Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20

The girl wore gray dress with dark
stripe In IL, and her belt was fastened
with a curious silver buckle. Esthar
went straight to the policeman who had
seen the girl speak to her bethrothed.
''You would know her II you should
sec her againp" she asked.
I'D know that waist. "said the police.
man. IF she had the gray dress with
the black stripe in it, and the funny
silver belt-buckle, like door-lock, I'd
know that too"
That night Mr. Milford sent for the
detectives. but 1t was not he who spoke
TO them, it was his daughter.
She stood before them with an air OF
one who is speaking OF what she knows,
and uttered these words.
"You are entirely wrong. You are
looking for Charles Cummings, be-
Loving him to be thief. Look, In
stead, for those who robbed him and
for his dead body. will tell you who
beguiled him away-Mrs. Carberry's
maid, Hannah Earle. She was the only
one who knew that the diamonds were
expected at that hour. The driver OF
the cab is the man she is to marry.
His name is Garvey.. He keeps a single
cab; his stand is at the corner OF the
little triangular park at - street.
| accuse them OF the deed and demand
their arrest. Officer - has de-
scribed Hannah's dress to me, and q
buckle that she wears, in describing the
woman who took Charles Cummings
away in cab"
Later the policeman, having gone to
Garveys stand, declared that he could
swear to the mans face, and Hannah
and the. driver were arrested at the same
moment, without having been given
any opportunity to aid each other.
The woman assumed an air OF injured
innocence that touched all hearts, but
Garvey-an arrant coward-went down
on his knees at once.
II knew nothing Of the diamonds"
said he. Hannah asked me to drive
her that day. and l did. We took up a
young man with bag, what was in it
/ dunno. Sure there was no KILN"
just left the two of them at place
Hannah asked me to leave them. A
dacent house, fine place intirely. ]
seen no more of them-Hannah bade
me not wait The housep-oh, yes, it's
the gray one, with the fence about it.
and big trees-Pm told it's an asylum.
dunno"
He willingly led them to the spot,
and after some parley the detectives
succeeded in extorting from the pro-
prietor OF the place the fact that he
entertained a few nervous gentlemen,
and search warrant was produced.
The doctor rubbed his hands and
bowed.
"Could l have been imposed upon"
he cried. Oh, yes. They should see
the young gentleman who had, as he
believed, raved about diamonds. and in
five minutes more Charles Cummings
entered the room, and was clasped in
the arms of his betrothed.
The story he told was this:
AS he was about to take cab, a
young woman had stepped from one
which had just turned the corner, and
exhibiting Mr.. Mulford's telegram to
Mr.. Carberry, had said that as she was
driving into town on an GRAND Mr..
Carberry had asked her to stop for the
messenger with the diamonds, and sec
ing him leave the store, she had inter
cepted him. OF course he had no such
suspicion Of any trick, and never hav-
ing seen the Carberry mansion, entered
the madhouse quietly. There the wom-
an was assisted by two keepers, who
forcibly took the bag from him and
gave it to her.
He fought with them in vain-she
had represented him as her husband
and all his protestations were as
they are always.in such
place.
However, all is we'll that ends well.
When Hannah found that her lover had
turned traitor, she knew all hope Of es-
cape was over; she declared that the
whole plan was Garvey's and that she
had only been his tool, bat produced
the diamonds which she had hidden in
her mattress. The bride received them
on her wedding eve, and shortly after
Mr.. Milford atoned for his unjust sus-
picion OF Charles Cummings by accept
ing him as a son-in-law. Family Story
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