Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-09

TIE LOST JgWKLs ou1p.
The Accomplished Detective and she Two
villains.
New york Times

villains.
New York Times.J
II WAS night--night before last. Mid
night had Just pralcd from n hundred city
towers. An electric light burned dimly 10
wretched cabaret on the corner OF UNI
versiiy place and Eighth street. AZ mar
row table two men were seated engaged In
eager conversation. A bottle and two
glasses were between them. The bottle
was partly empty. So wee the glasses.
So were the men. The bartender was
reading Mother Cary's Dream Book" The
conversation between the men grew more
eager and animated. AT this juncture an
observer might have seen face peer over
the shutters. moment later the door
orered and a stranger entered. II Is uu-
necessary 10 say that With one swift, sweep
ing, comprehensive, searching glance he
took in every feature Of the room. for II
was Detective ID. j. Larkin, OF the New
York Hotel.
The detective entered noiselsssly and
glanced in the direction OF the two men.
who still conversed. with the unroslstiRg
bottle and the two glasses between them.
Then he took slip cut from a newspaper
from his pocket and read as follows:
si5O REWARD AID 10 QUESTIONS ASKED for
the return of the following articles OF ieTery
Nhifh were lp%i since lH%f tuesday, corner MHNer-
ley place and Mercer street One cluster diamond
ring, with five large stones set IN Maltc-s or iss.
hnished IN btsck enamel; ne solitaire ring. sat IN
black en1mc', stone medium size. one Cat goid
ring with diamond, raty, aud sapphire set IA .i1r
figure; one gold Nat ring sci Ia win turquoise;
one g1la sapiiiTe ring: one gold ring. sisi two
siones and ono lsnk pearl. Address II. c., s,ation
ID, city.
"Ha!" said the detective % himself. as
be replaced the slip in his pocket-5Ook, 81
have clue"
The BARTENDER overheard him,
"You had better keep it," said this
coarse man. Z" 1t l. going TO be hard WIN
ter. A"
GOOD" responded the detective. turn
ing toward him. MAKE me q settler lem
opade with dash OF ginger sic In it. ]
must keep up my nerve, " he mut.ered TO
himself rs he qua0ed II to the very dregs.
Then nc turned toward tie table where
the two men, tie two glasses, and the bot
tie were engaged in the aforementioned
conversation. Gradually he inserted him
self in the conversation, which ran on the
question Of 81. Johns majority i'm Novem-
Der. AdrOitly the detective turned il 10
the theme OF robbery and crime. The two
men moved uneasIly in their chars. With
out seeming TO be aware Of their discom-
future the detective watched them narrow
", while he affected 70 busy himself with a
beer-bottlc. suddenly he said, :" will tell
you story The two men looked re-
lieved.
"On last TUESDAY," began the detective,
"some persons who were putting up at the
New York Hotel went out shopping. They
shOpped all the afternoon. At Tffany's
they purchased magnificent cluster dia-
mond ring and five smaller rings -
The detective stopped suddenly to note |
the effect Of his words. One OF the men |
seemed much agitated. The other was |
hardly less so. The beer-bOttle was per-
fectly cool. The detective found that the |
beer was o trie warm.
with these rings in a package" he
continued, they started toward the hotel.
At Mercer street and Waverley place they
stopped 10 wonder at a knight in armor
VIC rode by on a mail-clad steed. with
patent salye advertised upon his gorgeous
trappings. Lost in wonder and admirl-
lion they dropped the package, and"-
The detective paused again. and then
added suddenly: 1.-TWO men picked itup."
The men who sat at the table started so
as to aPitate the beeT-bot.le. The
detective eyed them narrowly. The bar
ondcr was asleep. Not a sound was heard
but the ominous ticking Of the clock and
he snoring OF a geaddrRe in the family
ntrance. The detective again proceeded
With his story.
"They reported their loss at the hotel"
re said. "and a reward OF $3.50 and no
questions asked is offered for the return Of
he property
"And you?" gasped one of the men,
ialf rising from his chair.
al" said the detective solcmnly. 81
m -
"Tllarlie Ross5" almost shrieked :uc
tber.
- am Detective Larkin," said the officer.
See; here is the strawberry mark on my
II arm"
at is he" screamed the two men with
ne voice.
"Whcre il the packagef" asked the de.
ectiye.
"Here. Here it is !" said the two men
gain. and they produced It..
The detective bore il away aud restored
10 its owners, who incarceratcu t, ~ We
oiel safe, where it still remains. The Two
Mysterious men have cot part Of the re-
'ard-the "uo questions asked" part.
hey will not get the rest soon enough 90
lake any ele,tiOn bets with It,