The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-28

NO." ! replied; 'I've been con
founded fool. But the diamonds were
close TO us, and we don't sleep heavily
Whom do you suspect3', asked Stor.
mont. @
No one.'' I said. s.All my servants
have been with me for long. Some one
must have been secreted In the house. 8
8 And what are you going to do?'' he
asked.
'Can ] do any thing in town? must
go up by the 3:15." s
We discussed the subject all morning,
and Stormont's indignant interest was
very consolatory, and when Lucy ap-
peared she was greatly cheered by his
sympathy and hopefulness. He was cor
tain thattthe rouguos would be taken
and the diamonds recovered.
''You are very sanguine," said she.
You seem quite well to-day, Mr.. Stor-
mont. 4 n 81.
~ feel much better" he replied. "Joy
is a fine doctor, and the expectation of
seeing my sister has made another man
OF mo. Then this atrocious burglary ex-
cites me to pitch can describe. Lady
Dennis, you must recover your diamonds.
/ shall run down on Saturday to hear tho
news. A talk will be SO much more sat-
isfactory than letters" :
drove Stormont to the station. BY
his advice had not called in the local
police, but telegraphed to London for q
detective, and should meet him by q
train which would arrive soon after the
3:15 departed. t5$ %&s2 #@t
"By the way" said Stormont, as we
stood waiting ON the platform, ''about
Colonel L'Estrange-what was he like?''
"About your height" said. chin
and fair, with long beard and longish
hair; not military looking at ALL
A very peculiar expression came over
Stormont's face, and he whistled softly.
my dear fellow" he said, 'that's
your burglar! How these rascals get to
know things passes my comprehension,
but somehow they do. have a friend
"a Colonel L'Estrange-but he is stout
and extremely dark, and wears a mus
tache only. Depend upon it, that fellow
hoaxed you. wonder he didn't pay his
attention to the duchess diamonds also. -
So he had. A gentleman came up at
the moment, and after shaking hands
said excitedly:
"Heard the news, Dennis?'
"Only my own, Shaw" replied, dis
mally. my wife's diamonds have been
stolen"
"By jove!' cried Shaw. "And the
duchess lost twenty of her finest dia-
nlonds last night-cut off her dress
while the detectives stood by
We told him about L'Estrange, and he
listened with interest.
eve think it is celebrated burglar
of tho name of Paxton, alias Grubb," he
said, lowering his voice. ''That's what
the police think. They say no other
man could have done it,"
II thought Paxton was safely out Of
the way" said Stormont. "Surely 1 re-
member hearing of him when I was q
lad. Wasn't he concerned in the great
diamond robbery at Grey Towers in '69?'
''He was," replied Shaw, ''but he's on
the loose again now, and the police have
been watching him. A fortnight ago
Mrs Howard lost her dressing-bag, with
e2, 900 worth of jewels in it, Paxton was
suspected and trac, to Canterbury, then
gave his pursuers the slip and disap-
peared."
HE has probably been lying perdu in
the neighborhood," said Stormont, as
the train came up. "Dennis, write to
me at Alorley's if can help you in the
least. Au revoir till Saturday. Thank
you beyond words for all your kindness -
That evening as we sat at dinner, Mr..
Stormont was announced. rushed out.
But the Stormont who stood before me,
! with Edgar Arrowsmith's letters in his
| hand, was not the man who had gone to
town that afternoon. In moment
realized the truth. Stormont the first
was Paxton the burglar!
Certainly very uncommon thing had
! happened at last, and when Paxton was
caught it all came outflow he had
robbed Mrs. Howard, and hiding in my
grounds, had heard Lucy read her broth
er's letter aloud-how, as Col. LES
TRANCE, under cover Of my introduction
he had robbed the duchess-how, as he
stood on the platform talking of the
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Lucy's were actually on his person
There was no doubt that Paxton had
been superlatively clever, and in my
admiration for his talents and my sorrow
that they were put to such i'll uses, for
gave his chuckling over his delight al
having ''gammoned that fool, Sir Fran
els"
My dear wife never signs for extraor
binary events now; we both think We
have had enough of them. We are az
happy as ever, for burglars can not take
away love and children, and good health
and sweet temper. But we are happy
minus the diamonds, for Paxton got then
abroad before he was caught. wanted
togive Lucy some more, but she wouldn',
let me.
II couldn't bear the responsibility,
again." she said. ''Give them, by anG
by, to baby's wife,
AS for the duke, he never wearies Of
chatting me, and calling me Col. LES
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