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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. L ON THE CANAL MAY ;e a big Chief Engineer Is Charged With Efforts to Oust Jamaicans. Bj Private iA-aac-I Wire. Washington, D. C., Au*. SO.—'There Is beginning to be some talk about the effort being made to employ Chinese Instead of Jamaicans on the Isthmian canal. Chief Engineer Stevens, who, by the way, Is to succeed Chairman Shouts, Is the person declared to be responsible for the demand to oust the Jamaicans and take on the Chinamen. Mr. Stev ens, It Is explained, has about as deep-seated a case of race prejudice as could easily be found. For more than a year a determined effort has been afoot to have the Chi nese labor adopted. Senator James W. Jones, « f Arkansas, Is said to be for Chinese labor. LICENSE INCREASE IS SWELLED AGAIN The large Increase In the amount of licenses collected by the license In spectors this year over last has been substantially swelled by the aggregate sum of $1,600, for which License In spector R. A. Ewing has received checks after making a careful Investi gation of the local pawn shops. It was ascertained that the pawn brokers were not only selling second hand goods, but were In competition with the retail dealers• of the city by selling first-hand stuffs. There has been a paragraph In the tax ordinance for the past two years levying a tax of $50 for this, but up until the present has never been en forced. There are 18 pawn shops In the city. Fifteen of these were run ning last year and Inspectors Ewing and Hayes have sent out notices that tho money will have to be forthcoming with the result that the checks have arrived In the license Inspector's office and will be passed upon at the next session df the tax committee. STEAMSHIP LIS COMBINE TO FIGHT THE NEGATE LAW Savannah and Brunswick Companies Will Test Law Affecting Them. FORMER COUNTESS VISITS AMERICA ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD HAS 22 KILLINGS IN LESS JHAN 2 YEARS Farmer Is Killed by Young Mnn on Whom He Advanced. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 30.—At Roach’s saloon, six miles from Luvern, laat night Aubrey Roach, aged 25, shot to death Jamea Moore, a rich farmer. They fell out over some triv ial matter, and. It Is said, Moore ad vanced on the boy with a knife. This la the twenty-second killing In Crenshaw county In less thun two years. MOB OF NEGROES ATTEMPT LYNCHING Bpeclnl to The Georgian. Valdosta, Oa., Aug. 30.—An attempt was made by a mob of negroes last night to lynctv Will Clark, the negro charged with assaulting a 6-year-old negro girl yesterday. A crowd of about fifty men went to the Jail at 12 o'clock, | add arousing the jailer made a demand for Clark. Jailer Ellis and Guard Hea ter told the crowd they would shoot the first man who attempted to vain access to the building, and at the aatne time telephoned Sheriff Passmore of the attempted lynching. The mob dis persed, but said that they would get more men and come back. The Jailer's family waa moved from the building and preparations made to defend the place, hut the negroes failed to return. The negroea of the city are terribly ln-[ censed over Clark's crime. A special term of court has been requested to try him. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPS Albany Merchants Organist. Special to The Georgian. Albany, Ga^ Aug. 30.—Under the name of the Retail Grocers' and Mer chants' Association the retail mer chants of this place have perfected an organisation here. Every class of merchandising Is represented in the membership. It Is the Intention of the association to protect Its members from unscrupulous customers and Improve the credit system. Fifth Fever Victim. Special to The Georgian. Valdosta, Oa., Aug. 30.—Mrs. George Robinson, the fifth victim of the ty phoid fever epidemic which has been raging In the Moore and Robinson set- telmcnts, a few miles north of Naylor, In this county, passed away this week. The fever commenced more than three months ago and in all fourteen people have been prostrated. Store la Burglarised. Fpedsl to The Georgian. Valdosta, Oa., Aug. 30.—The store of C. B. Peeples, In this city, was bur glarised Tuesday night, but It Is be ttered that the burglar waa frightened away before he had secured all of the goods he Intended to take. A lot of knives were stolen and the office ran sacked for money. Franchise for Auto Line. Special to The Getirglau. Savannah, Oa., Aug. 30.—A fran chise for conducting an automobile line on Bull street will be asked by M. \V. Wilson. He promises to have the line In operation within thirty days after the franchise Is granted. Mr. Wilson s Idea Is to make a charge of io cents for a trip, with rides cheaper with cou pon books. Wants Damage for Fell. S(»ec|al to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 30 —James M. I.owrle, a former employee of the Eagle and Phenlx mill*, has tiled ault against that company for $5,000 damages for falling from a ladder while mending a belt for the company. Badly Cut on Head. Bl*»clil to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga, Aug. 30.—Frank Her mann and Frank Perry, two young ““en of Girard, had an altercation yes- “T, l»* which Hermann was badly Live 8tock Company. A charter wan granted by the secre tary of state Thursday to the Athens Co-operative Live Stock Insurance Company. The Incorporators are El mer Crawford, Cobb Lumpkin, A. A. Mcpuflle, H. S. West and W. P. Jack- son, all of Athens. It Is a mutual con cern without capital stock, . Swindell 8eee Sights. D. C. Hwlndell, a young man who arrived from Raleigh, N. C.. Wednes day to aee the sights, fell Into tho hands of the Philistines before he had gone far and found himself In the po lice station that night. Swindell was found by Patrolman Rowan an White hall street between Mitchell and Trin ity streets as limber as a rag and for getful of the world. He explained to tho recorder Thursday morning that he must have been drugged by an ac quaintance or two he had met, for his $15 was gone. He was let off with i line of $1 and costs and this w ill proba bly be remitted In order that the young man may return to Raleigh. It will be n long walk. Little Girl Steuck by Wheal, The little daughter of Joseph I Gill- man, of 361 Gordon street, was run over and knocked down by Harris Adams, a negro bicycle messenger boy kite Wednesday afternoon. The boy was arrested by Patrolman Rowan and locked up. The little girl was not hurt seriously and the family will not ap pear to prosecute the boy. Hancook on Bench. Councilman W. A. Hancock balanced the scales of juntlce In the recorder's court Thursday morning and passed sentence upon an unusually long list of negroes and white men who had been Imbibing too freely or otherwise break Ing the peace of the city. He looked relieved when the last case hud been passed upon. Welcomed With a Bullet. Ola Perdue, a negro woman who lives at 46 Grady avenue, was held under $500 bond by Acting Recorder Hancock Thursday morning for shoot ing Rosa Sparks, another negro, through the shoulder last Saturday night. The evidence showed that the women hnd been qunrrellng for several days and Rosa went to Ola's house and tried to kick In the door. Olu welcomed her with a pistol bullet and peace waa re stored to the neighborhood for some time, at leant. 8. H. Smith Promoted. 8. H. Smith, formerly manager of the Baptist Publication Society In this city, luis been tnado aecretary-treasur er and goneral manager of the Howling Green cotton mills, at Howling Green, S. C. Mr. Smith la well Known through out Atlanta, and for a number of years was prominent In business circles. He left Atlanta two years ago to enter the cotton business. Goes to Charlotto. Houston R. Harper, publicity man for Harvey A Wood’s chain of hotels, will leave Atlanta Thursday evening for (’harlotle, N. C., to plan nn adver tising campaign for the Selwyn hotel, of that place, which was recently ac quired by Harvey & Wood. Mr. Har per will be absent from the city only a few days. Pound Will Lecture. Professor Edwin A. Pound, superin tendent of public schools at Waycross, will deliver an Address ut the First Methodist church next Sunday night at 8 o’clock on the subject, "The Bible." This win take the place of the regular preaching service. Jonee' Trial Thursday Night. The police board will meet Thursday night at the police etutlon to take up the trial of Patrolman George C. Jones, who Is under charges of larceny and other misconduct. It Is expected that the full membership of the board will be present. kn the head. ^^nen t m Warehouse Was Insursd. Spe«»til to The Georgian. ^Columbus. Ga.. Aug. 30.—The Hirsch jfeyarehouse, which was burned here, I J, $12,000, waa insured for tr.e Aill amount. The lesseea, Messrs. < R. Johnson A Go., were not insured at all. and they lose over $1,000 on cotton and other products held bv Mother and Daughter to Aims House. Mrs. Carrie Mapp and her duughter,[ Miss Lizzie Mapp, who arrived at the [police station last Saturday In search of a home, were sent to the alms house Thursday, arrangements having been made for their reception. Mrs. Mapp [is an aged woman, whose husband was once a prominent Atlantan. Both wom en are Invalids and penniless. They have iH»en kept since Sat unlay in the namts of Miss Sanderson, who has charge of the woman's deiutrtment at the station. New Hats for County Polics. Some one who |* mysterious, but ab solutely nice, has enshrined his un known self In the hearts of the county police. Every member of that force has received u note from a well-known Atlanta toggery shop telling them that u friend had left an order for the best hat in the house, and asking him to cull and "get hls'n." The man who Is buying these twelve hats came to chief A. Q. Turner a few days since and got the name of every mnn on the fore* but requested the chief not to divulge his Identity. Jack McKibbin Arrested. Jack McKibbin, a negro, who hpd a difficulty with Conductor A. B. Branch on a Federal prison street car about a month ago, was landed by Of ficers Wright and Oliver Wednesday night at the new railroad yards at East Point, where he has been at work. At the time he got In trouble he cursed Branch and then beat him and cleaned out the car. He esenped and left town, but came back and went to work on a night shift with the railroad. The of ficers have had him spotted for several By Private Leased Wire. Boston, Aug. 30.—That the new in terstate commerce act, better known as the rate law, which went Into ef fect yesterday, will not establish its Jurisdiction over the coastwise ship linen centering in New York and Bonr ton short of an appeal to the United States supreme court was admitted In local steamship circles today. It Is said that the most prominent companies have combined for the pur pose of ascertaining the Jurisdiction of the Interstate commerce commission over their traffic. 8avannah Companies Alto. The local companies affected by the law are the Metropolitan Steamship Company, running to New York; the Merchants and Miners' Company, run ning to Norfolk and Baltimore; the Sa vannah Steamship Company, running from Boston and New York to Savan nah, Ga.; the Clyde Steamship Com pany, running to Charleston, Jackson ville and Brunswick, Ga.; the Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Company, running to Philadelphia, and the East ern Steamship Company, connecting with Maine ports. FIRST PUBLIC ORDER I88UED ON THUR8DAY Washington, D. C., Aug. 30—The first public order of the Interstate com merce commission was Issued today. It decides an application of the Bos ton and Maine Rullroad for relief from the operation of the 30-day require ment to change rates. The Boston ami Maine wanted per mission to reduce rates on Ice on no tice of five days. It was granted, "on account of the urgent public demand for ice In Boston and surrounding towns and owing to the shortage of the Ice crop and for other good reasons shown." The lower commodity rates on lec nre from points In Maine, Northern New Hampshire and Vermont to Boston and surrounding towns. SPREAD OE FEVER LI IN MISSISSIPPI This Is a picture of the for mer Countess of Strafford, who was the widow of Samuel Colgate. She now Is Mrs. M. T. Kennard. wife of a clubman prominent In England. Mrs. Kennard has arrived In America, accompanied by her daughter. Miss Colgate. They are to visit Newport and then will make a trip to the Pacific coast, returning home thence. GA, SIATE ABLY DISCUSSED Marine Surgeon Says No Alarm Should Be Oe- casioued by Outbreak. fip«H*lnl to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 30.—Surgeon J. H. White, of the marine hospital ser vice, who diagnosed suspicious cases of fever at Nntchex yesterday and de clared them yellow fever. In an Inter view today said: "The South no longer hns cause to fear yellow fever, as It Is Indisputably proven that It can be absolutely con trolled. The quarantine Idea must be abandoned Just as we abandoned the quarantine of smallpox, more than a decade ago. In my opinion we will have no trouble with the disease In the South this year." Plan of Exhibits For Com ing Event Are Laid Be fore Convent'^t!. AS TO POLITICS Was Enthusiastic About 150 Meu From Ne braska. By Private Leased VIre. Now York. Aug. 30.—Mr. Mryan re alated all efforta to get him Into a dla- cttaslon of politic,. Jt waa following aotno unction, along thin line that Mayor Tom Johnson said: "See here, BUI. ijon't you rood that speech tonight. Just apeak It right out, want to hear the old Bryan. We want yon to tnlk out In meeting." Mrs. Bryan lidded her entreaties to this. Mr. Bryan.only smiled, hut made no promise. He remained aboard the house boat until the early afternoon. hen he was returned to the mint. Referring to the 15# enthusiastic Westerners, he said: •'It made me feel mighty good to the boys from Nebraska, the best state ever. I know that I may be pardoned for saying this, l our home folks are the best ltt the world." ' Another Celt Injunction. Mrs. Harriett Hrldwel! Is the latest tile a suit against the (late City Terminal Company restraining them from condemning property. She wants more than they arc willing to pay for her land on West Hunter street. An In the other eases, a temporary injunc tion hns been granted and a hearing set by Judge J. T. Pendleton for Sep tember 8. This mnkes eight or ten of this kind of suits which have been Hied, hut It Is said that most of the land which will be used hy the terminal company has already been bought, and these Injunc tions will not materially hinder the operation of clearing the land. NEGRO BOY KILLED BY SWITCH ENGINE Special to The tieorglan. Columbus. Ga., Aug. 30.—Mack Hen ry. a 16-year-old negro boy, was cut In two by a switch engine on the Cen tral of Georgia Railroad at the Fifth at reet crossing today. The boy waa on v coal wagon. Special to The Georgian. 1 Grinin, Ga., Aug. 30.—The second •lay of the convention of tho Georgia Agricultural Society ta being largely attended and considerable Interest la manifested. v The feature of today', session was the speech by Frank Weldon, on “The Advantages of the State Fair." Secretary Weldon said that tho state fairs havo not been appreciated by the public at anything like their real value; that the fairs furnish object leaaona to the visitors, and that thousands of farmers receive Information and stimulus which result In an aggregate Increase of 11,000,000 to 35,000,000 a year In the value of Georgia's farm products. He declared that this In crease In wealth anil'tho splendid ad vertisement to the state would Justify an appropriation by the state for agri cultural and live stork premiums. Many states aid their fairs. Florida gives 115,000 a year. Kentucky, South Caro lina and most of the Western and Northern states contribute In the Inter est of agriculture. In concluding he said: "We are trying to make the 1906 fair better than any the society has ever held. I believe' the agricultural exhibits will equal In quantity and sur pass In quality those of laat year, and that Is saying a great deal. "A new feature this year la the corn and cotton contest for boys. We offer »5oo In prises for the best exhibits of corn and cotton raised by Georgia schoolboys, and at Inst accounts up ward of 1,000 had entered this compe tition. We want to interest the boys and girls in our fairs. They are to be the future farmers and farmers' wives, and If we ran get them Interested while young In the fairs, they will grow to be better and more successful farmers than their fathers are. "You will all he proud of the live stock this year. Our Jersey cattle show will be the beat In the United States In 1906. The American Jersey Cattle Club hns appropriated >1,000 for it. We have added >500, nnd the result Is the largest premium list for a single breed of cattle offered by any fair In America this year. We will have 200 to 300 head of domestic and Imported Jersey cattle. Breeders are spending from >1.000 to >5,000 preparing their cattle for It—not on account of the cash prizes so much ns In the hope that they will have the honorable dis tinction of winning some ribbons at the Georgia State Fair. "Another feature this year will be the museum of Georgia manufacturers, which Is Intended to embrace ns nearly as possible specimens of everything manufactured In Georgia. The purpose back ot this display Is to show our people that they can supply almost their every need with goods made In the state. We talk about patronising home Industries without knowing half the things which are made at home. we are going to show you a col lection of cotton, woolen, silk, lenther, wooden, clay and ntetnl products which will surprise and thrill you. For this department I ask the earnest co-opera- tlon of every member of this society. Every Industry In the state should be willing to contribute samples. We do not care fop elaborate displays—Just a few samples from each. If the manu facturers will ship us the samples we will Install them without expense to the maker." Claire de Romaln was a genuine child of her time—bright, nervous and overeducated. She passed her life In a condition of eternal unrest. As she possessed a very’ large fortune of her own and was exceedingly beautiful, she had had many suitors, but Claire had absolutely no desire to marry. Of all her admirers, she was most fond of the Advocate Jean Grlllon. When he proposed to her she gave him her Hand In her straightforward manner and said: “I feet greatly hon ored by your words and I thank you very much, my dear Grlllon. As It Is now, I do not feel that I can accept, but should some time a day come when I feel ready to give up my Ideas of ab solutely tndllvdual Independence, I shall marry you and nobody else. That Is as much as I can promise you." “I thank you. iny dear Mile, de Ro maln, and I shad patiently wait, for I feel convinced *hat It will come very soon." After Claire had tried various pro fessions and even attempted to gain success on the stage, she one day ap plied for a position ns detective In one of the Paris cr. nlnal courts. She was accepted and at the very beginning waa very successful and was praised by the chief of police as the moat promising detective he ever had. One day early In the morning, she re ceived a telegram from her chief to come to his private office Immediately, and when she entered about half an hour later, he received her In the moat amiable manner, though he waa not quite able to conceal his Impatience. “I am glad you have come, made moiselle,” he aald. “I have a task for you which I admit Is not an easy one. Undoubtedly you have heard of the great thefts of Jewela committed In various places on the Continent. The thief or the thieves In no case left the slightest clew, and the police are ab solutely In. the dark. Now, these thieves are again at work; about an hour ago I received a telegram from Madrid that the concert singer, I.ola Paqulta, has been robbed of jewels worth 50,000 francs. A young, beau tiful Parisian Indy Is suspected, but there Is no evidence. She has lived at the same hotel as Mile. Paqulta for two weeks, and suddenly, yesterday morning she left, supposedly for France. The description of her Is this; She is rather small, dark haired, about 23 years old, a narrow face with very refined features, tind dresses In excel lent taste. When she left Madrid she wore a brown velvet traveling suit. She calls herself Mine, tie Charmols. The details of tho theft have been sent me In a later telegram. The Jewels which were stolen are a number of exquisite turquoises, which Mile. Paqulta kept In a small steel box. The day before yesterday, when she wanted to wear a certain bracelet, she opened the box, and foi>d It empty. She Immediately notified the police nnd the hotel waa thoroughly searched, but nothing was found. The next morning Mme. Cltar- mols left suddenly without having mentioned to anybody that she Intend ed to leave. "Yes. thl) Is all that I can tell you, Suxette, the maid, changed the plates. Outside the sun was shining brightly, and a ray fell through the window upon a diamond pin which Claire wore. "Oh. what a beautiful pin you have!" Luclenne cried. "Do you really dare to wear your Jewels In,public after all those terrible thefts?” asked one of the two Germans. "Yea, why not?” Claire replied laugh ingly. "I am sure I am not among thieves." "Well, one can never know!" cried Miss Jefferson. In her piercing voice and looked at Claire’e pin. 6enator-Elect Congratulated. Special to The Georgian. > Gadsden. Ala.. Aug. 30.—Hon. Ed. D. Hamner, who wns nominated for sena tor of the Sixth district by only six majority, was the recipient of many hearty congratulatione here over his victory. The court house muddle In 8t. Clair county waa ascribed as the cause of his receiving a majority of the rotes la that county. Mile, de Romaln. If you should suc ceed In catching this thief, who un doubtedly has committed all the thefte, you could lay claim to great fame as a good detective.” "I shall try' to do my best," replied Claire quietly. “Has nothing been henrd of Mme. de Charmots since she left Madrid?" s • s s "No, the only thing which Is known 1 which is believed to be known Is that she bought a ticket for Saragos sa, but she was not among the pas sengers who arrived there on the train when It reached that city." •'Oh. of course It Is possible that she has left the train nt some Intermediate station or perhaps that she has changed her dress, but It will not take long to Hnd that out. If you will kind ly hand me my papers and a warrant ‘ shall be ready to leave In a moment.” “I wish you the best of luck," said the chief, handing her the papers and cordially shaking her hand, “but be careful that she doesn't get the best of you." It was four days before the chief re ceived any news from Claire, but on the ftfth day a short dispatch arrived from Biarritz: "I have found the trail at last. She lived four days ago In this city In the Hotel de la Relna. She stopped one day and then left for Trouvllle and from there went to Ostend. I am go ing to Ostend now. "C. de ROMAIN." A few dnys later a second telegram arrived dated from Ostend: “Found her, of course under another same and wearing a blonde wig. Shall keep you Informed of all that hap pens. My address Is Villa Arietta, l’enslonat Savllles, Ostend. "C. de ROMAIN." Three sharp taps on a bell. Claire stood up over her desk and locked up her papers. Then she went over to the high mirror to nrrango her hair.' "Now you look charming, my deap Claire," she said to herself; "almost ns charming as little Mme. de Carlno, as she calls herself here." Below In the large, airy dining room, the others were already at the tablo hen Claire entered. "I thought that you were not going to eat any lunch today?" cried the little Mme. Luclenne de Carlno. "Then you prove that you do not know me." replied Claire, with her pleasant smile, and sat down next to her. The handsome Count Fortune de Garrlnac looked at her admiringly from the other side of the table. "There are people who think of noth ing else but to attract the attention of others, and If they can't do so In any Other way they do It by being unpunc tual at all occasions," said the an gular Miss Jefferson, pale with Jeal ousy, for she had noticed the admlra tlon which the count's face plainly ex pressed. •'Oh, those who use those kind of tricks are only people who are so un attractive that It Is the only way In which they are able to attract atten tlon,” replied Mme. de Carlno. Everybody at the table laughed, with the exception of Miss Jefferson, who did not seem to have heard the last remark, and who nervously swallowed her Iced beef tea. Two newly arrived German tourists spoke 1 of the great theft of Jewels In Madrid. "Maybe you come from Madrid?" asked I.uclenne, with some show of In terest. "No, madame, but I came from Sara gossa.” . . ... , "Do the police suspect anybody? she asked. Claire was looking nt her cup, seem ingly absorbed, in thought, but not a word or tone escaped her. s, the newspapers speak of a French woman who lived In the same hotel with.Mile. Paqulta." After the desserL the party had gone out on the terrace to tako their coffee In the open air. In the park below, the orchestra was playing and a crowd ot people were listening to the music. Mme. de Carlno had gone to her room to write a letter, while Claire, the Eng lish splnter, and two Swedish ladles were sitting In comfortable wicker chairs, listening to the music of the band, while the gentlemen were looking at the passing crowds. Miss Jefferson was smoking a big cigarette and drink ing anisette. Suddenly she turned to Claire and asked In English, "Isn’t that Pin you're wearing an antique piece of jewelry?" “Yes, It belongs to an old set, which I once Inherited. Are you Interested In Jewels?" she asked rather sarcas tically. ■'Yes, I am quite a collector of prec ious stones,” she replied, and looked at Claire with a peculiar expression In her yellowish-green eyes, "but I care only for those which are out of the ordinary, while I pay no attention whatever to ordinary stones.” . She leaned back In her ohalr, closed her eyes and enjoyed her cigarette as only a passionate smoker can do It. Claire stood up and went upstairs to keep an eye on Mme. de Carlno. She never cared very much for the com pany of sour English women. She found Mme. de Carlno standing at the door leading to her room. "Oh, there you are!” she cried, have been knocking at your door for about five minutes. I wanted to ask you If you could let me have a stamp." “I ahall look and see," replied Claire, and went Into the room. "Here I have one; do you want me to put It on your letter?" "Oh. no, thank you very much; I can do that myself." But Claire's sharp eyes had already noticed the address of the letter—M. Jean Pontalrlo, Rue de Matin, 125, Paris. Suddenly the letter fell from Lu- clenne’s hand, and as she stooped down to pick It up Claire discovered a small dark lock of hair under the blond wig. "Now I am sure of her." Claire thought. “She Is Mme. de Charmols. All I have to do now Is to keep her.” "Don't you want to sit down?" she asked In her friendliest manner; "It. would be so nice to have n little talk together without being disturbed by the rest of the people here." “Why. certainly," replied Luclenne heartily. "Have you got a cigarette here? I do so like to smoke when I chat." “Oh, yes, I have some excellent Span ish cigarettes." “Have you ever been In Spain 7” asked Luclenne. "Yes, In Madrid, and I even lived In the hotel In which the Jewels were stolen." "You?" cried Luclenne; "but that Is Impossible”—— “Impossible? Why so?" "Oh, I mean you told me a little while ago that you came direct from Paris." ‘Well, so I did. It was Isst year that I was In Madrid. Have you. also been In Spain?" "Yes," replied Mme. de Carlno. "It Is beautiful there, don't you think?" "Yes, especially beautiful now" She suddenly stopped and looked at Claire with an expression of alarm, but Claire was quietly smoking her cigarette and did not seem to notice. Thero was a small pause, at the end of which Claire aald to her: "I -am told that Mile. Paqulta's turquoises were very valuable.” "Yes, so the papers say. I hope the thieves may soon be caught.” "So do t” aald Claire. Again a pause. Then Luclenne stood cloak over her shoulders. When ehe reached the door she suddenly turned end said to herself: "I wonder If I shouldn’t be smart and play a trick on the little Carlno?" And with a smile, she exchanged the genu ine necklace with an Inflation, which resembled It so closely that no ons but a connoisseur could tell the dif ference. Then she went over for Lu clenne, who waa waiting for her In her room. It was early morning before the two young ladles came back to Villa Aari- When Claire came Into her room ahe put the Imitation atones on the table and undressed. Two detectives were Immediately as signed to assist her, and the Villa Ari etta and everybody living In It had to submit to a thorough search and ex amination. When they came to Lu- clenne’s room Claire asked the detec tive* to wait outside a moment, as she should like to speak a few words with the lady Inside. She knocked at tho door and Luclenne, still In her night gown, opened It. "But Isn't that ter rible! ’’ cried Luclenne. "Ail your beau tiful diamonds!" Claire turned the key In the lock and went up close to her. “Mme. de Carlno, or de Charmols, whatever your name Is, I beg you, for your own sake, to be frank with me, nnd to tell me the whole truth.” The little Indy turned pale. “What do you mean?” she stuttered. Claire showed her her warrant. “We have reasons to suspect you of this theft, but before I shall allow the de tectives to enter and examine this room and yourself, I beg you to tell me the whole truth." "They suspect me of stealing?” cried Luclenne. “That Is too comical." And she laughed so that the tears came Into her eyes. "You should not laugh," said Claire, earnestly. “We have our reasons to jiuspect you." "You have?" "Yes; you were In Madrid.when Mile. Paqulta lost her jewels, and lived at the same hotel under the name of de Charmols and disappeared suddenly the day after the theft." "Is there anything remarkable In tnat?" asked Luclenne, astonished. "You went from Madrid to Sara gossa: from there to Biarritz, and then to Trouvllle and Ostend. While you were living In Spain your hair was dark, and here you wear a blonde wig. All that doesn't look very well.” There was a short pause. Luclenne walked up and down a tew seconds. Then ahe stopped In front of Claire and eald quietly. In a voice which was ab solutely firm: “I am very sorry, made moiselle, but you are on the wrong track. To explain, however, certain things which you discovered, I shall tell you something about myself on the condition that what I tell you goes no further." Claire podded her head. "When I was still very young I was married to Senator Paul de Carlno, a man 60 years old. Five years after our marriage he died and left me his whole fortune, several millions, on the condi tion that I must never marry acaln. Jn case I should do so, I was to lose tho prlnciill and to havj only the In terest of the fortune. Wnlle I was still married I fell In love with a young sculptor, Henri de Charmols. and a year after the death of my husband I went to Madrid, where he was living, and was secretiy married to h(m. My second husband, however, died shortly after from consumption, and a few weeks after his death I gave birth to a boy, who Is now In Madrid, and whom I go to see every year. You will un derstand that It would mean a serious loss to me should It be discovered that I married again, and I beg you not to reveal anything of what I have told y °“You may rest quite assured that I shall not do so," replied Claire curtly. "What you have told me has nothing to do with my cose, but you have let WlllliiWll*. raquiut. •Where Mo you come from. Miss de Romaln?" Luclenne asked, turning to Claire. "Direct from Paris." "But do you live In Paris?" Yes." •Oh. then you must surely promise to visit tn* In my home. I live Rue de Matin, l‘!5, and I am always In Paris during the winter." "I thank you very much, madame, and I ahall surely take advantage of your Invitation," replied Claire, making a mental note of ttie address. •ip. "I must go and mall my letter. Thank you very much for your kindness, revolr.” "An revolr," repeated Claire rather absent-mindedly. "Who knows under What circumstances we two sjtall meet again," she thought. The same evening shF sent a dis patch to her chief In Paris: Get all Information concerning Mme. de Carlno, who lives In Rue de Matin, with a certain Jean Pontalrol. "C. d. R.” few hours later ahe received the following reply: Luclenne de Carlno lives at Rue de Matin 125. She la the widow of Sen ator Paul de Carlno, Is very rich and travels most of the time. Jean Pon- talrol la the janlfor of her house tn Paris. CARTES." Claire had not expected this reply. She had thought that she would hear that both name and address were false. It waa now necessary to prove that Mme. de Carlno and Mme. de Charmols were one and the same per son and to discover why she lived In Spain under another name. The whole of the following day Claire watched the young woman, but did not discover anything suspicious. Just now she was sitting In her room put ting the last touches to the costume which she was to wear at the great ball the same evening. She had taken nil her beautiful antique jewels out ot the case and was now fastening the costly necklace around her white throat. "Now, I shall try to tempt the little de Carlno,” she said to herself. Just then the door opened and Miss Jeffer son came In. "I beg your pardon, Mile, de Romaln, but have you got a French dictionary?” "No. I am sorry to sag, I have not." replied Claire, "but If you want to find a word I may be able to help you out."* A smile spread across the homely features of the Miss. ”1 suppose you ran," she replied, still smiling. 'T want to find the French expression for the word lesson.” "Why. that la 'lecon.'" replied Claire, surprised. "I thank you one thousand times," Miss Jefferson replied, and put nn her eyeglasses. "You are going ont, 1 see." "Yes. I am going to the ball." "Are those the Jewels of which you spoke?” Yes. they are.” The English woman looked at Ihe stones through glasses. "Yes, they are really beautiful, beau tiful enough to make a person steal them. If I were you. I would not wear them tonight. You might meet all kinds of people at these balls." FOUR—A LE880N—Miscellaneous. "Oh, I think I shall be able to look out for them," replied Claire. "If they should be stolen from me, I believe I know who took them." 'So you really think you would? Well, I wish you a very' pleasant evening.” And she shuffled through the door, in her peculiar, awkward manner. "What a ridiculous old woman," mumbled Claire, and threw her opera to uo wiiti my law, s nothing to say about the wig. ’ "Oh, I forgot all about that," said Luclenne, with a smile. “You aee when I' married the 'first time I wore my hair In short curls. My husband did not like that, and for that reason I bought a wig, and when my hair grew longer after a while I used It only when I waa traveling or visiting my son In Spain. I only did this so that acquaint ances from Paris should not recognise me so easily. Are you satisfied now? "I huppose I have to be satisfied, re plied Claire, and stood up. "Do you object to letting the detective search your room as a matter of form? "Oh, by no means, I shall Immediate ly dress." . . Tho search was made, but nothing could be found. . About a month later she received by expresk a rather large package widen had been sent from New York. She broke the seal and found an expensive Jewel case. She opened It In surprise nnd saw her own diamonds restlng on a white satin pillow. Underneath was a letter written on rnther'common pa per. with a strange odor of Jockey Club." With trembling hands she opened the letter and read: My Dear Miss Romaln: Thero are people who believe themselves to be bom geni uses. I do not say that you are one « those, but you do believe that you pos sess tho qualities to become famous as a detective, and that Is a very great mistake. You never dlicoyered that l stole your Jewels, while I Immediately discovered that you were a detective. ••You did not use your eyes and ea«* but listened only to remarks and new • paper reports, and had only eyes the sweet little Mme. de Carlno. She win beautiful and a Parielenne, an that was enough for you. While you followed her you did not P“JL “L tentlon to me-the ugly. English woman—and left me free to do anything 1 pleased. I W taken advantage of you, , bu * * dl . d " a want to. I only desire to give l<>« good. Instructive 'lecon. Do member? I got the word from y ourself and have deprived you of the desire to become a detective. Only £‘ r J h 1 ‘J t u a0 _ son I stole your Jewels. How It hap pened and where I concealed them I shall not tell you. I herewlth return them to you. although vrith bleeding heart, the necklace which looked so becoming around your neck, and I k you one good advice. V° u ““[jj ful. very beautiful: ro back l)ome ana mnrr5 '"Yours very respectfully. "JACK JEFFERSON. Claire's face was (lushed, and as »"• let (he hand holding the letter fall Into her lap. she mumbled, "Yes, she ts right. It was a good lesson. .. Then she laughed loud and nenmIV and looked nt her long-lost dtamondj which she had given up nll hope ''t seeing again. Then she hurried down stairs and told all the other People In the house that she had found her Jew els In her trunk. She gave Mme.de Carlno a cordial kiss and asked her H she would ever forgive that she had suspected her. The same evening sne wrote a letter of resignation to her chief and told him at the same time that the thief had escaped across the ocean. Two days later she stood Grlllon's office and said without any explanation. "I have thrown them over board, Grlllon." "The principals?" "Yes." "I knew It." , "When nre we going to get married. "Whenevr you want to." "As soon as possible." "But Isn't that delightful, Mia. Claire T' „ "Please give me a cigarette. "Why, with the greatest ot pleas ure."