The Jasper news., 1920-01-15

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self-and find also re slipper In her
wardrobe as she would not leave II II
she find zoze diamonds"
But she may not have found them
they may have fallen out and got
lost"
mposslble-impossible he inter
rupted. 81 have examine bose Eoxe
slippers-you see It IS zls 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. 1t Is Eat little accident-and
some words from yourseif-zat con.
vince me II Is yourself who has found
zoze diamonds"
mo. monsieur. When you accused
me Of robblng Claire Of Jewelry
hadn't the least Idea what you meant.
l. suppose you accused Mrs. Delari0
of the same thing2 Didn't you accuse
hep Of taking jewels from Claire-just
as you did me-without specifying
what kind Of JewelsT
"Oul-yes. Naturally, do not
specify, for re reason II she find re
diamonds, she know to what refer;
but II you have find Eem, do not tell
for what I seek"
"Well. that's It, do believer l ex-
claimed In the tone of having dlscov-
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 itW he
cried, popping off his chair In a hurry.
81 see 1t Is some error of idlom Of Ee
language Eat cause all ze trouble.
go Immediately to ze estimable Ma
dame Delario and explain all to her.
He took up his hat, which Billy had
picked up of the floor after the scrim-
mage and laid on the dlning-room
table. ..s. .- :. .., .-... ..
"Oh, moOsleur-you a dinlomatl"
fipped of. "And you think you can 60
to an American citizen after such ac-
cusations as you've made and say: 1T
was all a mistake and settle every,
thingT
But 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
salver. here-they-are-thank- -you-for-tas.
ing-them.
laughed. Suppose she won't &C.
cept your apologyf" I asked. and be-
fore he got reply. I added: "She
probably won't even see you-nOJ after
the way you treated her."
II bet she doesn't even see you,"
Billy supported. seeing my drive.
"What are you going to do7" He was
anxious to make monsieur commit
himself.
Monsieur twisted his hands nervous
ly and ! kept the ball rolling by OBJ
serving slyly: "You have Just told US
that the most profound secrecy must
be maintained, so you cannot catl iu
the police. But there is one thing you
can do" paused.
He asked breathlessly. And Eat
is-?
"Go straight to the president and lay
the whole case before him."
"Ze president-mon Dleu I" He used
his handkerchief over his face. ma
dame-in pity-out of re kindness Of
, your so kind heart-I srow myself on
your mercy-I, De Ravenol-and ask
/ you to help me In ze recovery OF zoxe
. diamonds In secret. l ask It for ze
sake OF Claire. ask on my knee"
, And the man was actually preparing
, to do It, tool But l, not being used to
. that sort Of demonstration and seeing
I It as anything but a compliment that
: he felt he had to go such lengths to
1 propitlate me-fOr like to think my
: self at least decently approachable or
common humane gRpunds--responde
: to his near-kneel With a peremptory
a Don't do II p and a look and gesture
I that showed him he could save the
i. histrlonlcs. How can help your
questioned.
"It 10 case for-diplomacy-iE
}. dealing wiz re lady; and ! ask-as {
Z so great favor-zat you see Madam,
:. Delario and discover 70 truse from
Q her. II she have find re little box-anC
/ persuade her to her duty to return It,
' The net result of the remainder O
the Interview was that monsieur prom
= Ised to relieve both Mrs. Delario AMI
me OF all espionage immedlately-dls
y miss bis solitary detective who wa
shadowing me-bring Claire to tn
+ house the next evening for . full con
e fession Of her part Of the smuggling
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