Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-09

ACI, utilpttstl'iNs oib oflli-N ~ iiIe
tiers which are, so to speak, professional
secrets AT present. liut there the
whole account will be in the papers to-
morrow, SOS there's no harm in my tell
Ing you"
Both the colonel and Mrs. Walsing-
ham waited a~nxiously for him 10 90 on,
and, after n few seconds pause, he was
graciously pleased To do 50, pointedly
addressing himself now to Mrs. Wal
singham.
"Of course, madam, you have heard
of the great Fentpn Court robbery
Mrs. Walsingham made a motion of
assent.
"Er-well- the fact is. today | had
the good fortune to recover nearly all
that stolen jewelry. have just tele-
graphed to Mr.. Fenton To come up and
identify the things tomorrow"
''You have got back the diamonds"
Everything, madam, as far as we
can tell"
Tell us all about it," commanded
Mrs. Walsingham, in her pretty, impe-
rious manner. while her husbands face
seconded her request.
''Oh, well, there's not much to tell,
ma'am. From information received
We made this morning a raid on the
house of a party called Sleepy Jim
sleepy because he Just 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 l went I
heard-for my ears are quick-I heard
Jim give the least little bit of a sigh.
Come back. men, ] shouted; the
things are here. and we won't be such
numskulls as 10 90 away without them.
Let's have one more look around
Then il occurred To Inc that Sleepy Jim
had not been sitting on the table for
nothing all the time we We're turning
his place upside down. So | just push
ed him and il on n 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 a
jiffy, and there in a deep hole under
meath was all the Fenton Court Jew.
cry"
The detective paused impressiyely
and looked at his two eager listeners,
as though challenging their admiration.
We'll, and my wife's butterfly p
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. had
seen your advertisement, and ! thought
n of the miscellaneous articles looked
very much like your insect. So | just
asked Sleepy Jim about ii, and he told
me that it had been brought TO him by
a man who had picked it up in Sloane
street and had been afraid to pawn it.
Jim gave him thirty shillings for il. for
he saw the diamonds were uncommon
good paste, and
But they are nothing of the sort"
put in Mrs. Walsinghain Indignantly /;
that was only my husbands idea to
call them paste"
"Ah. that IA sn, 1T, sir. very smart.
You ought to be one Of u.s."
The colonel looked gratified. Wont
you take a glass of wine, Mr.. Sawder.."
he said, pushing the decanter over to
him.
Thank you. sir, ! don't mind IL |
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 ~cleyerness Of rogues and
the superior astuteness of detectives.
Its not that the criminal classes are
SO especially clever" lac remarked, iu-
dicially, as he wound up one of his
tales. but the public is so uncommon.
ly soft"
The colonel acquiesced. There were
a 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.
81 can quite believe that said Mr..
Sawder, politely; ''and If ] may make
so free, | repeat again you ought to be
n of us"
The colonel did not at all resent Mr..
Sawder's freedom. He vas particularly
pleased with him and his stories, and
in the fullness Of his heart he told him
he was going down to his club for half
an hour, and would be charmed to give
him n lift.