Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-31


would follow me and my name for
ever, world without end, amen.
"All right, let it," I replied CURLY.
'But would it not be better to con
sider?" urged monsieur "ze wrass of
| re emperor is terrible Consider.
madame, 1 beg you to consider, Zoze
diamonds Eat you have found in Eat
slipper you have re misfortune to carry
off. Consider to give zem back"
They We're not in the slipper l car
ried of"
Monsieur positively jumped. "Zey
were not in Eat slipper"
| Noon my word of honor as a gen
tlewoman, monsieur, tell You those
diamonds were not in the slipper car
ried off"
Mon Dieu" he said under his
breath. Madame Delario must have
zem-in spite Of her denial--in spite Oh
Eat l search re entire house-and heF-
Self-and find also ze slipper in her
wardrobe as she would not leave it if
she find zoze diamonds"
But she may not have found them
they may have fallen out and got
| lost"
possible-impossible he inter-
rupted Il have examine bose Zoze
slippers-you see it is zis way: My
daughter have glue re box in one safe,
and on an evening you tell Madame
Delario to wear zoze slippers and
| Claire have but just time TO remove re
box and she returns it TO re uZzer
slipper. II is Eat little accident-and
some words from yourself-zat con-
vince me it is yourself who has found
zoze diamonds"
mo, monsieur. When you accused
me of robbing Claire of jewelry
hadn't the least idea what you meant.
/ suppose you accused Mrs Delario
Of the same thing? Didn't you accuse
her OF taking jewels from Claire-just
as you did me-without specifying
what kind of jewels?"
"Oui-yes. Naturally, l do not
1 specify, for re reason if she find re
diamonds she know to what / refer;
but if you have find zen, do not tell
for what 1 seek"
"Wen that's it, I do believe" ] ex-
claimed in the tone of having discov-
cred the key to the whole difficulty.
You said jewels and she thought YOU
meant what we should mean by it-as
we use the word, we think of pins.
bracelets, pendants. made-up articles,
you understand"
"Ah, so Eat is re way of it," he
cried, popping off his chair in a hurry.
u see it is some error of idiom of re
/ language Eat cause all re trouble /
90 Immediately TO re estimable Ma
dame Delario and explain all to her"
He took up his hat, which Billy had
picked up off the floor after the scrim-
mage and laid on the dining room
table
"Oh, monseur-you a diplomatw
tipped Oft And You think you can go
to an American citizen after sucn ac-
cusatiOns as you've made and say: 1T
was all a mistake and settle every
thing?"
but I apologize for re mistake" he
urged. as though his sweet apology
paid for everything he'd done and
brought forth box Of diamonds on a
salyer, here-they-arethan -you-for-taE-
ing them.
/ laughed. Suppose she won't ac-
cept your Apology" l asked, and be-
fore he got reply, added: "She
probably won't even see you-not after
! Tho yt-oy vo,7 trootod hart
Il bet she doesn't even see YOU"
Billy supported, seeing my drive.
What are you going to dO?" He was
anxious to make monsieur commit
| himself.
Monsieur twisted his hands nervous
~ and kept the ball rolling by oh
serving slyly: you have just told us
that the most profound secrecy must
be maintained so you cannot call n
the police. But there is one thing you
can do" paused.
He asked breathlessly, "And Eat
is-T
go straight to the president and lay
the whole case before him"
Monsieur looked as il he'd fall in
/ faint at my feet
ne president--mon Dieu !" He used
/ his handkerchief over his face. Ma
dame-in pity-out Of ze kindness of
your 50 kind heart--T srow myself on
your mercy, De Ravenol-and l ask
! you 70 help me in re recovery Of zoze
diamonds in secret. / ask it for re
sake of Claire. I ask on my knee"
And the man was actually preparing
to DO it, too, But !, not being used 10
that sort Of demonstration and seeing
! it as anything but a compliment that
he felt he had to 60 such lengths TO
propitiate me-for / like 10 think my
self at least decently approachable on
] common humane grounds-responde
! to his near-kneel with a peremptory
Don't do IT," and look and gesture
tina showed him he could save the
histrionics. How can l help your I
questioned.
at Is a case for-diplomacy-in
dealing wiz ne lady; and I ask--as