Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-19
SYNOPSIS.

was purchasing a pair Of slippers, exact
Iy.atk s WHICH ng1se largely in sybse-
where Claire was to have been met BY
her mother: the latter does not appear.
and Claire Perforce goes to Mrs: Delario's
house, the heroine carries oil one Of Mrs.
Delartos slippers. Through that happen
Ing ., she learns later that some one un-
CHAPTER 111.-Calline on Mrs. Delario.
mat lady shows her some remarkable
EheS asa ssaEy as e b saan sS
easily worth a million dollars. Mrs. De-
lario admits the gems were smuggled. but
ere talking. Suspicious caller e' throws e1ss
them into CONSERVATION.
e ca a[asr = ~ dvIThe caller asserts he is
the arrest Of Mrs. Delario's son on a
charge Of stealing the diamonds. She out
u, Tits him ana Rsrspades her friend to take
the responsibility in her possession Of the
Mrs. pelario, but while there she learns
that that lady's son has been kidnapped.
supposedly on account of the gems. and
hides them i IN baneh 'e Of hyec ha s sna
mas the lock Of her door changed and
Gn nins added. Over the telephone De
once.
CHAPTER y1.-Hastening to her friend.
by De Ravenol. who claims the diamonds
ere his, stolen from Claire on the boat
e snS fasnd th ehs
return. She defies De Ravenoi. VIII, who
capes.
CHAPTER VII.-Alarmed for her per-
eonal safety, and almost believing De
hsr tns RsSns fsags to
meets an old-time friend. Billy Rivers.
newspaper reporter. They spend the eve.
home TSeTe .5 eSs aRs ha
taken. She does not confide in Rivers
CHAPTER v11I.-Next morning Mrs
taker comes to do the weekly cleaning
saf and Ms 0Gk n oe
throws the faded bunch away, They are
rescued In time. but before an investiga-
CHAPTER 1x.--The message purports
e be from q brother Of the heroine. IN
as device Of De Ravenoi to entice her
from the city and rob her. The prowler
NAG oVer!o0ked tne olamonos IN the hya-
tectiye in the hall. She eiudes him. Re-
turning, she discovers that De Ravenol
Rae an ba IN the SHps , a
CHAPTER x.-After taking every pre-.
caution autt,n to prevent an entry into the
summoning Billy Rivers, but attempting
to leave: discovers she is prisoner;
ock Ravn IN from the outside That night
Is barred by the chain-bolt.
CHAPTER X1.-An urgent message to
boy, though it l. evident he is spy Of
and Evsfs brings fsg supply Of
They send. through George. a. note to
Mrs Mrs Delario: hoping De Ravenol will see
CHAPTER xII.-De Ravenol falls into
the trap and believing the fiat to be emp.
ty enters to make another search for the
surely Be RsveRoi then a1 asserts e he Is an an
whom the diamenas Belong az and sdi was sent
CHAPTER x1I1.-Entry of the kaiser
into the muddle considerably complicatsa
s sus sRd the 1sR9ns Se whole S the a a
Do Ravenol objects.
CHAPTER x1v.-Mrs. Delario amrms
that the diamonds were. presented to her
e. mystic sign Ct initiation s 70 into -.
turns the Jewels to their original pos
SCISSOR, hoping thus to be done with them.
the smpFFed box an M
tefesram to Re pavenoi causes him to
CAR ss. It scs e n
OF. Mrs. Deiario again leaves the gems
parts 1 WI Without SS amy e1pianation. AZ new
character enters the story.
ooh, Billy!" CRIED. suddenly re.
membering the latest news, ''she
brought back the diamonds last
nightv'
"Claire came back? Good heavens! !"
he sank into the chair.
'Claire7 OF course not. Mrs. Della
RIO" And told him how she'd
whipped in and out like a spook while
he and Claire were going down in the
elevator; Then for the first time
showed him the diamonds.
Love and pumpkins !" he ejacu.
lated, overcome BY the sight. "Well,
If this doesn't beat the Arabian
Nights!' Are they real-real7 Not
paste7 Why, If they're real they're
: worth about million dollars!"
Z. "And haven't I been telling you that
all alongT' I asked testify. Billy's
Yords and tone gave it pretty well
away that he hadn't believed It all
along, no matter what I'd said and
he'd pretended. IN, 4s:.sge,r
Yves I think you have" he admit