The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-02-26


Mexico until II Is too latsi"
Monsieur put the case 'tersely. And
trngically.
"And do you not see We pIotT he
cried. "zey accuse me OF some crime
--zey have me put under arrest and
While am In prison zey get my little
Claire"
But what crime, monsieurf You
have not done anything on this side Of
the water. have you, that any one can
get hold Off"
Bah I do nossingl Fey bring
forged papers from France-perhaps
zey. extradlte me before can even say
farewell to my child"
..'But haven't you got some proofs on
your slider" ventured. you can make
II evident to the court"
'To-ze-courti" he fairly hlnsed
the words at me. Mon Dieu-whit is
it you say7 Re messenger of re nm
peror under arrest in American He
drew out his handkerchief aud wiped
his brow. "What does It matter II I
prove zis or zat-I am under arrest
she is left at re mercy of zoze scoun-
drels could kill zem with my naked
handsp
"Why not let Mrs. Delario take her
Immediately to California;" was the
bright suggestion from me.
He met it with scorn. How far does
madame get wis her? To Chicagof To
Pittsburgh Probably she does not
even leave New York; She gets into
sleeplng-car, and man-two mem
a man and woman, perhaps-step up
to her and say, You are kidnapping Eat
young girl-you ere under arrest
come wis us Immediately. And Ma
dame Delario-what does she dor She
goes wis zem-naturally she dares
not do uzzerwlse. She gets In a car
riage wis zoze strange people and zey
take her where zey please-she and
a young girl can do Messing. do not
need TO be told how easy It Isl have
! experience in zoze sings-I know how
easy It will be, even In your boosted
New York and your America i-be-
cause | know re people l have to deal
wis"
| realized that that was the way he
had fixed II for me-the time he sent
me the decoy telegram-but l did not
remind him of It, Instead, / admit.
ted:
"Yes-I see, II could be done. II
wouldn't be safe"
"Zey care not for INT" he broke In.
mon Dieu How Ii she to be savedr
lie looked at me and there were tears
in his eyes.
The only thing could suggest was.
1--WE might appeal for police protec-
ton" which he met with something be-
tween n groan and shrek.
"Ze policeI Neverl We must ex-
haust all Eat We can sink of to try
all places where we may hide, she and
l.
Mrs. Delario will conceal Claire,
and for myself" he stopped to co1-
slider this moment and asked again :
"You do not sink Eat so-called detec-
tive suspects Eat am here2 Well. zen
hide here for re present"
"Oh, can't keep you herel" ! cried
In some dlsmay.
"No. madame-I do not suggest II.
He smiled little. "But / can trust
you to keep my confidence Eat have
gone TO my apartment below3"
"Oh-I remember But how are you
going to get into lt2 There's probably
a man in the hall now, waiting for you
to come down."
"Ze fire escape-after dark. Eat Is
If l dare trespass upon your hospital
ity for zis afternoonf"
"Yes, of course" l answered as cor
daily as 1 could; though the prospect
J didn't fill me with any JOy--a whole
} afternoon shut up alone with him and
the diamonds
, ut really isn't safe for you to STAY
! here" began, when the rumble of thu
, dumb waiter gave ME another brlgh
. thought. "And the fire escape won
do, either-somebody would be sure t
! see you. You'll have to go down b!
4 the dumb-waiter, and you'd better d.
!. 1t as soon as posslble-in crse tina
; man comes back. And he will know
n he WILL"
a Monsieur considered this a momen
and then asked: "But how should
A.. arrive inside my own apartment z
door to Eat little lift is shut and fast
9 ened on re inside.''
q an lend You my iceplck and yOl
A can pry the door open. It's cas-
enough TO do-the elevator boy ono
. got into my own fat that way for m
when / had lost my key-borrowed a
!, lcepick from some one in fat beloN
y and came up the dumb-waiter."