New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-09
nntfnr from Mr.. John DenA.l

considerable difficulty in getting foOthold at the
Court, but decided TO make my, approaches as
| groom changing his place and taking few days
holiday In the ncighborhood, having lived as boy
! Ut Newmarket and knowing considerable about
horses. Not 10 take up too much time in the
| telling, l may say l was soon at home there, and
made free Of the servants hail. where by means OF
| a civil tongue with the upper servants, and
chirruppy manner with the maids, being al so able
| friendly with the lot, so could consider who was
| likely 10 be useful, and learn the ways OF the
visitors | found Mrs WalcOt didn't have no
maid with her; the houSckcrpcr's nicer, who was
visiting her aunt, lady >.maided her; but she
no good, nervous, aud no spirit about her, Ih're
was q middling lot Of servants, what with the
visitors but at last fixed one, sir, you
| might not think. She was an Indian woman.
| nurse ayah. they call them, 10 the nieCcs Of the
| In the spring. She was uncommon DARK rather
| small, but had finnish look about her mouth,
| and her hcady black eyes missed nothing. !
guessed she would not stick az riics and would
! know ~ well a. most our common Language, which
was pounds, shilngs pence, and II seemed best 70
ubrfr,te thr machinery freely. When had
| come 20 an understanding how wanted something
done particularly quiet. told her who was and
what | was after, and how this couple was sup
posed 20 be in posse sslon OF the stones known IN
| have been changed wanted her TO find ont II
| they Ind the stones with them, and IL - 20 get
them into h,r hands, changing chem II possible
| for the fnlsc ones, but anyhow getting the real
| ONES. And ! promised sovereign down on the
nail for every stone, big or little and there was
| known 20 be lj7. You should have seen her eyes
| gIlStPn when | tDh her now mUCn IL WAS IN tDflr
money. rupees, and WHEN showed her the bag Of
| sinners. | proposed should pretend 10 he keep
| ing company, and then we should have nothing 10
| hother a. hut the Others chat. She caught Oh
| directly.
That same night she told me in tho shrub
| hrry she Ind discovered TINT MrS. Wacot
dStc her '1 ,rans before coming DOWN and cary
RED the keys in her pocket; the little dog Venus
| slept IN their room; they locked the room-door
| regularly every night, and there WIS a small re-
| VolVpr her lrpEginR.baE
The first superstition was that the stones u they
| had them ut all. were in their trunks This |
| much doubted siiI the search had TO lie mnde
and ~ do this either the lock, must bc picked or
Mrs Walcuis key De- got hold Of: the former
alternative seemed harder, ~ The locks would
probably he well made. hut IL would take less time
than waiting 20 secure the keys, and time WIS an
| object Accordingly put into the ayah's bands
| bunch Of skeleton keys 10 Try her luck with the
locks and IL they Offered resistance, 90 overhaul
the trunks that light while they were at dinner.
This venture WAS successful ~ one way, Int not
In another. The woman's skilled fingers mastered
| the locks, but there we've no diamonds Plenty
of pretty things she said, but no diamonds
she had the Wit 70 gee & the trunks had any secret
receptacle. told her to examine the high heels 81
| her shoes the thick ivory hair-hrushcs, and all
coils OF hair. but II WAS no ns'.
| Then he or she carried them about Which?
She for choice because If found on her II could be
| attributed Ia klertomania, which wouldn't Apply
10 him. Besides the complicatIons OF womnns
dress afford hiding-placcs which the Secrruvencso
| NJ her character delights IN
Concluding, then that she had them about her.
| we had thesr difficulties 10 cUuHt"ract:
| l. The presence Of her husband
2. The little dog.
.. Tho locked door.
1. The revolver.
;. Finding the whereabouts Of the stones
| An hours quiet walk in the lanes SETTLED my
plans ] concluded that the busincs must b" don"
at night II II WAS 10 be done without rrsoriing to
/ The husband must bc got away for one night,
2 Venus must Dr. dosrd with II soporhc and
her mistress too, II necessary.
3. knew how 20 ovcrcom" this.
4 The mechanism must be- dMrrangcd or the
; and q depended Oh the skill and nerve Of the
And the steps decided 20 take with regard TO
each particular were these:
To get the husband OF the ground he must
he summoned away clsewhthrrto by II Telegram
but from whom, so that he would believe " E"hn.
name, 10 watch the letter bng--not that he was
very likely TO intruNt anything important To that,
which any one might see-and then siroIrd down
10 pick up what scraps OF information
/ could by hook or crook al IN"
postofiicc. And here had fine piece OF luck
AZ | entered the Office, whom should see Pnt WI.
| Z. What's this name? Barrett. is t?' asked the
official Yes, It's plain enough T"s the reply
Jouble T. slowly spclt the unmoyed operator, aud
are these letters f. C. ~ Yes cant You read :?
replied Mr Walcot very wrathfully +. c.
repeated the LInn In the same monoi9nous way aN
before: afix the stamp please This was The
last straw =, you,A raid my gentleman, and
auitted the office, snnnn ing the door; nc trlr-
9rsph man had 10 lick the stamps himself, thhi
yrsn't my business though I'd have licked nun
dred stamps for the information hid got R',
turning ut once 20 my rooms, ! wrote To IRENE
I often work with % send ihis message " A-'"ut
foil next day from some office In the H. t. District:
To Walcoi, Lythe Court, k"mpstnn Meet me
az the Grand 10 tonight Barrett md also
"sl,d him 10 disntch this ~ 80 next night:
| WalcOt Grand Hotel Trafalgar square ll"d
20 go suddenly, hrln Barrett o..
him 10 return that night: lac would come hnGk
next day without hnving his suspicious nhdhU
ronsed and without hunting nP Barrett, whoever
he was supposing him OIL for France guessed
Le would tnkp the bait because h" seemed rrd AZ
any one hearing IhrrettS name in the telegraph
Office warned IPJ cooperht"r ny "re 70 w
p"'o' iIaif n dozen drcns Of luudnnum in II Bit OF
chicken ~ D. N. would settle Venus comfortably
for the night, and two or three ia rnhuthc co,"n
tina woul he Just enough 10 make her sleep rthcr
heavily.
3 / told the ayah 10 bring me the key OF the
bedroom door ~ :45. when the guests wohh nave
sat down 10 dinner. | had dealt with such before.
Every key Of this kind has q solid stem ending
in "A knob or boss, which stands out"rmost ~
the locked door; with narrow, nat NE
Ait an eighth Of IN inch deep making It. Ike
screw By inserting small screwdrIvcr or br"ksn
ennfe In the slit" II ~, % d P%SS'p m ,G no same nHe WAY
The holt might he shot back again and the door
reloclsrd and apparently all be Just as before
on coursn the lock should be oiled so as 20 work
easily Most people think IL safer 20 leave the
key in the lock- but this is no good u the key
has been Alpd like the one held, and u never
occurred 10 Madame WalcOt TO examine hers
A. With a hypodermic syringe which Safyab
hunted np-it belonged 10 one OF the lne ladies
: infected few drops OF water thro' the nper
sheath of each cartridge the revolver held. They
were "a fc enough now.
An these points were duly dealt with; in the
e ~ .ujy ala we risk much, but our chances
were p,sr as as good ms the enemys, and az yet the
enemy were unsnspecUng.
As Z and did not depend on me, could only
a{,. INT I relied on the 8ynh there WIS look
about her slender brown fingers that reminded me
~ wonderful tales OF Indian iuggleIy. ! wanted
her 10 take some chloroform in case OF accident out
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