Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-01

Since the gem has been traced |
don't see that anything more is left for
us to do but to go home and report"
Il shall have instructions tonight. No
doubt the chief will send something for
You also. They may be at the hotel
now. He told me he had scat YOU here,
but would probably recall You after he
had received the LAST word from me-"
do you think it advisable to leave
those fellows up there"
Whats to be gained by logging
them? They have the raiah's ruby and
will soon leave the dwelling-they are
going now"
The light in the room was suddenly
extinguished, or more probably the
couple had taken it to guide their way
down the hall, where it was doubtless
blown out. Then the door opened and
closed, and the footballs of the two were
heard as they walked across the porch,
down upon the wet gravel and ont into
the street, where their figures doomed to
view under the glow of the lamp.
The officers waited until they were at
a safe distance, when they followed and
shortly after were seated in Max Man
sons room at the village inn, whittier
food and drink were sent so that they
might converse without fear of interrupt
ton.
Folsom Simpson related his interesting
experience.
II never made more stupid or unac-
countable blunder," he added after re-
lating what has already been told the
reader, than i'll forgetting that instead
of one sepov there were couple of
them. 1t must have been some instinct
that warned me Of my danger, but as it
was it came within a hair of being too
late. That second fellow was on me be
fore l could prepare for him, and he made
vicious lunge with his wicked knife. his
momentum throwing me to the ground. "
How did you save your5elf:'
You couldn't guess in month
Then why delay telling me-"
81 had Just bought lot of new cigars.
There was Il bundle of thom in inv left
inside pocket. The knife Went through
and ruined them. But instead of making
fight, when had no earthly chance,
IS though | had received my last sick
ness. The East Indian NUT have at
tackled me il a sudden frenzy, and the
next instant he and his companion were
terrified ut the consequences of what
they had done. They could not hell
knowing that, despite their matches
cunning, they wore sure to he called
to account if within reach when the
discovery of my body took place. SO the
two hurried away and must have tray
eled ali night to get as far as possible
from the spot.
II was hoping to accomplish some
thing Of TINT nature, for those confound
ed fellows We're continually obtrudinl
and oVerturninE all the calculations
could make concerning the ruby. Now
they are gone and are sure NOT to inter
iere again.
DO You tllinkno;hing is to be feared
from them
Nothing at all They have given II,
all hope of getting the rajahs ruby ant
are only aiming to save their owl
nocks.'
But. Fol, how was it you did not let
the chief hear from You before: Hor
gave him a great scare. and he sent mt
ont here in hurry
The rotund detective laughed as HI
replied:
That dispatch Of mine was sent b,
an amateur, judge, from the way it wa
lnangled on its passage. | wrote on
plainly that he would probably not lea,
from Inc for several days ard told hin
to be ready to send You to my hell
whenever l asked him. had no idea o
anything Of the kind that took place.
wired him directly after You started
and then had to spend considerable
time in explaining things to him