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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907. i i 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 HOGLESSbARD A vegetable lard, without any hog-fat in it. Made of purest, refined, deodorized cotton seed oil, under Wesson process. Odorless' and tasteless. For bread, biscuit and fancy pastry baking, frying meats, fish, potatoes and doughnuts, and as a substitute for butter, it is the purest and healthiest cooking fat, requiring only three-quarters the amount to attain the same results as from the use of butter. Appeals to housewives from economical and healthful points of view. Will not take on odor of fish, onions or any thing else. Will not soak into or become absorbed by anything cooked in it. SOLO EVERYWHERE The Southern Cotton Oil Co. New York Savannah Atlanta New Orleans F. S. COX & CO., Distnoutors, Atlanta, Ga. 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. Household Surgeon Instantly answered by a servant, who, 11 name and then to pillage and murder Healing 03 A Household Surgi- cal Dressing for all wounds, sores ami skin diseases, whe ther slight or serious. Relieves pain- antiseptically cleanses-quickly heals. 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