The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-01-09
CUT DIAMOND


"a OF Vevay. whore The "staid. propea
Syssssiou ~ e. ' Is s. sas ; g aIlow : = ssun;
m Claire De Ravenot. to Be her som
Aoton back 70 the United States. A.
eeugh forming m attachment to the Crl
1avsnoI Claire's father. and deciins1
CHAPTER lion tho boat she and
6sIsrio. whom she had met Will: escl
9 alike. which nsure largely IL subs
SSs1s ey vents. When +, they . rsa; n! New ~ York :
oer mother, the latter does not appear.
4n0 Claire perforce goes to Mrs. Delart0e
Sonne. In the confusion at the custom
9elarto's slippers. Through that happen
0g she learns later that some n un-
Known to her has an entry to her nat
CHAPTER III.-Calling on Mr. Delario.
IA lady. shows her some remarkable
which are neatly blood-rsd diamonds. and
Afioaadrnits the gems were smuggied. but
e3eSs mo- other explanation. While they
SSS .taIking; g snspicious caller throws
CHAFTER yv.AThe caller asserts he -
a oncer OF the law, with q warrant for
ne arrest OF Mrs Delario'e son on :
Y1ts him and p~ersuades her friend to take
the SENS to her home Tor safe keeping
CHAPTER X:--Next morning. reaiixins
diamonds our heroine takes them back to
Ma Delarto but while there she learns
that that lady's son has been kidnapped,
agrees to keep them for a while. She
s sss the sef ioek IN 81 T h sans sooe 81 c hsasaashs q ana 9
Rayenoi informs her Mrs. Deisrio has mel
With an accident n urges her to call at
snce.
CHAPTER V.-Hastening TO her friend,
leaving the gems. the heroine is met
are his. stolen from Claire on the boat
He accuses Mrs. Delario or our friend the
spsnster Of the theft. and demands their
threatens her with = revolver. and es-
capes.
CHAPTER vII.-Alarrned for her per-
sonal safety, and almost believing De
Ravenol. the heroine fears to return to
meets nsa aat an and old wh1ls q ,nisnd a THAT h' to DO
1swspaper reporter. They spend the eve
ming at a theater n Rivers accompanies
h Ssr, home ,hero,; There rS,r they find the fiat has
eaken. She does not onfide in Rivers.
HIS face darkenGd. The black
showed under the roses.
"Is madame intending to converse
wis me. holding a weapon in her
hand?"
ais monsieur intending to converse
with me behind locked dOOrs?"
"FOr re present-yes."
Every well, then, get 1t yer What
y it," / felt very sure by this time
Il had nothing, directly. to do with
Mrs. DelariO.
ut is Zis-my daughter, Claire. was
robbed of some very valuable jewels
on ze steamer coming over. Zere are
but two persons who could possibly
have committed re seft-Mrs. DelariO
and-yourself."
1 was dazed-so dazed that / stam-
mered.
"You say Claire was robbed coming
did it,"
Precisely"
s. My wits came back with that fat
accusation.
'"Then why didn't she say something
about it at the time?"I demanded.
probably because she was not
aware of it at re time-one seldom is,
If I may be permitted to point it out
to madame"
/ was SO completely innocent of even
knowing that the girl had jewels with
her-except such little trinkets as a
child values and that nobody but a
street thief would have bothered his
head Over-that / saw m~Onsienr'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 yet
never mentioned the fact to either Mrs.
DelariO or myself?"
Naturally, she says nossing-why
should she? She is under no Obliga-
ton to speak of such a matter &c you"
"ln 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-
ehased in America"
81 don't believe she had any Jewels"
/ asserted bravely. Merely to say she
she hasn't got them now
prove anything. You must have
sense enough to see that for yourself"
His face had darkened again. "You
doubt my word? I 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: 1 can
proof Eat would be accept in
any court-if madame renders it nee |
sssary."
His tone carried conviction in spite
II myself; also, I knew he was ready
have me put under arrest and fur
,fsh his proof in court. For a minute !
went limp and sick. But pulled my
s1lf tnGethar for a&>tks. skc. ..,.i.E