The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-23

qslsed after dlnner. .'fcu Cont look
veil
With bnrst of psns~sp emotion, - ~
fresbinx 70 aer sgisased soul - summer
sbewer 20 thirty earth. Mrs GFsacahoos
exclaimed
oh. Josiah such dreadful thing has
happ~nest hsv4n9 dared 70 tell you
why what exclaimed Mr. 6r1sen-
bod with fesKn~d apprehension.
Poor Amesiz's diamond star" ex-
claimed bis slEe
Wei. what alsoat ssFFs
II lost il thai evening We siinsd 1t the
Exldsstone's.T said Nsz- Gyineuhoofs WIN
fresh onttugs. OF weepsnx.
lost IL. Coed heavens. Maria And
never tod rAe,y exclaimed her husband
looking TeTy severe
+iloa't seoss nss. Josiahs pleaded bis
wife, qs!se psssously
eli caa1 De hespsd OF coarse said Mr..
CrsiEeahoef. swften~a BY her distress. "Af
the same time. II ysa had followed my ad-
vice. siaoHlss havr BEEN spared the heavy
expense. wssieis esn 10 sfssrd, Of rspiac-
ing thi- yaaasaae ornament
Il ssoa's ts.:ak yoa viii have 20 do that
Josiah : said hi. wsfa. cheering up little
thought he would recover il.
sATne Inspector What Inspector" cried
Mr. 6risfsnhoos. xith start do yoa
mean 70 ssy that ron caiietin the police =
he added testify.
aWhy. Of e0firse, Josiah. | was bound
10 make every effort 10 recover Amciia's
property replied the vile. rather startled
BY his manner Il made all inquiries that
I couid myself. and then, The day before
yesterday. ! sent fer the police.
whasnonsen-e I" exclaimed Mr.. Griffen-
hood, more distarhed than he cared % show.
'syoa ought 70 nave consulted me. Maria,
instead Of taking so much upon yourself.
II isn't worth making all this fuss and
bother about. 1 win so and see the inspec-
tor myself. he added abruptly.
Defsrring for the moment. the revelation
which be had IN store. Mr.. trifEenhoos At
once pu; on his bat snd started of TO the
potiee ststion. leaving his wife considerably
myssi8ef by his behavior. hnt entirety nn-
Suspicious of the cause OF il. Mr. GrifIen-
hoof was unreasonabsy vexed and irri-
fased at the police having been eommuni-
Gated with. for he had nervous horror OF
the Iaw. beside which. he was startled at
the prospect OF having To confess himself q
practical joker. So unwilling was be To ac-
cept this unt'gnified position that he re-
sosved. II necessary, 90 give some other ex-
PLANTATION.
When he arrived at the police station he
found that the inspector on dutv was the
individual who had charge Of his case; .
tall. lean. cherries, iong-visaged man. with
enld. steely-b'ue eve, which Mr. GrifFen-
hoof thought was nnpleasantly penetras-
ing.
I've called. inspector, said Mr. Griffen.
hoof. nervonslv. ITO say that Won needn't
fromhle any more about that diamond star
which my wife lost. Mnch obliged for the
trouble you've taken. Sorry you we're called
In. Not the least OCCASION
aIow 50. sirG" asked the inspector,
shortly.
"How so? oh. whvs Well the fact IL
We have found IL" answered Mr.. GrifTen-
hooi. desperately.
when vas that. sir 2" demanded the in
spector. with hts cold blue eyes fixed upon
Mr. GrifIenboof.
when oh. today, Just now" said
Mr.. Griiienhoof. pulling himself to-
gethsr.
where did you lind II. sfr7" inquired
the Inspector.
where whv~-welI: what the deuce
does n mas,er7' exclaimed Mr. GrifFen-
hoof. wrifhtnv under the cross-examina-
ton. '.I'se foand II. and that Is enough.
snpposes =
cit - IN odd thing, sir" said the inspec-
tor. with strange aeiiberation. ''that it
should have teen found alter l searched
the house navseif =
"a = a
possession he would have simply acani-
eSced in this remark and LET the matter
drop but he was nervous aud f'urried. and
there was something in the inspectors
glance ard manner which prevented him
from maintaining silence.
II did net find IL in the house." he an.
swered quickly.
Noh not In the house repeated the inn
perturbshls Inspector.
sNo. found it, hem lin the scraper, !"
said Mr.. Griifenhoof, looking at the in
spector almost deiiantly.
"Oh' In the sersper." said hts tormen-
tor. in the same monotonous tone.
well mean under the scraper." said
Mr.. Gritienhoof. getting more and more
desperate with the inspectors piercing eve
upon him. II fancy Mrs. Griftenhoof must
have dropped II as she was mounting the
steps that evening when we went our 10
dinner, and the star was probably swept by
her dress under the sersper. Strange hid
ing place, Ell, inspector shouldn't have
thought of looking there II IL hadn't been
for ahcmi sudden suspicion, don't you
know No occasion Co trouble you any
mere. and here is half sovereign for you
good evening"
With this Mr. Grsfenhooi fairly turned
tail aud halted Out Of the police office. so
dreadfiSlly nerveus and uneasy did he feel
in the presence Of the inspector. II was in
vain that he underworld 10 shake OF an an.
comfortable forcEsnslins which possessed
hisn, that he had nv no means succeeded
in hoodwinsing the police. and that he
might hear more III she matter. VIA, con-
sosed him was. however. that ii was din.
calt to imagine that the inspector could
iFa any excuse for interfering further
Having been distinctly informed that the
star had been found the services Of the p,-
lsee could obviously he no longer exeusabie.
whether bis story of the circumstances OF
the recovery of the statement had horne
the impress OF truth or the reverse
After the unpleasant ordeal he had un.
dsrgene. Mr.. 0rsffsnhoos naturally con.
clmaea that be had carried his ioke far
enough. and ne therefore determined 60
prolace The diamond star and silay his
poor wlsc's anxiety withoat further nsys.
sesy. lie. therefore, upon veaehing home.
vent ssrAtsh; 80 his study and openesi the
drawer N his escrisosre. when. 60 hss hor.
ror aad asnszement. he discovered THAI th.,