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were So great that I fainted.”’ ‘*Garroted !’’? remarked Trim. **WVes,’’ she continued simply, lieve that i is What they call it. pened until many hours afterward. door, the servants forced it open. _ “They found me lying as I suppose has been described to vou, bound hand ther neck.”” - g _ “Didn't you-see a face as well as an “arm in the mirror?’ asked Trim. — **T did not. The arm itself app were covered. ~ te Gerbils ”? ; _ “Not a thing. Theta _ You wore the emerald upon your) neck ?”’ **¥You can hardy call it wearing,’’ said} _ M iss De Leon; ‘‘it was in its ze. and I| ca -arried it there for protection. I thought | it was the safest place.”’ 10n or two about that later.’’ << — en AJ - = saying this Trim cross 2 a d at the window. ine them if you | wiih to.”’ eet isn’t worth while.”’ ust say,’’ she said, ‘‘that you are! sctives who have been here. ’’ - ~<~7F ; j > = ia - “I could not scream for the pressure} upon my throat completely stopped my voice and in fact the pain and shock ‘“We breakfast early here and as I did became of it,’? he answered. not appear or answer to the knock on ny 'Miss De Leon’s face and she turned away and foot, my clothing disarranged about ‘few other questions. 3 eared | like a flash for it was almost at the same instant that, as I said to’ you, my eyes anything else\ stolen or dis- ed the rooin and | ‘ lifferent from any of the other de-|about having the gem removed Om, the | vault to this house Lat } a = ER WEEKLY. | 2i much work as that and found nothing | should say that would be a very good reason why I shouldn’t attempt the same thing. ’? Miss De Leon’ looked straight at him (tT he-| for a moment’and then said: ‘You really expect to find the emerald, TY Know nothing else of what hap-| don’t you, Mr. Carter ?”’ ieee Gb ss pretty confident I shall find what Again there was a slight flush upon as 1f she were conscious that she was be- traving some emotion. i< Of course I hope you will succeed,”” she murmured indistinctly. ‘“Now,’?’ said Trim, “Pll ask you a “How long had the emerald been lying in the safety deposit = before you sent your brother to get “About a year.” “You had not seen it in all that She shook her head. ‘Why did you have it brought down here ?”? ‘For family reasons.’ ‘*Can’t you tell me more than that?” ‘‘I don’t see,’’ she answered coldly, “that that isa necessary question for a 7 understand, but. I will ask a ques-| detective to ask.”’ ‘Perhaps not,’? said Trim quietly, ‘and I won’t press it; I’ll ask you in- stead whether any body knew that the ere were two doors 1n the rcom be-|emerald was to be taken from the deposit one that led from the main hall. | vaults besides yourself and the members tl yse ts??? he hea “sagen of your family ?”’ i¢ 3 No,’’ she answered, ‘‘not one.’ “Did your bankers esas of it?’ Ss as e ‘‘All they knew would be the fact that my brother went to the vault with an or- a \ nis De Leon looked vastly surprised. | der for the gem.” ‘‘Had you ever spoken to anybody _ ee) ~~ “Had you mentioned 1 the matter ba > any eos jot ae servants ? ” See 2 | = a a $5! \