South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-08


OF the bodies discovered was that Of
a man with eyes Of different colors.
Now Chys had told us that she
would recognize anywhere the man
who had frightened her in Certeis'
cellar. he was remarkable because
ne had one blue and one brown eye!
Investigation proved that the man
killed in the explosion had been en-
ployed By the Lorimer Chemical
Co for only few days Morrison
and Bob decided that he had planted
a bomb for revenge. and by some
mischance had ben dstrOyd in his
own death trap.
Our next news about the jewels
came by long distance 20 Morrison
Two men had been seized by the
federal authorities while going
aboard ship for South American. A
bag they had fitted the description OF
Bob's piece Of English luggage. All
marks had ben removed from 10. II
contained only a travellers outfit.
But in the mans possession were
several postal receipts. They proved
that the gems had been packed in
side candied fruits and chocolate
bonbons and had been mailed TO a
girl in Buenos Aires. The consignor
was the taxi chauffeur who had
picked US up near Certels' house.
the man whom Bob had locked in
the closet Of our guest room.
Morrison had called 1t an inside
job" This man. in confessing, i'm
plicated "A red-haired girl OF our
town. whose name he did not know.
Morrison was TO find II.
I remembered Katherine's excite
ment when the closet was found to
be empty. 1 thought a good deal
about this before Bob came home
again. But I couldn't guess why
she should have let the man out
lunless-it was TO stand in with him.
This was unsatisfactory and vague.
But when ne came home, Bob had
this TO say:
II think the girl was dahy about
the Jewels. While we were hunting
sometimes wondered II she was
really anxious TO hand them TO the
government. I half fancied she
wanted them for herself! Absurd,
maybe," He unused. for a moment.
then went on. by Jovel That
night in the car, when Chrys tainted,
told Katherine to keep an eye on
the bag! Now I wonder"
We had 10 give II up. The horror
Of the explosion was more import
ant 10 us.
Bob turned u me for comfort.
He had one grand piece Of news
which We were never tired Of dis
cussing.
The Lorimer Chemical Co. would
not rebuild its munitions plant It
would devote itself to constructive
manufacturing forever morel
Next morning we found that the
stories about the explosion were sub
ordinated to mystery in the lake
news
A woman. alone In a motor boat.
far out in the lake. had hailed a
passing steamer in the night. 1t
was approaching her. when she
steered suddenly straight across the
bow.
The body was recovered. II had
no marks OF dentification-so ran
the wireless-but the woman had
magnificent hair Of an unusual taw-
ny red!
Observers could not say whether
It was a case Of accident or suicide
"Can it be-she?" 1 could not
shape my rivals name.
did not need to. The same
dread was in MY husbands mind.
But she never loses her head in
emergencies" I insisted, unless
there's a man around TO be in-
pressed by her helplessness!"
Bob. regarding my remark a. in
bad Ia ste, shrugged his shoulder.
Yesterday katherine called me
on the phone several times. evad-
ed her" he said. Il tried 10 keep
my promise 10 you. dear. Finally
she sent word that the affair was
one OF life or death. l talked with
her.
Katherine phoned that she had
read the confession OF the men who
mailed the German gems 10 South
America. Jane. you remember that
their confession duplicates a woman =?
Well. Katherine feared that our
visits 20 the cellar had been observed
by the plotters. Now that the gems
are lost TO them forever. Katherine
was afraid that. as part OF their re-
venge. her name would be dragged
into the affairi"
Il think she feared more than
that. Bob"
What. them"
Bob I firmly believe that she
unlocked the closet and released the
taxi chauffeur"
Ny husbands establishment ex-
ploded in a prolonged whistle. He
shook his head with decision.
Bob. YOU said yourself that you
believe she wanted the jewels for
her own. that she was wild about
them-like a child. I think she de-
cided that since she couldn't have
the entire loot. she'd take any piece
she could get. and so she bargained
with the taxi-thief. But the scheme
failed. She Only succeeded in set
ting in motion tho power which
caused the bonn bing Of your chemI-
cal plant
Bob did not reply. I made my
point clearer:
she was terrihed-she believed
you'd discover he truth. Bobl"
You're crazy, Jarie!"
There was no sense IN arguing.
but 10 myself I said that Katherine
had been crazy about Bob: that she
would be disgraced in his ewes n her
name were connected with the es-
cape from the closet: also. she per
ceived from Eob's attitude toward