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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907.
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THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
Synopeio of Provlouo Inetallment.
1'rnnk Berne that Mmr Hlnvlatky la a
Rueelun' rrrolutloiilat anil tlint her bualiantl,
Carl Manlier, la a apjf lu the employ of the
raar. The aoppoaoil waiter, to whom Prank
Bare tin* myaterlona document, la the coun-
teaa’ bolt-brother, while Itealnnld'a mar-
derail wife n-na her .liter Rita. Prank de
rides t- go alone to the Jewrler'a to con-
front htiannne when ahe ealla for the 116,000
for the diamond neeklaee.
From hla narrow point of aaplal
Frank could arc that Huannne'a face
had K»nn deathly white, and that from
the twitching of her llpn ahe could for
the Instant frame no aultahle reply,
“Da you hear what I- nay?” he re
peated. ■'He, Mr. Bracebrldge, never
gave you thla necklace. Now, how did
It come Into your poaaeaalon?"
He waited a moment for a reply, and
then tapped the bell on the table. Frank
at once entered the room.
The manager looked up.
“Thla la the young woman, Mr.
Bracebrldge, that I epoke to you about,"
aald he. "She hda brought me thla
necklace, worth a fortune, for which
ahe now naka 116,000. She naya that
your coualn gave It to her. What la to
be done In the matter? I think I had
better leave It In your handa."
"Quite no," Frank replied, and then
turned auddenly upon the by thla time
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thoroughly frightened young woman.
"You are Suzanne," he aald In French,
tranetlxlng her with a glance.
For a moment her IIpa aeemed glued
together, hnd her breath came In ehort,
convulsive gaapa.
"Do you hear what I eay? Your
name le Suzanne?"—
"Y-Yee, sir."
"And until quite recently you were
In the eervlce of the Boroneae Sla-
vlnsky. In New York?"
She nodded.
"And you have a friend you call
Blbl?"
She made no reply at all to thla:
merely etared blankly and with parted
lips.
"To whom," Frank pureued, 'You
wrote this letter," and he once more,
had recourse to his pocketbook. "It Is
a very curious letter. Look at It. You
recognise your own handwriting and
signature, do you not?"
By this time elte was speechless with
fear. Frank watted a moment for her
answer, and os nope came, he turned
to the manager.
"1 think,” he said, "that you had bat-
'er send for tha police.”
He at once arose.
"As you will," said he. "The matter
Is now entirely In your hand*."
Ae lie moved toward the door the ter
rified girl suddenly sprang to her feet
and clasped Frank's arm.
Piss for Mercy.
"No, no, no! Pour pltle! 1 ' she cried.
"Well, Mainpelle, Suzanne," said
Frank,, "It Is for you to decide. Either
you will consent to come with me or we
nust send for the police at once."
"But where will you take me?" she
asked, with an appealing look.
"Where, perhaps, you will be able to
explain n good many thtnga. If you
jive me truthful answers to my ques-
lons, I may—I probably will—be len
ient. If you decline this proposition I
' shall ascertain what I want to know all
the same elsewhere; but It will cer
tainly then go very hard with you In
deed. Come now, which ehall It be?"
"f will go with you," she answered.
■ Very well. You certainly have
vlioscn the wisest course. Never mind
tbaut the police,” he added In English.
This young lady has consented to place
herself In my custody for the presept.
By the way, I will take that necklace
with me."
"Why, certainly, certainly," said the
manager, as he snapped the case and
landed It over to Frank. Then they
shook hands and .Suzanne and Frank
eft the tiliop together.
He hailed a passing cab, asalsted the
,-1'Unij woman Into It. and the next mo.
nent they wen- howling swiftly along.
for a long time not a word was spoken.
At last, between curiosity and fear, she
iegan to ply him with questions, to
which he mode one Invariable answer:
"All In good time, mademoiselle; all
in good tltiie."
Before the Baronets.
At one period of the Journey It was
Just on [hr tip of hi» tongue to ask her
why she had been prowling about his |
home, hut he pulled himself up short
when ho redected that by this time she
probably knew or suspected that he had
burled her "Blbl" by mistake, and that
iio felt to he .-in awkward matter for
tires.-nt dLrusslon.
Bo they rode along in silence until the
-esidence of Mme. Slavlnsky was
•ached.
Bidding the cabman wait, Frankcon-
:ucted the now trembling girt up the
step.-i and rang the bell. It was almost
was plain to see, had already received
her Instructions, for without a word
she showed them through the spacious
hall Into the drawing room, and oa si
lently withdrew.
There was so much that was mys
terlous about this that Suzanne felt ter
ribly 111 at ease. But utter collapse
came when the door suddenly opened
and the baroness, with a stately man
ner that was Impressive, even to Frank,
swiftly crossed the room. Her greeting
was not so openly cordial as on the day
before, but ahe gave him a significant
look, and he understood. Then, facing
sharply about to Suzanne, she said;
"I have heard very strange thtnga
about you, Suzanne. I thought you were
an honest girl. Did I not treat you
welir
“Always, madame.” aald Suzanne,
now feeling herself thoroughly undone.
“Then why have you treated me In
such a shocking manner? You must
hnve been Influenced away by some
body else."
Suzanne clutched at once at the etraw
thus artfully thrown out to her.
"I truly was, madame."
"A man, of course."
"It Is always the man, madame."
“A very Just observation, Suxanne. I
concede It. What was the name of the
man? You needn't hesitate, for, am you
now know, tho man t* dead. You
called him 'Blbl.' His real name I am
asking for.”
Suzanne hesitated for Just an Instant,
then said she:’
"Jacques Tournelle."
"Occupation?"
"I know not. I met him
ter one night, and—"
"I understand: and you found him
very agreeable, of course, and aa It
turned ou} he boro a very great re
semblance to the young man who
caused me so much annoyance at the
Grand Hotel. Is that ao?'! '
"Yes, madame."
"And upon the strength of that re
semblance he suggested a certain
scheme to you. promising you marriage
in case you assisted him In carrying
It out?"
“You and the gentleman here seem
to know everything," laid Suzanne, ut
terly breaking down at laat.
"Nearly everything, Suzanne, but we
have one ur two things yet to learn.
On the night I spent with my aunt you
sent young Mr. Bracebrldge a note In
my name."
"How could I?” Suzanne feebly be
gan, when the baroness extended her
hand to Frank. He understood, and
gave her Suzanne's note.
"I really don't know how you could
do such a tiling." pursued the baroness,
"but that you did Is proved here In
your own bandwriting. You tell him
that I consent to give him rendezvous
In my rooms nt 10 o’clock and further
request him to bring the diamond
necklace with him."
Suzanne mode no reply to this.
"A necklace," continued the baroness,
after a short pause, "which you'Offer
ed to sell this morning for—how much,
Mr. Bracebrldge?" ’
"Fifteen thousand dollars." he re
plied. "and this Is the necklace," he
added, producing It. “It Is priceless."
"Now what Is the natural Inference,
Suzanne?"
Still Suzanne made no reply.
"Very well. I will answer the ques
tion for you. You, Suzanne, and this
Jacques Tournelle (who. luckily for
him, has escaped from the hand of
justice) entered Into a wicked con
spiracy, first (o take away my good
this ' foolish and unfortunate young
man."
Suzanne suddenly staggered to her
feet. "No, no, ho!” she shrilled. "I
didn't do It. I—I”—and then some-
thlng seemed to choke her, for she
clutched wildly at her throat, tearing
ribbons and chiffon Into shreds, and at
last her whole body became suddenly
convulsed, froth oozed from her lips
and ahe fell upon the floor In a lit.
"This Is a pretty kettle of Ash,”
Frank said to himself. "Just as we are
gettlnr to the bottom of things, too."
The baroness, however, did not seem
In the least disturbed.
“It Is Just os well," said she. "It has,
happened once before In my presence,
and will soon pass—then she will tell
us the whole truth."
Through a half-opened door Detect
ive Loftus stepped Into the room.
"Yes, she will tell the truth,” he re
peated. "We havo solved one end of
the mystery."
CHAPTER Clll.
The Whole Truth.
It was as the baroness had predicted.
The seizure was op* but short duration,
and when consciousness and memory
had fully returned and Suzanne real
ized her position, ahe was not In a con
dition mentally or physically to make
any further resistance. The baroness
held her, as It were, In the hollow of
her hand. Loftus now took a seat In
the parlor.
"Now that you are better, Suzanne,”
said she, "I want you to tell us the
whole truth. Mr. Bracebrldge and I
have been discussing thla matter, and
TRY A GEORGIAN WANT AD
If you can convince ue that you had no
actual hand In the murder of his young
cousin, and have not deceived us In
any way, we are both Inclined to treat
you with leniency and keep the matter
quiet.
"A watch, however, will be kept upon
your movements, and If we discover
that you have played any tricks upon
us, you will be arrested at once. Now,
you quite understand."
"Yes, Mme. la Barnnne, and I swear
to tell you nothing but the truth. It
was Just like this: The ypung man
was dead In love with you, madame—I
saw him every day. He gave mo money,
plenty of It, and I daresay I told him
a good many lies to please him.
"He showed me the necklace and
said It was for you.
"This I repeated to Blbl, who at once
made the suggestion you have men
tioned. I did not like the Idea at first,
but when he said he would not hnrm a
hair of the young man’s head I con
sented. We were to be married as soon
as possible afterwards. That was the
arrangement.
"So I wrote the note and sent It to
Mr. Bracebrldge. Just before 10 o’clock
the young man arrived quite out of
breath and full of excitement. He had
Just received the note, ho said, and
hadn't time to change his clothes. In
another hour, he' said, he would have
been on his way to Boston. I asked
him if he had brought the necklace;
and he said yes. Then I took him Into
the little prlvato salon of Mme. la Bi-
Tonne."
The Crime.
“Where Blbl was In waiting, I sup
pose?" said ahe.
"With his brother, whom, to my »ur-
prlse, he had brought with him. Yes.
. "Named Plpl, and now In Baltimore?
Frank asked.
"Nom du del! Yes. You seem to
know everything, monsieur. They stood
behind the curtains, where I placed s
chair and aaked the young man to
be seated while I called madame. With
that I left him, entered the bed room
and closed the door behind me. I wo*
gone about five minutes during whu-n
I heard not a oound; then 1 returned
and saw the young mnn strapped to
the chair, one hnndkerchlef over nl*
eyes and another over his mouth, while
Blbl wns holding still another close to
his nostrils. • ....
"As I came In Blbl looked up and said.
'It Is all right now-; he Is only asleep.
Don't be nlarmed.’ Then they went
through his pockets. 'Here, hohl this.
Suzanne,' said Blbl. handing me the
case containing the necklace.
Continued In Tomorrow's Georgian.
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