Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25

II then went cautiously up those
dark stairs. Here and there the steps
gave forth little creak beneath my
footsteps, as II protesting against the
tread Of the intruder. II was very az.
gravating, but proceeded steadily,
and shortly found myself at the foot
of the room recently occupied by the
deceased lady. Here q slight difficulty
presented itself, but q little profess
sional manipulation succeeded In Of.
fecting an entrance,
II closed the door Of the bedroom
softly, and then proceeded to light my
candle. The next thing was to ar
range my accessories SO as to induce
the opinion Of the (false) identity Of
the burglar, and to establish theory
that he had been disturbed in his
quest. had rolled few bread
crumbs in the old newspaper. This |
now opened, and laid 1t on the bed,
with the 'waxed end close beside It.
Then l laid the old cap on chair, and
the awl and hammer on the drawers
They were intended to tell . tale.
Having thus arranged my supposed
surprise, ! proceeded to work--solid
work. All the jewelry found In a
box, locked and placed In a locked
drawer.
1.-THE locks, however, made little
difference to me. ! appropriated all
was rather touched, confess when
! discovered the dead lady's wedding
and engagement rings tied with a
piece Of black silk, and carefully
placed in the corner Of the little box
How those rings had kept the poor
woman thinking, from the time she
put them on until her dying dayl l
actually began to soliloquize In spite Of
myself, Then ! adhered TO my plan
and placed them in the corner Of the
envelope ! had brought with me to tho
house for that purpose. had pre-
viously torn the envelope diagonally
across, leaving the postage stamp and
ooii'era.'ns s.alhp visible
u had also left the final letters OF a
name, and the words Pm, Beasley
koad' OIL the envelope TO be studied
hv fha dotaotivao rrha r;rrs loSt ho
py .he oe'ec'iVes' Inc rings leit De-
nina me- ,,,,
never ana peileve IN making q IT.
.er uoo"'" oe.roolh' 10 having piacea
Ihe valuupleS IN my poeRets ! closed
.no drawers ana looked closely ABOUT
'"o run, iof ,'onne'nihB more lou
,nay J"'so " NY SURPRISE whcn
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a a, "l' +. VI. , , lnv'e''en'S oi mr.
s"un''.'s II u" ''' null
lie had returned earlier than had
expected ,almiy pew out my can
aie una ielt lho room sllcntly' creep
ing town Vhe STAIRS 70 meet nm II he
''"u "ny in'eh'ion Vi coming up
81 had scarcely steldied myself when
Mr. Chumleigh turned on the gas, and
muttering something to himself, crept
up tho stairs as cautiously as had
previously descended. When he was
well on his way crept downwards
once again, and when l heard him
strike the light In his late wife's room,
| noiselessly let myself out by tho
front door, and as noiselessly closed II
behind me.
you look surprised, sir" he contln-
ued, "but 1t was not bad nights
work. | Melted over three hundred
pounds sterling for my plumber, and |
had the satisfaction OF not having
robbed his dead wife's treasured rings
This in itself was a satisfaction OF
course | had committed felony, and q
shameful crime, admit; but the busi.
ness of burglar and the business OF
moralist cannot be expected to agree
in every particular
1.-THE morn ing papers told us OF tho
burglary Of the preceding night Az
neighbor, | went up TO sympathlze.
A sturdy policeman was standing at
the door, and two others were making