Evening star., 1928-04-27
Continued from Yesterdays star.>
lNSTALI.NIENT XXv.

lNSTALIaNENT NV.
TN THE meantime Katrane Jabassy
had gone to her husbands bed
chamber. The count was in the
habit of lying abed late. She burst
into the room without knocking
He was lying In bed, reading a
novel, the coffee things on tabourette
At his elbow. She closed the door.
Get up!" said she. out OF breath.
She sat down heavily. He noticed
that she was pale and trembling Never
before had he seen her pale and trem-
bling. So he laid his book on the bed.
Peter DavoS has deserted Jonifer.
abe said hoarSely. He is after the
reward offered by Princess"
Whats this?" he broke in, getting
up with amazing celebrity,
She told the story of the huckSter.
He listened an unhealthy pallor gleam-
ing through the sweat that broke out
on his face.
who was that man, Katrane?" he
asked. sucking in his thin lips He
sat on the edge OF the bed, his hands
gripping the mattress. He was lean,
tall man. with saturnine face. deeply
lined.
He would not give his name. / do
not blame him. 1 have never seen
him before. Emlen; but there is not
the slightest doubt that he came from
Jonifer. What is 10 be done? 1t is
serious We must act quickly
'He mentioned the blue diamond In
particular"
He spoke of nothing else. tell
you Do not sit there, gaping" she
cried. IF you wish to be flnicky
about 1t. Emlen, he did not even go
50 far as to say that I have it. He
said no more than l have told you.
But any fool would understand that
he knows where 1t is. It was not nee
essary for him to tell me that nave
when did Peter leave?"
Good heavens. man. must l say 70
you again that he said no more than
/ have already told you? He warned
me. that is all
TT wish / could have seen him.
I'll wager my soul I would have got
all of the facts out Of him"
He spoke irascibly as he shufIled
over to q cabinet, where he poured
himself drink.
The first thing to do" said she. Is
to warn Shenke and Delawar and
Mingoyard Are they all in town?"
The count was frowning. IF had
had the chance to speak to this iel-
low-why did you not send him to me?
Naturally. he hesitated about taking
to woman in a
"For heavens sake. Emlen. put on
your clothes!" she cried. IT Is too
late TO growl about that"
Perhaps. if I hurried out and looked
for him, T.
II asked you about shenke and the
others. Are they in town?7
They were here yesterday
You must see them tooay-thiS
morning"
I am lunching with Count Della
war"
see Shenke and Mingovard first.
They must be told without delay. And.
Enlen, you and are leaving for Wen
na tonight Go at once to the railway
station and"
See here. Ratrane." he broke in
sterrlly, YOU must pun yourself togetn-
er." The brandy had put courage into
him. This may not be as bad as
it looks. In any case. it isn't likely
that Peter will have
What do you know about it?" she
snapped. Isn't 1t enough that Jonifer
got the warning to US as speedily as
Dossible7 why waltz We can eaten
The Rome express out Of Vienna tor1or-
ror what is the sense of sitting here
and waiting for something TO happen!
II NAV be that nothing will come OF
this. but shall feel more comfortable
IN Rome. let me tell you. than 90
here at this minute. II nothing hap
pens we can return whenever We
choose. But IL Dangl0ss gets word
from the princess that one OF JoniieT
men has come to her T1th--Teil, We
leave here tonight, that Is all nave
TO say" -. ia.
the diamond" cried he, impressed.
sWhile I do not believe that Dangloss
Is likely to hear anything for several
days--it may be weeks-stil. il is best
TO be on the safe side. II Is possible.
too. that Peter may have change OF
heart. More tharD that, you can be
sure that JoniieF is not idle. He Is
on the rascal'g heels. I'll warrant, and
# he catches him"
She cut him short. do you realize
what they will do 10 you and me.
Emlen. If they prove tina, We are
she lowered her voice TO whisper
that We are associated In any way
with the robbers of DrOOn FOrestP" Her
face was ghaStly. They viii execute
us-both of uS. II Peter tells them
that / am Jonifer's sister"
He was getting into his clothes with
nervous. clumsy haste.
They have not beheaded a woman
al.ce I was a little girl" she NUT
tered, twisting her fingers. But
remember hearing ny mother tell OF
three women whose heads were cut on
in the Citadel Plaza. with thousands
of people looking on
"They &ere In the plot 10 assa2sinste
the prince Six men and three women.
But the Law has been changed since
then. Kstrane," said he, In what was
meant 10 be a comforting tone. The
condemned person nowadays may have
his choice between hanging and the
block"
DWhzt fools we are 70 be talking
like this" she broke in. spTinginR ~
her feet Come Don't dawdle. En-
len Will pat few things into your
travelling bags while you are out and
pack my own DOzes. We 20 tonight,
WI 1sout fsll-~and We stay away until
81 is safe h. coR.e back. All may turn
out well-and then br car return
bit We must take no chances nov.
viii 60 at once and hide the diamond
where there Il no likelihood Of its ever
being found, unless t8ey pull the house
coSn. DFiek by brick"
You would better hide the rubies
and --~-"
r will attend 70 all that" she in.
tefFupte6 curtIy. ~ the dfOr she
paused. Come home IS Eoon as you
have warned the others ko~go 10
the bank and railway office first, DO
not eaWoje, Emlep. But, IN she other
hand, don't arouse suspicious by lguF-
yyang, no one In Edelwetss has ever
seer you hurry"
Gbe vas gone A feY moments later
he ssTOiiee into her DoudoiF, Duttoning
his gi0yes servant had brought
several IJorsuaDlsaus and yalises ~
tkls room and had gone Off ~ carry
40 tine fFI3kg The countess was en-
gaRe6 IN transferring q number of
erasA articles from . drawer 10 one
Of the bags Her leWelgy lay ia a
heap On The top of this table tne