The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-15


farewell TO my child"
"But haven't you got some proofs on
your sdeY I ventured. "You can make
II evident TO the court"
"To-ze-court - he fairly Kissed
the words at me. "Mon Dleu--whnt Is
II you say7 Ze messenger OF re EN-
peror under arrest in America7" He
drew out his handkerchief aud wiped
his brow. "What does 1t matter IL !
prove zls or zat-I am under arrest
she is left at re mercy OF zoze scoun-
drels I could kill zem with my naked
handsW
"Why not let Mrs. Delario take her
Immediately to Californian" was the
bright suggestion from me.
He met It with scorn. "How far does
madame get wis herr To Chicago2 To
Pittsburgh? Probably she does not
even leave New York She gets into
sleeping-car, and man-two men.
n man and woman, perhaps--step up
to her and say. You are kidnapping Eat
young girl-you are under arrest
come wis us immediately And Ma
dame Delario-what does she do? She
goes wis zem-naturally she dares
not do uzzerwise. She gets in n car
riage wis zoze strange people and zey
take her where zey please-she and
young girl can do nosslng. ! do not
need to be told how easy II isl have
experience in zoze sings-I know how
easy II will be, even in your toasted
New York and your America be
cause know re people | have to deal
wis"
l realized that that was the way he
had fixed IL for me-the time he sent
me the decoy telegram-but ] did not
remind him Of II. Instead, I admit.
ted:
"Yes--I see, It could be done. II
wouldn't be safe"
"Zey care not for zat," he broke In.
mon Dieu How is she TO be saved?"
He looked at me and there were tears
in his eyes.
The only thing ! could suggest was.
"We might appeal for police protec-
tion." which he met with something be
tween a groan and a shrlek.
"Ze police Neverl We must ex-
haust all Eat we can sink Of TO try
all places where we may hide, she and
I.
| "Mrs. Delario will conceal Claire
and for myself" he stopped to con-
slider this moment and asked again
"You do not sink Eat so-called detec.
tive suspects Eat am heref Well, zen
l hide here for ze present"
"Oh. can't keep you here!" cried
in some dismay.
mo. madame--I do not suggest it.
He smiled little. "But I can trust
you to keep my confidence Eat have
gone to my apartment below?"
"Oh--I remember! But how are yot
going to get into It: There's probabl!
man In the hall now, waiting for 20,
to come down."
'Ze fire escape-after dark. Eat is
If l dare trespass upon your hospital
lty for zis afternoon?"
"Yes, Of course" answered as cor
daily as I could; though the prospec
didn't fill me with any toy--a whole
afternoon shut up alone with him ant
the dlamondsi
''It really isn't safe for you to stay
here" began, when the rumble OF thu
dumb-waiter gave me another brigh
thought. sand the fire escape won'
do. elther-somebody would be sure Il
see you. You'll have 70 go down b,
the dumb-waiter, ana you'd better dt
It as soon as possible-in case tina
man comes back. And he WILL know
he WILL"
Monsieur considered this a momeul
and then asked: But how should
arrive inside my own apartment? n
door to Eat little lift Is shut and fast
ened on re inside"
"Tll lend you my icepick and yo,
can pry the door open. It's cas-!
enough TO do-the elevator boy onc'
got into my own fiat that way for m,
when / had lost my key-borrowed al
icepick from some one In fiat below
and came up the dumb-waiter."
"Ah--I see." and he agreed with m,
1t would be safer for him to go. Think
ing might start him on his down
ward way and be rid Of him befor'
Billy came--and ! was expecting hin
to return from Mrs. Delario's ever.
minute and thought 1t much wiser t.
see him alone and hear the news abou
Claire-I stepped into the kitchen Il
get the icepick and show monsieur
how to use II on his door.
The dumb-waiter was rumbling NJ
and up-apparently 1t was stopping a
my fiat; and thinking It might b'
something for me, or else mistake fo
the fiat below. to which would have
to call down. you've got the wroni
fiatI" stopped moment, icepick IL
hand. to see IL the bell would ring.
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