The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-02-08

pfopaniy rejected that that was unneces-
sary. since anything intrusted to the safe
Of the hotel was as secure as il in the
vaults Of the Bank of England.
That is the rajah's ruby" was the
thought Of Simpson, who quietly
watched the proceeding. at is near its
end-that Is, so far as any interest
have in it is concerned. wonder what
has become of my dusky friend from
Calcutta"
he was nowhere in sight, and Fair
child took himself down stairs to the
rotunda for his dinner after having
given orders that his baggage should be
sent to his room Immediately on its or
rival--a somewhat unnecessary instruc-
ton ON his part
1t might DO thought that now, since
the all important jewel was lodged in
the safe of tho Astor House, it was al.
together work of superfuity on the
part of the detective to shadow the gen.
tleman who had placed it there.
OF what further interest was Arthur
Fairchild to him? He could not enter
the orbit of his anxiety until the gem
should once more come into his imme-
date custody Was it not safe, there
fore, to dismiss him from further
thought until that contingency should
arrive?
Possibly Simpson might have done
this but for the well grounded fear, as
he conceived it, that the young man
was in personal danger from the subtle
East Indian that had followed him from
Northampton That miscreant was pre-
pared to commit any crime. and il con-
WINGED that the other still had tho ruby
with him he was likely to assail him in
some unsupported corner of the city.
I'VE viii dismiss the raiah's ruby
from consideration for the present, was
the officers decision, ''and | will take
upon myself to act as bodyguard to the
betrothed lover Of Miss Evelyn Glider"
Still another question perplexed the
detective, Where was the second East
Indian and what was he up to?
Simpson had made the mistake of act.
ing as though there was but ono upon a
former memorable occasion, and he did
not intend to repeat that well nigh fatal
blunder
Those two fellows are plotting mis-
chief somewhere in this great city, and
Arthur Fairchild will be fortunate if he
sees the morrow's sun without an en-.
counter with them"
Meanwhile the young man, having fin
ished his meal, had Withdrawn from the
lunch counter and was looking over the
morning paper. A glance at the page as
be passed convinced Simpson that he
was trying to fix upon some desirable
place of amusement to visit that evening
Miss Glider needn't distress herself
about him. was Simpsons conclusion
He won't forget her amid the excite
ments and temptations of the great city,"
1t was yet comparatively early in the
evening, and instead of taking a cab or
the cars the young man set out to walk
to the place Of amusement which he had
decided to visit.
Simpson felt like protesting
How long is he going TO L ep this
thing upY I'm not as fond of walking as
be, and he ought TO have some consider
alton for me.
Nevertheless there was no help for it.
and the officer braeely set himself to the
task. Could he have known whittier the
other was vending his footsteps he
would have ridden to the place and
there awaited him, bit tho only means
of learning was By sticking to him, and
he did that nnhinctingly until Fairchild
bought ticket at the Academy of
Music and passed in to enjoy the pre-
sentation of the "Old Homestead
AS usual, there was large audience,
but the officer succeeded in securing
seat short way behind the young man,
who, If he noticed the persistency with
which the other turned up, gave no evil
dence of such knowledge.
Settling himself down to witness the
quaint and homelike presentation, De
tective Simpson did not forget the two
dusky fellows with whom he had had
such stirring experience some nights
before With seeming carelessness he
glanced around the large building and
could not avoid start when he OBJ
served the East Indian seated directly
abreast of Fairchild, but on the opposite
side of the aisle.
He was on the end seat, fumbling the
programme with his delicately gloved
hands. as though he were regular at
tendant of such places and somewhat
bored with the treat about to be offered
him.
He is keen one. reflected the off,
Ger, ''for, though lost sight of him for a
good while, he has kept track of Fair
child and will not lose him until he makes
one effort at least to recover the ruby"
The house rapidly Tiled up, and soon
Uncle Josh made his appearance. to the
delight of tho spectators
Detective Simpson had witnessed the
play before, but he would have found en-
tertainment in itagain could he have been
able to forget the two individuals in tho
house whom he had accompanied from
that little town in Connecticut to the me-
tropolis of the country. They were never
absent from his thoughts, and from his
coign of vantage his eyes continually
passed from one to the other.
There could be no mistaking the inter-
est of Fairchild. He laughed. became
serious almost to tears and applaeded
continually He was all unconscious OF
the presence of any one else in the house
besides himself Doubtless he would
have been delighted could he have had q
certain fair one then in Northampton at
his side to share his pleasure. but that
was out of the question.
From his seat opposite, the East In
dian occasionally glanced across at the
Young man He showed no special in
terest in him that would have attracted
the notice Of any one besides the observ-
ant officer. There was no call for him
to turn often toward his intended victim,
for the latter WAS sure to stay where he
was until the performance was over.
The evening was half finished when
the Asiatlc Suddenly turned his head and
looked at the people behind him, Doing
so, he showed his conntenanee for the
first time to the full view of Folsom
Simpson.