Arizona republican., 1894-11-13

AHu HOW SnOulu llhe GO De leIU alone little," I said. "I want to make some minute investigations"
 My wish was complied with, and I went down on my hands and knees to examine.
 I was well satisfied. In five minutes I had made an important discovery. 1 next examined the window where the burglars had entered from the out side and then entering the house I went upstairs and with the help of the 1 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, matter of some difficulty, l considering the number of people who had been there since. But finally 1 traced them across a flower bed into the shrubbery, where they were quite distinct. Only one person had passed i there, and I came to the conclusion the. sapient police had evolved two ] robbers from their inner conscious ness. But what interested me more was that the palings which separated the shrubbery from 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 lit tie of the tar on his person. In fact, the marks of his fingers were quite distinct.
 On getting back had D easant half l hour in the billiard room with Mr. 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 gotup, of well-made i 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, when begged a thousand pardons for leaving the table for a few minutes. My host looked little surprised at my want of manners, and the captain surveyed me through his eyeglasses as though 1 were a new kind of animal. I was only gone few minutes, but it was time well spent.
 When we reached dessert and Mrs Engstrom 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?"
 1 Engstrom stared at me, and the cap tain did not answer till he had drank a glass of wine.
 What do you mean, sir?" he asked at last.
 T mean,' I replied, still watching him l1eenly, was it not a curious thing that you should be tripped by blades of grass? And is it not curious also,' 5 I went on, mercilessly, "that your servant, or rather your accomplice, should be standing under the bedroom window here at the same time he was ill London?"
 The captain sat dazed and pale and motionless, though his hands trembled, and Dr. Engstrom gasped out: MT De Warre, whatever are you suggest ing?"
 T suggested" I answered, as stead fly as before, that the burglar is sit ting before you
 ''Sir!' thundered Mir. Engstrom, pale with emotion; you are forget ting yourself. To accuse my old friends son of being a thief, Prepos- terousr'
 This is not your old friends son, Mir. Engstrom. Capt Olyer, Of the Thirty-eighth hussars, is at present with his regiment at Woolwich. and replied to me to-day. Here is the tele- gram:
 "Capt. Olyer to De Ware: Am here What is the meaning of this inquiry?' :"
 The pseudo captain had risen and looked around as if seeking way to escape.
 .'Sit down." cried Engstrom, land if you want to save yourself from jail make a full confession. De Warre, beg your pardon
 Don't trouble about that" I said; ''of course it was hard to credit it.''
 The poor wretch sat down again and stammered out his story. His name turned out to be Odgers, an ex-ser- geant in the hussars, expelled from the army in disgrace. His accomplice, who acted as his servant, had hidden the jewels in the wood near the house,