New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04

ceived by tho precautions he had taken 70 make ~
appear that the burglar had no accomplices upon
it is to be- feared that Mr.. Miicent rather gave
| himself airs among his brother professionals npon
| the strength OF his achievement. No doubt his
! hca! was little turned by the wealth. no oad
gained According to information furnished 10 inc
police and to the papers by Mr.. Facet himself, the
| stolen property comprised diamonds anu precious
| stones of the value of many thousand pou ds. Mr.
| Mllicent had visions. soon rs he couid feailLe
| his blunder. of living on chicken and champagne.
and opening publlc-house In lcshihR .norouen,,
fare His friends rather resented MS eiauoh anu
| demor stratel by their conduct the fact tnat envy
ar lea onsvexst in othor professions besides those
| of art. literature, and the drama. ,,,
| In this slate OF things 1T was naturally d0upV
palInt and humiliating to Mr. MilIcent to DO ln-
formed by the tru>ty and excellent Hebrew geLtle-
man who acted his banker and agent, that IL nan
turned oui, upon investigation, that hoarly tne
| whole of tie supposed most valuable stones were
! false, livery diamond was paste-and, indeed
speaking generally. the only genuine part Oh INC
| booty was the gold settlng. 1t happeLcd, unfort
unately, that Mr. Milcent. acting upon the aslh.
trrested and friendly advice OF Mt. acct hau ho'
| encountered himself with bulky or heaVy aTtlcles-
| lie had selected his plumber Will DISCRIMINATION
choosing certain stones and cases which inc
| jeweer had described as worth all the resi- Oh Tue
| ZOO s put together. Bv so doing, as IL now
| appeared. he had mad, ertently carried OIL large
assortment of spurious jeweIry, along Win very
Poor Ir. Mi.licent was So upset at this unpleas-
ant news trat lie called the Hebrew gentleman
some very shocking Names and Drought Tears 70 ~,
| venerable ewes. Ia fact, Mr. Mllicent was larry
| beside himself with rage and humiliation, ana ms
state of mind was not improved by tire Jeers OF MS
comrades. who were delighted at the turn oil events
| Ii he had been " lse, Mr.. Millcent would have
| swallowed his disappointment, Tor though MS priEe
| had turned out To be comparatively vaiueiess. !,
nevertheless would realize pretty suhstahtlai
| sum- But unfortunately. the burglar was very
| sensitive upon the subject OF his professional
| reputation. which, he fOresaw, would surfer cohsiu-
| erably fro the trick that had been played upon
| him. lie realized with painful clearness that ne
had been made catspaT oil ny tne sasacouS ~ ar
| Facet who had. no doubt desired to account lot
the disappearance Of certain articles when ne hau
himself appropriated. The Idea OF having oeen
ueceIved by a person Who had como 20 HIM In the
gulse vi a friend, and particularly a person quite
| outside the profession. made Mr. MillicrntS blood
boil with ind lgnaton. and be resolved mat Mt
Facet should pay dearly for whaJ 40 had dOn1'
He was for a long time unable However, 10 frame
any deinitie scheme of revenge, Tor very httle
reflection suiiced to convince hlm OF his helPesS-
ness. The circumstances OF the case were 90
peculiar that he had redress. lie oVnd no
strike at Mr. Facet by disclosing his perhdy with
out mourning personal rlsks o 10 htfu JuStlc'
Mr.. Millicent was not "A blo0dthirsy person. ana
though he carried revolver i'll the exercise OF hi'
profession. he always shrauk from using u. lie
even preferred to avoid violence of any KIND. am
for that he resisted MS hrst impulse oI con
fronting Mr. Facet and openly accusing HIM OF ms
treachery. 1t was hardly probable that any useful
result would accrue from tins. ana the Jewelcr
seemed quite capable of knocking man down :,
The idea which hnaly evolved ITSELF from MT
Mil lceuts brain was to recover the booty winch
he considered rightiully belonged to him. lie had
read with interest tie reported pr"ceeu"gs or ,r o
Facets bankruptcy, and had observed now the
jeweller had pathetlcaly described himsslt as
having been completely ruined by that heartIess
robbery But. with his peculiar knowrdge OF
facts, Sir. Millicent had very shrewd suspicion
that Mr. Facet nad made provision for rainy
day. and that somewhere or other he possessed
valuable store OF preci )us stores.
Mir Millicent ascertained without difficulty that
Mr. Facet re,iJed at Balham. and be devoted his
leisure time to recommending the jewellers trim
little villa. There convenient heil Az the
back of the hoIse, and Mr. Mllloent stndied the
bealI+es of pature and the habits OF Mr. Facet an
his household with qrIet petslstency. MS hatnrai
that Mr. Facet hai "a passion Tor orchIus lnere
was IA small greenhouse at the end OF the garden,
which was devoted TO the culture OF that traglle
and expensive flower. aud here Mr.. Facet used u
spend hour, together pOtterlng about among MS
beloved plants aud Jealously excluding even the
gardener from It's sacred precincts lie nseu 10
keep the key of this glass house III his pocket anu
never intrused II TO any one. .
After awhile Mr.. MIlllccnt was sclZeh Win
strong desire TO explore his holy OF holes. %
gentleman of his ingenuity the locked door was but
A trting obstacle. lie procured private Key ana
for several evenings he searched cautiously about
the door with dark lantern: u was necessary 10
use the utmost caution. and Mr.. Nil lcenrs proceeh-
ings were tedious and wearIsone. lie CROPPED about
upon his hands and knees, sounding the earth
beneath the ages. inca by inca, Win au iron
probe HIS selfmposed task seemed as uuProhe-
able il munotonous and latlgulng out at
length ms rXertlOns apparently attained their
object One evening he uttered "A sudden e&claIna-
tou. and fell To tearing no the moist earth win ms
hngers Then he cast ray of light from his
Ian INTO the cavity he hau formed, Ind disclosed
"A small o5long box, covered IN canvns Mhhout
beneath his coat. shut the slide OF his lantern ana
cautiously made his way out of the Greenhous
Without even waiting on this OCCASION 10 Close
the door behind him. Mr. MIlIicent turned TO fly.
when he heard footstep on the gravel walk In his
rear, and the next moment hand was lald roughly
on his cOllaT.
You villanw painted voice. which he recog-
nized. Who are your What were you doing IN
nv orchid hOuseT
ct m, 90 exclaimed Mr. Mllliceut, setting his
teeth as he recognized Mr. Facet
He made "a desperate wrench as he spoke ana
4. alaItr fr.at
30 he dropped the little canvas-c0vered oOA' anu
though be stopped aud recovered 1t directly the
jeweller evidently perceived what ,h hnr ~ a
by the throat A second more. and MT hllllceht
would have been at the mercy OF his enemy, VINO
in "a paroxy sm OF sudden Jury, seemed quite capape
of strangIng hlm The instinct OF self-prcservaton
however. caused the burglar to seize nus IeVolVei,
and to pull the trigger. sharp report VlDlaed III
the still night air. Mr. Facet tell back ward without
utterng a sound, aud Mr. Millicent hall mad with
fright scran bled over the rangs aud rushed at
the top of bis speed across the held at the back
This dramatic Incident disturbed hr MlllcenVs
/ eonannmty a great deal. A. before stated, lie as
liked personal violence. and though bo was not us-
posed 10 blame himself tor what ne nag doh' 10
was annoyed at having had TO hre MS nerves
were unstrung. III fact. and perhaps TINS was the
reason that he felt slnBu arly Ill az ease ahu
appreheuslve of the inqulslIyeness of the police
during his homeward journey. His painful frame
OF mind possibly revealed itsef IN his demean"r ana
attracted attention, for IL unfortunately happened
that lust as he nearing his temporary abode
detective officer accosted him. and III casual way
There was a very sensational report III the papers
the next day of the capture of a welI-knowD
burglar with the proceeds Of "a recent robbery
| actnnIlv in his possession The extraordinary
affair excited goo deal OF speculation ana gave
| unboundei satisfaction to the creditors sOi MI.
| Facet VINO had thus, almost by miracle,
recovered most valuable assets. MI. Mllllcent
| again made his appearance III the dock at tue Od
! Bailey, and, by crcums anita evidences, against
which he vigorously protested. he was found guilty
| of the famous burglary. lie preferred to hold his
| tongue concerning the manner in WHICH lie had
| acnuired the canvas box, nor did Mr. Facet come
| forward to bear testimony against him. hat
gentleman was unable to appear at the tlal having
shot himself rather badly. ~ it was explained III
| carelessIy handling revolver. The prisoner was
observed TO smile when this statement was made;
but his expression the reverse OF hilarious
when he was sentenced to fourteen years penal
seryitnle As to Nh Fucet, contrary 10 the expect