Arizona republican., 1894-11-13

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card-a name quite unknown to me.
 'Mr. De Warre?' said my visitor, shrewd looking, well groomed man, who apparently had not yet touched forty.
 'sThat is my name," 1 answered. ''Please take seat and tell me what l can do for you"
 II am in great trouble,' ; said Mir. Engstrom. 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 valuable heir loom, pearl necklace of great value, that has been in our family tor 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 a smile, II must own to being little supersti- tious, and there is a legend in our family that this necklace was 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 I 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 noth- ing. If you can aid me l shall be very glad
 II am," said MT. 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 I find employment for my time by being on the board of di- rectors of several companies. have only been married a short time, not quite year, and we have been living very quietly. On Tuesday night, when the burglary occurred, there were only five of us at dinner. Besides my wife and myself were the rector and his wife and Capt. Olyer, the son of an old friend, whom I lately met in the city and invited down. He has been with us over a week, and leaves to join his regiment on Saturday.
 We had just reached dessert and Capt, Olyer was inquiring of the but Ter if Wisden (his man servanD had returned from London, when my wifes maid came in gasping: oh, ma'am, your jewels are gone-robbers!' and sank fainting on the floor. Goodness graciousn 1 exclaimed, and we sprang up.
 "'Let us search out of doors at once,' said the captain. Bring us light, John,' he said to the butler, and rushed out. We followed him.
 ''lt was quite dark, and we had not gone dozen steps before he fell down. Look out, he cried, the brutes have laid wires. They have caught one fool at any rate, he remarked as he got up. I went back for a light, and sure enough there were wires around that side of the house.
 "The captain was holding his nose. He was but little hurt, he said, for, luckily, he had fallen on the grass. At the captains suggestion I summoned two men servants.
 T found lantern. and we searched the grounds and the surroundingroads We found nothing, save ladder under ore of the windows. and a small brooch which the thief or thieves had dropped. No suspicious looking person had been seen in the village or at the station. and the two policemen who came could do nothing beyond looking wise. i called at the police station this morning, but they have no clew, nor is it likely they will have one. All I have learned from them is that they believe that two were engaged in the affair from the footmarls."
 ''It will be too dark by the time we could reach Lyndhurst to investigate, '' I said, but I will come on by the first train in the morning.
 ''I wish you to promise me one thing, not to mention to anyone the object of my visit. Call me fellow director or anything you like"
 1OuHu MT EnSSUrOm at the SIaulOn the next morning with dog cart. forebore to talk on the subject of my visit save to ask one question.
 'Why did you keep such valuable necklace at home, MT. Engstrom?'
 ''I kept it in the Safe Deposit in Chancery lane, :" he answered, "and only brought it home Saturday because my wife wanted it at the county ball to- morrow night"
 I had some lunch and a pleasant chat with my host and hostess, after which I asked permission to interview the servants
 Are your visitors in?" 1 asked Mir. Engstrom.
 Capt. Olyer is rabbit shooting with