News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-07-25

do before. "Very inferior limitations,
too. What do you suppose would be-
come of you without husband to keep
you straight
Is a man ever more odious, she
thought to herself, than when so shabby
small triumph initiates him? She
sought consolation by shrouding herself
in cloak of icy indifference. Yet the
loss of the bracelet pricked her sorely-
On the following morning Mr.. Hor-
shaw was in the library writing letters,
when servant handed him this card:
81. GRUMLEY,
"Detectiee,
''PoBICE HEADQUARTERS.
'::The great Detective Grumleyl
Wants to see me, does he! Well, show
: him up. Ha, Mrs Horshaw!" be So
-----izad, you've lost your bracelet
10 il2 gets 1t back. %
Then tall, grim-looling man, rather
stylishly dressed in plain black, with an
air something between a clergyman and
a hotel clerk, entered the room. He
looked at the wall, at the books, at the
window, and finally at Mr.. Horshaw.
''Mr. Horshaw, [ believe" he said,
briskly. My card informs you who L
am. Your wife has lost a diamond
bracelet. am detailed to work up the
case"
Mr.. Horshaw offered him chair. Mr..
Grumley seated himself, casting a keen
glance under the library table, as if,
perchance, the thief might have got en-
tangled between the legs somehow.
81 suppose [ can see the lady," con-
tinued he. "Must have full description
of property and details of loss, you
/ know"
Mrs Horshaw is out She says the
man has a slight cast in one of his
eyes"
'Cast in one eye. Good" Mr..
Grumley checked that point off on one
finger.
"And--a-I think she said his mus
tache was waved"
"Mustache waxed - good," Mr..
Grumley checked off finger number two
''Let me see. / think he drawled his
words-had also slight lisp, and then
his nOse-his nose, now"
''Drawled- lisped - goodl" Mr.
Grumley exhausted his two remaining
fingers with a check apiece, and then
slapped his thigh. 81 think know the
fellow, sir-well- l-known crook, too. Now
for the property. Must know what
the bracelet looked like, you see."
"Ah-yes-to be sure"
Mr.. Horshaw cogitated and Detective
Grumley, producing a formidable note
book, iotted down few points.
'Now-you'd hardly think it, yet
though I've seen those bracelets q hun
dred times-I can hardly describe them,
except that they are all spaugle and
glitter. If my wife were only here
now"
81 have it, SIR" said the detective,
'there's mate to that lost bracelet. If
1 could take squint at it now"
Certainly" Mr.. Horshaw rose with
a smile. ''It takes detective to think
of ways and means. By looking at one
you can spot-that's the word, isn't it2
Yes, You can spot the other"
Mr.. Grumley leaned back with Ma
Poleon-ike nod of approval, while MIR. /
Vas at home to JioIp i.i'" 49, >yrt
r,arrAraoq,ed olo,,t his sifa's bureau and
dressing case until he found the object
of his search. ''Now, Julia" he
as he returned to the library,
''toe'H see toho RECEIVERS your brace ct.
ga very peculiar make, said the /
we'll known detective, handling the ar
ticle very much as if it were hand-cuf. |
''Very fine, too. Cad, sir! L wonder
the lady let the fellow walk off with it,
t-ahem.-women are-rather-
''Oh, yes! They're weak and easily
imposed upon. But we men can't help
that. If we get them out of these
scrapes. that's all we can do.
Precisely. But this bracelet now
the pattern is quite complex. Difficult
to remember all the points S.
The detective, scrutinizing it closely,
shook his head discouragingly.
81 see," said Mr.. Horshaw, ''the
police will need this one to-as might
say-detect and verify the other
Mr.. Grumley's brow cleared instantly.
cit 7riU facilitate Matters" he said,
''NIakes the recovery almost certain, in
fact Shall l give you receipt-in be-
half of the a-the a-force:r
:sNot necessary. Detective Grum-
ley''s name is an ample guarantee"
/ Mr.. Grumley bowed his thanks, de
posted the bracelet in a capacious wal
let, 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 some
times necessarily costly. In short, we
may have to use some money-not for
ourselves, understand - this with g.
grim, renunciatory air-''but to inveigle
the rasrals into trap of our own set
ting; see!"
Mr.. Horshaw saw, or thought he saw,
which amounted to the same thing
pecuniarily. The pleasure OF triumph
ing over Mrs. Horshaw must not be
delayed for few paltry dollars.
Chow much?'
'Two tens will do, think.
Detective Grumley slowed away two
of Mr.. Horshaw's bank notes, much as
if they were waste paper, then took his
leave with mighty show of official
ceremony, after which Mr.. Horshaw
rubbed his hands and smiled shrewdly
to himself.