The Wahpeton times., 1891-05-21

Ou JIG lOllOWlng morning Mr.. dOr-
shaw was in the library writing let
ters, when q servant handed him this
card:
J.GRUMLEY,
Detective.
POLICE HEADQuAKrERs.
"The great Detective Grumley!
" Wants to see me, does hes Well.
show him up. Ha, Mrs. Horshawl"
he soliloquized, "You've lost your
bracelet. Wen seewho gets it back"
Then tall, grim-looking man, rath-
er stylishly dressed in plain black,
with an air something between q cler.
gyman and hotel clerk, entered the
room. He looked at the wall, at the
books, at the window, and finally at
Mr.. Horshaw.
"Mr. Horshaw," I believe" he said,
briskly. "My card informs you who
am. Your wife has lost diamond
bracelet. 81 am detailed to work up
the case"
Mr.. Horshaw offered him chair.
Mr.. .Grumley seated himself, casting a
keen glance under the library
table, as if, perchance, the thief might
have got entangled between the legs
somehow.
~ suppose I can see the lady," con-
tinued he.
"Must have full description of pro-
perty and details of loss, you know" !"
"Mrs. Horshaw is out. She says the
man has slight cast in one Of his
eyes"
"Cast in one neeye-goodw Mr.. Grum.
I ley checked that point of on one
finger.
"And-a-I think she said his NOUS
tache was waxed"-
"Moustache waxed-good!" Mr..
Grumley checked off finger number
two.
"Let me see. I think hedrawled his
words.had also o slight lisp, and
then his nose-his nose, now"-
"Drawled - lisped -good!" Mr..
Grumley exhausted his two remaining
fingers with check apiece, and then
slapped his thigh. ri think I know
the fellow, sir-well-known crook too.
Now-for the property. Must know
what the bracelet looked like, you
see."
| An-yes-JO De sure.
Mr.. Horshaw cogitated, and Detect
i've Grumley, producing formidable
notebook, jotted down few points.
"Now-you'd hardly think it, yet
though I've seen those bracelets a
hundred times-I can hardly describe
them, except that they are all spangle
and glitter. If my wife were only here
now!''
"I have it, SIR" said the detective;
"there's q mate to that lost bracelet.
If could take squint at it now
Certainly" Mr.. Horshaw rose with
a smile. cit takes a detective to
think of ways and means. BY looking
at one you can spot-that's the word,
isn't it?-yes, you can spot the 9TH
er."
Mr.. Grumley leaned back with a
Napoleon-like nod of approval, while
Mr.: Horshaw hustled up stairs, NUT
tering to himself: "sharp man that.
Lucky was at home to help him
out" He rummaged about his wife's
bureau and dressing-case until he found
the object of his search. "Now,
Julia" he thought, as he returned to
the library, we'll see who RECEIVERS
your bracelet"
IA very peculiar make" said the
well-known detective, handling the ar.
ticle very much as if it were hand
cuff. every fine, too. Cad, sir,
wonder the lady let the fellow walk
off with it, Observation-Disclosures are
rather
"Oh, yes, they're weak and easily
imposed upon. But wemen can't help
that. If we get them out of these
scrapes, that's all we can do."
Precisely. But this bracelet now
the pattern is quite complex. Diff
cult to remember all the points-un.
less"-
The detective, scrutinizing it closely,
shook his head discouragingly.
~ see," said Mr.. Horshaw, "the po.
lice will need this one to-as ! might
say-detect and verify the other"
Mr.. Grumley's brow cleared instant.
ly.
"It will facilitate matters" he said.
t'Makes the recovery almost certain,
in fact. Shall I give you receipt-in
behalf of the a-the "a force?"
"Not necessary. Detective Grum.
ley's name is an ample guarantee"
Mr.. Grumley bowed his thanks, de.
posted his bracelet in q capacious wal
let, and rose to go,
"Come round to headquarters in the
morning, sir" he said. "I have little
doubt but you swill then behold, not
only the thief, but the plumber too. By
the way"-he appeared to reflect Sc.
verely-"these movements are some.
times necessarily costly. In short, we
may have to use some money-notf for
ourselves, understand this with a
grim, renunciatory air-''but to in.
veigle the rascals into trap of our
own setting-see?"
Mr.. Horshaw saw, or thought he
saw, which amounted to the same
thing pecuniarily. The pleasure oi
triumphing over Mrs. Horshaw must
not be delayed for few paltry dol.
lars.
Chow much?"
1.-TWO tens will do, I think"
Detective Grumley slowed away two
ofMr. Hershaw's bank-notes, much as
if they were waste paper, then took
his leave with a mighty sham of offic.
ial ceremony, after which Mr. Hor-
shaw rubbed his hands and smiled
shrewdly to himself.
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