Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-28
I see no objection to telling you all

/
l know"
! tie took the bait. hook and sinker
at is her father who has placed the
matter in my hands," he replied con-
| v,n cingly; and at the same time he
! give the door a shove as if to say,
Now you must let me in" and drop
ping his voice 10 whisper: You will
understand also why the greatest Sc
| crecy must be maintained, :"
'Oh, of course. Now, when did she
| disappear?'
/ got this off in a tone 70 indicate
! that 1 was thawing out. Not lost on
/ him He answered with quick bur
vague, shortly after landing"
You don't say" l exclaimed. wish
ing to seem shocked and trying to
keep back a laugh at the way he'd
! given himself away. But the next mo-
ment l realized that the fellow could
have no possible connection with
monsieur
/ 1t came over me with Il rush that
this was plot against Claire herself!
| Was il to kidnap her and hold her
for ransom? Her California grand
father. now dying, was reputed many
times the millionaire. Or was this the
counterpart of some other nation
against Germany for the possession of
! Mexico?-an effort to strike at De
Ravenol the emperors messenger,
through his daughter and put spoke
in the treaty?
oV-r,.,ri.oaoI vnr;&f,-O ,-Yx IL
this situation burst on rue. I must get
rid Of this detective Immediately. YET
not let him guess what | was now
fairly certain of. so l told him with
affected cordiality. 'T see just how it
is-and that you wish to keep thi, Sc
cret as long as possible. I'm sorry
/ but it isn't convenient for me to re-
ceive you AT this moment"
Can you make ii this afternoon ?"
he asked.
Not very well-unless you wish to
meet a reporter from one Of the big
dailies." / gave him look that said,
That's what I'm trying to avoid for
you"
He started slightly and hastily
begged me, do not let the press get
hold of this! / have spoken to you
in conidence-I felt l might trust
YOU"
Certainly. Tomorrow at nine viii
be safe think. Shall / expect you?"
! saw he was about to demur at this
but the rUmblng Of the elevator, com
( ing nearer and nearer. had tracteG
his attention. The top of the car
showed up mt our door.
mine" he whispered, giving me a
/ signal to be silent; and with that lac
slipped noiselessly to the stairs-the
way he had come up-and disap-
peared.
The car door opened and Billy
/ jumped out. / hastily undd the chain
bolt and he bounded in with a "What
do you Think" and dragged me along
the hall, out of earshot of the door.
and then cried in an excited whisper,
Your 'rnossoo' has flew the COOP"
Billy flung his hat on the table and
repeated his words--"Yo our 'mossoo
has flew the coop-do you hear?" for
l had been toe astonished to say any
thing when heard them the first
| time.
"Gone-bag and baggage! Evapo-
rated Took a carriage and told the
driver the Waldorf"
Then he's not gone very far" re-
marked, without thinking, only to
have Billy ask scornfully:
do you suppose / haven't been
there already? l tell you he's lit out
! for parts unknOwn--thats the size of
| it, and / want TO know what for He
| left the hotel at seven in the morn
| ing-seyen, mind YOU before anybody
was ont Of bed. He hadn't registered
at the Waldorf by eleven--and he
| hasn't registered at any of the other
big hotels. l got a bunch he's got
| some new scheme on and there's no
| use looking for him In New York. Do
! You imagine he ouId 20 TO. Washing
| ton on his own hOOk-with his dauEh-
! ter and all--and lay the case before
the president? I mean to lay case
| before the president-trust little old
| 'mossoo' TO tell only what he wants
| known,"
Suppose he hasr' cried, and then
added, THAT would be almost too
good to be true"
"Yes-I feel that way-I kinda
don't seem to feel that he dld-my
bunch doesn't say he did. But say
I've been figuring 1t out coming up
on the sub-yOur 'mossoo' is laying a
new trap for you and Mrs. Delario.
He knows one of you two women has
got the diamonds-he knows it in his
booJs no matter what you say-and
anyway you have. He knows you've
got 'em--that you're bound to keep
/ em-and wouldn't dare sell or tell
See? That's where he's got you; and
he knows you're both Of you shaking
in youg boots"
I'm shaking. all right TIVE had
my fill Of diamonds!" I admitted bit
terly.
And that's how he argues. Hes