The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-08-06

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kHvenol. Clsirs's father. and dsciins1
Claire and . casual acsousintancs. Mr..
vas purchasing q pair Of slippers. exaot-
Goent events. When they reach New York.
whore Claire was to nave been met by
her mother, tho latter does not appear.
esoonmse. 'ai In P 3so conf EHso 10 at Hr the Ds custom
kouse, the heroine carries Oh one OF Mrs.
| Qelarto's slippers. Through that happen.
kMc she learns later that some one un-
! CHAPTER LI.-Caling on Mrs. Delario.
/ that lady shows her some remarkable
" si%s; are Ses's rsalfy f bleod- re al diam nSSads; anu UHs
! easily worth q million dollars. Mrs., Do.
lero admits the gems were smuggled. but
o6ers no other explanation. While they
are talking. q suspicious caller throws
them into CONSERVATION
l CHAPTER Xv.-C1aire says eAe thought
the smuggled box contained an important
ffpher message relating to her father. A
slegram to Re Davenol causes him t., to
Claire. He goes to Mrs. Delario. believing
the has the diamonds. but she puts him
sn.. Mrs. Delario again leaves the gems
parts without any explanation. A new
character enters the story.
! CHAPTER xV.-The Unknown admits
e is seeking De Ravenol. and our heroine
makes an appointment for next morning:
Claire have disappeared. Mrs. Delarto
tells them Claire has been left with her.
De Ravenol by q ruse gains entry into
Me fiat.
CHAPTER XV1I.-De Ravenol asserts he
fas traced the diamonds to Eugene. Mrs:
pelario's son. and will I'VE him arrested
Unless the gems are returned at once.
The Unknown makes another call. De
Rayenoi. hearing his voice, Is plainly
more IAN fifty replies. All worselesf
but one"
He produced a shabby scrap of pa.
per, saying it was a veritable clue. and
gave it to me to read.
81 can give you name and address Of
party offering large red stones
last Saturday. Address by letter only,
Haskins, 1861 Third avenue, Box Z"
II see at once / have sOmesing Of
value. 1 have receive zis on Saturday
morning. But before Eat, I have re-
ceived some uzzer letters"-he gave q
little shrug to indicate that he referred
to the decoy letters he had received
from Billy and me-"and l sink l have
not only re clue, but Eat l can obtain
re diamonds wisOut to inquire Of zis
Haskins. So l make my endeavor-as
you knOw-wis re result"
He stopped a moment and I saw he
was making a effort to keep down his
mortification-and probably his hate
and 1 fastened to help him do both by
telling him cordially: "rm really
awfully sorry, monsieur, but then
what else could 1 do2"
"Ah, madame, 1t is no more to men,
ton between u.s." he returned gallant
~. "But-yOu American ladies'! SO
energetic! One knows not how to take
youI"
II suppose we are puzzling-to for.
eigners:"
"Puzzling! I have sink I know some
sing of re ladies and of re Americans,
since my wife is herself American, but
l find since I am come to zis country
/ have much to learn. Quill" and he
gave me a little laugh. showing he
meant me to take this in q compli-
mentary way.
"And now I may tell you Eat I have
re name and re address Of re one who
have zoze diamonds in his possession:
It Is Mr.. Eugene DelariO-ze young
son of Madame Delario-who Offers
or at least seeks to have valued
zoze diamonds last Saturday at a deal
er's on Maiden Lane"
1t has always been a mystery to me
that I managed to contrel-or think ]
did-every facial expression that
might have shown him / already knew
what he told me. But monsieur went
on, apparently not noticing anything
about me:
"You know re son Of Madame De
lario?-Monsieur EugeneT
Il have lever met him-no."
"Well-it is of no consequences
know of a certainty it is re son of Ma.
dame Delario who have shown zozs
diamonds last Saturday-and he don't
know zey are diamondsi Quill And
after / have zis information, / argue
zis way: Since I have her so positive
denial, it is her son who have accident.
ally discover z0ze diamonds unknown
to her and he says Messing! You sect
ALI is now explained"
"But, monsieur. are you sure Of thia
man Haskins?" / questioned. .Are you
he wasn't lying for the reward?- |
that all he told you wasn't a mere Co
incidence?"
"Bah!" he cried in a tOne Of disgust
and some contempt for me. "Coinci-
dence! Madame. you must know Eat
when you find more a sree coinci-
dences In a case you have-circum.
stantial evidence! When you have suf-