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passed there and came to the conclusion
the sapient police had evolved two robbers
from their inner consciousness. But what
interested Inc more was that the palinRs
which separated the shrubbery from a
public byway had lately been tarred and
were not yet dry. Tho robber had climbed
over tho palings, and whoever he was he
must have carried away a little of the tai
on his person. In fact, the marks of his
fingers were quite distinct.
felt tolerably satisfied, and having
walked to the pestoffice and sent tele.
gram strolled round the village till the
reply came. 1t was then o'clock, and US
dinner WAS not until l took a Longer
walk through tho forest ...--..
On getting back had pleasant holt
hour in the billiard room with Mr. Eng.
strom.
Captain Olyer returned Just in timo foi
dinner, and | was only introduced to him
as we entered the dining room. Ho was
faultlessly got up, of well made figure and
handsome features bearing large traces OF
dissipation. AS for his speech, he had an
invincible objection to the letter ''r'' and
carefully avoided its use
We had finished soup whom l begged
thousand pardons for leaving the table fol
few minutes My host looked a little
captain surveyed me through his eyeglass
rs though were new kind Of animal
was only gone "a few minutes, but it was
time well spent. ..
When we reached dessert and Mrs. Eng
strom had left tho table, l led the convcr
sation round to the burglary and induced
the captain to give his version. l waitcu
till he had finished, and then, looking at
him steadily, said:
Now, isn't it rather curious thing,
Captain Olrer, that you should fall over
the wires when they were quito three feet
away"
Engstrom stared at mo, and tho captain
did not answer till no had drunk glass
of wine.
What do you mean, sirf" ho asked at
last. ..-...
Il mean" replied, still watching him
kecnly, was 1t not a curious thing that
you should bo tripped up by blades oi
grass And Is it not curious also went
on norcilessly, that your servant, ul
rather your accomplice, should be stand
ing under the bedroom window here al
the same time he was in Londonf"
Tho captain sat dazed and pale and mo.
tionless, though his hands trembled, and
Mr., EnRstrOm Rasped out, Mr.. do Ware
whatever are you suggestingf"
Il suggest" l answered as steadily az
before that the burglar is sitting before
you"
Sir" thundered Mr. Engstrom, pale
with emotion, you are forgetting your
self. To accuse my old friends son of be
ing thief prcposterousN'
This is not your old friends son. Mr..
Engatrom Captain Olycr Of the Thirty.
eighth hussars is at present with his regi
mcnt NJ Woolwich and replied to mo to-
day. Hero is tho telegram:
Captain Olyer to DO Wnrre-Am
here. What is the meaning of this in
quryF'"
The pseudo captain had risen and looked
round as If seeking means to escape.
sit down, cried Engstrom, 'and II
you want to save yourself from Jail make
full confession. De Warrc l beg your
pardon.
''Don't trouble about that 1 said
"Of course it wos hard To credit it. :"
The poor wretch sat down again and
stalnmersd out his story. Hi name turned
out TO he Odgers an sergeant in the
hussars, expelled from the army In dis
grace. Ills accompicc, who acted as his
servant, had hidden tho jewels in the
wood, near the house till they could safe
ly be removed
AT breakfast the next morning had to
relate how | had unearthed tho conspiracy
First OF all, " ! said, the fact that tho
burglary occurred shortly after you hat
brought the jcwelry from London con
vinced Inc that the thief was some one il
the house, and when l had the wires re
laid and found that the captain had falloI
three feet away from them---a fact whlc
discovered from thc impression made by
his knees and tho toes of his boots--l
Thought things were very suspicion
against him. Up stairs l found that
was little trouble for him to slip into You
wife's room and throw the cnsGot down a
coon rs she left the room. learned thai
he had been the last to appear at the din
ner table, and tho case was strengthened
A the railway station l discovered that
man answering to the description of his
servant had arrived from London by the
$50 train, and not by the 9:i5, as 1t wa.
made TO appear. What effect the telegram
had you already know. In tracing the
footsteps through the shrubbcry | found
that whoever had passed over the palings
must have carried away some of the tar on
his clothing At dinner last night seized
my only opportunity and examined his
man's overcoat ana a pair of trousers. The
tar was there, and he had evidently tried
to remove it. That is all, think. Ion
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