The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-29
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lunch one miserably wet day last No
vember, when visitor was announced.
s.Mr. Engstrom" was inscribed on the
card--a name quite unknown to me.
'sMr. De Warre?" said my visitor, a
shrewd looking, well groomed man,
who apparently had not yet touched
forty.
s'That is my name," answered.
"Please take seat and tell me what
can do for you
II am in great trouble" said Mr..
Engstrom. 1--WE had burglars at our
house at Lyndhurst, in the New For
est, the night before last. They broke
in while we were at dinner and several
thousand pounds worth of jewels are
gone from my wife's bedroom. But what
distresses us is that a valuable heir
loom, pearl necklace of great value,
that has been in our family for two
hundred years, is among the plunder.
The other jewelry we could bear to
lose, but not this. To tell you the
truth" he added, with smile, II
must own to being little supersti-
tious, and there is legend In our
family that this necklace was q gift to
an ancestress Of mine by Charles H.,
and whoever shall lose It his days
shall be very short and full Of evil. IT
is said it was lost about the beginning
of the century, and the legend came
true. My wife is more superstitious
than myself, and / am afraid If it is
not recovered it may seriously affect
her health. OF course the police have
been at work, but I have not very
| great confidence in them, and up to
the present they have discovered moth
ing. If you can aid me l shall be
very glad.
81 am" said Mr. Engstrom, "the de-
scendant of an old landed family who
have lived in Hampshire for genera
tions. We are not as wealthy as we
once were, and find employment for
my time by being on the board Of di-
rectors Of several companies. have
only been married short time, not
quite q year, and we have been living
very quietly. On Tuesday night, when
the burglary occurred, there were only
Ave of us at dinner. Besides my wife
and myself were the rector and his
wife and Capt. Olyer, the son OF an Ole
friend, whom lately met in the city
and invited down. He has been with
us over q week, and leaves to join hit
regiment on Saturday.
'sWc had just reached dessert ane
Capt. Olyer was inquiring Of the but
Ter if Wisden (his man servant) hat
returned from London, when my wife,
maid came in gasping: oh, ma'am
your jewels are gone-robbers! ant
sank fainting on the floor.
"'Goodness gracious! exclaimed
and we sprang up.
"Let us search out of doors a
once said the captain. Bring US
light, John he said to the butler. ant
;; rushed out. We followed him.
sit was quite dark, and we had no
gone dozen steps before he fell down
. Look OUT he cried, the brutes hav
!, laid wires. They have caught one foe
at any rate he remarked as he got uT
r went hack for light, and sur
enough there We're wires around tina
side OF the house.
"The captain was holding his nose
. He was but little hurt, he said, FOL
luckily, he had fallen on the grass. A
the captains suggestion l summone
two men servants.
ST found lantern, and we searche
the grounds and the surrounding road
We found nothing, save ladder unde
one of the windows, and sma
brooch which the thief or thieves ha
dropped No suspicious looking perso
had been seen in the village or at tt
station, and the two policemen WI
came could do nothing beyond lookin
wise. l called at the police. static
this morning. but they have no cley
nor is it likely they will have one A
have learned from them is that the
believe that two were engaged in tt
affair from the footmarks."
.It will be too dark by the time
could reach Lyndhurst to investigate
said, .'but will come on by the fir
train in the morning.
"I wish you to promise me one thin
not to mention.to anyone the object
, nv visit Call me fellow director
anything you like
found Mr.. Engstrom at the static
i. the next morning with dog cart.
I forebore to talk on the subject OF
visit save to ask one question.
'why did you keep such valuat
necklace at home, Mr.. EngstromP"
+. s.I kept it in the Safe Deposit
Chancery lane, he answered, "and on
4 brought it home Saturday because I
( wife wanted it at the county ball
| morrow night"
! had some lunch and please
chat with my host and hostess, at
ia which asked permission to intervi
the servants
"Are your visitors in9" ! asked !
Engstrom.
''Cspt. Olyer is a rabbit shooting W
e the rector, but he will be in to d
- ner."
= "Oh, merely wanted to have his
81 count of what happened. Now, wo'
i. you be so kind as to have the wi
kS arranged round the house in the
IS ict place tho burglars left themP'
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