Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-22

because of its mystery-impressed his
master. He instructed his counsel to
give notice of appeal, and ask for stay
of execution meanwhile. Counsel was
inclined to advise against what seemed to
him useless and expensive course to
his client, but Wilson was firm, and he
gave the required notice. The stay OF
execution was opposed by Mr.. Cam
pion's counsel, instructed by his cllent;
but the Judge would only order that the
$4,000 be paid into court pending the
appeal.
DAILY beamed. "That's roight," he
said to himself, and when Mr.. Wilson
left the court he took the Irishman with
him to the solicitors.
''Now, Daily" he said, when the two
gentlemen were seated, Daly--a some.
time private in the Irish Fusillers-stand-
ing respectfully sat attention" "what
have you got in that head of yours2"
"Why, sor"-saluting-Oi've been
thinkin' dale about this matter, an
wane thing an another. If OF was you,
sor, I'd set ditictive on tot. The gin
tleman, he's a gintleman; but there's
gintlemen, sor, that can do dhirty work
but the lady, she's not the thrue lady,
sor. | was takin' good look at her in
the coort; an We molght be afther foind-
in out, sor, whether the gintleman's got
the big esthate in Divonshire; We see,
sor, if may make so bowld, ye don't
know it, an havin' p.inty O. money, au'
there's more than wan way av Citing
that" He paused.
"Well, Daly2' said Mr.. Wilson; the
solicitor was listening attentively.
"Well, sor," he went on, ait don't
seem loike a gintleman to want the
money paid down at waust, does it3
Wild any one loike yerself, he couldn't
think yed run away widout payin', an
be looked black, an he looked at the
lady. Maybe, sor, if you was to pay the
money now there'd be no more heard of
Mr.. Campion."
''Do you mean to suggest said the
solicitor, THAT Mr.. and Mrs. Campion
are swindlersl"
Faith, an l wouldn't wondher, sor.
There's many things stranger done
than STAIN yer own property"
"But, my good fellow" said Mr..
Wilson, "the man would have got $4,000
for the jewels by selling them"
"That depends, sor," said the Irish
man, dryly; "there's two sorts av i'm
eralds.
Wilson sprang to his feet.
"The man may be right in his suspi,
cions" he exclaimed, excitedly. "Fll
go to Long ia famous private detectIvel;
it will do no harm, anyhow"
He went off at once with Daily to
Longs office. That shrewd person lis
tened to the whole story, and to Days
suggestions, and asked that person more
particularly what he meant by Mrs.
Campion not being "fine lady"
ga gentleman, you know, " he said, to
''draw out" the commissionaire, soften
marries a little out of his classl"
"Faith, sor, more's the pity" replied
DAILY, "but it's this way, sor, Olive
seen lots av both sarts, an there's look
av this wan that gives me to think she
may be the wrong sart, ye uudher-
sthandi'
"Perfectly."
"He's duced keen fellow, that Pad
dy," the detective said later, aside to
Mr.. Wilson. "Well, sir, if you put the
case in my hands, think l shall not
disappoint you"
For five days Mr.. Wilson heard moth.
ing more of the matter. The public had
forgotten it already. Then, one day, the
detective presented himself before Mr..
Wilson.
"Well, sir" he began, ~ think this is
a plant. I've found Walden Hall
there is such 4 place-and Campion is
your guests name, but the hall is
tumble down place, in such bad repair
that nobody will take or buy it, with
about two acres of worthless land be-
longing to it. The late Mr.. Campon's
father had wasted what property there
was. His son finished the business.
Your Mr. Campion was always a black
guard-my personal description of him
was at once recognized-and at the age
OF twenty-five left his home, such as it
was, and went abroad. That disposes of
the honeymoon business. AS for family
Jewels, there haven't been auy within
living memory. So it's clear that this
man and woman are a couple of swind-
!ers, the visitors and the maid prabably
being in the swim. The emeralds are
probably paste; aud the call of the lady
that morning an arranged thing. If
that had failed they'd have worked the
job some other way. As like as not the
jewels are in their possession now, to be
used in the future plant. You see they
were clever enough to flash them about
bit, so that they were seen by indie
pendent witnesses.
"But, exclaimed the amazed Wilson,
tone of these witnesses was an expert;
he swore to the value of the gems"
The detective smiled. "Don't you
know there's a paste that will deceive
jeweler, unless submitted to certain
testsl The witness was honest enough,
but deceived, as any one would be, under
the conditions. If the gems were real,
these people wouldn't dare to advertise
them SO openly, for they could only be
stolen, and emeralds don't lie by the
whoever had lost them would
be on the trail at once. Now, sir, not
word to any one. I've got to follow
this up
The detective went over to Paris and
there discovered through the police, that
Celeste Bardel, the maid, was known to
the secret police under several names.
Mr.. Campiou and his wife were also sus-
pected of certain swindles, but nothing
had been proved. About a year ago,
however, lady answering to the descrip-
ton of Mrs. Campion, but giving another
name, had purchased paste emerald set
necklace, bracelets and earrings-of a
jeweler in the Rue de Ia Paix. The en-
tire set was sold for f25 There was no
doubt whatever that Mr.. Campion, of
Walden Hall, was cunning and ac-