Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-07

| and if it was found on her he'd be
put to death; but if it was found on
you or me-all rght--we couldn't ex-
plain, for we didn't know anything"
"And do you believe that?" Mrs.
Delario demanded, her face a picture
| of amazement-at mel
With that l went through the whole
story of my experiences with mon
sieur, adding no comments on her
story, but telling only his and Claire's
and the legend of the diamonds.
1t took a long time-it took a long
nerve. While talked / did not once
look at her-I would not witness the
defeat of her deep religious convic-
tons anG the dissolution of her hopes.
ended apOlogetically, $50 you see, ac-
cogding 20 that the diamonds really
| belong 20 the Emperor William" /
could not bring myself to come out
with it fiat-footedly and say they posi-
lively did.
"Wel?"
Her tone was so peculiar that
looked up quickly And her face was
study. She was obviously puzzled,
but Amusement still held its ground
amazement at me; pity at me, too, for
my credulity. And a moment before
had been almost ready to shed tears
over her!
''He's cleverer than I thought" she
commented. much. Oh, very much
cleverer-if he can deceive you like
that.
And he's much more dangerous
than | thOught-he must have very
powerful occult influences working
with him, or very remarkable psychics
on the earth plane who can get names
and dates. And it all shows how care
full I've got to be. I'm glad you
told me. l see how must guard my
self"
1 experienced a strong revulsion of
feeling toward her-her manner of TAX
ing what I'd told her gave me a posi-
tive shock. I'd wasted both my SYM
patty and my reasoning powers on
! her. And saw the Vaccinations she'd
| be the center of-the wrath of the
| Emperor William, that I'd been
threatened with, bounding her, perhaps
to death. I must save her from her
own folly-I must convince her in
spite of herself and for her own good.
/ If l didn't De Ravenol would before
he got through with her. and I hated
to think what he'd do: he had too
/ L.,
happened to her.
But wait a minute" | struck in
boldly; you're forgetting that you
wore the slippers on the Steamer-that
knocks Paris the diamonds could not
have been in the slipper when you
bought tor while you were in Paris. ="
"Why. so l did" she admitted. And
/ thought for a second that she wa
vered-that 7 had given her belief a
serious blow. But if l did it rebound
ed Immediately. "And that makes it
only the more wonderful" she cried,
and repeated it with delight at the
clenching discovery. She did not no
| tice my dry and somewhat disguised,
''It certainly does" but bubbled on
SIT only goes to show their powers
their all-seeing all-helping powers
They made me the gift in Paris, and
| then, seeing it might be discovered too
soon-at time the knowledge | pos
| sessed such wealth and was smuggling
| Though l didn't know | was Snug
| CLING it-but / should have felt / ought
to say something at the customs house
if had known it on the steamer"
l cut in with positive violence: "You
mean they-whoever they are-put the
box in your slipper in Paris, then took
Fit out on the steamer so you could
wear the slipper-and then put it back
after you had worn the slipper? You
mean that?"
Certainly. Why not?" she answered
calmly.
l declare l could almost have sworn
at her! "Why not p / gasped.
I "Why-not?" she repeated, looking
at me darkly IF they can put it
/ there they can take it out-that is
simple everyday reason. Why!-you
I yourself gave me The proof you told
me it was once in the other slipper
( the one you carried off :"
In the face Of such arguments, seri-
ously put. ! was helple ;.
If they didn't. who did?" she de
handed. "Remember - Claire never
told you she did-1hats what he says
and he's q consummate scoundreL
capable of any fabrication Of the truth
to gain his ends and rob a defenseless
woman"
Her question and her face both chal-
lenged me-demanded the blow direct :;
but ducked the issue in a general pro-
test.
But really, Mrs. Geario. you know
"a million dollars worth of dia-
mOnds don't-just happen"
That's what makes 1t so wonderful
that it did happen-and to me 10
humble little me, who never could have
expeci ed It." Her eyes glowed with
mystic fire.
ITO suspect would have been to
doubt Gods providence-his prom