rid myself of
the incubus and suggested, 'Your SON
couldn't he find meuns to hide them?"
eugene I" Her face clouded with
fear. II don't even know where he is
this morning-he hasn't telephoned
me, or anything since telephoned
him last night to hide-and every time
think of him get the impression of
trouble There isn't living soul
can appeal to now but you. Oh,
please-a day-.wo days-until can
decide what to 40. Help me now, and
: swear to you that will explain ev-
erything-"
The telephone bell suddenly rang
out from the upper hall. Her hands
few to her heart, as they had the
night before when the house bell rang |;
but without word she fastened up
stairs to answer the call. ~
While she was gone had few min
utes to think, and / took my stand,
once for all: I'd help her through
thick and thin. / therefore slipped the
box back where I'd taken 1t from, and
was preparing to leave with IT as soon
as could say goodby to her, when she
reeled into the room, looking as II
she'd had the shock of dreadful news.
~--' Eugene. My sonl" she gasped, al
most with a scream. "Hes been kid
! naped !" and with that she tainted.
=" / caught her as she fell and let her
slide to the floor as gently as my
strength, would allow, and / was con-
sldering whether to try to find the
/. bathroom upstairs and get some water
or to search the lower regions for the
wild-eyed Swede and send her for the
nearest doctor, when l heard Mrs
Delario's voice: "Save my diamonds
save my son. Go-go at once!
didn't go-in fact she held me SC
= couldn't--and somehow, between us
/ ehe managed to get up on the sofa
where she released my hands, implor
Ing me to save the diamonds.
''Those men are coming" she urged
,yn five minutes 1t may be too late
( you'll be caught-Tll lose everything
my future-Llla's future-you're SAFE
I II you go instantly" f' 4f.
7 1t was incoherent but rapid; terri
bly, earnest. She gave me, feeble
(, push, and. hardly knowing what did
/ I ned the houne-for the second tint
4 in twenty-four hours with millior
dollars worth Of diamonds In my
stocking.
had dashed down the steps expect
-ing to encoun.er-and escape from
q pair of dark-prowed villains, actu
ally did encounter delivery boy hop
ping of bis wagon. who almos
Knocked me over with his basket ant
then berated me soundly for getting II
his road and not looking where wal
going. tI
q My humping into the grocery. bo!
dislocated the alarm In which ha,
left Mrs. Delario, and II didn't seem t
occur to me on the return trip that
might be followed. or that l shoul'
take at least some small precaution
to elude possible shadow. My mini
was SO engrossed with Mrs. Delari
and what had happened to her son tina
really quite forgot had the dia
monds myself / bought bunch o
hyacinths at a florists and left an or
der at the grocer's, and 1t wasn't I'll
! was inside my fiat that the though
really struck me. I'm the one who i
In danger-I have the diamondsl" an
It was too late for me to find out
I'd been shadowed home or not.
However, my depression was pres
entity succeeded by mood OF elation-
at last was living things was er
joyiDg the game for its own sake. o
with the dance, Mr.. Robbers-lets Sc