The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28

suffer for Il and frown passed owe.
his face. but was gone in an instant as
he said: ut Is Of no consequence"
and then plunged into the matter at
hand.
"While I wait for re lift to pass
down just now. sink I recognize re
voice Of Madame Delario. She Is here
moment since, Is she n0t2"
"Yes-she was here"
He paused as If in hopes that ]
would tell him what she had come for,
but had taken quick stock Of the
situation and decided to let him do all
the talking.
Zen she have probably told you zat
have seen her last EVENING""
"Yes-she mentioned 1t, believe"
"Bien-zat helps me to explain.
You see. feel 1t necessary to have
some words wis her after she have
talked wis you and before she can see
you and communicate her ideas wis
you. Hence l am Oblige to put you to
some trOuble-fOr which l ask one
sOusand pardons--in order zat &C.
complish 1t. ZerefOre-I arrange 1t
xat leave my daughter to entertain
| you and Mr.. Rivers while l make q
brief call on Madame Delario and see
what she have to say for herself about
z0ze diamonds. And for zis reason !:
When see you last evening, am In
positive command of information Eat
proves her to have re diamonds"
/ I I n ck,v 3n ted
ton. for he threw himself back with a
self.satisfied smile as much as to say.
II thought that would astonish y0u."
and drew caricase from his pocket.
removing a clipping torn from the
personals in the Herald and point
ing to one notice. marked with pencil
on the margin.
! read It: 49,
"Large reward for name of person
recently offering special set of matched
stones. State number and color. Box
81. Herald Office"
returned it to him without com.
ment-I tried to appear ignorant Of
what 1t might mean.
II have insert it sree times" he
went ON smugly. II do SO because I
argue to myself as follows: Re dta.
nl0ntls 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 30.
and will take zem to dealer and
find OUT"
| He paused to laugh and under cover
of it gave me look with his beady
eyes-which fancy told him moth.
ing.
| snow zen. ask myself where does
she take zem first? Probably to Tiff
fanny. l have myself inquire zere, but
wisout result. And realize l cannot
interview every dealer in re city-also
it Is not well for me to be seen too
much looking for zoze stones. Zerefore
l have insert re notice and l receive
more Fan fifty replies. All worseless
but one"
He produced shabby scrap of pa.
per, saying 1t was veritable clue, and
gave 1t to me to read.
II 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"
Il see at once 1 have somesing of
value. have receive zis on Saturday
morning. But before Eat. l have re-
ceived some uzzer letters''-he gave a
little shrug to indicate that he referred
10 the decOy letters he had received
from Billy and me-"and sink have
not only re clue. but Eat l can obtain
re diamonds wisout to inquire Of zis
Haskins. So make my endeavOr-as
you kn0w-wis ze result"
He stopped moment and l saw he
was making an effort to keep down his
mortitication-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 l do?'
"Ah. madame, it is no more to men.
ton between u.s." he returned gallant.
~. "But-yOu American ladies'! So
energetic! One knows not how to take
you!"
1 suppose we are puzzltng-to for
eigners."
"Puzzling! have sink know some.
sing of re ladies and of re Americans,
since my wife is herself American. but
! find since am come to zis country
l have much to learn. Quiz" and he
gave me a little laugh, showing he
meant me to take this In a compli-
mentary way.
And now l may tell you Eat have
re name and ze address of ze 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
zoxe diamonds last Saturday at deal.
er's on Maiden Lane"
1t has always been q mystery to me
that ! managed to contrOl-Or think
dtd-every facial expression that
might have shown him I already knew