Evening star., 1925-11-12
Continued from Yesterdays Star.)

\ llIee pairs OF eyes cOnpeTSeu again on
Waterman. composing an inquiry that
had to be answered.
! Waterman answered 1t: HE had
! that necklace! Jim had it, this very
| night in this room. He showed II to
! me. but he had it-carried Il in his
| pocket. He took it out and showed 1t
/ to me. l didn't bring it here. / don't
know anything about it.
How came it in your bedroom?"
| inquired the Swami
II don't know, l tell you.''
Let us see," continued the Hindu.
II read In a New York newspaper in
| the city Of Bengal an account of the
| theft of the Colby diamonds, months
and months ago. Mr.. Stanley called
my attention to it, saying that he
knew the owner of these jewels. The
| theft. l believe, has never been ex-
| plained?" He looked at Doris.
! No" she said, never"
II suppose, Mr.. Waterman went
| on the Swami, you do not ask us to
| believe that these jewels were stolen
! in New York by Mr.. Stanley. who was
10000 miles away in the interior of
Asia at the time the theft occurred?"
Il tell you / don't know anything
about it" moaned Waterman, again
reduced to state of Mysteries.
In that case l suppose ytu have
no plausible theory to account for the
wanderings of these jewels between
the time, some months ago, when Mrs
| Waterman left them on her dressing &
table, to this very evening, when they
are discovered in your bedchamber?"
| Waterman was silent
| And all you have to say Is that you
| don't know how they came there-but
| that you saw them this very evening
in this room, in Mr.. Stanley's hand
And how. think you, did Mr.. Stanley
! come by them?"
| Il don't know don't know"
groaned Waterman.
Doris asked a question What did
Jim say about them?" she asked.
| Waterman hesitated but presently
| he said: He accused me of stealing
| them
All" said the Swami, land then
came the fight?''
| Yes"
And why. may ask. did you say
| nothing to us of all this?"
| Waterman was miSerably silent
1T seems to me, my son, that your
case IS not at all improved. And now
| do you still feel as you did? You see
/ we must decide, and at once. Will YOU
| accept the offer so merCifully made
to YOU by these friends of our van.
ished friend, or-shall we call the
| police"
Waterman gazed at the floor a long
time in silence. At length he spoke
| III go" he said, I'm licked"
The Swami looked at Wilson and
| made a gesture. The secretary went
| 10 the door and opened 1t. Without a
| look, without a word, Waterman
| walked out. Wilson followed him and
| closed the door.
| Doris sank into a chair. limp. ex.
| hausted. Her sole sensation was
one of utter WEAKNESS. She had
| lived a lifetime in an hour.
| Shcck had followed upon shock,
For the moment she could feel no
more. despite the fact that through her
| brain there coursed the one reiterated
| question-where was jim? Where was
jim?
The Swami came to her and touched
her shoulder lightly. My daughter. j."
he said, compassionately. you are
weary. You have suffered much. You
must rest. Come"
! NO, no. she murmured, Il could
| not rest if l tried. It's too awful-too
awful
But, my child"
"Oh, please go-go and leave me
here awhile. I want to be alone, I've
got to think. Where's jim? We must
| find him somehow. l can't bear to
| think of him lying out there some.
| where alone, in the dark, even if he
| Is -" She could not finish the sen.
tence.
| Suddenly she reused herself Some
things got to be. done-I can't sit here
| all night and do nothing Somethinc's
simply got to be done. I must think
what it is. Please leave me-"
! IF you will. my daughter. but do
not srieve too much. Oh, know that
is easy to say. But he was my friend
as well as yours, and even if he has
passed beyond our ken, we must re.
member that this life, with all its
heart-breaks. all its loves, all it's loval.
ties, all its treacheries. is but a little
thing-Just a tiny island in the Him
liable coSmic sea. I will go to nv
chamber. but /, too, shall not sleep
II you want me, send and will come -
The voice ceased
She did not answer. When she look
ed up again the Swami was gone. She
struggled to her feet and looked
around the room wildly. Here il had
happened, whatever 1t was. Swiftly
her imagination working with the
speed of fever. she tried to reconstruct
the thing that had happened there
that night. Her eye fell upon the re.
! volver, the blood stain on the rug, the
signs of struggle and of violence 1t
was more than she could stand. She
covered her eyes as if to shut out the
vision that her fancy had conjured
INTO being. With a gasp she threw It
off-she remembered something that
she had to do All, yes.
She ran to the door and opened it.
The butler was sitting dejectedly on
the wide stairs.
Jefferson" she cried, "is that WON.
an there?"
Yes, Mrs Waterman"
| Il want her"
| She was back in the library. She
heard the girls voice saying:
| Yes. Mrs. Waterman"
| She turned. Nina stood there, car
rying the sleeping child in her arms.
Jefferson" said Doris, get the gar.
dener-tell him to get what men he
| can-get them out of their beds-pay
them anything they want. don't care
We've got to search the grounds again
from end to end. Get some boats
we've got to follow the shore of the
lake. Get lanterns-searchligh
thing you can. We mustn't wait, Mr..
Stnaley may be lying out there dying
at this very moment. Hurry
Thus electrified, the butler went out
and shut the door.
Doris turned to Nina. took her by
the hand and led her to the divan.
! sit down." she said, Il want to
talk to you. Rollin has gone away
we shall not see him again, any of u.s.
| "Gone?" cried Nina.
Yes, he leaves the country today
forever"
But look here" cried the other, che
can't go like this, without settling with
me-"
He is going" repeated Doris. land
you can't help it. You mean to say
that he's taken care of you all this
itime?"