The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-10-22
CHAPTER XI-CoSrISuEp.

Southern District Of New York.
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"Are you out OF your mind asked her.
"done says Penelope. oone' nooody
knows now Tome up ana see
one dragsed me aiter her into ner young
iaay snling, "ncn oPsneu iho ne, oeurvon'
iheie, on .ne ,nrysnola OF nen oelr0c,n on u1or,
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% =, tne snts Iie.s'ng so"h .aA' s.Vs"eI .S ns,
tnete sio seoo 'no wv sov's ~ suo i ,S..la
oaoine', Hue oPen: One VI u,v uIa"''' '"''N'
was Puneu eu' & in sn "ouia -,
sys rgne'oF. ny'en ~"
Miss nSene, pu' INC pianohu 'h'o 'ns' us"s'
last n'ght
went 10 the CABINET. Ihe drawer was
empty.
WIN look 'ha' was 81, no, nAe nerssh, ss n WIN =
voice 'nt was not nhe ner own, "iss ha0nei
answered, rs my daughter had answered.
The Diamond gone. AL, "a.
Having sald 'nose NVrus sue "''nu'e" i"'o
her Dedroom anu smut tne aoor.
Before we knew whicn way 70 ,urn neA,' my
lady came IN, hearing my voice IN her uausn,
ers shting-room, anu wonue,ins Sna' n.s nNa
happenei. Inc news Oh tne ioss VI INC Ds
moni seemed 10 petriy her. one went suagn'
TO Miss Rachel's bedroom and insisted ON peins
admitted. Miss Rachel let her IN.
The alarm, running through the house IKE
IRE, caught the two gentlemen next
Mr.. Godfrey was the first TO come out Of his
room. AL he did when he heard what had
happened was TO hold up his hands In a state Of
bewilderment, which didn't say much for his
natural strength of mind. Mr.. Franklin, whose
clear head had confidently counted ON to I'D
viss Ms. seemed 10 be as helpless as his cousin
vbcn he heard the news In his turn. For a
,cond,r. A, haa had a GOOD n,oAts rest at
I,.,. ,,J "a. .,,rr.,tou,S Iururv of sissp
bad a, hs ,aid him,fif. appar,ntIy siupsfed
aim However. when he had swallowed his
Gun Of coffee-which he always took. on the
foreign plsn. some hours before he ate any
brcaihst-his brain, Frightened; the clear
headed side Of him turned up, and he took the
matter in hand. resolutely aud cleyerly, much
As follows.
He nrst sent for the servants, and told them
TO leave all the lower doors and windows with
the exception Of the front door, which had
opened) exactly as they had been left when we
locked up over night He neyt proposed to his
cousin and me 20 make quite sure, before we
tnok .ny further stems. that the Diamond had
not accidentally dropped somewhere out Of sight
Say at the back Of the cabinet, or down be-
hind the table on which the cabinet stood. Hsv-
ing searched In both places, and found nothing,
having also questioned Penelope, aud discov.
cred from her no more than the little she hsd
already told me-Mr: Franklin suggesteu mex,
extending cur inquiries TO Miss haehei, ana
sent Penelope 10 Knock ~ her oedroom door.
My lsiy answered the KNOCK, ana c'oseI 'hs
uoor oeninu ner. ahe ,nouien' a,.er We nearu
~ iocked inside oy Miss fsseneL NY ihis'ress
came out among US, looking sorely puIlled and
us'resscu. Inc loss OF tne Dsmonu see,'s
nave qune o'S.wnslmH nanel' sne sasl' IA
repS |" Mr. rrankin. Sne sn.inAs IN 'ne
arsnsss' manner, lrouh spcsAns o' y, s'su ,,o ~
me. '"'P0'''o'S 'Ou ~" ''' "'' ''' INV
PrScns -. 49,.
HAVING addea 70 our Perp,sAnhss oy u,,, nm ~ "
count OF Miss nNhel, my SSy, M'er n,Ae s'
Tort, reoo'er~i ner usuaa eomP0'ass' anu "''eu
WIN her usaa ueesion. ..,,
suPpoSe ~ 1pP 'ne'e y no neP ". s,.,;as hn,
quietly ~ suppose Il, |, nave no a'er"N''' ""'
to send Tor the pohee
"And the hrst thing TOR the police TO do,
added Nc. Franklin, catching her up, rs 10
lay hands ON the Indian Jugglers who performer
here last night
My lady and Mr.. Godfrey mot knowing what
Mr.. Franklin and l knew) both started' anu
both looked surprised.
"I can't stop to explain myself now" Mr.
Franklin went on. 81 can only tell you that
the Indians have certainly stolen the Diamond.
Give me letter Of introduction" says he, ad-
dressing my lady, ''to one Of the magistrates at
Triringhsli-merely telling him that represent
your interests and wishes, anil let me ride of
with II instantly. Our chance of catching the
thieves NAV depend ON our not wasting one un-
necessary minute"
lie put pen, ink. and papers before his aunt,
who las Il appeared to mel wrote the letter he
wanted q little unwillingly. If il had been pos
sible 10 overlook such an event a. the loss OF =
jewel worth twenty thousand pounds, believe
with my lady's opinion Of her late brother.
and her distrust Of his birthday gift-it would
have been privately relief to her to let the
thieves get OF with the Moonstone scot-frec.
went out with Mr.. Franklin 10 the stables.
and took the opportunity Of asking him how the
Indians whom suspected, Of course, as shrewd-
ly as he dd) could possibly have 9ot into the
house.
.One OF them might have slipped into the
hall, In the confusion, when the dinner-eompa-
ny were going away" says Mr.. Franklin.
1.-The fellow may have been under the sofa
while my. aunt and Rachel were talking about
where the Diamond was to be put Tor the night
lie would only have to walt till the house was
quiet, and there II would be In the cabinet, to
be had for the taking" With those words he
called 10 the groom TO open the gate. and gall
Topped OIL.
This seemed certainly to be the only rational
explanation. But how had the thief coutriycd
to make his escape from the housel l had