The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-04-29
CHAPTER Xxx.
All ls Expla ned.

first to her aDd second to me--she
found herself at my door late in the
afternoon.
"Clairew | cried, and at the same
moment she cried. "Ilaye they arrest
ed papag" and collapsed into my
arms.
"They haven't arrested him-he's
perfectly safe assured her. Let
me take Off your coat and then | want
you to lie down at once"
mol mustns stop minute-take
me to papa"
Listen to me, Claire" expostuIat'
ed bit sternly. 81 cant take you to
your father now-it isn't possible"
She obeyed like the sick child she
was and then the bell rang and there
stood Billy and Mrs. Delario-Billy
white and wpebegone. Mrs. Delario
white and distracted.
"Shes here" / whispered, pointing
in the direction OF the study.
Billy stood on no ceremony-he
swept both of us aside and romped
through the hall and heard one glad
"
knees by the divan.
My only comment was a maiden
auntie smile that went over his head
or under his feet perhaps, for he
was IN too lofty a stnte at having
found her to notice such trivial details
as that he found her" In my fiat.
Later he drew me to one side while
Claire and Mrs. Delarlo were bubbling
together and told me: "Say-I think
I've made Mrs. ID. understand about
those things-I simply had to-it was
| getting too serious for everybody. But
one funny thing-nothing | can say
can shake her that our foreign friend
Is a thief-says she sees II too plain
ly and she can't be mistaken"
I'm afraid she's right" l whispered
back. "The Great Unknown was here
this morning-he says the diamonds
belong to an American millionaire"
Things were happening that day ex.
actly like story-book plot-before
could get out another word of explana'
tion the bell rang and the Great I'm
known came In | was too much as
tonished at having him pop up in an
swer to my speaking his name to keeT
him out, and he reached TIE room and
saw the object of his search reclining
on the divan with Mrs. Delario sitting
beside her.
"Well-you've found yourself, see,
he said pleasantly to Claire after nod
ding casually to Mrs. Delario and Bill
ly. 'Tve been hunting you all day ant
now, II you'll be so good as to tell m'
where your father isl have business
of great Importance to him."
IL don't know where he Isl" Clair,
cried, and then appealing to me, sh,
blurted out: But you do. Oh. tell hin
and let him save papa"
Tableaul
The cat was out of the bag Every
body looked at everybody end tn
Great Unknown snapped his eyes an,
said. "Ah" staring very hard Mt me.
"An accomplicei" And he gave tn
word horrd twist as he said 1t, an
l felt was proving 1t By my cheeks.
"Say--look herel Accomplice 4
whatf" Billy demanded fiercely.
"Accomplice in what? In the great
est diamond robbery OF modern times.
he replied imperturbably.
He sletched the story rapidly: A
impecunious Indian rajah visitin
Paris owned the stones and thrrug
De Ravenol, an impecunlous noblcma
and ex-diplomat who'd run through hi
own money and his wife's dowry, sol
them 10 Pittsburgh millionaire
name not mentloned-who iniende
them as a gift worthy himself and
certain lady of the operate stage. I'll
stones were so badly cut that De Ra'
enol induced his friend to sepd the
to Antwerp for recutting by Van Rol
ten. On the day of their return the
mysteriously disappeared. ss did ais
one OF the rajah's retlnue. who kne
about the stones and hard himse
taken them to Antwerp. SuspiciC
fell upon him and the case was put /
to the hands OF the Great Unknown.
st is true" said Mrs. Delario ear
estly, "every word of II. see it
hear it-I know IL. We must give BAT
E. the diamonds at once"
II Her "we" gave us away completed
= l saw the detectives ey es jump, but
q said suavely. II shall be thankful
y your cooperation In recovering 4
L. stones--parricularly II We can Ike
n the matter qaiet. You see. there is I
{, wife In Pittsburgh"
n I'm sorry--very sorry to hear thi
m 1t isn't right Mrs. Delario interrul
Is ed.
The Unknown shrugged. III the ge
le tleman can be induced by you ladI
ID 10 make voluntary restitution the ca
s. J will be dropped. And merely for