The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-04

forged papers from France-perhaps
*ey extradite me before can even say
farewell to my child"
But haven't you got some proofs on
your side?" ventured. "You can make
It evident to the court"
| Io-Ze-cOurt! !" he fairly Kissed
the words ut me. mon Dieu-what is
It you say? Ze messenger Of re EN-.
peror under arrest in, America?" He
drew out his handkerchief aud wiped
MS brow. what does it matter if I
prove zis or zat-I am under arrest
she is left at re mercy Of zoze scoun-
dre's: could kill zem with my naked
hands!"
why not let Mrs. Delario take her
Immediately to Californian was the
bright suggestion from me.
| He met it with scorn. elbow far does
madame get wis her? To Chicago? To
Pittsburgh? Probably she does not
even leave New York! She gets into
s|eeDng-car. and man-two men
man and woman. perhaps-step up
to her and say. You are KIDNAPPING Eat
l
come wis us immediately And Ma
dame Delario-what does she do? She
goes wis zem-naturally she dares
not do uzzerwise. She gets in a car
rage wis zoze strange people and zey
take her whore zey please-she ard
young girl can do Messing. l do not
need to be told how easy it isl have
experience in zoze sings-I know how
easy 1t will he. even in your boasted
New York and your America be.
cause know re people l have to deal
| wis"
realized that that was the way he
mad fixed it for me-the time he sent
me the decoy telegram-but I did not
remind him of it. Instead, admit.
ted:
"Yes-I see, it could be done. It
wouldn't be safe"
icy care not for Eat" he broke in.
mon Dieu! How is she to be saved?'
He looked at me and there were tears
in his eyes.
The only thing could suggest was,
I'VE might appeal for Police pYotec-
tlon,' which he met with something be.
tween grOan and sllr!,k.
We police! Never! We must ex.
haust all Eat we can sink of to try
all places where we may / idle, she and
l.
Mrs. Delario will conceal Claire,
and for myself" he stopped to con-
slider this moment and asked again:
You Go not sink Eat so-called detec.
tive suspects Eat am here? Well. zen
hide here for re present"
"Oh. l can't keep you here" I cried
In some dismay.
No. madame-1 do not suggest it,"
HE smiled little. "But l can trust
you to keep my confidence Eat l have
gone to my apartment below?'
OH remember! But how are you
going to get into 1t? There's probably
a man in the hall now, waiting for you
to come down."
ne fire escape-after dark. Eat is,
1t dare trespass upon your hospital
lty for zis afternoon?"
Eyes. of course" answered as cor
daily as could; though the prospect
didn't fill me with any joy-a whole
afternoon shut up alone with him and
the diamonds!
ut really isn't safe for you to stay
here" began, when the rumble Of the
gave me another bright
thought. "And the fire escape won't
do. either-somebotly would be sure 10
see you. You'll have to go down by
the dumb-waiter, and you'd better do
1t as soon as possible-in case that
man comes back. And he WILL know
he will"
Monsieur considered this moment
and then asked: But how should !
arrive inside my own apartment? Re
door to Eat little lift is shut and fast
ened on ze inside
I'm lend you my icepick and You
can pry the door open. It's easy
enough to do-the elevator boy once
got into my own fiat that way for me
when l had lost my key-borrowed an
lcepick from some one in fiat below
and came up the dumb.waiter.'
All see," and he agreed with me
It would be safer for him to go. Think.
ing l might start him on his down.
ward way and be rid of him before
Billy came-and I was expecting him
10 return from Mrs. Delario's every
minute and thought it much wiser to
see him alone and hear the news about
ciaire-I stepped into the kitchen to
yet the icepick and show monsieur
how to use 1t on his door.
The dumb.waiter was rumbling up
md up-apparently it was stopping at
ny fiat; and thinking 1t might he
for ME, or else mistake for
he fiat below, to which would have
o call down. you've got the wrong
lat" l stopped moment. icepick in
land, to see II the bell would ring.
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