Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-01-08
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" alike. which figure largely in subse,
4Ient events: When they reach New York.
her mother. the latter does not appear,
ana claire perforce goes to Mrs. Delario's
nome nome In the confusion at the custom
Delarto's slippers. Through that happen.
ing sne learns later that some one un.
xnown to her has an entry to her fiat.
CHAPTER 111.-Calling on Mrs. Delario.
ehat lady shows her some remarkable
VII wh .,Sl, are really blood-red diamonds. and
lario admits the gems were sm n but
oners no other explanation. While they
are are talking, a suspicious caller throws
CHAPTER Iv.--The caller asserts he ia
an An ofiicer Of the law, with a warrant for
c me arrest e .+ OF Mrs; Dslario's son on q
x Wits him and persuades her friend to take
inc gems to her home for safe keeping.
the responsibility in her Possession Of the
diamonds our heroine takes them back to
Mrs. Delario. but while there she learns
on has been dnps
agrees to keep them for a while. She
nides them in bunch Of hyacinths and
add S neg v door The and
Rayenol informs her Mrs. Delario has met
once.
CHAPTER vL-Hastening to her friend,
and leaving the gems. the heroine is met
BY By. De Rayenol. who claims the diamonds
He accuses Mrs. Delario or our friend tho
spinster Of the theft, and demands their
return, She defies De Ravehol, who
capes.
CHAPTER v11.-Alarmed for her per.
eon ,eI. safety. and almost believing De
meets an old-time friend, Billy Rivers.
pa the eve
her home. There they find the flat has
been Thoroughly searched but nothing
taken. She does not confide in Rivera.
CHAPTER .v11I.-Next morning Mrs.
taker. comes to do the weekly cleaning.
throws the faded bunch away. They are
rescued in time, but before an investiga-
CHAPTER 1x..The message purports
f9 be from brother of the heroine, in
R1hhttla del asking her to meet him in
as device Of De Ravenoi to entice her
from the, city and rob her. The prowler
na0 overlooked the dlamonQS IN the hya-
tsctiye in the hall She eiudes him. Re- Re-
turning, she discovers that De Ravenol
1 has an apartment in the building and
CHAPTER x.-After taking every pre-.
caution to prevent an entry into the
summoning Billy Rivers. but attempting
locked in from the outside. THAT night
IA a NIL q "a avatA In An tHS1t
is barred by the chain-bolt
CHAPTER X1.,An urgent message to
Bly, to is eSnd ID e TO s spy
De Ravenors; However. he forwards the
message and a Rivers brings thg "a, supply Of
TSsx ssnd fas note T.
Mrs. Delario. hoping De Ravenol will see
and act upon it.
the trap and believing the flat to be emp.
ty enters to make another search for the
gems. They trap him and bind him se-
agent Of the emperor Of Germany, to
whom the diamonds belong, and was sent
to the United States to recover them.
Scum Drops was Billy's touch--he
declared that "mossoo" would read it
diamonds sure as anything.
And this, purporting to be from her
to him:
Monsieur; I have refused to have anything
to do with this matter since know tho
truth Of the ownership. Under the circum-
stances, feel she IL foolish to try to bold
on Got the hyacinths while she u at my
house tonight. and the trouble will b. over
for everybody.
typed my own letter with a carbon
copy while Billy laboriously produced
the one from Mrs. Delario.
The decoy letters we sent to the ho-
tel where monsieur was staying. The
rest Of our plan was this: Billy was to,
s'sneak it,. upstairs and get into the
Nat; I was then to put on my wraps.
60 down in the elevator. telling George
I was going out for the evening-so
he'd report it to monsieur; wait In
the lower hall for mythical automo-
bile till George went up with the car,
and them creep up the stairs.
"This time tomorrow night I'll pre-
sent you with nice '1nossoo' In hand
cuffs" affirmed Billy confidently.
Suppose he doesn't come? Or sup
pose he murders me tonight?"
"Oh. the guns!" He snatched up
his overcoat and dived into the pocket.
He laid two revolvers on the table,
saying cheerfully: HE will come and
K he won't murder you-not IL you keep
your wits about you. They're loaded"
He slipped the coat on. He was go
ing-in high feather; but my heart
sank at the prospect Of another night
and that man lurking in the house.
keep stir upper lip-heroine OF
the greatest diamond robbery Of tho
century," he bantered. "rn be here