The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-30

mo, no. DO nothing" implored the
unhappy youth. But the other did not
stop ~ listen; he had already started TO
inform the conductor, and In q moment
returned with that functiohary, TO whom
he offered string Of suggestions rs TO
the best means Of recovering the lost
Jewels
The conductor hesitatcd to take action
In tho matter, but upon reaching the
next station secured the assistance Of
two police officers, whom he put In
charge
"The baggage of thepassengers should
be searched" said the man who had
constituted himself the leader in the
affair, and so the officers ordered.
AT once vigorous search began rs the
train rolled onward. The news spread
quickly from the locomotive to the bag
gage wagon, and every one yielded with
good grace TO the examination. The
young jeweler alone betrayed an uneasi-
ness: his face became livid, and he swayed
back and forth as though on the verge Of
fainting.
The search was unsuccessful, and the
officers shook their heads in doubtful
manner.
Suddenly our obliging neighbor, who
hal shown decided instincts as detect
i've and who entered into the work with
ardor, caught sight of passenger who,
wrapped in voluminous cloak, had
seemed to sleep during the turmoil. APP
preaching him, he threw aside the cloak,
and disclosed to view the missing valisel
h 'Ah" said he, with Il triumphant air,
II knew well it was not far off. j"
The passenger thus disturbed did not
however, appear put out by the discovery
Leave me alone" said he; "the valise
is mine
"Yours" cried the man; "why, the
handles are missing! You are too COO
n by far. What do you think of the i'm
! pu lence of your thief, my young sir?'-
turning to the jeweler, proud of the rol,
he had so successfully played-"you rec
n ognize your valise, do you not!"
!. The poor young fellow lost his head
4 He should have thanked the man for hi
h zeal, taken back his property and thu
terminated the affair; but he obstinatel.
q replied, mo; it is not mine"
The thief breathed again, the perilou
&c moment passed. you see," said he
o with a superb disdain.
% But our amateur detective was no
"a convinced-he would not give up tn
80 battle Il recognize it myself" he cried
,f 81 am not blind; for the matter of that
\. it is easily determinedif this be the miss
:. in., valise or no. We know that the on
. we seek contains diamonds-here will b
= incontestable proof. Hand me your key
Il sir: we shall soon arrive at the truth c
10 this matter. | cannot comprehend you
y. doubts on the subject"
70 But at this moment terrible cry wa
At heard. The young man rushed madl
20 to the platform of the coach and thre'
himself headlong under the wheels {
II the train, which crushed him into
m bleeding mass.
h. Asyou will have OWNED, the young ma
ore who passed as travelling jeweler wa
.t in reality, an agent of the Nihilists, an
in the valise he guarded with so much cal
and anxiety contained, not diamond
Ia but models of newly invented explosive
NJ which were to be tested for the fir
N. time bya committee in Moscow, whitht
Il. he was taking them. The wretches wi
10. had given him this abominable commi
70 sion had evidently chosen a young ST
he dent fresh from college.
nc. AT the next station the valise w
,is opened and found to contain the intern
I machine, which explained the resistant
ch offered by the unfortunate youth to d
ara discovery. lie had no doubt come TO q
in conclusion that all was lost. In h
stupefaction he did not consider that
-rv could have prevented the opening of t
ION valise by acknowledging tie property;
,,t possibly saw in vision the result
,on finding its contents. He feared 8
nd rest, and that it would force him
nos break VOWS duplicating others, and /
;ty ing unable to cope with it he rushed
~ his destruction. True Flag.