News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-06-19

meath was all the Fenton Court jew
elryy"
The detective paused impressively
and looked at his two eager listeners,
as though challenging their admiration.
well, and my wife's butterhy?'
asked the colonel inquiringly.
II am coming to that, sir. Among
the things there We're several pins and
brooches not included in the list sup
piled to us at Scotland Yard | had
seen your advertisement, and l thought
one of the miscellaneous articles looked
very much like your insect. So | 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"
You ought to be one of us. "
The colonel looked gratified "Wont
you take glass of wine, Mr. Sawder2"
he said, pushing the decanter over to
him.
''Thank you, sir, l don't mind if l
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-
ceedmgly 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, ju-
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 lif9s
II can quite We've At, !" said Mr..
Sawder, politely; and if | 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 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 a lift
Mr.. Sawder was quite sensible of the
cOlOners condescension, I'd accepted
the offer with effusion. Having ar
ranged with Mrs. Walsingham that she
was to come down to Scotland Yard the
following morning, he went off with the
colonel into the adjoining room, wait
ing there while this gentleman got ready
to go out This room was a sort of
sanctum of Col. Walsingham and while
he drew on his gloves he passed in re-
view his collection of firearms and other
objects of warlike prediction.
The detective seemed a bit of a con-
noisseur, and his enthusiasm was suffi-
GENTLY dashed with discriminating
knowledge to be particularly pleasing
to the colonel, who actually deigned to
bring out from a cavernous cupboard
his latest extravaganza, to wit, a hand
some fur lined coat he had recently i'm
ported from Russia.
''What do you think of thatg' he
asked.
''Think?' said the detective, why,
that it's not a thing to be left in the
hall"
Rather not" laughed the COLONEL
I'VE keep it in a cupboard in this room.
Why, that coat cost me eighty guineas"
1T looks as if it did" said the de-
tective warmly; and the colonel being
now ready the two gentleman got into
their hanson and drove off.
1t was scarcely half an hour afterward
that there was hasty pull at the door
bell. Mrs. Walsingham was tired, and
had gone to bed, and the household
had followed her example. The butler
alone was still up, busy with the silver
in his pantry.
'Whyraer-aSJiisf fef sstterf-.gt.1-lateh
keyl' he CT S--'eAurrying to the door;
''it's lucky for me he's come back SO
early!"
But it was not Col. Walsingham who
stood in the doorway-it was Mr.. Saw
der
'Sorry to trouble you, my man." ne
said, speaking very fast, and slipping a
shilling into Bailey's hand; ''but left
some important papers behind me,
which l was showing to Colonel and
Mrs WalsinghaIn. viii you give them
to meW
Papers, sir2 haven't seen any,"
but they must be here" cried Mr.
Sawder, looking very worried. '"The
fact isl daresay Mrs. Walsingham told
you-these papers have to do with the
Fenton Court robbery. We nabbed the
man and his swag this afternoon, and
the owners coming up tomorrow. So
you see the papers are awfully impor-
tant."
''Of course, they must be" said the
butler, unbending from his solemn dig
nifty on the instant. "Well, I'll lust
light a taper and see if they are any
where in the dining room. may have
overlooked them, but / don't think
have"
The detective followed him into the
dining room and helped in the search,
but no papers were found, and he grew
more and more anxious.
Il tell you what it is" he began, in
a vexed tone, Mrs. Walsingham must
have noticed them directly we had
gone, and, knowing their Importance,
must have locked them up somewhere.
Now, if you can get them for me to-
night I'll not forget you"
Bailey's kindness, or his affection for
the prospective coin, made him consent,
after a little demur, to do what he
could