The Jasper news., 1920-03-11

"She'a Kidnapped Billy afnrmed
more positively. "Old Follow-up has
enticed her out on the pretext Of flnd-
ing her father, and now he'll use her
as bait to get him out. I can't decide
whether to see him and tell him now,
or wait"
Don't tell him yet" / advised
promptly. you're all upset and you
think she's Kidnapped know she isn't
she's just lost. She's wandering
about the streets now looking for her
father"
dressed. What could l do1 Moth
ing but stay home and wait-as had
been doing all through. was hardly
through my simple breakfast when
George came up.
"Why, that gen1em'n-the one sent
the note you wouldn't see yestlddy-
he say he got an appointment with you
fer nine o'clock"
The very man Billy believed had
kidnapped Clalrel
"Show him up," l instructed with
alacrity; and when he came l greeted
him so affably he looked afraid to en-
ter.
almost flung the question at him
"Where is Miss de Ravenol T'--before
thought, but saved II just In time.
He sat down In the chair ] pushed for
ward I sat opposite. He seemed at
loss to begin; said not one word.
He opened FIRE on me thus: II feel
owe you an apology for my uncere-
monious call Yesterday"
/ merely bowed In acknowledgment.
81 shouldn't have insisted. you know,
only we had traced the man to the
house, and since he had called on you
the evening before, 1t was natural
conclusion that he was calling on you
then, also. They drove from their ho-
tel to the Grand Central station, dis
missed the carriage there and / have
lost sight Of their combined movement
for about an hour"
"And you don't know where the girl
isP" l asked, trembling a little and
trying to control my voice.
"No-not yet. There is no chance of
her hiding-or OF her being hidden
for more than a few days-a few
hours. No chance. Most natural that
she should have gone In search of her
father. he has not left the city, am
positive on that score. II Is probable
the girl has Joined him by q precon-
certed plan-or was meaning to when
she left the house. I'll find her, l
promise youl"
And nothing Is going to happen to
her after you tlnd herT'
Happen to herl What could hap
pen to herr ! have nothing to do with
her-my business is to locate her fa'
ther and arrange matter with him
quietly, hope"
"And will the emperor imprlson him
If the diplomatic matter isn't satisfac-
torlly arranged2
'The emperor I'm sure can't say
Il don't know anything about the
emperor's diplomatic affairs"
"Then what are you after De Raw
enol for2"
He reflected q few moments. and
then with one OF his funny looks, he
remarked: "Pd rather have you for a
friend than an enemy. Ii appears that
De Ravenol carried on q million DOL
lars worth of diamonds in Paris the
moment they were returned from the
diamond cutters In Antwerp where be
had Induced the owner to send then
for recutting."
"Oh, neverw / exclaimed, shocked
and at the same time appreciating how
, ! noln haA 10
sation. 81 can't believe he's thief
, it's impossible"
! II don't wonder you doubt It," b,
! replied. II did myself for a while
that's what gave him the start Of me.
, And with that, on he went.
Poor monsieuri Accused Of stealing
the emperors diamondsl And sud
denly the words, "They were stoleI
the moment they were returned frop
! the diamond cutters in Antwerp,
! flashed over me and into perspective
: and with them, the thing I tried al
= along to remember, and couldn't
monsieur's slip when he told us tn
= legend of the diamonds; he said the
). were cut in Venice In the fifteenth Ger
o tury and they were cut in Antwerp i
+ the twentieth The most modern Gu
y and Van Routen cut theml I'd bee
3 trying to remember about Van Route
when threw down the rroof sheet
d Of Belgian Byways."
!. snatched the pages off the tabl
/, and fingered them back and forth an
found at last an obscure little pa
t sage:
s "Van Routen's most important woE