The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-14


John AusirT. uan 90 education
Ana hrretir.. hegours master
stoHs -nrr1 ms upon other thieves
lia firet Ntuturr into theft MAS al
80 expense az haraEou. IRA ave.
Noe. in a resort hotel Alnsley is
ttFoFeriuE the strength which he
4nHt fu months ~ r-HtHrNatIru be-
fore ~ turned to dishonesty. AZ the
tetert ~ unfsiriy loses 500 iu a Eolt
q - detective aEenrye-a coarse.
torriFh Individual Nautiun is ruH
Easra O. Miss krrneeEan. daurhs
tfF ~ wealthy rvtirrd broker. A.
rreaf q hia Erfat wealth, hcruochan
eaeps AiuslrN q rinE=an enormous
ruhy'-u which be save o. hIs daughter
upon her engagement 90 Nuntinr.
NoM GO oN Win ran sTonN
10 was not loath 20 40 80. ana I
learned that the scucl had a history
~ had been owned hy a Russian
Erand duke Who had fled 20 Italy
whcn kerensk came into power. lie
lad disposed ~ it 90 an American
millionaire hy the name % Adams
Who had died shortly afterward
icavlng his affairs much involved
had claim against hIs estate
and took this stone In settlement
from his widow, said Kernoehan.
wondered looking az his Snug
facc. with the plous sidewhisktrs and
tie mean. hard mouth. how Just had
been his claim against the estate
Idiy. J questioned him-yet not too
idiy. Tor The stone attracted me 1
had learned that Adams had LEFT a
widow, who now resided IN Boston
and who was In rather straltened cir
cumstRnces Thinking OF how COM
fcrtably that widow might live upon
The proceeds o. tho sale OF tho ruby.
J felt my dlstaste for Kernochan In
srcasing. l mazda up my mind that
would have that ruby.
But next morning. starting for the
Second falrway, where tho nruges,
sional was awaiting me 90 correct a
nasty slice that long absence from
The game had produced Ia my drive.
j came upon tho kcrnochans and
vsntino In the lobby. They were
dressed for travel. and portcrs were
iden with bags. stopped bcslds
them.
Yes. we're leaving Kcrnochan
told me In reply 90 my polite auca-
lion. "a telegram late last night
sudden death Of former partner %
mine inconsldcrutc % him 20 die just
now. when I am enjoying the golf
but Il can't 10 helped"
His callous brutality should not
have affected me. but marked Il up
against him. I. too. felt that his
partner was ineonsideratc; wanted
tho ruby. and Il was going away I
nurmured an insincere coincidence. I
turned 10 Yantinc.
I'D hoped. with little practice. 90
take you on again" told him.
well, there are other golf courses. p
he ieerod.
Il live NJ Greenwich. Mr.. Alnsley."
ssLd Rernochan. In few weeks
the courses around there will be IN
good condition. II you're In New
York"
Thank you very much.n l told
him warmly.
And the next day !. too. left Pine
hurst. Two evenings later l was IN
Boston; and - hours after my arrival
had read and dlgested. in newspaper
files. the life and death % the Henry
Adams whose widow had surrendered
the great ruby 70 Benjamin keruo.
chan For. you see. when / make up
my mind. / am very much in earnest.
I had read OF supercrooks: I had
met one in the flesh. and almost
under his eyes had distracted jewel
for tho possession Of which he had
made his supercrook plans. I had
told myself then that tho so-called
supercrooks succeeded merely be-
cause OF the low intelligence OF tho
police opposed 10 them. II low cum
ning-which was all my supercroolx
pgssessed-co uld achieve success.
what would the intelligence OF a gen.
tleman achieye7
had answered that question salts.
factorily. BY one bit Of sleight-or.
hand | had made more money than