Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1931, Page 34

B8y Percival Christopher Wren, Author of “Beau Geste” (Copyright by Prederick A. Stokes Co.) CHAPTER XXIX. THE UPSETTING SUN. Y days and my sleepless nights were a compound of misery and of wrath. Alternately I was paralyzed with horror and galvanized by rage against those who had dared to tear the child from home and keep her a prisoner. The police, & sccre of detectives and | other private individuals were con- | stantly at work. Those in a position to know best as- sured me that I should very soon re- cefve some communication ~from the kidnapers, making proposals for the safe return of the child as soon as cer- tain conditions had been complied with. Again and again I was assured that it was perfectly certain that the child had only been kidnaped for ransom | and that as soon as the criminals had Jaid their plans for the safe receipt | of the ransom money the child would | be returned unhurt, and I was advised instantly and fully to comply with the demands of the kidnapers. There will be time enough when my child was returned to me to consider the question of punishment. The advice was unnecessary. Should | they demand the payment of everything | I possessed in the word, they should have it, and if they demanded twice &!‘ uch they should have that, for I ould borrow it But I promised myself that, unless I died before my mission was fulfilled, | I would have them. es, they should have it; and, ves, I would have them.| Sure enough. some three weeks after | Rosemary’s disappearance, and _just | when I was about at the end of my| tether, I received a_businesslike letter, | in good style and obviously written by & person of education and experience. This document set forth the terms on which I should receive Rosemary back, safe and sound. There were no vulgar threats or anything of that nature, but merely a plain and straightforward business offer. T was assured that on my complet- ing my side of the bargain my daugh- ter would be returned to me and that I should never be molested again. If, on the other hand, I failed to| fulfill my part of the contract, I should | never see my child again; and if she| were recovered by the police and Te- turned to me the child weuld promptly be kidnaped again. ‘There was, as I have said, no threat of murder or injury, or anything of that sort, but merely the statement that if | I wanted to recover, and to keep, my | only 1ead them to another as innocent child, I must fulfill their demands. I quite agreed with the detectives to whom I showed the letter that this was not one of the old-fashioned gangs, but a criminal, or band of criminals, of su- perior mentality, and, therefore, far more difficult to circumvent. And there was further evidence of this in the demands themselves, which meant a colossal loss to me. In the first place, they wanted our family diamond, known as the Unset- ting Sun, and, in the second place, I was directed to purchase 100 other dia- monds, each of the value of not less than $10,000. Evidently the scoundrels had no in- tention of being traced by means of paper money, bills or bonds. | They pointed out that the immedi- | ate receipt by them of the Unsetting | Bun would indicate my desire to recover | my daughter at the cost indicated and would have a favorable effect on her health. For the collection of the hundred diamonds a fortnight would be al- Jowed, and my daughter would be re- turned safely to me as soon as the kid- papers had satisfied themselves that the stones were genuine and of the stipulated value. I was then most specially warned that if there were any “hanky-panky” of any kind, such as sending a model of the Unsetting Sun and inferior or imitation diamonds, or if any one of the latter were estimated by their ex- pert as being worth less than $10,000, my daughter would not be returned to me. ‘The writer went on to warn me sgainst the childish stupidity of en- deavoring to set any kind of trap. The Unsetting Sun was to be posted ina registered parcel to & box address in Chicago. The parcel would be called for by a messenger who would himself be instructed by an individual who knew neither the name nor the face of the writer of this letter. The hundred diamonds e to be UNDERWOOD DEVILED HAM CAKES AND PIES HAVE IMPORTATNT DIET VALUE made e world ¢ be m pas And of ail de in more pies and al person sh tently, becaw balance the diet. A p ple, or a slice of light-t is an ideal ending to a meal com- posed of meat, and vegetables, both leafy and starchy. If you don't make your own ples and cakes, the ingredients and man- ufacturing methods employed by modern bakers, great and small, in- sure the highest quality in these popular American desserts. Their freshness can be depended upon and their price is within reach of all. A nationally known nutritional authority recommends a generous vegetable salad followed by a plece lof pie, cake or any similar dessert { for those dieting. in order to reduce | weight. A bit of sweet makes the I meal complete The Sugar Insti- | tute.—Advertisement. sent in a Tegistered parcel, a fortnight later, to another box address in New York, where they would again be col- lected by an innocent person entirely ignorant of the writer's identity. It would, of course, be the simplest matter for the police to arrest the mes- senger directly he or she called for the parcel; but the arrested person could and ignorant as the actual messenger. And should this second person be arrested, he would be unable to give any useful information, even if he wish- ed to do so. Eventually, an astute detective or a bullying "third-degree officer might | possibly arrive at a person who knew | something, but that person would nct squeal. And by that time where would the kidnaped child be? After a careful study of this letter 1 decided now to show it to the official police at all, for their object would naturally be to effect the arrest of a dangerous criminal or criminals, and, incidentally, to recover my child; whereas my main desire was to get Rosemary back, and, incidentally and afterward, to get the scoundrels who, had kidnaped her. { And here I might tell you about this diamond, the Unsetting Sun. My grandfather, who had a passion for precious stones, bought it for a fabulous sum, from a syndicate of Paris diamond merchants. It is one of the reputed “unlucky” stones. { Certainly, this diamond, the Unset- ting Sun, had ben the property of a | number of remarkably unfortunate kings and queens, princes, and powers, | as well as private individuals; and it is true that my grandfather, known in Wall Street and among his friends as “Lucky St. Clair” up to the time of his acquiring the Unsetting Sun, came to be known as “Unlucky St. Clair” soon afterward and thenceforth. | His wife was burned to death in a disastrous fire which destroyed his marvelous home and he died a com- paratively poor man—poor though still the proprietor of the Unsetting Sun, | which nothing would induce him to sell. He left the diamond to my father, on condition that he never sold it, but bequeathed it to his son on like terms, and he to his son and so, in perpetuity. My father was not what could be called an unlucky man, but, shortly after inheriting the Unsetting Sun my mother, whcm he adored, was killed in | | a terrible railway accldent. And here was I, again, by no means » generally unlucky man, losing my wife in turn, and, more tragically, my | daughter, soon after coming into pos- session of the stone. Try this delicious COCKTAIL Mix 8 ounces of Tomato Juice with one teaspoon LEA & PERRINS SAUCE THE EVENING If Rosemary were alive, T weuld mt‘ bequeath the Unsetting Sun to her, and it is possible that it was with the| faintest sensation of grim satisfaction | that T mailed the diamond to the indi- cated address. Within a fortnight I had dispatched to the otner address a parcel of 100 | beautiful diamonds, not one of which | was worth less than $10,000. Eleven days later I received a letter, | bearing some village postmark, inform- ing me that my child would be found | waiting for me, three days hence, at a house in Chicago, the address of which was given. The letter went on to say that the | sconer I went there after that date the | better for the child | Communication with the police would be futile, for the writer would be out of the country by the time this letter | reached me. | I will not dwell on this story, the telling which, even after these years, makes me tremble frcm head to foot. * The address proved to be that of & dilapidated house, standing alcne in an unfrequented part of the outskirts of .the town, a hideous and sinister house, | long abandoned and empty—save for Rt a mea/ / STAR, the fact that locked In & small, bare, and filthy upstairs room, a child lay on the foul floor beneath a grimy win- dow situated beyond her reach. A child’s agonized cry burns deep into St. Clair’s soul, and his “suicide” leads tomorrow to a new life spurred by re- venge. PHONE PESTS ACTIVE Families of Leaders in Sofia Shock- ed by False News. SOFIA (/) —Telephone pests have been given the police of Bulgaria's cap- ital a merry chase. In several instances the wives and children of leading political, literary and artistic lights of the city have been subjected to severe shock by false mes- sages about mythical accidents. One favorite trick is to put in a long distance call to some provincial official and inform him that_the cabinet has resigned_or that a revolution has broken out in the capital. peaclt o Szn that smile that mirrors the inward satisfaction that always follows a hearty meal of Prudence Hash! No wonder they call it "New England's greatest contribution to good eate! Costs but about six cents # helping . . . and nothing to do but heat-and-eat. 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Serves 6. To be sure you get the right amount of pine- for the weight 11b,,14 oz. apple for this recipe, look on the label of the can. Mail to: HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE COMPANY (Dept. 2N+6), 215 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. Please send me froe—"The Kingdo: a Lintle its Name.. Addr City. That Grow Out of y's Garden” with 39 delicious recipes. 4 tablespoons lemon juice cold. Serves 6. You'll need is marked on label SLICED * CRUSHED TIDBITS The pick of the pack— most perfect in appear- ance—in richest syrup. gracles What a help in planning menus! What a help know just the grade of Sliced, or Crushed, or Tidbits you are get- ting before you open the can—not afterwards. SLICED « CRUSHED TIDBITS Slightly less perfect in appearance—costing less =—but a fine, delicious Jruit.