The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-24

SC"h 1LAA q DCdub44u DFOOCl MADE OF gold
pearls set around with diamonds-a price
less heirloom.
Mrs. Annersley ordered champagne,
ana the ladies drank freely, while Mrs
AnnerSley more than once commented
upon the beauty of the brooch, and
asked permission to borrow it to have it
duplicated in New York Mrs. Ormstead
replied that she could not lend it without
her husbands permission.
Next morning Mrs. Ormstead woke
WIFE hazy feeling in her head, and no
recollection of how she got back to her
roam I cannot remember anything
alter that last glass of wine" said she to
me afterward.
That evening Mrs Ormstead dressed
herself for dinner, putting on another
gown, but when she came to fasten on
the orooch 1t could not be found. She
looked in her jewel case, in the bed, upon
her gowns everywhere. 1t was gone.
She sent for me. 'Ihave been robbed"
said she, land by a woman. Mrs. An
nersley has 'taken my brooch And to
prove 1t to you | will tell YOU that she
has gone to the city-unexpectedly to-
day-and to sell it, know You must az
rest her | cannot let her escape.
She drugged me-and then robbed mer'
The poor lady was almost in Mysteries,
and the excitement of her husband, who
had just arrived, added to her own.
a, am W W GS4SSrdPn dnedu 10 nave
the woman stopped said he. Il would
not lose the brooch for worlds"
Upon inquiry learned that Mrs. An
hershey had gone north alone. 1 resolved
TO telegraph to the Canada border to hold
woman of her description.
Before send out telegraphed de-
scription," said to Mr.. Ormstead, II
want YOU and your wife to leave the room
few minutes"
No sooner was 1 alone in their apart
meht than began a search. l looked
everywhere. Upon the lace gown and all
over the room. Finally did what have
often done before. l took the dress and
ran 1t through my. hands as if l were
wringing it. There was one hard lump
inside the lining, near the hem of the
skirt. Sitting the lining I took out-the
missing brooch
Mrs. Ormstead, in her befogged state,
had let it slip down her neck, and the
more the dress was shaken the tighter it
chung in the lining.
But that did not prevent Mr.. and Mrs.
Ormstead from paying me the large re-
ward they had offered the finder.
THE LOST HORSESHOE.
One day stood in the main entrance of
the hotel thinking of nothing in partic-
ular when my attention was attracted by
diamond horseshoe worn by one of our
guests. 1t was the showiest jewel 1 had
ever seen.
That night the same guest came to me
and said: Il believe you are a detect
ive!"
yes"
II have lost pin wear in my scarf.
1t is worth more than $1,000"
On questioning the man l found out
that he had come home from the races,
had dinner, gone into the barber shop,
come out, gone for a drive-and missed
his pin. He thought he had lost it at
the races. / felt certain that l had seen
it upon him several hours after he had
got back from the track.
That night went into the hotel laun-
dry, after all had gone to bed, for a de-
tective has right of way in a hotel.
The first thing did was to open the tub
where the BARRIERS aprons are nightly
put to soak for washing next day.
Carefully went over all the aprons,
shaking out the fringe, and at length l
was rewarded by finding the pin sticking
tightly in the fringe of one OF them. The
fact that l had noticed the mans pin and
a few minutes afterward had seen him
enter the shop put the idea in my mind.
And l wanted to look in the laundry be-
fore the wash hands got to work. 1t
might have been too late then.
A CHAMBERMAID's TRICK.
One day Mrs. Smith, wealthy woman
from down East" missed a diamond
ring She was washing her hands and
had laid the ring upon the washstand.
After drying her hands she had taken
down her manicure toilet set and seated
herself by the window. When she went
back to the washstand for her ring it was
gone.
Meanwhile Ellen, one of our Oldest
| chambermaids, was busy in the room
making up the bed. picking up the room,
| 4 inc afl ha1 not fbo,
nor had she been out of the room Both
Mrs. Smith and Ellen were positive upon
this last point.
The bell in the Office rang violently and
an order was sent down for me to come
! up at once. ELLEN has stolen my ring"
said Mrs. Smith. Il had it few minutes
ago and now it is gone"
Ellen pleaded mot guilty" and re-
/ minded Mrs Smith that the door into the
hail had been d ar most of the time. But
after a little objection she consented to be
searched. We found nothing except u
silver quarter which Mrs. Smith had
| given her that day.
Mrs. Smith was very angry, limited, at
collision and left the bouse next day, at
ter trying to get me arrested along with
the houselleeper, who acted as Ellen's
| teacher
! A few days afterward [ was astonished
to see one of our linen girls out walking
| in the afternoon with a beautiful dia-
mond ring upon her finger. 1t looked like
Mrs. Smiths. OF course l accused the
girl, but she quickly proved an alibi. On
I the morning in question she was in the
! linen room, sewing, and Miss Blank. her
assistant, was sorting sheets in the ante
room leading to the linen room. No one
had passed through.
! Suddenly an idea seized me, a regular
inspiration, such as detectives often have.
| where is the linen rooml" [ asked.
1t was upstairs, directly over Mrs.
Smiths window. And now, Ellen" said
| l, ''let me see the feather buster you
carry around with you"
The girl turned pale. The buster was
| brought, and it was, as l had suspected,
one of the long-handled ones reaching TO
/ the ceiling. .-
you leanedout of the window" said
1, land handed the ring-which you
! had previusly tied to the feathers-up TO
the linen room above" to the now very
/ much frightened girl.
The linen girl made her escape, but
! Ellen was kept in custody, and will stay
there until she is tried and sentenced, for
/ Mrs. Smith was far from Ienient with
| the offender.
Tell you more of the summers happen
! ings2 Why, if you were TO know all you
would suspect every man as having de-
signs upon your watch, and would wear
J ,,ot,r money around in a belt as thew do