The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-28

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~ II connection = . guIIty one, he
~ have been aware Of the false ruby. .
mot necessarily, Tor We are not GER
d those Two naf1ves did not bring Il
d them from India
Butif the counterfsit hes been the
1panion Of the genuine for many
rs, then the doctor has aided In de-
wing them. and the part be played
be commondatory one
Undoubtedly, u your premises are
brrect; but, Il may be allowed to haz-
IA guess, It Is that the doctor sold the
al gem to the fellows, and they have
BED the imitation for their own secur-
y. Bear IN mind, however, that this is
ply guess on my part. inspired per
bps by the knowledge which I. used to
svs Of DR.. Maidhof years ago, when
b and were classmates In college. II
pay be that Simpson has made discov-
ies which win completely change the
bee Of affairs. am expecting dis
latch from him this evening""
Il came near forgetting one thing,
*. Varick,s added Manson. "When l
an down these two men, Wichman and
|lugro, they were not making for this
|ity, not by direct course at least, for
hey were 20 miles nearer Ellenville than
hey were that Same morning."
Chief Varick showed more excitement
han At any time during the interview.
1e started upright In his seat, and look
|,g fixedly at his subordinate demanded:
Are you sure Of THAR
There can be no doubt Of 1t. LOCATED
hem without trouble and was surprised
u the discovery"
| The chief was thoughtful minute and
khen asked:
Don't you SEQ the probable bearing
pf this fact9 Suppose DR.. Maidhoff passed
o6 the spurious ruby upon them-that is,
helped his patient. Miss Livermore, to
place Il 20 that 1t would fall into the
handz Of these men. They are doubtless
'sxperts, but at the time Of the robbery
II night would not be likely to notice
the trick. Several days may have passed
without their making the discovery. They
make 1t shortly before you locate them.
Would not their most natural course
after such discovery be to turn back
toward Ellenville with the purpose of
their errorY' n
'sBnt how could they do that, with
1Eiss Livermoro dead, suspicion resting
upon them. and Dr.. Maidhof fully
warned7
The chief shrugged his shoulders again
and smiled.
You are asking me some difficult ques-
tions. Perhaps had spent as much time
ct Ellenville and the vicinity as you l
might be abls to answer you intelli-
gently
1T Il possible. though hardly prob
ahle." replied Manson, stung by the
quiet rasping he received during the con-
versation and by the well grounded be-
lief that the chief was now looking to
Simpson for the real clearing up Of the
mystery. While Manson had done good
work in the Manitoba affair. and while
he was sanguine that he had acquitted
himself still more brilliantly in the last
business, it was doubly humiliating to
awaken to the fact that he had made an
egregious failure all the way through.
No man could be expected to main
tain his serenity ut such time, and the
chief was probsbly aware Of this. for he
showed no resentment because of the
disrespectful words Of his employee.
A. ! view IT." he quietly remarked.
lighting cigar. "ths question narrows
itself down as to the part played by d..
Maidhcf In the business. II he has ac-
cepted q bride from the men from India,
and then played them false. the rajah's
ruby b secure against all they can do,
'zof he would be o fool to run any further
risk Of its falling into their hands, but
would not like to be in the doctors
ahoes.r
They would hardly dare harm him
after the suspicious death Of Miss Liver
more
They win not commit . crime that
could be proved against them, but with
their subtlety and skill win find the
means OF removing him from the scene
Of his earthly labors without leaving the
slightest evidence against themselves
The fact is, Max, those fellows played it
on you mighty fine
well. chief, 1t has been several weeks
Ence have seen my family" said Man
son, irritated still further by the last
words Of varick, land I hope may
be allowed to spend day or two with
them" ~
.Ishall try to give you that privilege.
! was sorry to bring you back when SO
near home, but there seemed to be need
Of you. You have done a. well as any one
could. placed as you were. Success cam
not be looked for every time. think
shall need you pretty SON."
ION this same businessr
The chief nodded his head.
Simpson IL ono Of our best men. but
he Il mere than likely to require your
help before he gets through. Hellol
ahouldnt wonder II this Is from him
now" added the chief, extending his
hand for the dispatch that was brought
into his private Office at that moment.
Eyes, it's from him." he added as he
tore open the yellow envelope. After
glancing at 1t . moment he passed 1t to
his subordinate, who read:
Am hopeful You may not hear from me for
on the third day. send Max to search for me.
E.a
CHAPTER TX.
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