Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-14

I'm all right" was the cheery re- sponse. Have a cigar?"
 "Thanks, but what has happened to you, Fol?"
 Nothing special, though have had a somewhat lively experience since saw you; but confound this wet and cold Let's go to the hotel where we can warm up and be comfortable"
 But what of those people up there? suppose you know about them?'
 "Yes, 1 had a peep into the room ahead of you and saw what they were at. They will keep; we needn't bother with them"
 Then you observed that signal few minutes ago by the doctor?"
 "Of course I couldn't very well help seeing it."
 Have you any idea what it meant?"
 Not very clear one, but I fancy it was intended to apprise some person that everything was right. In fact, am | quite sure of it."
 "For whom was it intended?"
 Miss Evelyn Glider, who is or was standing at one of the windows in the office of Dr. MaidhOf awaiting the noti- fcation."
 But what the mischief is the mean 1 ing of all this tomfoolery?' asked Man son.
 ''It is a curious affair all the way through, but this isn't the place to dis cuss it. Wait till we get back to the | hotel"
 But hold on minute or two," per sisted Manson, who could not feel that this was precisely the right thing to do. "Since you have seen the two men up there you saw, too, what they were ex- amining and talking about?"
 "I did"
 "What is it?'
 ''The real rajah's ruby and no mis- take. This isn't glass, but the gem it. self, worth five times what a diamond of the same size would be-"
 ''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 sent 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:"
 "What's to be gained by logging them? They have the rajah's ruby and will soon leave the dwclling-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 out into the street. where their figures loOmed 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, whithcr food and drink were sent so that they might converse without fear of interrup- ton.
 experience.
 Il never made a 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 scpOy there were a couple of them. It 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 I could prepare for him, and he made vicious lunge with his wicked knife, his momentum throwing me to the ground" "HOw did you save yourself?"
 "YOu couldn't guess in month."
 "Then why delay telling me?'
 II had just bought lot of new cigars. There was bundle of them in my left ! inside pocket. The knife went through and ruined them. But instead of making fight, when 1 had no earthly chance, gave an awful grOan and stretched out as though l had received my last sick ness. The East Indian must have at tackled me in a sudden frenzy, and the next instant he and his companion were terrified at the consequences of what they had done. They could not help knowing that, despite their matchless cunning, they were suro to be called to account if within reach when the discovery of my body took place. So the two hurried away and must have tray eled all night to get as far as possible from the spot.
 Il was hoping to accomplish some thing of that nature, for those confound- ed fellows were continually obtruding and overturning all the calculations 1 could make concerning the ruby. Now they are gone and are sure not to inter- fere again."
 Do you think nothing is to be feared from them?'
 Nothing at all. They have given up all hope of getting the rajah's ruby and are only aiming to save their own necks."
 But, Fol, how was it you did not let the chief hear from you before? You gave him a great scare, and he sent me out here in hurry"
 The rotund detective laughed as he replied:
 That dispatch of mine was sent by an amateur, judge, from the way it was mangled on its passage. I wrote out plainly that he would probably not hear from me for several days and told him to be ready to send you to my help whenever asked him. I had no idea of anything of the kind that took place. I wired him directly after you started, and then had to spend a considerable time ill explaining things to him." Case For Promptness.
 'Whuffoh yoh maxim so much 'sturb- ance bout dat job ov wu'hkP" asked the man who had just stopped his horse and cart
 "'Co's I'se got ter finish dis business up quick. Oats why. Ize got ter hurry up an git dis snow shoveled up 'foh de sun comes out an sp'iles de contrac' c'."-Washington Star.