The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-20

room. She had nothing in her hands but Il
read"
sit seems strange" said "but, de
pend upon it, we shall find them. 1t is ut
terly impossible that they can be lost. |
will go and ask Laura if she can throw any
light upon the mystery"
My wife was as much surprised and puz-
zled as we were. She remembered Emily
taking off the bracelet, but had not noticed
what she did with it. summoned Emily's
maid, the housekeeper, and the housemaid
but l could not find any clue to them. One
thing only was quite clear-money and
bracelet had both disappeared.
felt as convinced of the honesty of my
servants as I did of my own. Most of
them had been with me for many years;
the butler had been with my father before
me &; the footman came as page when he
was twelve years old the housekeeper had
been my fathers favorite maid. For each
one of them could answer as for myself
No one could have entered the house.
The drawing-room windows opened on to
the lawn, but the shutters that secured
them were well fastened and those shutters
were properly closed when we went into
the room. Besides, if thieves had broken
in, they must have left some trace but not
thing was out of ORDER and not so much
as silver spoon was missing.
gave strict orders that no one should
either leave or enter the house, and then,
after hastily swallowing some hot coffee, |
galloped down to the railway station, and
telegraphed to New York for detective.
1t happened most fortunately that the
celebrated Mr.. Rivers came Immediately
with an assistant.
Nothing could clear UP the mystery. The
servants, one and all, requested that search
should be made in their rooms. I do not
believe there was a box or drawer, or hardly
one inch of the old house, that escaped
thorough scrutiny by the keen-eyed deteC-
tive.
81 can make nothing of it yet, sir, " said
he. "The servants seem Il thoroughly
honest set. Have l seen every one in the
house,"
"With the exception of Mrs. Ferne, Mrs.
Tenryhn, and Miss Person." | replied.
"Don't think it liberty sir," said he,
"but should be glad if you could manage
for me to see the lady and Miss Porson. 1t
is all in the way of business. Many queer
things come to light that no one would
dream Of"
Mrs. Tenrhyn and Miss Person are in the
library now," ] said. "Come with me,
and we will try if we can ascertain the
numbers of the notes.
Those keen dark eyes flashed over the
beautiful agitated face of Emily, and over
the calm, flair features of Miss Porson, and
then the detective looked. more hopelessly
puzzled than ever.
"Can you tell me" he asked of Emily,
"the exact sum in the purse, and the num-
bers of the notes ?' tra,,
''There were eight notes for one hundred
dollars, and three for twenty dollars" she
replied. 81 do not know the number but
my agent in New York, who sent them to
me, does, no doubt. There was twenty
dollar note Of which remember the num-
ber, from particular circumstance it was
1888, and dated June 4th, 1885," H
at would be better to telegraph at once
to the New York agent, " said the detective
to me, "in order to know the numbers,
and stop payment of the notes.
We did so, and the search continued with
unabated vigor. Handbills were printed
describing the lost valuables, and offering
a large reward for their discovery.
Mr.. Rivers-was in despair when, on the
third day, there came long letter from
Emily's agent, containing full list and
description of the bank-notes, with the
fatal news that they had been changed at
certain bank the morning after the rob
berry.
That was a clue, and Mr.. Rivers went to
New York TO follow it. f..,Y Y.I
We ascertained first If any one had gone
on that morning from our. station by the
mail-train to New York. There had not
been single passenger. y ..r
"It has been magic, y said the detective
to me, as he bade me good-by ono one in
the house has done it every face there ia
honest--not the look Of thief amongst
them. No one out OF tho place can have
done 1t, for they could not get in. Good
by, sir. If II takes twenty years, I will
find 1t out yet" Concluded next week.