New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06

for not arrestlng Maiden there and then. Was 1t
chain of testimony had placed before hmf All!
Joram FIOgg. there Is more IN heaven and earth anu
the Criminal Investigation Department. than IS
dreamt OF IN your philosophy, Kept saying 10 my
self, until the morning crept slowly away, and III
spectOr Chittick left.
Day after day passed, and nothing transpired to
clear mp this mystery. Several times Maiden left
the house for a few hours, and We then observed
tina: the detective officer who louuged about the
road followed him at Il little distance. Once Ann
burst into the room with the startling intelligence
that there was great noise of shoven9 in tho
adjoining house in the vicinity Of the cOal-celar
Our resident detective. who was q grim. taclturn
man the very reverse of his chief-utcred the
words Bnryng him. and quietly went 10 our
coal-celar 10 listen, leaving us IN state OF the
widest agitation. At length, after IN interval OF
nearly fortnight had. for the first time, COM
munlcaton from Inspector Chittlck III the shape OF
q telegram:
Il have made an unexpected and startling dis
covery in re Maiden will call this afternoon, and
hope to do business Maiden IS az home; intends
leaving town tomorrow morning with wife and
German servant.
dId not show this message TO Polly, for knew
1t would upset her. She was nearly broken down
already with the suspense Of the last week or two
and that tool of woman, Ann LlGhtbOdy, KEEP
prLnng her with horrors until the very SOUND OF
my own footstcp was terror to her-fancy that !!
My ncrv =, too, were n little unstdng and actIi-
ally tlemblcd when Ann nshercl MIR. Chittlck INTO
the front room. H. looked as solcmn as the officer
who had been living with uS, and after greeting me-
he gidvely took newspaper from Ills pocket anu
Read that he said. pointing to a por-
ton marked at the top end bottom win
the paper aud began to read Il was part of an ar
ticle on the Magazines OF the Month and lyom,
Hid the periodical the CRITICS OF which hc hau
marked. read:
'iyIWnid. as usual. is very strongl fiction. BIT
1t scarcely SustalnS ls reputation by inserting me
highly mclodramatlc tale, The Cap of Midas" | he
hero-vlilan of this story IS IA young Greek VINO Is
assistant to an aged diamOnd-merchant IN syria
cnse.'
MY heart began to beat az | read the last few
words.
This young gentleman is fired by an ambition to
play an IMP !rant para III the political NE or the
coming Greek federation. 10 0b'aln Wea!tl, ana
with It influence, he murders his aged master Tor
the sake of certain priceless gems which tho Old cl-
low has cnncca.ed IN velvet hlkhtcip ne i III inc
habit OF wearing TINS Is tn cap oi MIDAS we pre-
sumo justin tOrgIalrgHO- .hr uurdcrfr--had read
llamlrt," @ cgy. Has Hamlet been translated
INTO modern Greek YET y and drops poison INTO ms
masters ear and scLl> the nlGh' cap. ms poison
however, laIS 10 40 It's w0! n, 80 me ASSISTANT III
stabS tne old man. and began 10 feel iie ilr3t
diilicuurs OF ms lot nIicy, now 10 dispose vi the
bnuy Oi the murdered man
looked up at in,p. c,or Chittck she, pi,hy.
hooking smile uTkcd IN the coracis oi ms MOUTH
Wei. the hero hulirs his un3;cr in the garden
OF his house. aud stats OH with ihls cap winch con-
tains the wealth that Is 10 give lh p"liic power
Here coil'a the mcluCialuatc pulut "I 'hc S'"iS'
] hr dIImuIiS IN tins cap are OF Shch ciorhpu5
value that the murderer dHrh not a attempt 10 sell
them, feeling sure THAI ~ QuIrCS vii! b made ~ %
how be- bc,I'lr po~Sts.ru Ul such prrcl1iis gcu's
Tortured by fear and c>Prrltc wuh hu ger ne at
length commits su,rldc with TINS CAP OF Midas
placed mnchlagly upon his OWE he al | lie story Is
In.cnIoi- ~ SONG o is pIr:. bu' /, rsHllt. t. speak
PLAINLY. uLHoItny OF tn reputation OF mat prOmls-
M yunn2 noy~il,l. Nh Ernest Maldrn'
Mir. Erurst Maidru' niuttcfed vacantIy, a
a nOycu9t !
The li.i. ctor ro~- from ln- char and SLAPPED ne
on IT, h1 IL. and pDNrd 40" IN IA" rihS, ana 7ho'k
Iac hy t!.c ,.,aidr!-. !lI-iiug th" while with such
tI,m' uiud, brI>;, ro,i'--, thtl Ni-. iGG ANA Anh
nus, I4'n d." room IA u >l"tr 81 c.l'~~ auaI'-
mtut Wulcn shall never forget. n"ir appearance
gave jD.t the flashing t"ucn ot "lNuillN 70 li'
siiua nil and ~ the grucsqurlc-~ 81 IN" Oluhu'r
Wh.cu w. hal ulI. and AL r.Iuc iINuri upoh me,
l. too, tccau t. ,tiIIi UHUl The t"ar7 rolled do"h
nv Chrrk- -,
'P.l," | g.~pc, rs soon ~ coHll speak, Mr.
Na..,h :. % Iotri>t. and oi, sue. vac lnu ,rrr
III plrcr! la. Id, Ia! o.,, oI. on H. he Oh ha
ha. I'm !" ,.
Mcrrai!y i,vcr saw poor Old Mr. lea again, FIR ne
d..d Ai liIlg.t. n Ol so. ming "i sue nam IT,"
Woes alt,i hI- ur,.rW and urrr joined h,.l. lh'F
lcty.lg towu-rrlrrrtd 20 III q" lu-prc .of trlc-
prtin-.a. with tbs object IN ola - NJ cnlal as
81. ...iciWard learn Il. Was t.hrn away from next
onil. IN a e. 40 one, rsr.lug Wi.H We Hu~ al have
been az thr buck ~ th,. hou-r. Had wc bu' seen
lnfu , We should hive been ~rnr Il 4 0rcal neal OF
ter J. .d ~ WY W. isl su~plo"u@ OF our ntiGh""is
tlrtrtrr- Vet, tur utarr hand, TINS tiic Nou Il
never uayr Lr, % Wfl;,ru, a;id >urud Law" lost an
onu riutity 10 say inr l. rs, of "pflh2 my merit
tast .,upUuctIc public al. AZ tnr Roger variety
of rriinlifn Inc variety VIII be Il rc.iitb ere
long Dc II known To all mru.-Ib"l.raya.