The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-11-30

po<ens.se nn- peeu ensnxvs sur y~~r- a. "a, 49,
fort 20 trarc this Jewel and has ascertsined at
lat that u ia now In the possession Of Miss
Anioinette Liveru1ore of Ellenville. Conn., U. =
A. They havs been offered an immense reward
% bring u bark. and they viii do 20 II II 10
within tbs cQDpsss Of human ability. They
win hesitafsxt no crime or means to secure
their parpore
writs hastily In order to warn you Of your
danger. They may not start for several weeks
or rnonths. and they may leave by the steamer
which carries this letter. BE on your guard, or
you may loss the raish's ruby. and probably
your life. a. will assuredly be the case n Il IL
necersary In order for them TO accomplish their
purpose. Very respectfully.
That letter establishes the fact that
two men have been sent from the other
side of the world" said Simpson, "for
the rajah's ruby. and 1t looks very much
~ IL they had secured It and are work.
ing their way back home with the gem"
Then do you consider the doctor elm
mated from the problemY"
BY no means. though 1t does seem
unjustifiable to submit him to suspicion.
cant help believing. however, that he
knows much more about that ruby than
he Is willing to admit"
The most natural suspicion Is that he
has been paid big sum to help in its alb
straction from Miss Livermore's safe"
1T is easy to see that he possessed her
fullest confidence" said Simpson, who,
sow that he was thinking deeply, laid
aside his jollity of manner. though he lit
another fragrant cigar and nursed the
foot OF the limb resting across his knee.
Those two miscreants must have done
as the writer of that letter intimated-
left on the same steamer with the mis-
sive. SO that they appeared in Ellenville
about the same time. Upon receiving
the alarming letter Miss Livermore had
given 1t to DR. Maidhoff. Its tearing
apart Is singular accident. but why
didn't the doctor at once apply to the
authorities to secure protection against
this burglary and. as 1t proved. her own
deathY'
1t Is that feature Of the business
continued Simpson, (which causes grave
suspicion against him. Surely he would
not have neglected that simple precau-
ton unless he had some sinister reason
for doing so. tell you. Max, while you
follow up those sepoys shall cultivate
the doctor"
Have you any hope of finding the
ruby in his possession
Folsom Simpson looked toward the
ceiling for few minutes. while he filled
the room with the mellow perfume from
his cigar. He was bordering some strange
question OF which his companion could
form no conception. He certainly saw q
complication which did not present itself
to his astute friend
u don't know how to answer you,
Max The natural belief. with the little
light We have gathered. Is that DR.. Maid
hof was bribed to help those fellows to
get the ruby and that they are making
of with IL. Probably that is the fact. and
yet can't believe it."
II Is impossible to depict the earnest |
ness with which Simpson uttered this |
He said;
Il see dimly darker mystery in the |
background. II do not explain myself.
II Is not because do not intend to work |
heart and hand with you in clearing up
this tragic problem The success Of one.
90 far as we are concerned. means the |
snccess Of both"
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