The Dolores star., 1923-06-08

where beyond the fr-trees. Po,
moment he thought of Joining 1, n
the starlit gloom gave faint e,oa.4
agcment-pursuit seemed very a..
less. With a sudden impulse AIsr,.
der ran back through the hnlI ,r-.-,
on the light, and pulled open tho d...
Of the telephone call room n.
snatched the receiver from the ho.n
"Stanhoe police fstation mn,
through qulcki" cried Alexander
Lady Erythea descended the sat-.
n superb model for Boadlcea amo,'
the wreck OF the Roman legoDs ~
eyes flashed fire, her lips were coT
pressed in thin. tight lire, her b,,.
gripped the brass shovel. She rla,.,
ut the disgruntled butler.
'.Tarbeauxl she cried sharn,,
"TarbeauXl -
Mr.. Tarbeaux came forward, linn,
Ing. One hand pressed a crlnsors,
handkerchief to his nose, which n.
impacted rather violently upon N,
good knights breastplate. His o,b.,
hand grasped yard Of torn Nm,
cloth, which he waved before him
Did you stop that womany' cris
Lady Erythea.
Mr.. Tarbeaux' inarticulate ansxr
was in the negative
"Why not, idiot!" said his mlstrs,
"A houseful of useless incumbrancs,
unable to stop n single" The en-.
purpled handkerchief caught her .,
"Why. what is the matter. mani An
you woundedT
"Proud-shed m blood-ladyshln,
serviceI" snufiled Mr.. Tarbeaut
Couldn't help skirt tearIn', m lady'
what"
Mr.. Tarbcaux. with silent but
splendid gesture, laid the piece S
torn skirt upon the hall bench.
Glue. m lady" he said, with IL,
air Of n bankrupt making the most d
his assets. with this Il should ux
be difficult to truce the thief"
Trace her!" snorted Lady Eryths,
"If you had held on to her there would
would have been no need to trace an
thing"
Mr.. Lambe Joined them; lis MI.
eye ut once apprehended the sIgllt
cance of the piece of serge.
Il cannot see that Turbeau1 Is to,
blame" he said In his aunt's ear; b
did his best. and after all It is unlp
portant.'
"unlmportant! The Infamous cree.
ture has got clear awuy!"
My dear aunt! That stupid gil
cannot have been the thief. You d
not really suppose this burglary wa
committed by womanv
Most certainly l dor cried LatI
Erythea. 81 can believe anything q
the modern woman-nnything Sh
hid when the alarm sounded, al!
made desperate dash for escape
when / discovered her. 1t Is as Cel
as daylight TO anybody but fCOlI
II Is certain she had my emerald
| upon her at the time. and It is LUCKY
none of you are killed-though 3
would be very little loss. TarbeaI
| did you recognize the creature who-
you allowed so egregiously TO escapev
mo. my lady. 1t was too dark
And the incident was somewhat sud
den." said Mr.. TarbeauN apolOge.'
cally. at was n young persOn-l al
unable to say more. But | am sur
she was not one OF our household
II have telephoned the police
Stanhoe," said Mr.. Lambe; -ths
are coming Immediately by car"
"a CLEAN of intelligence at last
Thank you, AleXander-and fOrgiN
me- am ovcrwrought. My censut
does not apply to you. The whole a.
fair Is appallIng!" said Lady Erythe1
clenching her hands. MY pearls th
diamond chaplet-these comparative!
are trifles-but the emeralds are goli
The Lambe emcraldsI"
The audience shrank before be-
wrath.
1T Is Incredible! Twelve years az
the abbey was broken into-thiS IS h
second case. l had taken every pos
sible precaution, under skilled adNs
My safe is modern; / considered DIV
made the house Itself impregnable y
night. So 1t would have been, had |.
been adequately served What mea'
ures did you take, Tarbeau1? W
absurd enough to think l could re!
upon you, in an emergency like ths
Il retired at the usual hour, U!
lady, to my room In the passage" sA
Mr.. Tarbeau1 unhappily, "as | nav
done for years. by your instrucuos
In view of-er-er-an emergency lN
this. One of the alarms reused n'
| rose Immediately, only waiting p4
enough to don n garment"
"Go on, man, go ont"
while putting them-while putfa
1t on. my lady, l sounded my DEL
which connects with the other nes
servants rooms, and ran into the as-
At that moment thought heard les
on the gravel outside, and unbolu4
the front door / rushed out
Leaving an exit for any thiei
the house to escape by!" snorted lAI
| Erythpa "ContInua vOur brllltA