Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-03-10

| ton. for he threw himself back with a
self-satisfied smile as much as to say,
II thought that would astonish you,'
and drew cardcase from his pocket.
removing clipping torn from the
personals" I'm the Herald and point
ing to one notice. marked with pencil
on the margin.
/ ] read IL:
Large reward for name of person
I recently offering special set of matched
stones. State number and color. Box
30. Herald Office
/ returned It to him without COM
ment--I tried to appear ignorant of
what IT might mean.
81 have insert 1t sree times" he
went on smugly. II do so because
argue TO myself as follows: Ze dia-
monds are find by Madame Delario
and she say to herself: Probably some
body play Joke on me-zey are not
real, zeze jewels-zey are paste. Still,
zey may be worse somsesing even so,
and | will take zem to a dealer and
I find out
He paused to laugh and under cover
Of 1t gave me q look with his beady
eyes-which fancy told hisn moth
ing.
"NOw zen, I ask myself where does
she take zem first? Probably to Tiff
fanny. I have myself inquire zere, but
wisout result. And | realize | cannot
interview every dealer in re clty-also
II is not well Tor me to be seen too
much looking for zoze stones. Zerefore
l have insert re notice and / receive
more IAN fifty replies. All worseless
but one"
He produced a shabby scrap of pa
per- saying 1t was veritable clue. and
gave 1t to me to read.
81 can give you name and address of
party Offering seven large red stones
last Saturday. Address by letter only,
Haskins, 1861 Third avenue, Box Z.
II see at once | have somesing of
value. / have receive zis on Saturday
morning. But before Eat, have re-
ceived some uzzer letters"-he gave a
little shrug to indicate that he. referred
to the decoy letters he had received
from Billy and me-"and i sink | have
not only re clue, but Eat l can obtain
re diamonds wlsout to inquire of els
Haskins So make my endeayor-as
you knOw-wis re result"
He stopped a moment and l saw he
was making an effort to keep down his
mOrtifcation-and probably his hate
and FASTENED to help him do both by
telling him cordially: I'm really
awfully sorry, monsieur, but then
what else could do?"
"Ah. madame, It is no more TO men
ton between u.s." he returned gallant
ly. "But--you American ladiesl So
energetic One knows not how to take
you"
81 suppose we are puzzling-to for
elgners."
"Puzzlingl have sink know some
sing of re ladies' and of re Americans,
since my wife is herself American, but
l find since / am come to Ills country
I have much to learn. Quill" and he
gave me little laugh. showing he
meant me to take this in compli-
mentary way.
"And now may tell you Eat have
re name and re address of re one who
have zoze diamonds in his possession:
1t is Mr. Eugene Delario-ze young
son of Madame Delario-who offers
or at least seeks to have valued
zoze diamonds last Saturday at deal
er's on Maiden Lane"
1t has always been a mystery 20 me
that | managed to c0ntrol--or think /
did--every facial expression that
might have shown him l already knew
what he told me. But monsieur went
on. apparently not noticing anything
about me:
you know re son OF Madame De-
lario?-Monsieur EugeneI"
81 have never met him-no."
"Well--it is of no consequence
know of certainty 1t is re son of Ma
dame DelarlO who have shown zoze
diamonds last Saturday-and he don't
| know Zey are diamonds OH! And
after l have zis information. I argue
zis way: Since have her so positive
/ denial. 1t is her son who have accident
ally discover zoze diamonds unknown
to her and he says Messing! You see?
All Is now explained"
but. monsieur, are you sure of this
man Haskins?" questioned. Are you
SIRE he wasn't lying for the reward?-
that all he told you wasn't g mere CO..
4 incidence"
/ bah :" he cried in tone oe disgust
and some contempt for me, ''Coinci-
lence, Madame, you must know Eat
when you find more zan sree coincl-
dences in case you have-circum-
stantial evidence When you have suf-
ticient clrCumstantial evidence you
| have-proof And when you have re
proof of a crime-you can act!'
He shot this of Ia a fierce determin-
ed tone and l saw he was ready TO
spring the mine under the Delarios,
mother and son. To gain time. l ask
ed; But are these condolences sutfi-
cient ARE they evidence?"
"Bahw he cried again. "Zey are
sufficient for any court !" He leaned
little nearer TO me AID spoke In q
more confidential way. as IL he expect
ed me to agree with him: "Ze chain of
evidence is complete. Re same house
re house In which zoze diamonds are
known 10 10 in eat slipper; re son of