The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-23
By JANE BUNKER

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never-ending wrath, whether the dia-
monds were lost, strayed, stolen from
me, or drowned in the sea !; wrath that
would follow me and my name for
ever, world without end, amen.
"All right, let it." I replied CURLY.
"But would it not be better to con-
sider?'' urged monsieur. We wrass Of
ze emperor is terrible. Consider,
madame, beg you to consider. Zoze
diamonds Eat you have found In Eat
slipper you have re misfortune to carry
of. Consider to give zem back"
'They were not in the slipper car
ried of"
Monsieur positively jumped. "Zey
were not in Eat slipper?"
"No-on my word Of honor A. . gen.
tlewoman, monsieur, tell you those
diamonds were not In the slipper car.
ried on"
"Mon Dieu!" he said under his
breath. Madame Delario must have
zem-in spite Of her denial-in spite Of
Eat I search re entire house-and her.
self-and find also re slipper in her
wardrobe as she would not leave It IL
she find zoze diamonds"
"But she may not have found them
they may have fallen out and got
lost"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" he inter-
rupted. II have examine bose zoze
slippers-you see It 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 It to re uzzer
slipper. 1t is Eat little accident-and
some words from yourself-zat con.
vince me it is yourself who has found
z0ze diamonds"
mo, monsieur. When you accused
me Of robbing Claire Of jewelry !
hadn't the least idea what you meant.
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 jewels?"
"Oui-yes. Naturally, I do not
specify, for re reason If she find re
diamonds, she know to what refer
but If you have find zem, l do not tell
for what l seek"
swell, that's it, do believe!" ex
claimed in the tone Of having tliscov
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 it," he
cried, popping off his chair in a hurry
II see it Is some error of idiom of zt
> language Eat cause all re trouble.
60 Immediately to re estimable Ma
dame Delario and explain all to her."
.. He took up his hat. which Billy hat
picked up off the floor after the scrim
mage and laid on the dining-roon
table,
"Oh, mOnsieur-you a diplomat"
Tipped off. "And you think you can &
to an American citizen after such &C
cusations as you've made and say: Il
was all a mistake and settle every
thing?"
:. "But apologize for re mistake" h,
urged, as though his sweet apolog.
paid for everything he'd done ant
brought forth box Of diamonds on .
salver. thank you-f or.taE
ing-them.
l laughed. 'Surpose she won't &C
cept your apology?" I asked, and be
fore he got a reply. I added: "Sh'
probably won't even see you-not afte
the way you treated her."
II bet she doesn't even see you,
Billy supported. seeing my drive
"What are you going to do?' He wa
anxious to make monsieur commi
himself.
Monsieur twisted his hands nervous
~ and l kept the ball rolling by oh
. serving slyly: "You have just told u
that the most profound secrecy mus
be maintained, so you cannot call I:
the police. But there is one thing 70,
can do" paused.
He asked breathlessly, "And "a
is-?"
"Go straight to the president and la,
the whole case before him."
Monsieur looked as if he'd fall in
faint at my feet.
'Ze president-mon Dieu" He use
his handkerchief over his face. ma
dame-in pity-out of re kindness o
your SO kind heart-I srOw myself OF
your mercy-I, De RavenOl-and asl
t you to help me in re recovery of zoz
d diamonds in secret. ask it for 2
= sake of Claire. ask on my knee"
e And the man was actually preparing
e to do it, too! But I, not being used t
that sort of demonstration and SEEM
8 it as anything but compliment tina
r he felt he had to go such lengths t
prOpitiate me-for I like to think my