The Forrest City times., 1894-11-02

could reach Lyndhurst to investigate" l said, but 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"
 found Mir. Engstrom at the station the next morning with dog cart. I forebore to talk on the subject of my visit save to ask one question.
 Why did you keep such valuable necklace at home, Mir. Engstrom?"
 II 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"
 had some lunch and pleasant chat with my host and hostess, after which l asked permission to interview the servants.
 Are your visitors ino' I asked Mir. Engstrom.
 Capt Olyer is shooting with the rector, but he will be in to dim ner.'
 Ohs iACICIy WdAtCo JO nave llS dC- count of what happened. Now, would you be so kind as to have the wires arranged round the house in the ex- act place the burglars left them?'
 The gardner, who had taken them up, brought them again. It was fine but strong wire, fastened to the ground by small iron pegs.
 Are the wires in the exact place?'
 ''I put the pegs in the very holes" :" replied the gardener You can See the holes yourself, sir"
 And now should like to be left alone little,' I said. "I want to make some minute investigations.
 My wish was complied with. and went down on my hands and knees to examine.
 l was we'll satisfied. In five minutes had made an important discovery. next examined the window where the burglars had entered from the out side, and then entering the house went upstairs and with the help of the maid examined the bedroom. The window had been left half open, the maid said, as master was so particular about fresh air." Next inspected the footsteps, a matter of some difficulty, considering the number of people who had been there since. But finally I traced them across a flower bed into the shrubbery, where they were quite distinct. Only one person had passed the sapicnt police had evolved two robbors from their inner conscious ness. But what interested me more was that the palings which separated the shrubbery from a public by-way had lately been tarred and were not yet dry. The robber had climbed over the palings, and whoever he was he must have carried away a lit tie of the tar on his person. In fact, the marks of his fingers were quite distinct.
 On getting back had peasant half hour in the billiard room with MT. Eng strom.
 Capt. Olyer returned just in time for dinner, and was only introduced to him as we entered the dining-room. He 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 IT," and carefully avoided it's use.
 We had finished soup, when begged a thousand pardons for leaving the table for few minutes. My host looked little surprised at my want of manners, and the captain surveyed me through his eyeglasses as though l were a new kind of animal. I was only gone few minutes, but it was time we'll spent.
 When we reached dessert and Mrs. Epgstrom had left the table. led the conversation round to the burglary. and induced the captain to give his yer sion. I waited till he had finished, and then, looking at him steadily, said;
 "Now, isn't it rather curious thing, Capt. Olyer. that you should fall over the wires when they were quite three feet away?"
 Engstrom stared at me. and the cap tain did not answer till he had drank glass of wine.
 What do you mean, sir?' he asked at last
 "I mean" I replied, still watching him keenly, was it not curious thing that you should be tripped by blades of grass? And is it not curious also," l went on, mercilessly, that your servant. or rather your accomplice, should be standing under the bedroom window here at the same time he was in London?"
 The captain sat dazed and pale and motionless, though his hands trembled, and Dr. Engstrom gasped out: MT.