The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-06

In tho morning.
Mr.. Perkins was awakened only BY. o
vigorous hAmmertng ut his door. HIS 40
mAnd TO know who and what was wanted
was answered by \ porter, who said.
"The Office was. afraid you was sick.
I've called you twice, and It's 10 o'clock
now"
Ten O'Clock, Barclay sprang from his
bed, his head In n whirl. What would
Miss Ashley think,
Has the young lady next door been to
break he asked OF the porter.
"She left the house at 8 O'clock" was
the reply from the hall.
Barclay turned instinctively and raised
his pillow. The $4,000 diamonds were
gonei Instantly the situation flashed upon
him; he bad warmed a viper. The bon
bons he had eaten were filled with NOR
phine. and while he slept Miss Ashley had
entered his room by means Of a skeleton
key and made off with the package OF jew
ella. Now, with him, 1t was not what Miss
Ashley would say, but what Miss Marjorie
Little and Cousin Philip Barclay would
say. Gathering his wits, he dressed hur-
riedly, made as many inquiries as he could
think of as to Miss Ashley's departure, and
then rushed to police headquarters and laid
the whole affair before Inspector John Shea.
chief of the detective force. The wires be-
tween Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City. st.
Louis, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Detroit. Gin
%cinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburg, New York,
Philadelphia and Boston vert kept hot for
several hours. but no clew to the identity
OF Miss Florence Ashley" was obtained.
A description OF herswas later forwarded
to all The large cities In the country.
Mr.. Perkins was chagrined beyond meas
ure, but late in thesday of the robbery he
sent histafd to Miss M arjorie LittIes room,
and within FIVE .mifniliitcs was face to face
with bis cousin md her uncle in the parlor
Of the hotel. He concealed nothing from
them, stumbled through an apology as well
as he could, promisedato restore or replace
the jewels, cut the painful interview as
short as possible, and departed feeling that
he had made an ass of himself, and that
Mr.. Little and Miss Marjorie had little
sympathy for him, If indeed they had not
attributed to him motives he scorned He
saw no more of his pretty cousin, but he
did not leave Chicago. He secured less ex-
pensive lodgings, spent a part of each day
at detective headquarters, and personally
conducted a correspondence with police
officials in cities he thought Miss Ashley
might have visited. His pride was hurt,
n,o,,id .fraot ~ can4rra IA horad 4bara,
~ ~ v;ndicsta b;msslf IN tho astae1n ~ ~
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p'q4ea by MS r1'r'n:
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tne prisoner. Inc iatter turned DIS lace 10
INC l'ght' ana Ier11ns iookea lhto Sne same
Dlue eyes 'nat nao melteo before MS gaze
IN the sleeper JUST QUIZ OF flttsoure last
FEBRUARY; Inc prisoner showed MS per
piexlty wnen ne encountered ferkins' IN
1ent stare OF nohest surprise'