The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-21
an nForYmous fouEl
~ Wbicb is Told a Tbrilli3e Story
Of Baffled Crime.

AnOtncr Sllence.
''That is the dreadful part of it" burst
out Ralph. "They must have been taken
by someone staying in the house
one who saw me put them there. The
first thing did was to send for the house
maids, and they assured me that they
had found every shutter shut and every
door locked this morning as usual. Any
one with time and wits might have got
in through one of the library windows
by taking out a pane and forcing the
shutter. / suppose practiced hand
might have done such thing, but l
went outside and there was not a foot
step in the snow anywhere near the
library windows, or, for that matter,
anywhere near the house at all, except
at the side and front doors. which are
impracticable for anyone to force an en-
trance BY"
"Wlen did it leave of snowing? asked
Marston.
"About 3 o'clock, replied Ralph. 1T
must have showed heavily till then, for
there was not q trace of all tho carriage
wheels on the drive when we went out
last night, but our foot prints down to
the lodge are clear in the snow now.
There has been no snow since o'clock
this morning"
at all points to the same thing" said
Charles, quietly, speaking for the first
time. "The jewels were taken by some
one staying in the house,
~
ston.
NO." said Charles, cutting him short,
mot one of the servants"
sit is impossible it should have been
one Of them" said Ralph after some
thought. First OF all, none of them saw
the jewels put into that drawer, and,
secondly, how could they suspect me of
hiding them in a place where had never
thought Of putting them myself till that
moment? Besides, that one drawer only
was broken open-the center drawer in
the left hand set of drawers. All the
Others were untouched, though they
Were all locked. No one who had not
seen the jewels put in would have found
them so easily. That is the frightful
part of it."
For a few minutes no one spoke. At
last Marstop raised his head from his
hands
''There is no way out of it," he said
very gravely. 1.-The robbery was COM
mitted by one of the visitors staying in
the house"
"Yesi' said Charles.
"Yes!" echoed whisper from the bed.
Charles looked up slowly and deliber-
ately, and the eyes of father and son met
again
I'VE do not often agree, father" he
said in measured voice. 81 mark this
exception TO the rule with pleasure
when l had made out as much as
this" continued Ralph, ''father told me
70 call both Of you and Charles to con-
slider what ought to be done before we
make any move"
Have you an inventory of the jewels?"
asked Marston OF length.
None said Sir George. "unless Mid
dleton had one from Sir John"
| thereupon recapitulated in full all
tho circumstances Of the bequest, finally
adding that Sir John had never SO much
as mentioned an Inventory.
so much the better for the thief"
said Marston, his chin II his hands. st
is not case for q detective" he added.
81 think not, said Charles.
A kind of hoarse, ghostly laugh came
from the bed.
Charles is always right" whispered
the sick man. ''Quite unnecessary,
am sure"
''Oh, | don't know" l said, feeling
had not yet been Of as much assistance
as could have wished. .sNow think
detectives are Of use-really useful, yor.
know, in finding out things. There
was detective, | remember, trying to
trace the people who murdered that
poor lady at James old house since my
return"
But who could it have been? who
could it have been" burst out Ralph,
unheeding. They were all friends. 1t
is frightful to suspect one of then. One
could as easily suspect ones self Which
of them all could have done thing
like that? Out of them all, which was
it?a
Carr" replied Charles quietly, look.
ing full at his father.
If a bombshell had fallen among Us OF
that moment it could not have produced
a greater effect than that one word, ut
tered SO deliberately. Sir George started
ii his bed and clutched at the bed clothes
with both hands. Ny brain positively
reeled. Carr, my friend Carr, introduced
into the family by myself, was being ac-
cused by Charles! was speeches. with
indignation.
II am sorry, Middleton" continued
Charles '1know he is your friend, but
l can't help that. Carr took the jewels.
| distruSted hirn from the moment he SET
foot in the house"
Where is he at this Instant" said
Marston, getting up. rs no one with
him?'
There is no need to be anxious on his
account, y replied Charles II took him
mp to the smoking room before I came
here, and turned the key in the door.
The key is here" And he laid it on the
table
Marston sat down again.
What are your grounds for suspect
ing CARR he asked. Remember this is
very serious thing, Charles, that you
have done in locking him up if you have
not adequate reason for it."
You had better leave Carr alone,
Charles" said Ralph, significantly.
Let him go on, said Sir George.
81 have no proof" continued Charles.