Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-12
SYNOPSIS.

town Of Vevay, where the "staid, proper
spinster'' who tells the story. is spending
Ety. vacation .,n.. she is asked to allow young
Ranion back to the United States. Al
though forming an attachment to the girl,
he herGine takes dislike to MonsleuF dc
CHAPTER lion the boat she finds
Claire and q casual acquaintance, Mrs
was purchasing az pair Of Slippers. e exact uS
qgent events. When they reach New York.
her MOTHER the 1 latter does 0s not apDeas
home. In the confusion at the custom
SLIPPERS i ThrousS IN that H ia
Ing she learns later that some one UNI
known to her has an entry to her fiat.
CHAPTER 111.-callins on Mrs. Delario,
that lady shows her .sope remarkable
Ehis ; are really Sieod-ssa dlamqads. ana Sni
lario admits the gems were smuggled, but
offers no other explanation. While they
are are talking, q suspicious caller throws
CHAPTER iV.:The caller asserts he 10
an officer Of the law. with q warrant for
charge Of stealing the diamonds. She OUT
Wits him and persuades her friend to take
CHAPTER Y-Next morning, realizing
the responsibility in her possession Of the
diamonds our heroine takes them back to
that that iadys son has been XII kidn nsas
sgFees keep a them for .ne wfh aims' she she
the her d door OF chsassa ana ana
Ghain-bolt added. Over the telephone De
Rayenol informs her Mrs. Delario has met
once, '-e- ~ ~>-'' ~
CHATTER Al' W.-HasteninE to her friend.
e9 De tae Eso the se is met
He accuses Mrs. Delario or our friend the
return. She defies De Ravenoi. who
threatens her with a revolver, and es-
CHAPTER v11.-Alarmed for her per.
4onal safety, and almost believing De
Savenol, the heroine fears to return to
nss an and od ys fn THAT h% to DO
Ming At theater ana RSyersP sxe
, been thoroughly searched but nothing
taken. She does not confide in Rivers.
CHAPTER v111.-Next morning Mrs.
taker. comes to do the weekly. cleaning.
The heroine has not dared to look If the
tbe are feds SAFE and Mrs
ton can be made 6 telegram arrives.
CHAPTER 1x.-The message purports
to be from brother Of the heroine, in
Philadelphia. asking her to meet him in
that city at once: II Is instantly set down
from the city and rob her. The prowier
had overlooked the diamonds in the hya-
fectvs ao tss oq sns sae. ns Re- &C.
turning she discovers that. De Ravenol
has an apartment in the building. and
I CHAPTER AFTER taking every pre-.
our h heESns writes
locked Il; from the outside s That 'g night
Pc Ravenol attempts to enter the fiat. but
Rya4a y ean X A. eEe to
Be Ravenor. H y sy"H he &c towards S the
message, and Rivers brings a supply OF
food, She tells him the whole story.
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and act upon it.
Cf1AfIEH All.-D9 RaVonOl 10ll8 INTO
the trap and believing the fiat to be emp.
gems They trap him and bind him Sc.
srsly Pc IL Ravenol then g asserts ne Is an n
whom the diamonds belong. and was sent
to the United States to recover them.
CHAPTER x111-Entry Of the kaiser
into the muddle considerably complicates
matters, and the possessors Of the dia-
monds suggest referring the whole matter
De Ravenol objects.
CHAPTER x1v.-Mrs. Delario afirms
aat the to hes
ero,ne of her II that sSe re:
sessor the levels a t. % h done @
CHAPTER xv.-claire says she thought
the smuggled box contained an important
tetesram et to Re '1 pa7esoi i causes him to
Claire. He goes to Mrs .Delario, believing
off: Mrs. Deiario again leaves the gems
with the now indignant heroine and de.
parts without any explanation. A new
had q. growing uneasiness that
monsieur's surreptiticus return for
words alone with me marked change
in the current of events. Had he al
ready discovered without my help that
3, Mrs. Delario had the diamonds? Had
4 he seen her since left the house? And
was he prepared to drop on her with
the law? Certainly had already no
ticed he had about him the air OF
something he hadn't the night before
! when he threw himself on my mercy
: and implored me to help him.
He'd shed his pleading attitude
that was how summed him up in my
new impression; and when person
:. does that it's either because he doesn't
4 care or holds the whip! I was bound
TO see him and find out; and Claire
fand Billy went away together, Billy
! wearing a grim do-or-die. trust-me-ab-
solutely expression on his round young
face connecting appreciation Of his
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