Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-13
UNDYING LOVE.
Tho Gifts Of Great Doctor TO His
Dead Wife.

The little world of fashionable Lon
don society was startled a few years ago
by reports of series of daring jcwclry
robberics. The most costly gems seemed
to disappear as if by magic under tho
very eyes of their owners. These rob
berries dcfiel detection. A clue in one
case was upset by the facts in another.
When my aid as private detective was
called in, resolved to coniinc my at
tontion TO three distinct cases, though,
OF course, II useful information came
in my way concerning other matters, l
should know how TO take advantage
of it.
The first OF the three on my list was
the case of the Dowager Lady A., a
somewhat eccentric Old lady, who found
her chief delight in arraying herself in
her most valuable Jewels and visiting in
regular rotation all the West-end thea
tcrs. One night, when returning from
one of these expeditions, her carriage
had been overturned by colliding with
an omnibus. The dowager was seri-
ously injured, and within few days
she was dead, Then, apparently for the
first time, it was discovered that the
whole of the jewels worn by Lady A. on
the night of the carriage accident had
mysteriously disappeared. Her maid
was so overcome by the SIGHT of her in
jurcd mistress, chat she failed altogether
90 remember what was done with these
jewels ut the moment when her ladyship
was undresscd 1t was even question
whether they might not have been actu-
ally lost in the street during the confu-
sion of the accident. At all events, no
trace OF them could be found, and 1t
soon became evident that in the excite
ment of summoning relatives, fetching
doctors, and, very soon, nurses and
undertakcrs, half-a-dozcn persons might
have entered the house and walked of
with the jewels, without any chance of
detection.
Then turned my attention to the
second casp-thpt of the young Countess
of b. There seemed less room for
doubt in this instance, The fashionable
wedding Of the autumn had been that OF
the Earl of b. with Miss Blank. There
had been a churchful of.people at st..
Georges, Hanover square, and host OF
guests AT the breakfast at the Unique
Hotel. On the morning Of the we'd
ding, the Earl had presented his bride
with magnificent tiara of diamonds.
As tho "happy pair were to start
almost Immediately for the Continent,
these diamonds, inclosed in case, were
hastily packed in n travelling bag, which
the BRIDES travelling maid was never to
let out her sight. On arriving at Paris
the bag was apparently intact; but on
opening the jewel-case, the tiara was
missing, Clearly, it must have been
clovcrly extracted from the case while
lying in the brides dressing-room, the
empty case then being placed in the
bag. Who had stolen the Countess
diamondsp The maid the bride's
mother, and younger brother had
alone, as far MS it was known, entered
the room where the Jewels were lying.
] don't mind saying ! had some dif.
iiculty in believing that a bona fde rob.
berry had been committed. You may
not believe it, but l am convinced thai
many startling robbery of Jewels
would be explained, II we knew of all
the debts incurred by ladies of fashion,
and of the sacrifices sometimes made
by them to screen from disgrace them.
selves or some deeply involved connec-
ton.
Meanwhile, made inquiries concern
ing robbery three This was at Colonel
C.Ns. There the only thing missed was
very valuable bracelet. There had
been a dance at the house. During the
evening Mrs. G. had slipped ant
sprainod her ankle so severely that Z
doctor had to be summoned, and the
party was somewhat prematurely
brought to close. Mrs. G. distinctly
renembered wearing the bracelet; bu
whether she had it on at the moment O
falling, she could not remember. There
had been naturally some confusion il
the ballroom, and the lady had beer
carried to her own room. 1t was no
for some hours that the loss of tn,
bracelet was noticed. Then searcl
was made, but altogether without sue
cess.
In the first and third of these cases
suspicion seemed to point at once t
some member of the household; but al
my inquiries failed to find any trace o
the missing property. The servants al
willingly consented, nay, even offered
to have their boxes searched, and fol
some weeks confessed myself bafiled
The missing property had disappeared
as completely as though it had nevel
existed. .1iUT lsrI
Again and again / went over thu
whole circumstances as they had beer
rotated to mo. There was, / reflected
one circumstance common to all thre,
of the robberirs, if robberies they were
There had been at tho time some un
usual amount of confusion, all lendin,
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