The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-07

ng up the police. M LIE turned to the next day. l issue:
 WILL MIR. VAN BERG RECOVER
 CONSCIOUSNESS?
 This is an all important question. since 1t is probable that he alone saw his assailant, though 1t appears that Mrs. Van Berg narrowly miss
 "Elmer always sat up Iate," Mrs. Van Berg said today. ''I would go upstairs, and sometimes l would hear him come up, and sometimes 1 wouldn't hear a thing. Last night I came up as usual at about eleven o'clock. but couldn't sleep. At twelve 1 went downstairs to get a book. As l passed the library door, I could hear voices. Elmer was talking to someone"
 You didn't go in, Mrs. Van Berg?" asked the Examiner.
 Mrs. Van Berg shook her head. She is platinum blonde with grey eyes and the slimmest of modern figures.
 No. wish had It might have saved my husbands life"
 Were the voices raised? Did 1t sound as if there was a quarrel?"
 Mrs. Van Berg shook her head again.
 "Oh no--they sounded just ordi- nary ,,., that was said ?'
 Mrs. Van Berg appeared to hesi- tate for a moment.
 "Oh no--I wasn't listening of course. I just got my book and went upstairs again."
 And then?"
 1 don't know--I guess was drowsy---but all at once thought heard shot"
 was that long after yol came upstairs?"
 Mrs. Van Berg hesitated again.
 T don't know. It seemed to rouse :,
 And then?"
 T ran downstairs, and as soon as opened the library door saw Elmer lying there"
 Mrs. Van Berg was. overcome.
 oh, 1t was dreadful r she said when she could speak again. was afraid to touch him. 1 ran up and to the doctor and the police"
 And when did you miss the
 T wasn't thinking about the emeralds-I was thinking about my husbandr'
 But you must have missed them some time.'
 "Yes-when the police came and began to ask questions"
 And was anything missing be. sides the emeralds?"
 There was nothing else there. nothing else of value. My other jewels were up in my room. was going to wear the emeralds that week, 50 my husband had got them out of the bank. He always kept them in his own safe when was going to wear them. because they
 linen 1t looks as if the thief was acquainted --t.h his habits?"
 "Yes. 1t does"
 That was all that really signiflet though there was lot about tn smeralds, and the Incas, and tn MT. Van Berg uncle who had starte he famous gem collection. Jim sat staring at the page. Elme Van Berg had sat talking in his l ,rary with the man who had robbe nim. He had the odd feeling that h knew Elmer Van Berg, and tha what he knew of him made it diff ,ult to. believe that he would hay engaged in talk at that hour wit my chance-come stranger.
 And if hs knew Elmer Van Bert md if it was he who had talked t nim in that library at midnight. the .here was no question of its being And he did know Elme Van Berg. He knew the way tn straight iron-grey thatch of hal stood up above his forehead. tn way the shrewd. pleasant eye looked out under the iron-gre Drows.
 He had only to shut his eyes see these things, and the hand an the scar. and the emerald chai dangling from 1t under the light. All of sudden his temples wer wet. It was true! He had sat an talked to a man as a friend and shc him down!
 It --as lie.
 He wiped his forehead. If 1t wa ! lie, why could he see that han with the scar, and the emerald hanging from 1t?
 With a logged determination h went on reading. .} fCopwi0ht. fss;. J. B. Lippincott Co.