The diamond drill., 1921-06-18
Illustrations By A. w.n

oopyrisht b. Randall Parrish
CHATTER u-Finding the place men,
TONED In the writing apparently Deserted
Severn Waits a saloon In tho vicinity.
A woman In the place Ia mef by q man.
seemingly by appointment, and Severn.
MS susphsom aroused. foilovs them.
They go 30 the designated meeting place.
an abandoned iron foundry.
CHAPrER IIL--At the rendezvous se-
vsrn In accepted an one or the conspira-
tors and admitted. He meets a stranger
VINO appears TO recognize him.
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CHAPTER Iv.-rhe stranger addresses
severn as Harry DAILY The Incident plays
INTO eevcsn's hands and hs accepts II.
hls new acquaintance In q notorious
thief. "0entleman George HarriA Con-
ceaied. Severn hears the girl no had fol-
lowed address the consplrators- She urges
them 70 hasten the work OF revolution.
NHAPTBR V.-Leaving tho crowd 10
discuss the message she had brought the
girl discovers Severn listening She ac-
eepts his explanation OF his preecnce and
makes an appointment 10 meet him next
ris tnforns him OF a scheme ha has 10
secure Sum amounting 10 u-mOD. the
revolutionary fund. and odferB to "spIitY
with him Severn accepts tho proportion.
CHAPTER VI-Severn learns II was
nis new friend and Captain Afvas who
had lost the box which started him on
the trail Harris tells him TIM woman is
Marie Cessler. He arranges TO meet
Severn next day at Tom Costgan's ga
loon. leaving the building. S1vern notices
a stalled automobile few blocks away
Investigating. he fnds the body of Cap
tain Alva. stabbed 10 death with a hatpln
dagger. Securing t. he remembers having
hat 80
CHAPTER vIL-Beiieving Marie ieft
che foundry with Alva. Severn Is forced
TO believe she Is the slayer. He takes
the dagger with him. leaving the body
20 be discovered later. AT the address
Marie had given him he nnds she is
unknown He visits cosugn's and learns
that Harris has disappeared CostiRan
apparently has no doubt that Severn is
really DAILY and gives him his full
confidence.
lN~ess- 49,
CHAPTER vIII.-At his hotel Severn
nnds a message asking him 10 phone the
Hotel McAipin. He does so and is invited
20 call. At the McAipin he meets Marie
Gessier. She refuses fully 10 expnAin her
position. and he Is Unable 10 make up
his mind az 10 whether she n guilty or
innocent OF Afva's murder. The presump-
ton. however. Is all against her and
Severn. on whom she has made deep
impression, In In Quanuary.
CHAPTER fx.-with Marie. Severn WIS.,
its Perond's cafe. an underworld resort,
where the girl believes they may meet
Harris and a Russian Jew. Ivan Waldron,
a leading spirit In the scheIne OF robbery.
At PeroDd's. Harris discovers Ssvern. and
believing the latter has obtained the
money afoer killing Alva, attacks him
Severn Nights him and waidron OF. and,
with Marie, escapes The girl refuses
fully to explain her position IN connection
with the oonsrhrators. insisting that Se-
vern must give her his full confidence.
With that he is forced 70 be content
CHAPTER x.-After leaving the gin
at the McAipin, Severn finds that his room
has been entered and the dagger stolen.
Bewildered, he about comes 20 the con-
clugion that Marie has secured II as In
eliminating evidence. On a telephone
call from Harris Severn visits Cosugan's.
front him They refuse 20 believe he has
not got the money stolen from Aiva. and
after a fight Severn Is left unconscious.
might afore last, Bout midnight;
I'd he'd a fare down thet way, an
wus drivln' back empty, when he
hollered TO me to stop. Gosh, the
feller tumbled In like there was a
ghost after him. an sed l wus ter
drive like hi"
"Hnd a grip with him. did hep
"Yep; black, bout medium size.
The fellow wasn't overly big himself.
fan II wus quite lug for him; IL
bumped against his legs when he
toted IL. wouldn't a thought nothin'
more bout II. only got hor OF
paper, an read how there wus a guy
croaked that same night over In
Jersey. II sorter made me think o
this feller, Just because he was so
d--d scared. II wus sorter funny
where he had me set him down, too
after midnight thet way"
"Where was thatf"
"Colmar bulldIn' on Broad street.
Want darn light from top TO
bottom. He didn't let me pull up
therc--not by a do sight. had
ter let him out block away, around
the corner. But somehow sorter
wanted ter know just where the bloke
went. so I slipped Off the box. an took
a peek. He turned In there, where II
wus blacker than stack o. black
cats, an thets the last l seen OF him.
S'pose he wus the duck who did That
Job sirr'
"He might have been, OF course.
Did you report II TO the policer
'Lord. no; II us fellers told the
cops half we know they wouldn't get
no sleep at all / ain't sed nothin' to
nobody. Ready to 60 now. sirT