Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-25

"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
rds-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 known crook, too. Now
for the property. Must know what
the bracelet looked like, you see."
"Ah-ycs-to be sure"
Mr.. Horshaw cogitated and Detective
Grumley, producing formidable note
book, jotted down few points
"Now-you'd hardly think it, yet
though I've seen those bracelets II hun
dred times-I can hardly describe them,
except that they are all spangle and
glitter. If my wife were only here
now."
81 have it, SIR" said the detective,
"there'sa n mate to that lost bracelet, If
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-thats the word, isn't it.!
Yes, you can spot the other"
Mr.. Grumlcy leaned back with Ma
poleon-like nod of approval, while MIR.
Horshaw hustled up stairs, muttering to
himself: "Sharp man that. Lucky L
was ut home to help him out" He
rummaged about his wife's bureau and
dressing case until he found the oh. .ect
of his search. "Now, Julia" he
thought, rs he returned to the library,
"tce'H sec 'cho RECEIVERS your brace ct. "
"a very peculiar make" said the
well known detective, handling the ar
tice very much rs if it we've hand cuff.
Every fine, too. Cad, sir! / wonder
the lady let the fellow walk off with it,
but 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"
"Prec sely. 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.
police will need this one to-as / might
say-detect and verify the other"
Mr.. Glumley's brow cleared instantly.
at arW facilitate Matters" he said,
"Makes the recovery almost certain, in
fact Shall | give you receipt--in be-
half Of the the a-force?i'
"Not necesS ary. Detective Grum-
lcy's name is an ample guarantee.
Mr.. Grumley bowed his thanks, de-
posted the bracelet in capacious wal
| let, and rose to go.
"Come round to headquarters in the
morning, sir" he said. "I lave little
doubt but you will then behold, not
only the thief, but the plunder, 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, under tand - this with a
grim, renunciatory r"but to inveigle
the las ais 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 a few raltry dollars.
"How much?"
"Two tens will do, think"
Detective Grumley slowed away two
of Mr.. Horshaw's bank notes, much rs
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.
| 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 sense of her