The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-11

ton: following 1--WE should add) on
pressure for a small gambling debt By
a billiard maker in the neighborhood;
| which pressure was not entire discon-
nected with the wiles of Mr. Hyden-
seke.
Some days later the detective called
| on the jeweler aforesaid, for the third
or fourth time, and asked rather aux.
iously whether anything had turned up
yet
Yes" was the reply. "The vale:
found the thing at last But he said it
was SO carefully hidden that he had the
deuce OF a job to do So He was here
with it in the morning and took it back
with him when l had looked at it.
That will tell you what you want-eh?"
''Ah!" exclaimed Mr.. Hydenseke.
"Paste?''
Yes"
Mr.. Hydenseke gave his shoulders an
expressive shrug and left the shop. lie
was not prepared for this fresh compli-
| cation, which seemed to upset his pre-
| vious tSeory, and he wanted TO think it
over all by himself
| After an hour or SOS private refec-
ton in solitary part of the park the
detectives face began to assume a
more cheerful expression. What if his
theory wasn't wrong, as far as it went,
but merely did not 60 far enough.
aha" soliloquized Mr.. Hydenselse.
rubbing his hands Il shouldn't Won
der-'pon my life, 1 shouldn't-if Jona-
than Moss could throw some light on
it. Well see.''
Now Jonathan Moss, diamond mer-
chant, Of Hatton Garden, was the ex-
pert who had been called in to value
Mrs. Dymock's jewelry. He was well
known also as a maker of artificial
stones, and this circumstance, coupled
with one or two visits paid by Dymock
to his shop lately, of which Mr.. Hyden-
selke had been appraised, seemed to con-
meet him rather intimately with the at
fair
After deciding on his line Of action,
the detective drove straight to Jona-
than Moss shop. requested a private
interview with him, and, assuming his
boldest and most confident demeanor,
pEOCceUcu 10
When DR.. Miller returned from his
professional rounds that evening he
found Mr.. Hydenselse waiting to see
him. Our willy friend looked nightly
pleased with himself, as well he might,
for never had guesswork and audacity
gone straighter to the mark in all his
manifold experience.
We'll what has transpired?" asked
the doctor, rather anXiously.
Mr.. Hydenseke's reply was to hand
him the N issing jewel-this time the
real one.
DR.. Miller received it with start Of
pleasure and surprise.
How did You End it?" he calculated
''W no had taken it2'
''Well, this is the outline" Mr.. Hy-
denseke explained, complacently.
Mrs. Quiltcr wanted to sell the dia-
monds. thought she would like to steal
her own article and then run you in as
responsible executor for its cash value
aftcrward."
Good heavens!'' gasped the doctor.
"Do you mean to say that she's the
thief"
''But not liking the dirty and dan
Serous part of the job" Mr.. Hyden-
seke continued monotonously, like a
child repeating a lesson, 'she wheedled
Mr.. Paul Dymock into doing it for her.
For she's a lively specimen, 1 learn,
and has been carrying on with Dymock
these three months"
DIR. Miller stared at him in speech
less wonder
"Dymocls stole it as she wished" the
other went on, in the same quiet, even
tone. but having got it, thought he'd
like to keep it. Only he didn't wish to
forfeit the lady's favors, as of course he
would have by'doing so. He accord
ingly took the star to Jonathan Moss,
in Hatton Garden; told him he had
bought it from Mrs. Quilter and gave
him an order to make an exact coun-
terpart Of paste, as the lady was
anxious that no one should find OUT
that she had sold it,
eyes, yes" said the doctor, with
eager interest.
by and by" resumed the detective
'Dymock called at Moss for the two
stars, the real and the sham, and took
them off with him. He handed Mrs
Dymocl1 the sham and kept the real
one. Only it wasn't the real one, for
Moss had the cuteness to make two
paste stars and to hang on to the gen.
uine thing him selfp'-London Truth.