The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-05-24
Ths Rajah's-
Ruby.
BY j. q. BBTHUN Il.



where he had full light. he took out the
paper and unrolled it.
An exclamation of delighted astonish-
ment escaped him. The object was the
size almost of a robins egg, deep red in
color, bright and seemingly with light
almost as luminous as that of diamond.
Eureka! have found il. That's the
rajah's ruby as sure as | live! Did any
man ever have a better stroke of for.
tuney'
He turned it over in his hand and
feasted his eyes upon its beauty.
81 am not much of judge of precious
stones, but I'll wager that that gem is
worth all that is claimed, which i,-.sl00,-
OOO What story it could tell If it but
possessed the power of speech!'
Max Manson was certainly authorized
in facilitating himself, for his success
had been little short of marvellous.
"My theory was right. DR.. Maidof
stole the gem from Miss LivermOre and
was paid well for it by these two
wretches. The shock from which she
died was not caused by their visit, but
by the physician himself. There ought
to be some way of Furnishing him, but
| know of none, for these fellows will
never betray him. When they find how
they have been outwitted, they willquiet-
ly swallow their loss, for | don't intend
TO give them second chance TO steal the
prize"
There was no call for him to stay long
er at the hotel. 50 he babe the landlord
goodby again, and hurrying to the sta
ton was Just in time to catch q through
train for New York. He scanned his
surroundings closely before entering the
cars, but observed nothing Of the East
Indians; but, all the same, the very one
that had followed him to the station that
morning saw him.
This fellow was the one known a.
Wichman, and peering around the cor.
ner of building, carefully screening his
body from observation meanwhile, he
kept his black eyes fixed on the detective
as long as he was in sight,
Max Manson did not forget his obliga-
tons to Folsom Simpson. whom he had
left working on the case At Ellenville.
A moment before entering the cars he
telegraphed him in cipher:
THE case is closed. have recovered
the ruby and am OH my way to head
quarters. Wire me there"
Simpson is a good fellow aud will
send me his congratulations. Whatever
he says, too, he will mean, Tor there is no
envy in his nature. can STE now palmer
than ever how he maneuvrred from the
first to throw the glHrV OF the whole
thing i'll my way"
The day was drawing TO close when
his train runbled into the Grand Cen
trail station, and calling a cab he was
soon whirled to headquarters Chief
Varick was absent, and he found no one
present to whom he deemed II Advisable
to make his report.
The following message, however, from
Simpson was awaiting him, and, ~ may
be supposed, Manson read it with pc
culiar feelings:
II would like to congratulate you, old
fellow, but don't think you have got
the rajah's ruby"
What the mischief can he meanE'
Manson asked himself as he held the
writing in his hand and read and reread
it. Il told him plainly enough that |
had recovered the gem. 1t looks to Inc
as if Fol feels little jealous after all :"
Yielding to a vague misgiying for
which he could not account, he left the
Office, and boarding "a street car rode to
the well known establishment of Tiffany
81 Co.
IL will get them to write out certifi-
cate for me and forward that to Fol.
since he won't accept mine"
Max ManLOn expected " see the eyes
Of the clerk before whom he laid the
stone protrudc with amazcEent. SO
they did, but when the gentleman took
the gem in hand peculiar expression
came over his face, an expression which
dcepened the detectives uneasiness.
you don't often 80" gem like that"
remarked the visitor.
II don't know" replied the clerk, with
a smile. 1T is true; u .y are not gencr-
ally made so large
Not made so large! What do you
lneany'
81 suppose, my friend, you know that
this gem, as you call it, is nothing but
piece of colored glass, worth ut the most
perhaps two or three dollars