San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08

eyes, they do smell sweet, don't they?" said the
lady complacently "though don't know who sent EN-
more than ADAM"
81 expect, though, you give a pretty good
guess?" with laugh, which Mrs Deepling echoed as
she admitted
81 daresay if was pushed could lay my hand
on the party-an' now as I'm sleepy, I'll say good
night and toddle up to bed"
"Those references false ones' the hotel clerk
told the manager, with suppressed triumph in his tone
None of the folks whose he gave had heard
of Lloyd Grandson-and he was unknown at the adj
dresses he said he'd lived or stayed at"
THAT'S good enough to act on replied the man.
ager brsky "The suite the second floor, including
his all let to distinguished foreigners who'll
arrive tomorrow. I'll see him directly he comes in and
explain with apologies" laughing as he spoke.
"She's just gone to bed" the clerk told him, "hug-
ging her bouquet usual She's fallen for him as
quickly flapper to movie star. Some of the folks
here think he means to marry her."
"Thats their business" CURLY "Ours is to take
that he doesn't steal her diamonds while she's in
this hotel Get that, Dale?"
Thoroughly, sir. He's coming in now, and III
keep eye him until he's out of the place. bag and
baggage"
Dale whose duties in part resembled those of hotel
detective inasmuch it fell to him to keep observa-
ton any suspicious person who might stay at the
Rialto, tip-toed after Grandson to his And
then with the aid of perscope and the transom, he
Grandson take out pair of revolvers from his
grip, carefully examine Them light the gas fire, take
off his dress clothes, put his slippers and his every
day morning suit of dark gray cloth.
"He means business tonight" decided Dale uneasilv
he thought of those revolvers an go and tell old
Nation 1.-THE manager).'
"Phone the police ordered that individual
hearing the news "and get Griffths 1.-THE night porter
here The fellow won't stick at trifes."
Softly the three crept upstairs to the fatal
ridor. But events had moved during the brief moments
that Dale had been absent from his post of observation
Grandisons door ajar and the room in darkness.
curious sound between a gasp and whistle fol-
lowed by womans shrek, stfled before it fully
launched fell on their And the hall porter with
a hoarse cry of triumph seized and grappled with
man he had collided with in the darkness of the
corridor
Help! Help: I've got him." he bawled. "He
her doormat.'
LET me 90, you fool" Numbered Grandson, for it
he.
mot if know it," painted Griffths, holding on like
grim DEATH while Dale and the manager vaiany aided
and abetted him, and the woman's shrieks inside the
room redoubled.
Someone suddenly turned on the lights and the
amused spectators Mrs. Deepng lying peacefully
on the bed, with quantity of fair hair conceang her
features and glitter of diamonds showing through
And second Mrs. Deepling, like vrago shaking her
fist in the face of the three hotel officials beside her
self with fury.
"You fools! You foolsv' She shrieked. "Let him
60"
mot if know it, grinned tn eporter
"Hes the jewel thief after your diamonds painted
the manager.
ats your big mistake" Grandson told them grimly.
lief has just slipped through your fingers you seized
no doubt is off and away by I was here to catch
he showed fight, but you fouled my chance-and-"
no the devil may you be- then"' demanded the manager
tective Skipper in the employ of the insurance COM
was the reply.
id Pm his wife, put in Mrs Deepling, Indignantly "sen
tn flourish of trumpets and shop load of diamonds
the thief who's let the company in for small fortune
six months. That's my dummy the bed. While
ler"
t-but-the thief | don't understand"
Kate, of New York, alias Mrs. Grey One of the
jewel thieves of two continents Skipper informed
"Drugged flowers is her pet stunt Works up pre-
romance. Sends bouquets very day to the intended
and drugs 'em heavily the night she makes her COUP
ats the police at the door, broke in the manager Come
all of you. Well get her"
It your laughed Skipper. with two minutes start
e will show a pair of clean heels to the world"
t she didn't get her usual HAUL, laughed Mrs Deepng
displayed the wonderful diamonds safe
son, land out all right. Jim, we unearthcd
IF. We've stopped her little game here and to-
wen collect the rewards"'
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