The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-20
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- ''''N'a N"s "hiiphhSVa' wi nhB
strom,' was inscribed on the card-a
name quite unknown to me.
i Mr. do Warre," said NV visitor. a
sbro,,,d loot,nu u,o,, ,,ao,,o1 49, II,
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"rp ~, ''' my ''o ''.,'"o" w.
ihat Is my name, answered.
Please take IA scat and tell me what
can do for you"
II am in great trouble" said Mr.. EnR.
strom. I'VE had burglars at our house M
Jyndburst. in the New Forest the nigbt
ihaforo Let Tho,, hrol, H., MI, -, -.
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a' "i,'h.r' anu eeNer"i 'houS''hu poupus
worth OF Jewels are gone from my witet
bedroom. But what distresses us most Is
that valuable heirloom, u pearl necklace
OF great value that has been in our fami'
ly for 200 years, Is among the plumber.
The other Jewelry we could bear to lose,
but not TINS. 10 tell you the truth, - he
aided, with smile, II must own to be.
ing little superstitious and there Is
legend IN our family that this necklace
was gift to an anccstrcss of mine by
Charles IL, and whoever shall lose 1t his
days shall be very short and full OF evil.
1t Is said 1t was lost about the beginning
OF The century, and the legend came true.
MY vile Is moro sunctstltious than my.
sell, ana am Hraid II 1t is not recovered
1t may serloutly infect her health. OF
course the police have beon at work, but
have not very great confidcnce in them,
and up to the present they have discovered
nothing, If you can aid me, shall be
very glad
II am willing to try, Mr. Engstrom,
but perhaps you will give mo some partic.
ulars of the AFFAIR." -.....--.
had better begin by giving you par.
ticulars of myself and family, suppose2"
Yes, If you please. 1t is hard to say
what may and what may not throw light
on the matter"
Il am" said Mr.. Engstrom, 'the de.
scendant of an old landed family, who have
lived in Hampshire for generations We
arc not as wealthy as once wo were, and
find employment for my tino by being on
the board OF directors of several companies.
have only been married u short time, not
quite year and we have been living very
quietly. On Tuesday night, when the
burglary occurred, there wero only five OF
US at dinner, Besides my wife and myself
were the rector md his wife and Captain
Olyor, the son of an old friend, whom
lately met in the city and invited down.
He has been with us over week and
leaves to join his regiment on Saturday.
We had just reached dessert, and Cap.
tain Olyor was inquirin9 of the butler II
Wisdcn, his man servant, had returned
from London, when my wifo's maid came
| in gdsping, oh, ma'an, your jewels is
gone-robborsp and sank faintlng on the
| floor
Good heavcnsP exclaimed, and we
| sprang up,
| Let us search out OF doors at once,
| said the captain. Bring us light, John,
he salu to tho Dutler anu rushed out. we
| followed him.
1T was quite dark and wo had not gone
dozen steps before he fell down. 'Looh
out, he cried. The brutes have laid wires.
| They have caught one fool at any rate, he
remarked rs he got up. went back fo1
tho light, and, sure enough, there were
wire, found that side OF tho house.
he captain was holding his nose He
| was but little hurt, he said, for luckily he
had fallen on the grass. At the captains
| suggestion summoned two men servants.
ono Of you ride to the station he
said, and have any suspicious stranger
| stopped and ask them to telegraph to the
stations each way. And you, to the 9th
or, go for tho police quick. Meanwhile, il
| you hive lantern, MIR Engstrom, We
Will search the neighborhood.
| found lantern, and wo searched tho
| grounds and the surrounding roads. We
found nothing, save u ladder undor ono OF
the windows and small brooch the thiei
or thieves had dropped. No suspicious
looking person had been seen In the vii.
lag" or ut the station, and the two police,
| men who came could do nothing beyond
| looking wise, l called at the police sta.
| ton tins morning, but they have no clew,
nor Is it likely they will have one. All
| have learned from thom Is that thoy be-
lieye that two Wore engaged In the affair,
from the footmarks.
! 1T VIII be too dark by the time we
| could reach lyndhurst to investigate
said, but VIII come on ytho first train
in tho morning. :"
Tho train from Waterloo reaches
Iyndhurst Mt 1918. If you come by that,
| Will meet you at the station, said MIR.
Engstrom. 1T is about two miles to my
J house-The Beeches
| wish you to promise me one thing
| nv visit CaIl mo n raiIo,v d;roc,or ,r s',vl
thing yo,, lilo
I foxnI Mr. Enos.ro,n M tho st,t,,p tbo
next mornin,, viii n dogcort forbore
"a t,Il, a., ,Lo ,,biort of nv ,is;t s,,.,, n,
as, ono oucstion.
s.Wby did von ,reen sucb valuable
peoklace at home MIR Enystromp,,
~ ;,ni il in tbe snfe innosit in Chan.
vlonn y ha answered and o,,l, bro,,,,bt
II bn,ne ,a.t Saturdav hecaIsa NV ,sjra
wanted II Mt the county hall ton1orravS
night ;,
bnd some lunch and a n,e,sa,t chat
with nv bost md bostsss aftsr which 7
asked nnr,nission m interyie,y rho snrv-
ants
| TnIess 7 yas grentlv at fault in the
nrcscnt instanc. tho servants had notbipe
To do with the robbery Thov gnvc mn. ali
tho Information tbey could and smoke
with genuine sorrow Of tho Ioss their en,.
ploycrs had sustained, whom they evident.
iy respeeted highly,
"Ar. your visitors inP" I asked Mr.
Engstrom
Captain Oliver Is rabbit sbootinr with
tho rector. but he will be in to dinner
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