Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-12

uresseu as uiyseir. but II was no
time to hesitate; immediate action must b
taken. We must rouse the gardener, who
lived considerable way from the house. In
safety we reached the cottage; and in few
minutes, Arkwright, my gardener and gen
eral factotum, was in our midst
His cottage was within a short distance Of
several others, and though he wished to &C
straight to the house, fearing lest the man
should have escaped. or been liberated by ac-
completes, / would not hear OF it. insisted
upon his getting n couple Of men to accom-
pany him
This caused some delay, but it had not en-
ahled my captive to escape. The hall door
was found open and everything just as we
had left it, the spare-room door still closed
BY my orders it was not to be unlocked until
the police arrived. Several volunteers had
FASTENED to summon them; and while We
were awaiting their arrival l had time to
think little Of the horror Of the position.
How had Lady Dasents diamond necklace
found its way into Alfred Mauleverer's
|. portGanteauis Cou}d hsbe some awful i'm
Poster, soma Si3ai1 i &Aguise of gentle
man, whom had harbored in my house. and
TO whom l had meditated giving my niecei
The shock would almost kill Amy. Even
felt as if l should never get over it,
1t made the suspense almost too terrible.
heard the policemen arrive, and while they
were ascending the stairs to the spare bed
room l felt alIaot schoked with an appre-
tension fof whsk I 5hould next hear. The
door wa nnlected and there was the thief.
He made Pc reDssRnce; the game was up.
Thanks 10 III Old woman" as heard him
Style md be bad @Jeed the best chance Of
clearing d forums hehad ever had.
The mystery was soon explained. He was
the Dasents' magnificent head butler-one Of
q gang, as it afterward was discovered-and
who had, with the conniyance Of his comrades,
cleared oft the plate, but hoped to secure for
his own private benefit the famous diamonds.
The fire had far upset their plans that he
had found himself left in possession of the
diamondS when his services came to be re-
quired ii aiding to extinguish the fire. In
stead of fight, therefore, as be had at first
intended. the wary butler judged it best to
let his confederates make off with the plate,
while he remained with the diamonds in his
possession, one of the most active in subduing
the flames, and suggesting the most feasible
schemes FOR discovering the thieves.
I When the detectives came down to En-
field 1T became Imperative upon him to hit
upon some safe place for the diamonds Mr..
Mauleverer was blessed with an over-abund-
ant wardrobe, and during his visit to Enfield
this butter had chosen TO consider him under
his special care, laying out his clothes, ar
ranging and settling things generally for
him The idea of temporarily depositing the
precious gems within the lining OF one OF that
gentleinanls A.nrtnAan teaHs. struck him as a
bralnuf or 4 Hk ltondn, Of course, was
to Nlshdrs9 thentdfeStll No Mauleverer's
deporture EaS d>pot4o take place, and he
would, OF eorrses hew tie bot opportunity
of ddnG oNhtle padkhg lbs @otbes, but his
,iah shyf a. mere chanoo rfisearried, and be
had the modification Of seeing the port
inanteau leave Enfield with the diamonds
still safely secreted within it
Mr.. Mauleverer's temporary absence from
our house afforded too good an opportunity
TO be missed: hence the visit to the Wren's
Nest, which very nearly terminated my ex-
istence, for the shock and exposure combined
brought on an illness from which, for long.
II was not expected that should recover
Mr.. Mauleveier made his appearance i'll
due time at the Wrens Nest, bearing his
fathers letter. which informed me not only
Of bis willingness to welcome Amy as his
daughter. but to settle an income upon the
young couple Of the most satisfactory de-
a>cr1pti0D. "a
Shortly afterwnd the hutler was placed
upon his trial, and / was called on, despite
my weakened condition, to give evidence
against him. This, however, was happily
spared, as the prisoner. acting on the a,!Sice
OF his counsel, pleadei guilty. Indeed. was
douhly relieved. as Maueverer's character
was thus vindicated.j As the wretched pris
oner was being removed he vowed that he
would pay Mis- Courtenay visit again
when his term Of imprisonment expired
However, ten years penal servituie may
bring about change in his intentions.
Lady Dasent amused me very much by the
comforting view she took II the matter. DO
not trouble your head, my dear Miss Courte-
nay, about anything that the wretch may
ha ye said; IN the course Of nature you will be
beyond his reach long before then.
Quite true" ! replied, with a smile AT
all events, lam glad that 1 have lived long
enough to be- the means OF your recovering
your diamonds"