Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-06-27
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81 do not see how they ca. when am
in ignorance"
Here Mrs Ruthven's courier entered
with note, which she took and glanced
at.
"Let him came up" she said, and sat a
moment in silence, twisting it with her
small pointed finger.
'.Am in the way?' asked Shirley, with
some stiffness.
''No! no! you Gun stay" said Mrs.
Ruthven, carelessly, and as she spoke the
detective, Waite, was shown in.
$50! you are back again?" she said
"Have you anything fresh? ?"
Something, II he hesitated and
glanced at Shirley
"Oh, you may speak. This gentleman,
Captain Shirley" with slight emphasis
on the name, was, you remember, at the
ball when I was robbed, and knows all
about it."
Waite bowed gravely.
II have just come from Brussels" he
said. "a report l heard at, no matter
where, induced me to visit q merchant
there, who, it was said, had some fine
rubies for sale. They were certainly
very fine, and were, find, bought from
respectable looking young man, of small
stature and very dark complexion, who
said he was a native Of India. He spoke
French very imperfectly. He had, he
said, inherited the stones from an uncle.
He stated he was a native Of Pondi-
cherry and had offered the gems in Paris,
but could not get his price. This sur
prised the jeweler, as he asked less than
their value, which the purchaser, Van
dersluys, Rue de la Montague, gave him.
After much trouble, / traced this man
back to Ostend, and ascertained that a
passenger answering to his description
embarked on board the Dover steamboat
about three weeks ago, and there I lost
all tracer
"But you must find it again." exclaimed
Mrs. Ruthven, who had listened intently.
''You know the reward I offered for the
jewels themselves. | will double it If
you enable me to punish the robber! Do
you not think am right 2" she added with
sudden startling vehemence to Shirley,
who hesitated an instant and then re-.
piled:
Certainly, Mrs. Ruthven, certainly.
Such miscreant deserves no mercy
''From Pondicherry, did he say? Did
he give any name?"
''No! | fancy the jeweler was too glad
to get such a bargain, to make many in
quiries.'
''You do not intend to give up?" cried
Mrs. Ruthven, eagery.
Certainly not, madame. These are the
first tracks," He paused and gave a
quick, questioning glance at Mrs. Ruth.
ven, who slightly bent her head. eyes,"
ho IN Htho fipct troo lie T hor
and / am determined not to give up till I
have done all man can do to find the ras.
cal and his accomplices, if he has any"
II should imagine he had" said Shir.
ley, who had risen, and going over to the
fire, stirred it into a blaze. "a man
would hardly attempt so bold stroke
single-handed."
1T would be good deal safer alone"
'"Then what do you propose to do next"
II have not yet quite decided, sir" re-
piled the detective dryly. Moreover, I
never speak of my plans. AS there is no
time to be lost in trying to find the trail,
l shall wish you good morning, madame,
and keep you informed of my move
ments."
"a shrewd fellow" said Shirley, ''but 1
fear his chances are but scanty of track
ing this darby.
Gle will do it yet," returned Mrs. Ruth
ven, with gloomy conviction, and fell into
such persistent silence that, finding it
impossible to rouse her, Shirley, himself
irritated and uneasy, bid her good morn
ing.
The next afternoon Marsden, who had
been gratifying his lawyer by detailing
the particulars of successful speculation
he had made on the Paris Bourse through
the guidance of friend, drove away to
Southwick street, having sent some flow
ers to keep Mrs. Ruthven quiet.
Somewhat to his discontinue he
always suspected that Shirley was more
or less n spy-that gentleman was in the
act of leaving his card as he went up the
steps.
The ladies were ''out driving with Mr.
Winton," said the highly respectable ex-
butler, who opened the door.
''When do you expect them in p asked
Marsden.
Cant say, sir. Not till late, anyway"
Marsden then left his card, and, turn
ing, walked a few PAGES with Shirley.
Go be continued.)