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The conductor hesitated to take ac-
ton in the matter, but, upon reaching
the next station, secured the assistance
of two police officers, whom he put in
charge.
1.-The baggage of the passengers
should be searched" said the man who
had constituted himself tue leader in
the affair, and so the officers ordered.
At once vigorous search began as
the train rolled onward. The news
spread quickly from the locomotive to
the baggage wagon, and every one
yielded with good grace to the exam
inatiOn. The young jewellor alone be-
trayed an uneasiness his face became
livid, and he swayed back and forth as
though on the verge of fainting.
The search was unsuccessful, and
the officers shook their heads in a
doubtful manner.
Suddenly our Obliging neighbOr, who
had shown decided instincts as a de-
tective, and who entered into the work
with ardOr, caught sight of a passenger
who, wrapped in a vOlumnous cloak.
had seemed to sleep during the tur-
MOL. Approaching him he threw
aside the cloak and disclosed to view
the missing valise.
"Ah," said he, with a triumphant
air, Il knew well it was not far off"
The passenger thus disturbed did
not, however, appear put out by the
discovery.
Leave me alone" said he 1.-THE
valise is mine"
YOURS !" cried the man why, the
handles are missing You are too cool
by far. What do you think of the inn
pudence of your thief, my young air ?"
turning to the jeweler, proud of the
role he had SO successfully played
you recognize your valise, do you
not?
The poor young fellow lost his head.
He should have thanked the man for
his zeal, taken back his property and
thus terminated the affair; but he
Obstinately replied mo; it is not
NINE"
The thief breathed again, the peril.
Gus moment passed. "YOu see. said
he, with a superb disdain.
But our amateur detective was not
convinced-he would not give up the
battle. II recognize it myself" he
cried II am not blind for the matter
of that, it is easily determined if this be
the missing valise or no. We know
that the one we seek contains dia-
mOnds-here will be incontable proof.
Hand me your key, sir; we shall soon
arrive at the truth of this matter. I
cannot comprehend your doubts on the
subject"
But at this moment a terrible cry
was heard. The young man rushed
madly to the platform of the coach and
threw himself headlong under the
wheels of the train, which crushed him
into a bleeding mass.
As you will have OWNED, the young
man who passed as a travelling ieweler
was, in reality, an agent of the Nihi-
lists, and the valise he guarded with
so much care and anxiety contained
not diamonds, but models of newly-in-
vented explosives which were to be
tested for the first time by committee
in Moscow, whittier he was taking
them. The wretches who had given
him this abOminable commission had
evidently chosen a young student fresh
from college.
At the next station the valise was
opened and fOundto contain the infer.
nal machine, which explained the re-
sistance offered by the unfortunate
youth to the discovery. He had no
doubt come to the conclusion that all
was lost. In his stupefactiOn he did
not consider that he could have pre-.
vented the opening of the valise by
acknowledging the property; he posi-
bly, saw in u vision the result of find
ing its contents. He feared arrest, and
that it would force him to break vows
duplicating others, and being unable
to cope with it he rushed to his des-
tructiOn.