The Storyteller.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7985, 23 November 1905, Page 4

The Storyteller.

THE DIAMOND KOmtEUY. S(-rik) years ago I unit to sj>end iiic last fyw wtt'k.s c.f the season at M.i. ioiljst, the famous seaside i>*'ft near'Klsinorc and Hamlet's ": I> As 1 entered the hotel late in tiie afternoon I found tbe *h»le iowi-r floor apparently deserted. hut when T presstAi a button a waiter came running ilown the -grand stairway. "You will excuse. sir, that no one was here to receive you, but Mr Dahl, the proprietor, whom J just -see commff, will explain you the reason why." Mr Dahl, with profuse apologies, explained thai the theft of a diamond necklace had upset the* whole establishment, and that the police wvre even now upstairs investigat-

Tin* waiter thereupon conducted me to thiT room 011 the second floor, ;utl. if I had nut kne-wn lietier. I Vi.mhl to thought ilu- /hot-l <f.-s*-rl««l. 'or the only guest I me! in the corridor was u young man whose ■ unusually handsnmc face si nick me, ami nhom my companion tainted Bith a respect.ul "Uoo.l da>. lien Trop." <>nce in my room I -i.in,-il yi'ttinj; ready (or the talile d'hote, and i«;ul ftrgoUvm all Hlrout the theft, Hinn there was a knock at my bedroom door. "I your imrdon." said the ■a 111 who entered : "I mil 11 .l.tecand must ask me i,, |..f m<- ' '..ni, : ni* jour lu^ap*.'" "Tut 1 haw only iusl iirrivil. and -.viten l fame f1».- Iheit OI ill,, dia•ii ::r Is had .'ili ' inh I, committed trunk has 1101 vveir come \«t. ! I!ii yii arc welcome lo through my i-'P ; it i.s o|>en. ' Lrrpliid anil iuiii 011 dressing. I was startled hy an exclamation tri.ni lite deiectae. hi,..| when | iiu..d rounded I saw, him ho! ■ ■■is.- ;<>»laiiiiii£ ti costly n.rkk.ce li s hand. . Von Sielll to Imve u„d v „ lr tune Well,' h e said. wilh u seic.istic smile. '| niii lime t ( ask \ou t» mnain in thi» looni until 1 ', a , •i'liu." And With this he left (|„. loon,, lockinif the door from "'Kside. ' s'tood 1 here dumfoiindij. I, -.i'ii- llolst. I;iuil of one oi Hie laifirms in the ronntiy. urn* ted, f " r lh '- fi f n '" i<J «> was too absurd. M,' thoughts were iiilerrupiid j,\ 'he «hl<TtiVo. who returned null Jt I> ! li( email, an-J without am formalin's I was ordered to come along 1. s!:e 1 ■ Hire of tin- proprei lor ( ,i ,|„ • • i^Mishinent. when- he. a polio- „f. ■ niii, Mr Trop ;iml the conni,s« who hat! lost tile jewels. awaited

' VV.Hir imiin* ?" ask.<l iheolliciul. "Kugcnu Francis llolst." " our occupation ?" "Head of the tirni of F.uycne lloln ahd Co." 'WhiTO do you live?" "Coiviibagvu." ' Mhirii did \ou ;ini\.. a i 1 TMs afternoon at ' Util 101 did you nul l here fn>l j,. lie hotel?" "Tbpn ?". ITw! proprietor. Mr I'alil." ".VtiylMxly else ?" ' ividor." liie ollicial |ir.rd,r...| I lie ,;i>e Willi ;!'e jewels. "Countess voir Alms'.johl." he calkd lou<[|> . oi,d ; |„. n a ' 'd> of a Sou) Item t\ |»> siep|i,d inr";;li'd. "AIT these your jew. Is ?" Nes. j.k." she evlaimi-.'! . .■■l stn*tched out her han.! i.> tnke • in. whin Mr Trop came 11,1 « M d 8-kIJ pol tely T Mill you kiinlly permit m ,. | 0 ii at lho«>e <liamonds ?'■ Certainly." lie looked at I hem for a moment. iuj'l ihim sard : thoinoiMls an* imii«ifU»ns. hardly worth Kr>»u«r »•'1 f doubt (hat Mr c-oiriatiil a |heft for such t , » r ifl. " Impossible"* ci ii-tl ill.- r.,n h t.-- s rxuhflly. -You nmxt Im* l:» stak.-M Hut Mr Trop and a i'-u.-l- ---• r, who • was U«leph ( i, M -. 0 ,„- .. rvd his wor«fs. ,\k Mxin ihis .\\i-n had |.j>. Mr Ti.»p. fM :pris«! of evor.vtjod.v. w .-ol i.. i # r and lockvti it, ?ii.- K-v i'» hs« puckri. Having «|.. ti «. thi>. t rn»d to tin- p« Ijrr j - sanl : Ii \on hav»- hn i u n. } *:• like lo t.Ol \ I*ll a !ii! si m v v !'H'h Iras a ivrlain ti.,s ( >«■. Soiim' y»»ars an<» ih.-i.- « 'i <lll old in iX <•.. |.|. 1 Mildred—" "I li»*g your pardon." f *it«rriipt.•} ■ M»r pcopri-tor <»i tin- h<*i -I. -11111 it s -n:s to tu»- thai Mr Tn»p muht , it.inM' »,ih« r 1 iit.«■ i (il - I Uirdi>ubtr>ilv \.i\ iii?.-r.

\" : I wn.n tn h»-.n- uha' It- has 1 1 ■ '*} . .Cfrli''] |l».' oll'.cii ; .v. Air Ti up unit tin . ' i,a.i\ \iii«l'"' •' «iis wry rirh ami |t<> i 'j.. . i'i;»u> ilur.ui.n4 S.ral.la. uhnh v.,is ' ! :i in a M.vi | M »\. ;}■• k,.; ~f site alua\s rani..) 1.1, it rh.-in r liiT mrk. 1 i"i* s-niinis i ~iiii :«tl of ait .4.1 hi.in i- .[ hou-.-k. ■,) * M-tv Cht-trr. «hns.- ltu>Uimi v ■; :;at«*k»*rp« r : th. outlrr. I»r.|. ' 1 : tin* maiil. I.my IVvWI . kf ,,j i. ' M.achman. .Th 0 had >m\ I 1 '! in MiJdr.iJ «. i\»r ami -ht* hail mli omlid.-nn-P. tlnftl. 'On.* da\ t|»i- ilii.tMnml ?;.-ral-l:i il „,ost m\sh'iMms|\.

police were caih-d and the diamonds were found in Man's trunk "The woman was dmnfounded. and though she swciv that she was 'innocent. she was arrested and sent to prison. A week later her husband .•ommitted suicide from grief. "Soon alter, the butler, IVunium. resigned. and returned lo (Paris. his native town. Lady Mildred took jar»- ot Man' Chester's ' daughter. Klotvi.ee. and »a\v hei" the best of /ducat ion possible ' One.* while on her way to London Florence visited her mother in prison, and pK«-im>«d that she would lever rest until she found Ihe thief of. the diamond. •'Soon after Lad\ Mildtvd di«*d aihi left Fl< r.-nre tU.'i.nuo, the smaller amounts were I.'it to all the servant*. with the i-\eeption of Lucy I'owelt. who had irone to Paris and married Drumonl.

•When the <*slaie waft s.-tU.d it was distovemi that large .{uaniiiies < f the old' family silver Mad disap-p-ired. and the thieves w-te ne\ei .'onttd." Mr Trop. vio|.p.',l a moment :tfj< 1 lot.k.d shurpL at >he rniiiii.w Ahu-kiold and Mr I'aM. "I he tii'st was \ ale a- death, while Hi-' pro prn-Tor trnsl \• -mile. Tine to her proiiii-e." he rom inued. • |-'l«>re»ne hepl to hef s,-;;re|i for the giulu parties, ami to in- ab je To ,!o tilis -he tll.-'h'es-found that Ihe Mriitti- n's w.ie li\in;_ a lite of i»aat \vhierie-. Slv* le •at-d se\i-ral 1i • « ,s - oi'th.. missing >il\er in pawiisiiojrs. but before sl». had f.i-**ri aide I" di>ro\<r th- Men lit\ oith«.sr who-had pawned 1 hei: the binK had flown. "She* lounfl them agaiti a» Ihus ,eK. uher.- Uw\ w< r.-'livii.g as I'ar in iin I l'/ar«.ni-vs Velerhaik at :hHotel Uoval. hut ng.un t he\ dis.ij»eanii. as aUo .lid much j< \vller; hebrngitty to the gu«sts.

N;n • 1« nir \rars sl.e in\\t \wi Ihvm up. ffiipiiiir jin>Mi' on |*!'<H»f. ;i! «v;:\ s drawing til,- »»• 1 -r rotiro ' h-'in. and u«»\\ 1 !:•■> an- caught. "S«»irf liiin' 1 hi?-. v..*' bought b*» Mr hah!. A v. ir!\ bt•/<»<■ a iminbrr of diau.oa.U u. iv si-.J. . ai \i« iif«a. ami .«n ain-nn.a; i«- ap|>ai at> >. iei if>.- s' 1 mi' nad tal- it .1 snap shot «.f till- thit'Vi'S. "Ii is a true lik«h»"«v <. 1 Mr |>ah! uid M. And 1»* j\\ I •*h»r< imt ('lii»t, di'L' i 'i\<• ir<>ii l.«:nd<-n. ar«'si Kranriv |rrni:n«:it anr IJiry IViWt-1! in ih- imii..- <f th. Ia u .' * Willi a (t\ ill.- ' oiuni'-v" h-il !- I h>' (lii- r u hil»* 1 h-' ji:' .|:t ii ' rr i. il Ib- hf is rin iin]i« <■!' ! " (•'lnf.-m .- 4'aUatv Irnwlrd \h. polki' olli. «•!• h. I papers aii.l a \\\i 1 rant mr 1 Th.- olhrial look. I <!, o\.-r an. ask.d ; ' Ibiw d'» >»•;. • Nplain Mii* last th. it ?" i lv ta-i-T. Tli,' tire' 1■) d-■.! io hav.- n-i,!.,.!, aiul h<*r p'H «Si«* tii'vViar.. in \| I b»Kt> sach-'l. 11ta t \\u-\ nu-ltt hr«'W fh»- suspiiH-n imi liiiii v\!t.-r iho> n iJ.i-il tin- tfU.-v.is of ilv as lh»-\ ii.iiinl«'.b I u.'i.r .»\.r am! Cin--1 **r"s hand "I ra• •! I■' 1 thank } ' iv. hai \. l • 1 Sia\-- :'i.|- i".-," vaid. 'and ! ntspl •n( \1 u i- > 'hi- ;»>tuiirns> wilh v.imh M'H lun< ari.d " "1> fta 1 - b-r th>- sal.-- th.- In»n our t i :;i\ iintin r." sin- 1 rp!ir». -•iflt-, ht-r i-\»s fi!li»;tr ui'li bars 'Shr di-'d a f-'\v iiK'tHhs aun, t«.nvirrrd rh.it son;.- day I -Inudd rl.-at h»-r iiaui-."

| UKAI' Til!-: SICN I'OST. I.OTS ill' Xl-.tt i n.wi*. i.KAKM.n to i:k\»» n 1 t AUKIM U.Y. the p<j>i Hjrliily. Tfcr Mif!) jmM oi luMlih is thi back. You uni.u ivad its a'.dn?s and pain-» Ymj n.n-l know tlvo language o Uic l»»k. Wlkmi ,\ou it tho sign-pos? n-atls : "Hn< ka<hv is kitlm-y arlie." Kirk is larnt,' kidneys. \\<'uk bark is wi-ak kidney*. To t luv t hr* back cure tl;<.- kidneys only oji»' sure way to d.» (his *lak< Puiin's Ha.4. aril-.' hidn»*% riii-. M: s It. >!;. S -;i!nn S'lli Pt S? I'll! ll l! d si« \ «• ir' I -.i!l<l 11. I'o.ilt S I'. irkar|;»- kh!'i.\ i'i'jri ll>l in l!:r small m' his hark. llhail jj:i all ark •»f ih»;i?uaf i-ui s<*11:• tin;*' - s : :n; ■ fli.-n, until •k»'i f •• iit'-iv. h<- srjli •; ci J v.jfh liU'M jmhix. utifi a ls«> of tin in-art. Tin- pain< ri tiv J»;«. k v.<\< is|».vj,illv anno\ v. ii.M] he wa> ami tin.' w.-.tknrsy oi tilt luMi't r.iijv.-d r.i ronio it, - JS ! IS f a»ii to f„ f,,i; you that I •'Kin's Harka-lR' \-.u'u>-\ ri| iusi \h» >-n:i,ei|y thfct he to rising t pi IkI:«' I'• a'l man\ ilifftrpnt r»»iii<Hli"s. hut iMiuo of tin-in cixl him any at."] ;t K-mattifl for Potvn*. 1 : rills to cure him. He rn.'vor coni-

plains of backache now, and his heart's action is qfuito right, i also tis-vl the pills, ami they did me a lot i»f good." Beware of imitations. Kement<bcr it was Doan's Backache Kidney Tills which helped Mrs Shcahan, and if wm sulit'i' its rftic did you want the same remedy. Therefore sec tnat \ou wi tire gvnuine, and tJiat the word "Backache ' is in the name. I led to cure me himediately, ami 1 was rapidly getting well when it ran out and could not yet any more for a tii»e. I got a sidjstritute, but whilo 1 used it tho. Kc/cina was gettiny had all the time, and 1 felt that I would g-ive anything flor a pot of Doan's Ointment. I gut it at last and am now all right again." Doan's Ointment is splendid in all skin diseases, eczema, piles, sores, insect bites, chilblain?., etc. It is perfectly safe and very effective. Very often two or three pots have cured chronic cases after other remedies have failed for \eai.s. Doan's Ointment is for saie by nil chemists and storekeepers at ::s jcr pot, or will he postal on receipt of price by Foster McClellan o. 7»> I'Ut Street, Sydney. New South Wales. But be sure it is DOAN'S.