Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-03-24

minding him that he was the one to
suffer for it and a frown passed ovess
his face, but was gone in an instant as
he said: ''It is of no consequence,
and then plunged into the matter at
hand.
while wait for re lift to pass
down just now, 1 sink recognize re
voice of Madame DeIario. She is here
a moment since, is she not?"
"Yes-she was here"
He paused as if in hopes that
would tell him what she had come for,
but l had taken quick stock of the
situation and decided to let him do all
the talking.
zen she have probably told you Eat
l have seen her last eveningY
"Yes-she mentioned 1t, 1 believe"
"Bien-Zat helps me to explain.
You see, I feel it necessary to have
some words wis her after she have
talked wis you and before she can see
you and communicate her ideas wis
you. Hence I am oblige to put you to
some trouble-for which T ask one
sousand pardons-in order Eat I ac-
complish it. Zerefore-I arrange it
Eat leave my daughter to entertain
you and Mr.. Rivers while 1 make a
brief call on Madame DeIario and see
what she have to say for herself about
zoZe diamonds. And for Zis reason:
When / see you last evening, / am in
positive command of information Eat
proves her to have re diamonds"
fear gave a start at this infOrma.
ton, for he threw himself back with
self-satisfied smile as much as to say,
Il thought that would astonish you,"
and drew a cardcase from his pocket,
removing a clipping torn from the
personals" In the Herald and point
ing to one notice, marked with pencil
on the margin.
read it:
Large reward for name Of person
recently offering special set of matched
stones. State number and color. Box
80, Herald Office"
1 returned it to him without COM
ment-I tried to appear ignorant of
what it might mean.
81 have insert it sree times" he
went on smugly. II do so because
argue to myself as follows: Ze~ dta-
monds are find by Madame Delario
and she say to herself: Probably some
body play joke on me-Zey are not
real, zeze jewels-zey are paste. Still,
Zey may be worse somsesing even so,
and l will take zem to a dealer and
find OUT
He paused to laugh and under cover
of It gave me a look with his beady
eyes-which 1 fancy told him moth.
ing.
snow zen, I ask myself where does
she take ZEN first? Probably to Tiff
fanny. / have myself inquire Zere, but
wisout result And I realize I cannot
interview every dealer in re city-also
it is not well for me to be seen too
much looking for ZOze stones. Zerefore
1 have insert re notice and receive
more ian fifty replies. All worseless
but one
He produced a shabby scrap of pa
per, saying it was veritable clue, and
gave it to me to read.
81 can give you name and address of
party offering seven large red stones
last Saturday. Address by letter only,
Haskins, 1861 Third avenue, Box ~
Il see at once l have Somesing of
value. I have receive zis on Saturday
morning. But before Eat, 1 have re-
ceived some uzzer letters"-he gave a
little shrug to indicate that he referred
to the decoy letters he had received
from Billy and me-"and l sink have
not only re clue, but Eat l can obtain
| re diamonds wisout to inquire of zis
Haskins. So make my endeavor-as
you know-WiS re result"
He stopped a moment and saw he
was making an effort to keep down his
northumberland probably his hate
and / fastened to help him do both by
telling him cordially: I'm really
awfully sorry, monsieur, but then
what else could / do?"
"Ah, madame, it is no more to men
ton between us" he returned gallant
". ''But-you American ladies'! So
energetic One knows not how to take
you'll"
Il suppose we are puzzling-to for
eigners."
'Puzzling! I have sink know some
sing of re ladies and of re Americans,
since my wife is herself American, but
l find since / am come to zis country
have much to learn. Quiz" and he
gave me a little laugh, showing he
meant me to take this in compl-
mentary way.
"And now may tell you Eat have
re name and re address of re one who
have zoZe diamonds in his possession:
1t is Mr. Eugene Delario-ze young
son of Madame Delario-who offers
or at least seeks to have valued
zoze diamonds last Saturday at deal
er's on Maiden Lane"
1t has always been mystery to me
that managed to control-or think /
did-eVery facial expression that
might have shown him / already knew