Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-06-26

the "noIe account Will be In the papers
tomorrow, so there's no harm in my tell
ing you"
Both the Colonel and Mrs Walsing-
| ham waited anxiously for him to 60 on,
| and after few seconds pause, he was
| graciously pleased to do So pointedly
addressing himself now to Mrs. Wal
singham.
''Of course, madam. you have heard
of the great Fenton Court robbery?'
Mrs. Walsingham made a motion of
assent.
''Er-well-the fact is to-day l had
the good fortune to recover nearly all
that stolen jewelry. 1 have just tele-
| graphed to Mr.. Fenton to come up and
| identify the things Tomorrow"
| You have got back the diamonds?'
Every thing, madam, as far as we
can tell
Tell US all about it." commanded
| Mrs. Nalsingham in her pretty, i'm
| perious manner, while her husbands
face seconded her request.
''Oh, we'll, there's not much to tell,
ma'am. From information received,
we made this morning a raid on the
| house of party called Sleepy Jim
| sleepy, because he isn't sleepy, don't
| you see, madam? Well, Jim was very
| easy and careless, and we searched and
| searched, and not a thing could we
! find. and at last we gave it up. l was
| the last to go, and as 1 went, l heard
| for my ears are quick-I heard Jim give
the least little bit of sigh.
- Come back, men, l shouted: the
things are here, and we won't be such
numskulls as to go away without them.
| Let's have one more look round
| Then il occurred to me that Sleepy jim
| had not been sitting on the table for
| nothing all the time we were turning
| his place upside down. So just pushed
| him and it on one side, kicked over
| the square of carpet on which the
| table had been standing, and, 10 and
| behold, there were plain signs that the
boards had been raised pretty recently.
I'VE had those boards up again in
| jiffy, and there in a deep hole under
meath was all the Fenton Court jew
elry,'
The detective paused impressively
and looked at his two eager listeners,
as though challenging their admiration
''Well, and my wife's butterf1y?"
asked the Colonel inquiringly.
Il am coming to. that, sir. Among
the things there were several pins and
brooches not included in the list sup
piled to US at Scotland Yard. l had seen
your advertisement and | thought one
of the miscellaneous articles looked
| very much like your insect. So l just
| asked Sleepy Jim about it, and he told
me that it had been brought to him by
man who had picked it up in Sloane
street, and had been afraid to pawn it.
Jim gave him thirty shillings for it;
for he saw the diamonds were uncommon
good paste. and"
but they are nothing of the Sort"
put in Mrs. Walsingham Indignantly;
that was only my husbands idea to call
them paste"
"Ah. That was smart, sir, very
smart. You ought to be one of u.s."
The Colonel looked gratified. Wont
you take glass of wine, Mr.. Sawder?"
he said, pushing the decanter over to
him.
THANK you. sir, l don't mind if
do" replied Mr.. Sawder, helping him
self, and he required little pressing to
be induced to repeat the action
several times in the course of the next
hour.
As a consequence, he soon grew ex-
ceedingly communicative and enter
tanned the Colonel with the most thrill
ing Scotland Yard narratives. all illus
trative of the cleverness of rogues and
the superior astuteness of detectives.
Its not that the criminal classes are
so especially clever" he remarked,
judicially. as he wound up enc of his
tales; but the public is SO uncommonly
SOFT
The Colonel acquiesced. There were
great many fools in the world, he
opined; but for his part he had no pity
for them. He himself had never been
taken in in his life.
Il can quite believe that" said Mir.
Sawder politely; land if l may make
so free, repeat again you ought to be
one of u.s."
The Colonel did not at all resent Mr..
Sawders freedom. He was particularly
pleased with him and his stories, and
in the fulness of his heart he told him
he was going down to his club for half
an-hour. and would be charmed to give
him lift.
Mr.. Sawder was quite sensible of the
Colonel's condescension, and accepted
the offer with effusion. Having
arranged with Mrs. Walsingham that
size was to come down to Scotland Yard
the following morning, he went off with
the Colonel into the adjoining room,
waiting there while this gentleman got
ready to go out. This room was sort
of sanctum of Colonel Walsingham, and
while he drew on his gloves he passed in
review his collection of firearms and
other objects of warlike prediction.
The detective seemed bit of con-
nOisseur. and his enthusiasm was suffi-
cietly dashed with discriminating
knowledge to be particularly pleasing
to the Colonel. who actually deigned to
bring out from cavernous cupboard |
his latest extravaganza; to-wit, hand |
some fur-lined coat he had recently |
imported from Russia.
'.What do you think of that?" he |
asked.
'.Think?' said the detective; ''why, |
that it's not thing to be left in the
hall
Rather not" laughed the Colonel; |
I'VE keep it in the cupboard in this
room. Why. that coat cost me eighty |
guineas."
1T looks as if it had" said the detec- |
tive, warmly, and the Colonel being now
ready, the two gentlemen got into their
hanson and drove off.
Ii was scarcely haitian hour afterward |