The diamond drill., 1921-06-04
SYNOPSIS.

NhAFIEh LIN New York tewelry
store Philip Severn. United states con-
suiar agent. notices small box which
attracts him. He purchases II. Later he
uiscoyers In secret compartment a writ
ing giving clew 10 a revolutionary move
ment In this country seeking 70 over
throw the Chilean government The writ
ing mentions rendezvous. and Severn
decides 10 investigate.
CHAPTER u.-F1nding the place men,
tloned In the writing apparently deserted
severn visits saloon In the vicinity.
A woman In the place Is met by a man.
seemingly by appointment and Severn,
his suspicious aroused. follows them.
They 30 TO the designated meeting place.
an abandoned iron foundry.
CHAPTER III.-At the rendezvous Se-
~ern is accepted as one OF the conspira-
tors and admitted. He meets a stranger
who appears to recognize him.
CHAPTER Iv.-The stranger addresses
Severn as Harry DAILY. The incident plays
into Severn's hands and he accepts II.
Hls new acquaintance II a notorious
thief. "Genteman George" Harris. Con-
cealed. Severn hears the girl he had fol-
lowed address the conspiratorsL She urges.
them to hasten the work OF revolution.
CHAPTER v.-Leaving the crowd 10
discuss the message she had brought, the
girl discovers Severn listening. She ac-
cepts his explanation OF his presence and
makes an appointment 10 meet him next
day He tells her his name is DAILY. Har-
ris Informs him of scheme no has 10
secure sum amounting 10 81, 900 0O0 the
revolutionary fund. and offers 70 split"
with him Severn accepts the proposition.
CHAPTER vI.-severn learns II was
his new friend and Captain Alva" who
had lost the box which started him on
the trail. Harris tells MIN the woman Is
Marie Geesler lie arranges 90 meet
Severn next day at Tom Cosugan's sa-
loon. Leaving the building Severn notices
stalled automobile few blocks away.
Investigating, he finds the body OF Cap
tain Alva, stabbed TO death with a hatpin
dagger. Securing Il. he remembers having
seen II, or one like IT. In Marie Gessler's
hat
CHAPTER vIL-Beiieving Marie left
the foundry with Alva, Severn Is forced
70 believe she Is the slayer He takes
the dagger with him. leaving the body
20 be discovered later. AZ the address
Marie had given him he finds she is
unknown. He visits Costigan's and learns
that Harris has disappeared Costigan
really DAILY" and gives him his full
confidence.
CHAPTER vIII-At his hotel Severn
nnds message asking him 20 phone the
N Hotel McAlpin. He does so and is invited
20 call. At the McAlpin no meets Marie
y Gessler. She refuses fully To explain her
position, and he is unable TO make UP
his mind as TO whether she Is guilty or
innocent of Alva's murder. The presump-
tion, however. Is all against her. and
Severn on whom she has made a deep
impression. Is In a quandary.
CHAPTER Ix--wIth Marie, Severn WIS.,
its Perond's cafe. an underworld resort
where the girl believes they may meet
Harris and n Russian Jew, Ivan Waldron
a leading spirit I'm the scheme OF robbery
AZ Perond's, Harris discovers Severn and
believing the latter has obtained the
money after killing Alva. attacks him
Severn fights him and waldron of. and
with Marie. escapes. The girl refuses
fully 20 explain her position I'm connection
with the consplrators. insisting that Sc
vern must give her his full confidence
With that he Is forced TO be content
CHAPTER X.-After leaving the girl
at the McAipin. Severn finds that his room
has been entered and the dagger stolen
Bewiidered. he about comes to the con-
cluslon that Marie has secured II as In
criminating evidence. on telephone
call from Harris Severn visits costgan's
There Harris, Costigan and waldron con-
front him. They refuse 20 believe he has
not got the money stolen from Alva and
after a fight Severn is left unconscious.
covered the gifrs identity. ana that
alone was inducemant enough TO urge
me TO take the risk. III he actually
knew who she was, he was the kind
that might become ugly, and, however
much l susplcioned her in my own
<mlnd, had no desire TO leave her un-
Nlefended at his mercy. Guilty or not
guilty, my inclination was TO protect
her 10 the last. Besides | was eager
10 obtain the information he claimed
ITO possess; indeed, all progress on the
case was blocked until j did obtain It.
las to his boast that he knew where
the stolen money was concealed, /
took little stock In that Doubtless he
merely threw that In for good meas
lure. But the other looked reasonable
enough; she had confessed being at
Perond's before; Pierre was fully as
likely TO recall her 10 memory as he
was to remember DAILY, and Harris
could never have made so shrewd a
guess. unless he had really been told
the facts Another thing gave me cour-
age 20 go 10 Costigan's. was still
accepted by these people as Harry
Daily, crook. would undoubtedly be
so received, so treated. Under these
circumstances there could be no per-
sonal danger; held tho whIp-hand,
the advantage-TIarris wos only en-
dcavoring 20 see what he could get
out OF me; he had abandoned force
TO resort 10 diplomacy.
"All right" l said. "rn run over
there; IL you want to play fair. I'll
meet you half way"
"Oh, I'm on the square. old man,
and I've got some good dope" he lR.
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