The Ordway new era., 1920-04-16

"But would It not be better to con-
sider?" urged monsieur. "Ze wrass of
re emperor Is terrible. Consider.
madame, 1 beg you to consider. Zoze
diamonds zat you have found In zat
slipper you have re misfortune to carry
off. Consider TO give zem back"
| "They were not in the slipper car
rled or"
Monsieur positively jumped. "Zey
were not In zat slipper?"
| "No-on my word of honor as a gen-
tlewoman. monsieur. / tell you those
diamonds were not in the slipper car
rled or"
| "Mon Dieu" he said under his
breath. Madame Delario must have
zem-in spite of her denial-in spite OF
Eat search re entire house-and her,
self-and find also re slipper in her
wardrobe as she would not leave 1t II
she find zoze diamonds"
"But she may not have found them
they may have fallen out and got
lost"
'Tmpossible-lmpossble." he inter-
rupted. 81 have examine bose zoze
slippers-you see 1t is zis 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 1t to re uZzer
slipper. 1t is Eat little accident-and
some words from yourself-zat con-
vince me 1t is yourself who has found
zoze diamonds"
"No, monsieur. When you accused
me of robbing Claire of jewelry /
hadn't the least idea what you meant.
l suppose you accused Mrs. Delario
of the same thing? Didn't you accuse
her of taking Jewels from Claire-just
as you did me-without specifying
what kind of jewelsf"
"Oui-yes. Naturally. l do not
specify. for re reason If she find re
diamonds, she know to what 1 refer;
but If you have find zem. do not tell
for what seek"
"Well, that's 1t. do believer I ex-
claimed In the tone of having discov-
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 ze way of itp he
cried. popping Off his chair in hurry.
~ see 1t Is some error of idiom of ze
language Eat cause all re trouble. 1
go Immediately to re estimable Ma
dame Delario and explain all to her."
He took up his hat. which BILLY had
picked up OFF the floor after the scrim-
mage and laid on the dining-room
table
"Oh. monsieur-you diplomat"
flIpped off. "And you think you can go
to an American citizen after such ac-
cusatIons as you've made and say: 1T
was nll 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 a box of diamonds on
salver. here-they-are-t thank -you-for-taE-
lng-them.
l laughed. Suppose she won't ac-
cept your apology?" asked. and be-
fore he got reply, I added: "She
Phobupis Noh tNth Sce sOu-hOI hIleT
the way you treated her"
| 81 bet she doesn't even see you,"
Billy supported. seeing my drive.
"What are you going to do?" He was
anxious to make monsieur commit
| himself
| Monsieur twisted his hands nervous
ly and l kept the ball rolling by OBJ
serving slyly: "You have just told us
that the most profound secrecy must
be maintained. so you cannot call Ia
the police. But there is one thing you
can do" paused.
He asked breathlessly, "And zat
is-T
"Go straight to the president and lay
the whole case before him."
Monsieur looked as IL he'd fall in n
faint ut my feet.
"Ze president-mon Dieui" He used
his handkerchief over his face. MA
dame-in pity-out of ze kindness of
your so kind heart-I srow myself on
your mercy-I, De RavenOl-and I ask
you to help me In re recovery of zoze
diamonds In secret. ask 1t for re
sake of Claire. 1 ask on my knee"
And the man was actually preparing
to do 1t, too! But l. not being used to
that sort of demonstration and seeing
1t as anything but a compliment that
he felt he had TO go such lengths to
propitiate me-for like to think my
self at least decently approachable on
common humane grounds-responded
to his near-kneel with a peremptory,
Don't do itr and n look and gesture
that showed him he could save the
histrionics. "How can help you?" ]
questioned.
at is case for-diplomacy-
dealing wiz re lady; and l ask-as q
SO great favor-zat you see Madame