, 1889-08-02

Yes, you can spot the other"
Mr.. Grumley leaned pack with a Napo-
leon like nod of approval, while Mr..
Horshaw bursted up stairs, m9ttering to
himself: SHARP man that. Lucky 1 was
at home to help him out" He rum
mayed about his wife's bureau and dress
ing case until he found the object of his
search. "Now, julia" he thought, as
he returned to the library, well see
who recovers your bracelet"
ga very peculiar make" said the well
known detective, handling the article
very much as if it were a handcuff.
every fine, too. Cad, sirl Iwonder the
lady let the fellow walk off with it, but
-aheml-women are-rather"-
'Gad, yesl They are weak and easily
imposed upon. But we men can't help
that. If we get them out of these
grapes, that's all we can do"
Precisely. But this bracelet, now
the pattern is quite complex. Difficult
to remember all the points-unless"-
The detective, scrutinizing it closely,
shook his head discouragingly.
81 see" said Mr.. Horshaw, "the police
will need this one to-as 1 might say
detect and verify the other"
Mr.. Grumley's brow cleared instantly.
at will facilitate matters" he said.
'Makes the recovery almost certain, in
fact. Shall 1 give you a receipt-in be-
half of the a-the a-force?"
"Not necessary. Detective Grumley's
name is an ample guarantee"
Mr.. Grumley bowed his thanks, de-
posted the bracelet in a capacious wallet
and rose to go.
"Come round to headquarters in the
morning, sir" he said. 81 have little
doubt but you will then behold not only
the thief, but the plumber, too. By the
way"-he appeared to reflect severely
'these movements are sometimes neces-
sarily costly. In short, we may have to
use some money-not for ourselves,
understandable with a grim, renun-
ciatory air-'but to inveigle the rascals
into a trap of our own setting, seer
Mr.. Horshaw saw, or thought he saw,
which amounted to the same thing pc
cuniarily. The pleasure of triumphing
over Mrs. Horshaw must not be delayed
for a few paltry dollars.
GLOW much?''
1.-TWO tens will do, 1 think"
Detective Grumley slowed away two
of Mr.. Horshaw's bank notes much as if
they were waste paper, hen took his
leave with a mighty show of official
ceremony, after which Mr.. Horshaw
rubbed his hands and smiled shrewdly
to himself.
When Mrs. Horshaw returned, her
husband rose to the height of the occa-
sion and his own dignity, thereby i'm
pressing her with such a sense of her
own wifely weaknesses as she had not
felt since the primitive days of Red
Wood Gulch.
"You may regard yourself as q shin
ing light, my dear" said he, "'yet how
e~gregiously you were imposed upon.
Grumley intimated that such verdancy
was accountable only because you are a
woman He's the most noted detective
we have. His name alone will give a
kind of eclat to your-a-silly lapse of
discretion"
"And you let him nave the other
BRACELET
"Of course. l likewise have his word
that the stolen one is quite as good as re.
covered"
81 hope So" said the lady weakly, yet
obviously.
"Well-I-Tn try" This meekly and
without the least enthusiasm.
Promptly at 10 a. m. Mr.. and Mrs.
Horshaw presented themselves at the in.
spector's office and inquired for Detec,
tive Grumley.
"The diamond bracelet affair, you
know" the gentleman said, explanato
rily.
81 didn't know Mr.. Grumley had
charge, of it; but he just happens to be
about" And the blue uniformed police
clerk turned to a dry, quick moving,
wooden faced man who had just come
into the office. Here you are, John.
Some one to see you"
Mr.. Horshaw felt something grippe his
heart and impart a tingling sensation
along his spine. There must be some
mistake here.
81 mean Detective Grumley of the Sc
cret"-
Eyes, yes" said the man, CHANGING
sharply at the couple as he laid some pa
pers on the desk. "Tm Detective Grum-
ley. What can 1 do for your
"Why-you-he-is not this youl
card2"
Don't use cards. What the deuce dc
1 want of cardsl"
He began to sharpen a pencil vigor-
ously.
And you-are Grumleyf" Mr.. Hor-
shaw stared at him as if he might have
been the sphinx, or a museum freak, OF
an ichthyosaurus come back to life.
81 am Grumley, SIR"
Julia" Mr.. Horshaw turned to his
wife, upon whose face an az told you 80"
expression was mingled with one of re.
newed dismay, 'this-this isn't my man
at all. II fear we have been hum
plugged again"
"WeI" said his wife, c~uttingly, despite
the conviction of a second swindle now
forced upon her. "Wel I don't know
anything about Detective Grumley, but
! do know that some men are very weak
and credulous creatures-so easily i'm
posed uponF"
Mr.. Horshaw sank ~dejectedly into q
chair, while Mrs. Horshaw proceeded 10
explain.
81 fear it is a gone case" said the real
Grumley, when he had heard all. 'Now
they've GOT 'em both they'll melt the gold