Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-25
THE PROFESSOR.

has bccn stolen. Don't bring a deteCtive;
we'll try it ourselves first Telegraph If you
can come Yours i'll haste, H. CARGILI-
Nv friend Harold WAS waiting for me when
| reached the little station about I O'Clock III
the evening" and on the drive home | learned
"A few more particulars The robbery had
taken pla,,,. aS far a. could L. judged. either
during the night bofure last or on the preNtSi-
ing ,lay The house and the effects nf the
servants had been searched without avail,
and Harold hai only waitsd my arrival be
fore taking further steps We talked the
matter over at great length. both on our way
homo and after dinner. That one NJ the ser
wants WAS guilty seemed to me quite evident,
Int could convince neither Of the Others on
this point
Mrs Cargill left us soon 10 our wine, and T
continued NV endeavors without avail to
prove tO Harold that strict measures should
at once h, taken with all the servants He
cnntended that u thorough searrh had already
been male.
NV dear fellow" said at length, you
should have allowed me to Use my discretion
in he matter, and would have brought you
down French detective or two
And what would your detectives have
done: Made up nice story, implrating one
or all Of the servants. and probably the gar
dener a. all outdoor agent, but not found the
diamond Now where il the use Of !;iNestlga-
tious unless We recover the dianOndT
4 happy thought struck me as he spoke.
If YOUR ohifS't Harold, is entirely the reCOv
ery Of the diamond, and not the punishm
of the thief, / have n suggestion to make, and
IL NAV L., after ALL that If We discover the
stone first we may learn more afterward Let
us have down this great mesnerist and
thought reader, who is making such small
commntion lust now Wen tax him If he'll
,nm,l to conduct us to the stone. IL is prob
ably still in the houSe, the robbery was dis
covered 50 very quickly that even with all
outside agency in the person of the gardener,
whom | grant YOU don't like, it is unlikely
this stone can have got 80 far as the village
yet"
On this suggestion made half in jest, half
in earnest We eventually decided to act. The
robbery had been discovered the morning he
fore, and the servants had since then been
pretty closely watched, 81 that, after a fur
ther talk, which, it is needless to say, went
over and over the same ground at least a score
of times each Of us attempting To prove 10
himself and tn the other that detective work
was what Providence mad s.verally meant Us
for. we came to the determination that we
would ask the great thought reader, Profes-
sor Iandley. to come To our assistance
The greatest secrecy, Of course, was neces-
sary. Not even Mrs. Cargill should know at
first who our visitor really was, for our only
hope Of SUCCESS lay in the chance that If one
Of the servants was the thief the stone might
Ie still hidden in the house, or perhaps buried
til could with
greater safety be removed when the matter
had had time to be partly forgotten
| went TO town early next morning. and
called at once upon the learned professor. He
was "out, ," but was 10 e in again very soon.
strolled about the neighborhood some time
50 as not To miss him, having a shrewd sus-
piCion that he hal not yet made his appear
ancc at breakfast. Sure enough | found him
at a little before noon eating in a anguid
manner the remains Of a fowl that had done
duty before and drinking small beer. Know
ing little of professional men, however, |
recognized the e1igencries Of the case, and,
after tine usual civilities, explained the reason
Of nv call He was a tall man, rather thin,
with weak eyes, but sufficiently gentlemanly
To pass muster, both iii dress and manner.
Rather 20 my surprise he readily agreed 10
accompany me and postpone for few days
the private engagements which he had ON
hand at the time; but i'll the course Of our
Journey down for we returned that night
the reason Of his compliance came out. He
wished To include the robbery iii his adver-
tiSements, and all that could sav to the con
trary would not convince him that my friend
would scarccly care for his name to be mixed
up in the matter. After considerable dis
cussion We thought it best to inform Mrs.
Cargii later in the evening who and what
our visitor really WAS.
The professor explained 10 us that, As Mrs.
Cargil knew the diamond and had worn it
80 long she was the one who, with her hand
in his, could best communicate to him where
To lead her "lf," said he, the day is clear
and bright, ! shall lead You tomorrow 10 the
spot, Mrs. Cargill, provided you have suffi-
cient strength of mind to keep your ideas
fixed entirely upon the stone. You must keep
it vividly before your minds eye, and shall
lead YOU TO 1t, If it is in the house or
grounds.
Nothing had occurred in the household since
NV departure in the morning, and the robber
iwhnever he was must new, We judged, lie
beginning 10 feel somewhat easier in mind,
20 in case Of his deeming it ne,'essary TO alter
the probable hiding place of the stone, We
Determined upon immediate action, deciding
TO commence next morning at daybreak, lie
fore the world would be properly awake, The
professor did not much appreciate the idea of
such an early start, but we succeeded IN over
coming his scruples, and 1t was arranged be
fore we parted for bed that We should all
meet in the dining room at o'clock next
morning.
Mrs Cargill was down before me. and
Harold shortly after. OF course We were all
lefore the time, and TO wait in dumb silence
even with the prospect Of a most interesting
experiment. for twenty minutes in the cold
dawn WAS anything but lively. At length
the professor appeared, looking. We were
glad to see, equal 10 his business We had
left the front door ajar in case Of need. As it
was our impression tso thorough a search
having already been made insdel that the
object Of our quest must be without thu
house. Ii was rather eerie work for Us all,
except the professor, who was equal TO the
occasion and seemed tn scent the battle, SO to
speak III the shape of some far-Off diamond
which he had never seen.
At 3:l2, then, Mrs. Cargill took the pro
fcssor's hand. he having been previously
hlindfoldei-"Notr he said. that such
thing was necessary, but i; calmed his power
Of thought to some extent" Harold and
retired a few steps, and the silence for sew
aral minutes was deathlike. At last the pro-
fc=sor made a step, another, and then TO Us
unlo0kers it seemed as if certainty had n
placed doubt. He went straight 10 the door,
Mrs. Cargill following land We, too, ,di>creetlyl,
down the avenue to the first turning, and
hen bang against the fence ia a most dis
turbing manner This little incident seemed
to have upset his train of thought, and it was
some minutes before ne seemed TO grasp the
situation.
1t was a fortunate thing that the morning
was fine, though the grass looked abominably
wet. | inwarlly shuddered at the idea that,
had there been a gate, we should haY- felt
obliged TO open it, and take TO the grass; ard
catching Haroh's eye, We both felt somewhat
guilty. n though we might he shirking SOME
thing. But the something WAS nGt TO be
shirkeh The professor calmly comme need 10
climb th- Ialing, which, as his one hsnd was
occupied, an as ne was al exCessIIngiy un-
calmly INN, obviously never horn for f-at> Of
arflI rhar