San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-11

was IN California, within days Journey
OF me. was not surprised at this, know
ing his paitiality for the state: but il was
irreconcilable with the superstition that
he and Van Hoeck had the diamond. lie
wrote thus:
81 rite these lines fur to show where
am lollated, and likewise that i have not
slinked off like thief in the night to
hide my lights under bushel. II things
amt no forarder than they was in the
| direction of clearin up what's become of
the Great Hesper, they amt anyways no
| backarder
at amt no use promisin without you
are got it right inter yer to perform, but
/ will allow that amt goin to chuck up
the cards before I've made you shake my
hand and acknowledge I've played square.
The Kid is frettin and things in genial is
not lively with your pardner,
"Jos. BRACE"
did not reply to this letter. heard
again from Sir Edmund at the end of No
vember. His letter was dated the Goth.
He felicitated me heartily upon the pur-
chase had made, and added the warm
est wishes for my success.
He continued.
THANK you for Braces letter. The
tone of it would lead one to imagine not
only that he knows where the diamond
is, but has a strong belief in his power to
recover it! One cannot possibly believe
that it was he who robbed and attempted
to murder you. But whom are we to
suspect, if not him? If he were not
guilty, why should he try to conceal the
leather case which might lead to its re-
covery? There is fascination i'm this
subject which overcomes my wish to
drop it. 1t is like the fifteen puzzle that
drove half the world mad some years ago.
Ivan Hoeck still wanders about the
woods through the night. More than
once he has been seen standing outside
the room in which Edith and | pass the
evening, listening. -.
His suspicious have perhaps fallen
upon us. The poor wretch may have
lost his reason. His appearance, when l
caught sight of him the other day, justi-
fies the suspicion.
81 have to confess to an indiscretion
which may have no serious result, but
which l regret all the same. Yesterday
received a telegram from Furnival,
dated Haxel's Hotel.
II ran thus: r....
"'We have important clew. Send adj
dress OF Joseph Brace at once, or place
where he is likely to be found
1.-THE we led me to suppose that he
was an agent of the detectives employed
in this case, and without further refec-
ton sent Braces address, having your
nc Coo, as tba y,oSsa,o.or ,,,oS n,,t 90 80
e ~ % W.. vie ous Vi oiShe
anu SEM wilson over 70 southampton
WIN TWO kilograms, one Ior furnlval and
the other for the head OF the detective
department, asking for further particu-
lars. have received no reply whatever
from Furnival, and the detectives replied
by letter that they employed no one
named Furniyal, and that all inouiries
were made tbroupb the head Office
..yyLo ~, 81 a.r, t,,;a -, L.
VIM oh eaIlh Sah t,iis rursiSa oe'
and what can be the object OF his IN
quiriess Inc mystery was sufficiently
mcomprehensiblew without this addition"
Incomprebensible indeed and the mora
closalv ono exam;nad tbe mvstery tho
n,ora ;,,Snr,,tabIa !, o,raaroJ
", ~ Cpl
enclose, he wrote, IN conclusion,
"a letter which came to hand this morn
ing"
II was a second Ietter from Rraca
~ - - N0e'
ihi' 70 'iio CoPy'
llBBALs GOLDEN STATE HOTEL,
SACRAMENTO CITY, Nov. y.
uENILEMAN IHoRNE, SlRi ldint expec
you TO answer my letter, but the Kid have
took II TO heart moren natral. | told you
she was kinder frettin, and to please her
n Una otI'e eve n2i h sem tne message sne
-. iAiN " 'A'N' W mn SS',ih Ao t'ii'Si "