Cheyenne record., 1920-03-04
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CHAPTER -centlnusd.
"Haven't you some way Of hiding
themf Really I don't zee how I can
take the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I'm
robbedi''
"You won't be-"
'But you don't know. I may have
been followed home last night"
'You were not-that man was work
ing alone"
It was ON the tip Of my tongue to
tell her my real reason was that !
didn't like being mixed up In a SNUG
Cling affair; but out Of pity--and COM
mon human decency for a woman In
trouble-I refrained. and she hurried
on. you needn't fear about losing
them-I see the word safe In yellow
letters over your head and / know.
absolutely they'll be safe with you"
To me that wasn't convincing. and
I made last effort to rid myself of
the incubus and suggested, "Your son
couldn't he find means to hide them2''
"Eugenel" Her face clouded with
fear. II don't even know where he is
this morning-he hasn't telephoned
me. or anything, since I telephoned
him last night to hide-and every time
I think Of him get the impression Of
trouble There isn't living soul
I can appeal to now but you. oh,
piease-a day-two days-until I can
decide what to do. Help me now. and
swear to you that will explain ev-
erything-"
The telephone bell suddenly rang
out from the upper hall. Her handi
new to her heart. as they had the
night before when the house bell rang !;
but without word she hastened up
stairs to answer the call.
While she was gone had a few min
utes to think. and took my stand.
once for all: I'd help her through
thick and thin. I therefore slipped the
box back where I'd taken it from, and
was preparing to leave with 1t AZ soon
as could say goodby to her, when she
reeled into the room. looking as II
she'd had the shock Of dreadful news.
Eugene. My soni" she gasped. al
most with a scream. "He's been kid
napedi" and with that she tainted.
caught her as she fell and let her
slide to the floor as gently as my
strength would allow, and was con-
sidering whether to try to find the
bathroom upstairs and get some water,
or to search the lower regions for the
wild-eyed Swede and send her for the
nearest doctor, when I heard Mrs.
Delario's voice: "Save my diamonds
save my son. Go-go at oncei"
didn't gO-in fact she held me SO
I couldn't-and somehow. between us,
she managed to get up on the sofa,
where she released my hands, implor-
ing me to save the diamonds.
Those men are coming" she urged.
I'm five minutes 1t may be too late
you'll be caught-I'll lose everything
my future-Llla's future-you're safe
II you go instantly"
1t was incoherent, but rapid; terri
bly, earnest. She gave me a feeble
push, and, hardly knowing what did.
fed the house-for the second time
In twenty-four hours with a million
dollars worth Of diamonds in my
stocking.
Ihad dashed down the steps expect
ing to encounter-and escape from
pair Of dark-browed villains; I actu-
ally did encounter a delivery boy hop
ping on his wagon, who almost
knocked me over with his basket and
then berated me soundly for getting in
his road and not looking where I was
going.
Ny humping into the grocery boy
diSl0cated the alarm in which I had
left Mrs. Delario, and It didn't seem to
occur to me on the return trip that I
might be followed, or that I should
take at least some small precautions
to elude a possible shadow. My mind
was % engrossed with Mrs. Delario
and what had happened to her son that
really quite forgot had the dia-
monds myself bought bunch Of
hyacinths at florists and left an or.
der at the grocer's, and 1t wasn't till
was inside my nat that the thought
really struck me. "Tm the one who II
IN danger-I have the diamonds I" ana
It was too late for me to fnd out II
I'd been. shadowed home or not.
However, my depression was pres
sntly succeeded BY mood Of elation-|
ct Inst I WAS living thingsi was en-
3eytng ths game for ~ own sake. On
WITH tie danes. Mr.. Robbsrs-lst's ses
Z NJ ean get tie dlamondsi Which
~ nnD - Ghow whot foola ANNA