Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-11-06
His Face parkened.

anne to consider re position she puts
me ina gentleman-by standing zere
wis weapon in her hand"
His face darkened. The black
showed under the roses.
SIS madame intending to converse
wis me, holding weapon in her
hand?"
SIS monsieur intending to converse
with me behind locked doors?"
"For re present-yes"
every well, then, get 1t over. What
is itT' I felt very sure by this time
1t had nothing, directly, to, do with
Mrs. Desario.
1T Is zls-my daughter, Claire, was
robbed of some very valuable Jewels
on re steamer coming over. Zere IRE
but two persons who could possibly
have committed re seft-Mrs. Delario
nnd-yourself."
was dazed-so daxed that I STAN
mered.
''You say Claire was robbed coming
over on the steamer-and you think I
did 1T"
Precisely"
Ny wits came back with that fiat
accusation.
'Then why didn't she say something
about it Mt the time7" demanded.
Probably because she was not
aware Of 1t Mt re time-one seldom is,
II may be permitted to point it out
to madame"
roc on oo,,,D1ofoly lnoooort ~ o,,o,
knowing that the girl had Jewels with
her-except such little trinkets as u
child values and that nobody but a
street thief would have bothered his
head over-that I saw monsieur's ac-
cusation as blackmail. That word sud-
denly popped into my head and gave
me the basis Of a return attack.
"You mean. to tell me that Claire
had valuable jewels on the steamer vet
never mentioned the fact to either Mrs.
Delario or myselfT'
Naturally, she says nossing-why
should she? She is under no obliga-
ton to speak Of such matter to you"
I'm other words, she was smuggling
valuable jewels into the country-try-
ing to get them through the customs
house without our knowing it, SO we
| could tell her to declare them?'
Smuggling? She Is taking zem to
her musser-zey have once been pur.
chased In America"
II don't believe she had any Jewels u
I asserted bravely. Merely to say she
had-and she hasn't got them now
doesn't prove anything. You must have
sense enough to see that for yourself
His face had darkened again. "You
doubt my word7 have re proof
madame. re absolute proof-zat she
had re jewels wis her when she went
on board re steamer; and while on
board; and up to a certain date. I can
furnish proof Eat would be accept il
any court-if madame renders 1t nee
essary."
His tone carried conviction in spite
Of myself; also, knew he was ready
to have me put under arrest and fur
nish his proof in court. For minute
I went limp and sick. But pulled my
self together for another shot at him
"Then you admit she was smuggling
jewels into the countryf'
he shrugged thought to conceal
his uneasiness at the way was taking
It "Ze Jewels belong to my wife-s
wedding gift from her faxer-if yor
call It smuggling
"But they were not declared
know that. anyway. Well. then-sinc,
they were not declared. they were t
all intents and purposes smuggled. w,
saall now act n though they had beer
smuggied-we shall at once enlist tn,
services Of the government In your be
half. After the jswels are discovered
you can present evidence that the,
wefe not subject to duty. Or. OF course
you can pay the duty. I suppose the,
are worth that b you 10 get then
backf"
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