Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-09-21

room, and took careful notes OF all be
told me be had lost.
Miniature of young lady set in
diamonds. In point of fact. likeness oil
Lady Catherine said the young lord
with blush, so that understood what
he thought OF Lady Catherine
The miniature will probably be the
clue said Mr.. A.
- remarked, Naturally and noticed
that my taking down a description OF the
miniature was approved Of
We had glorious lHnch after that,
and was not used to champagne then /;
cider had been quite good enough for
me. went to my room in a very queer
condition, and saw four pens and as
many inkstands.
This was not a condition in which to
90 any copying. / bethought me that
shower bath might sober me; and being
| guided to bathroom by waiter, came
out refreshed from the soaking, re-
entered my rooms, as / supposed, and lay
down on lounge in a dark alcove to take
short nap.
81 came to myself at some very late
hour. The gas was lit in the room and
two ladies sat a table at some distance
from the nook in which l lay-showy
women, who did not look, thought, too
respectable.
"No wonder they are at loss" said
the younger. 81 went across the bal
cony and slipped in at the window while
the boy was asleep. | took the things
from under his very nose. suppose you
Photographed to me. What did you tele-
graph2"
"'Child dying, Uttered the old woman.
Come at once.
Very we'll; that makes the best ex-
cuse, said the younger one. Wen or
der carriage to go to the park, keep it
waiting till the telegram comes, then OF. |
Here, give me your petticoat.'
Peeping from behind the curtain |
that draped the cove, l saw the old /
woman hand a black silk-quilted skirt to |
the young one, who began to patch it on |
the wrong side, laying notes and papers
in the black silk squares.
After a while she said:
80 That girls miniature set in dia-
monds must go, too. Give me that and |
the emeralds. They say they have sent
for Smith to work up the case. He's not
here, for know him and he knows me.
Well, I'm generally lucky
These words were the open sesame
that revealed the truth. / understood 1t
now.
There was another John p. Smith.
and he was a detective. | had been mis-
taken for him. Under the influence OF
l had entered the wrong
room, by chance that of the woman
who had robbed the young nobleman.
" had one chance OF concealing my
self-to roll off beh ind the lounge. which
bad no back.
:" Being slim as an eel at the time con-
trived to do this silently, and waited the
result.
"' Take advantage OF your opportunity
says to myself. Don't give yourself
away ,
al saw how everything was packed. l
Jaw the old woman take the skirt and
'ut 1t on and come and lie down on the
OUNCE above me, with a cloak over her.
saw the lights lowered, and heard the /,
'ther woman lie down on he hedstead.
The thief above me groaned first and !.
nored afterwards. Then the young wo-
nan was as quiet as if she were dead
:. crept cut, crawled on my hands and
ibows to the door, found the key in the Q
ock, opened the door, and was safe. .
" | found the night Waterman walking q
he house in list slippers, and, signaling 3
i'm to silence, said: .
o. Call the proprietors. Tell them Mr.. !,
ohm p. Smith wants them instantly, and d
ring them here
80 Gentlemen, my mission is accom-
lished, said with an air they had not
ct seen. The thieves occupy that room.
hey are a lady and a woman who passes
,r her elderly servant. They are pro-
,ssional thieves. The young woman
tossed the balcony and committed the
,bbery while Lord Lumpkins slept. The
ooty is stitched in a quilted petticoat
n the old woman's person.
"The women were arrested. Lord
umpkins got his property back-Lady
atherine and all--and was very gener-
Is. The hotel men paid me splendidly,
Id, after another dinner, went away =
it'll little fortune in my pocket. u
g read OF the bright work OF John
Smith in all the papers, and the other
low was welcome to the reputation.
- took my little pile to Montana,
ought ranch, and made my fortune
ell. goodb sir. Haven't a minute"
The little jeweler stuck his head out OF
e window to look after him, but he was ly
me, with fash from his collar button to
d flash from his finger.
= He looked lucky, aud perhaps his
Dry was true" thought the jeweler.
Who can tell?"-Chicago Post.