The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-03-19

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CHAPTER L.-while In the little French
town of Vevay, where the ''staid, proper
eptnster" h tells the story Is spending
!, 9 vacation. she is asked to allow . youns
Hanion back to the United States. AL
though forming an attachment to the girl,
Re heroine s,s takes 2 s. dislike sn to M Sss1ias. Dc
CHAPTER Hon the boat she finds
Claire and q casual acquaintance. MRS.
was purchasing a pair Of slippers. exact
" alike. which figure largely In subse-
auent events. When they reach New York.
her mother, the latter does not appear.
hnd Claire perforce goes to Mrs. Delario's
bono. In the confusion at the custom
Relario's slippers. Through that happen
tAg she learns later that some one un-
known to her has an entry to her fiat
CHAPTER III.-Callng on Mrs Delario.
that lady shows her some remarkable
Gems. believing them to be rubies. but
wna ;S are really hl1od-[ Sol,s drsm1 Mc' a an
larto admits the gems were smuggled. but
Offers no other explanation. While they
are talking. a suspicious caller throws
them into CONSERVATION
CHAPTER Iv.-The caller asserts he ID
an officer OF the law, with a. warrant for
charge OF stealing the diamonds. She out
Wits him and persuades her friend to a *
the SENS to her home for safe keeping.
CHAPTER v.-Next morning, realizing
the responsibility in her possession of the
diamonds our heroine takes them back TO
Mrs. Delario, but while there she learns
supposedly on account OF the gems. and
agrees to keep them for a while. She
hides them in a bunch OF hyacinths ano
has the lock OF her door changed and a
chain-bolt added. over the telephone De
Ravenol informs her Mrs. Delario has met
with an accident and urges her to call at
once
CHAPTER vI-Hastening to her friend,
and leaving the gems, the heroine is met
BY De Ravenol. who claims the diamonds
He accuses Mrs. Delario or our friend the
spinster OF the theft, and demands their
return. She de1es De Ravenol, who
oopes.
CHAPTER vu--Alarned for her per
gonal safety, and almost believing De
Ravenol. the heroine fears to return to
her fiat. n while uncertain what to do
meets an old,tlme fTIe3d' Billy Rv sH
ming at a theater M Rivers accompanies
her home. There they find the fat has
been thoroughly searched but nothing
taken. She does not confide In Rivers.
CHAPTER VIII.-Next morning Mrs.
JlInInSOU, WdSllWOIUdI dUG SSUcI dL Cd1c-
taker, comes to do the weekly cleaning.
The heroine has not dared to look IL the
diamonds are safe. and Mrs. Jimmson
throws the faded bunch away. They are
rescued in time, but before an investiga-
don can be. made a telegram arrives.
l CHAPTER LX.-The message purports
I 20 be from a brother of the heroine. in
] Philadelphia. asking her to meet him in
as a device Of De Ravenol to entice her
\ from the city and rob her. The prowler
had overlooked the diamonds in the hya-
cinths. Going out; our heroine finds a de-
/ tective in the hall. She eludes him. Re-
turning. she discovers that De Ravenol
has an apartment in the building. and
Z knows at once who had searched her fat,
] CHAPTER X.-After taking every pre-
1 caution to prevent an entry into the
I apartment. our heroine writes a message
/ to leave. discovers she is a prisoner
/ locked in from the outside. That night
4 De Ravenol attempts to enter the nat, but
4 Is barred by the chein-boit.
I CHAPTER XI.-An urgent message to
iRivers is confided to George, the elevator
! De Ravenol's. However, he forwards the
message. and Rivers brings a supply of
food. She tells him the whole story.
Mrs. DeIario, hoping De Ravenol will So
and act upon 1t.
CHAPTER XH-De Ravenol falls into
the trap and believing the nat TO be emp
ty enters to make another search for the
gems. They trap him and bind him Sc
curely. De Ravenol then asserts he is an
agent of the emperor of Germany, to
whom the diamonds belong, and was sent
TO the United States to recover them.
CHAPTER XIn-Entrv of the kaiser
into the muddle considerably complexities
matters. and the possessors of the dia-
monds suggest referring the whole matter
10 the state department at Washington
De Ravenol objects.
I believe that none of the three OF
us uttered a word during the entire
performance-Billy says he can't re-
member any: but III of the StrangeSt
things was hat the firing of the re-
volver ELECTED no investigation from
the ~populous house. All this might
have happened in the center of Lara
mie plains in a snOwstOrm the day after
the fall roundup for the amount of no
tice man or beast took of it.
! 1t was a faultless achievement.
! And now we had m~Onsieur-we Ia
captured him. as Billy said we should,
I all by our little own selves. lie and
! silently regarded the crumply creature
sitting against the sideboard n then
for the first time the idea came into
our heads, "And now that we've got
him. what are we going to do with
him2"
I looked at Billy and he looked at
me. We asked each other the question
with our eyes. As for monsieur. his
fears had swallowed mp his chagrin at
the indignities heaped upon him.
Strange as it may seem. he was the
first Of the three that found his voice.
"Zere has been a great mistake" ne
began, to which Billy retOrted:
att looks that way"
"Ah-c'est vouei" breathed mon
sieur, suddenly recognizing Billy.
'Of course. Who did you think 1t
vast" returned Billy With a tang OF
peftness, for which he might on that
occasion be forgiven
Monsieur repaid 1t by ignoring nm
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