Evening star., 1922-09-16

Sc ing or only a tool for the fence"
higher up? Who was this Stein?
What it all meant | could only
guess. 1t was far Cty from the
wealth of Diamond lane to a dingy
Bowery pawnshop. even though pawn
broking at J per cent month-and
more. on the side--p9ys. ! knew, too.
that diamonds are boarded on the
East Side as nowhere else in the
world. outside of India. 1t was no
uncommon thing. | had heard, for a
pawnbroker whose shop seemed dirty
and greasy to the casual visitor to
have stored away in his vault gems
running into the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Mrs. Moulton must know of this
remarked Kennedy. winters. you
and Jameson bring Muller along.
am going up to the DELUXE"
must say that ] WAS surprised at
finding Mrs. MoultOn there. Outside
the suite Winters and l waited with
the unresistinG Muller. while Ken
nedy entered. But through the door
which he left ajar could hear what
! passed
Mrs. Nnultnn." he began, some
: thing terrible has happened d
lie broke off. and | gathered that
her pale face and agitated manner
told him thai she knew already.
Where is iIr. Monlion"" he went
ON. t1dIlSlnS MS question.
MIR. Moulton * 1T his office, she
answered tremulously. He t"le-
/ phoned while J was out that he had
tn work tonight Oh, Mr.. Kennedy-
he knowS-he knows. | kuo~ it. He
has avoided me ever since | missed
. the replica FROM
Sh'' cautioned Craig. lie had
risen and gone to the door
wv Inters.' he whispered. Il want
You to go down to Lynn Moulton's
Office. Meanwhile jameson can take
care of Muller l am goin. over to
Moulton up there, You will wait
: here, Walter, for the present" he
| nodded.
He returned to the room where 1
could hear her crying softly.
Now, Mrs. Moulton." he said. gem
tly, I'm afraid | must trouble you to
go with me. l am going over to a
paWnbrokers on the EowerV.'
! The BOwery?" she repaayed, with
genuinely surprised shuddcr. oh.
. no. Mr.. Kennedy. Don't ask me to go
anywhere tonight | AMI am in no
condition to go anywhere-to do any
But YOU must" said kennedy in a
! low voice.
| Il can't. Oh-have mercy on me-
am terribly upset. YOU
1T is your duty to GO Mrs NouI-
! ton. he repeated.
don't understand" she muir
! INJURED "A pawnbroker's?
! Come. urged Kennedy, not harsh
lE, but firmly, then. as she held back.
added, playing trump card. We
must work quickly. In his hands '..e
found the fragments of u torn dress
! When the police
She uttered a shrek. A glance had
told her. if she had deceived herself
/ before that Kennedy knew her Sc
crct.
Antoinette Moulton was standing
before him. talking rapidly
Some one has told Lynn | know
IL. mere Is nothing now that | can
conceal. If You had come half an
: hour later you would not have. found
, me He had written to NJ. Schloss.
| threatening him that if he did not
leaVe the country he would shoot him
letter INV
1T had come to this. + must either
elope with Schloss or lose his aid
me thought of either was unendur-
aDie. hated him-yet was depend
eHt on him.
Tonight I met him. in his empty
apartment. alone knew tbat 10
mad what was left of his money with
hlm' that everything was packed M
l went prepared. / would nor clone
pan was no less than to make
m MN pay the balance on the necklace
ma ne mad lrst-or to murder him.
carried n new pistol in my muff,
ohe Wnlch Lynn had just bought. I
dont know how L did it. was des-
perate.
ne told me he loved me, that Lynn
ulu not. never habitat Lynn had
ihdrrled me only to show off his
Wealth and diamonds. to give him
. ,ooial positlon-that l was merely "a
piece of property-a dummy
he tried to kiss me Jt wac ra
'oiting' L struggled away from him.
ana IN the struggle the revolver
.s ,sll from my muff and exploded on
AT once he was afame with sus-
picion.
so-it's murder you want" he
shouted We'll, murder it shall be-
saw death in his eye as he seiz-
ri ~ my arm. ] was defenseless now
me old passion came over him. Re-
fore he killed-he-would have his
way with me
Il screamed. With a wild effort l
twisted away from him
lie raised his hand to strike me
back-fell to the f1oor-dead of apo
plexy-dead of his furious emotions.
Il fed
And now you have found me-"
She had turned. hastily, to leave
the room. Kennedy blocked the door
Mrs. Moulton. he said firmly,
listen to me. What was the first
question you asked me? Can 1 trust
youg And / told you you could. This
is no time for-for suicide" He shot
the word out bluntly. "All may not
be lost. ! have sent for your hus-
band. Muller is outside"
Muller?' she cried. He made the
replica"
Very we'll. ! am going to clear
1t was all confused to me, the dash
in car to the little pawnbroker's on
the first floor of a fve-story tenement
the quick entry into the place by one
of Muller's keys.
work like that which had covered
Schloss' safe. Kennedy tore it away,
regardless of the alarm which it
must have sounded. In a moment he
was down before it on his knees.
This is how Schloss' safe was
workingly feverishly. Here is some
of their own medicine"
He had placed the peculiar tele-
phone-like transmitter close to the
combination lock and was turning the
combination rapidly.
Suddenly he rose, gave the bolts
twist and the ponderous doors swung
open.
What is it?" I asked eagerly.
"a burglars microphone," he an
Swered, hastily looking over the con-
tents Of the safe. "The microphone
is now used by burglars for picking
combination locks. When you turn
the lock a slight sound is made when
the proper number comes opposite
the working point. 1t can be heard
sometimes by sensitive ear, al
though it is imperceptible to most
persons. But by using a microphone
it is an easy matter to hear the
sounds which allow of opening the
lock-
He had taken a yellow chamois bag
out of the safe and opened it.
Inside sparkled the famous Moul-