The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-01-16
SYNOPSIS.


' CHAPTER I.-While in the little French
Vewn or Vevay. where the "stSid. proper
aptnster" who tells the story is spending
oYAcaton, she 10 asked to allow a young
usfa. claire de Ravenol. to be her com
I 0Anion back to the United States. al.
fhOugh forming an attachment to the girl.
rs heroine takes q dislike to Monsieur d
| :CHAPTER lion the boat she nnda
Claire and . casual acquaintance, ME-.
Oeiario, whom she had met while each
" alike, which figure largely In subse-
Quent events. When they reach New FORK,
yhere Claire was 10 have been met by
Nor mother. the latter does not appear
ono Claire perforce goes to Mrs. Delario'A
pome. In the confusion at the custom
eovse, the heroine carries of one OF Mrs.
0pAArio's slippers. Through that appen
q she learns later that some one Un-
Known to her has an entry 70 her fat.
.CEAPTER IIL.-Caling on Mrf Delario,
That lady shows her some remarkable
oeToe. believing them 10 be rubies. but
which are really blood-Eed diamonds. and
4asily worth a million dollars. Mre. De-
oakess no other explanation. While thsy
are talking, a suspicious caller throws
them into conformation
CHAPTER vI.-Hastening to her friend.
. leaving the gems, the heroine is met
by DE RaVenOl, who claims the diamonds
He accuses Mrs. Delario or our friend the
epinster of the theft, and demands their
return. b defles De RavenoI. who
tm0aeens her with q revolver, and es-
capee.
CHAPTER vII-Alarmed for her per-
aonas safety, and almost believing De
Rayenol. the her0ine fears TO return to
assetr an old-tine friend. Bjny Rivers,
Ming At a theater and Rivers aeeompanie.
4Sr home. There they End the fat has
poen thoroughly searched hut nothing
tnken. She does not confte in Rivers.
CHAPTER vIII.-Next morning Mrs.
Jiulrnson. washwornan an6 general care
The heroine has not dared 70 look if the
diamonds are safe. and Mrs. Jlynnson
throws the faded bunch away. They are
rescued in time. but before an investiga-
ton can be made a telegram arrives.
-Zat oepenus on maoame,- he re-
turned with a shrug and a significant
glance at the suffered windows.
"You speak as though you supposed
nobody knew where l Was"
eft is useless for YOU to call to
Madame DelariO-she will not come"
II wasn't thinking of doing it. But
10y brother will come! He knows that
/ am here and he is coming for ne. He
was in my house when your message
cafne. He had come ever from Phila-
delphia with his lawyer and some pa
'pers for he 10 sign. When you told
me Mrs. DelariO WAS 50 i'll. l waited
for nothing-rushed down mere aSrast
NC ,D,,ll NJ, Irnthor ,,.l hi l,x 49,,
were 20 follow me here III an hour and
i an T. So with them IA the ncrarv'S
to sign tIle papers. The hour IS al.
most up"
Monsieur bit his HIPS. Here was a
Ie~ontingency he hadn't reckoned with
/ had arranged "a have some
one call for ne. Then Il bright idea
struck him. "Zat matter is simply ar
ranged" said he with 6 wicked smile.
."I tel your dear broZer Eat you have
,alreaGy gone home to him, and he will
not wait
| tried 70 laugh again, though fear
i made but Il poor Attempt at il, for l
was beginning to be frightened. But
j said: Don't fatter yourself you
could deceive my brother with a tale
like that-he knows me too well. l told
him | would wait and he knows i
would keep my word. He would know
TIE instant you said / had gOne-he
would know the minute he looked into
your face-that something was wrong
here. In five minutes he'd be back
with the police and break in the door,
This took the wind out Of his sails
for a minute. Then he rose 70 the
situation in a m%aSterful way; and |
must say for him that he was no mean
adversary. Drawing the key from his
pocket he unlocked the door, saying,
sand now madame will telephone her
brozer Eat Madame Delario is dying
and he is not to come today about re
important papers"
Isaw my one chance lay in pretend
ing I'd. do it and then breaking loose;
SO i stepped Out-he at my heels ready
TO grab me-and making a feint OF
going upstairs 10 the telephone, he fol-
lowed suit by putting foot on the
lowest step. At that. I gave a loud,
wild-western "whOopee! :" right in his
face, and punched him in the chest as
hard as ever l could. He lost his bal
ance, went rolling backward and sat
down on the floor. Before he recov-
cred from the shock of my unladylike
behavior, l had bOlted through the
front door and reached the street.