Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-10

. vas on tNi"'' Utah
sso, 9Th an officer Of the Englisn
in'i'n'' sbo at this hour fills a position
Po,' CON- ,r,st at Scotland Yard. AT tue
y , 1,,. which / write he was sergeant
hs oree Of great provincial Guy
10 u. ,is,t ambitious, and resolute to
'n'' lie and were in one OF Two
So ' ~. together. / had so, wind OF
vs. q. Russian forgcrs on one oeca'
a-'s and was playing detective on my
~. y, se.ount, when the sergeant re-
wv. I'd Instructions to watch the same
" AZ, met. understood each o'hcf,
f'ls,.,big,J our lorces. Ny silence
~ journalist purchased his as an
-, and when at last we bagged our
'. 90. each had an Exclusive We
,,,engaged together in eonniving at
,....e,fe Of as thoroughbred swind-
w.. might have been found in the
3D., dominions. There was a reason
4, ,bs eonniyanee which may some
J,y make the story worth telling.
-, the sergeant an informal aid and
..,,,spee in the capture Of a desper'
,.4.l,suder in his bedroom at the
o,,,s,s hotel. and narrowly escaped
80 shot Tor my pains. When went
s,,slipg about the slums OF that great
..o,ineial city, as did pretty often, the
.,.sspt was my frequent companion.
a. chen al last, he gained his hearts
80 and vas promoted to London,
ssstbe only person In whom lie con
sisitbr fact that the audaciOus capture
Ain secured his promotion was due to
chance. 81, ~.
.,,,,,,s and the names OF the people
concerned in this adventure have long
anee slipped from my memory Out the
hcls are clear enough ,.,
In The year 1871, and long before and
,f.ef. a manufacturing jewelef IN large
say Of business, kept shop IN SAINT
Paurs Chufchyard, on the right hand
tide As YOU went westward. The COM
noner Kind OF work was done at Birm-
Bgham the better and more valuable
eselfy was the product OF skilled
hands employed In a small workshop
n Clefkenwell. The private clientele
si ne house was small, but the bust
ness transacted with "thc trade" was
pfobably as large as any in London.
Dnly one commercial traveller was en-.
gaged. a Jewish gentleman, man Of
Exemplary character, and charming man
nef. 4 lingust, musician, Judge OF
pictures. a painter, an amateur and
hnished expert In precious stones. He
had been seventeen years In the same
service. and the employers trust in him
was absolute. lie drew liberal com
mission, kept his own little family IN
solid comfort al his BTiNton home. was
pillar OF his synagogue, pearl among
commercial travellers, and deservedly
respected. never saw this gentleman,
but I eau draw his portrait, and before
close this story / will tell you why.
lie bad large dark eyes, which shone
out Of a SOFT OF yelyety dull soitness, as
black heart cherry shines when dew
Ut rain is ON It. lie had well-5hapen
aquiune nose, and an olive skin. His
lips we're shapey, but redder and fuller
than IS common with men OF western
type lie wore his hair cut short, and
his beard was trimmed Nandyke fash.
ion. The notable thing about him was
TIA, hair eyebrows ana beard were OF
deep rudy auburn, color handsome
IN itself but little startling in bizarre
IN a man Of his complexion.
10 The year 1870, whilst the sergeant
and I inviting OF this gentleman's OK.
hteree, were hanging on the skirts OF
the Russian iorgers. the commercial
traveller had submitted scheme to his
employer lie had employed his taste
and leisure In the preparation OF mum.
btf Of designs for brooches, bracelets,
rings, tlaras, necklets, and pendants,
ana be mad designed and drawn with
beautiful dclicacy case In which to
display them. He estimated the cost
VI the preparation of this tray at about
twenty thousand sterling pounds, and
bis proposal was that the real tray to be
manufactured from his designs should
be kept 10 the show case at Saint Paul's
Ihuichyagd whilst he should carry
found with him tray Of paste and
p.nehhaek in illustration Of style and
color
Both trays were made. The real
tling went IN the show case, and the
bogus article went Oh tour. The real
uay was paTagraphed in the London
and Provincial newspapers, hundreds
VI fashionable people went to see IT,
orders came in briskly. The new de.
Signs became fashion, and the clever
At,le Hebrew gentleman made SO good
Thing Of his liberal commission that
ne was more than paid for all his
uouble'. Ills employer was Of course
shlhenllY satisfied on his own account,
bu' bye and bye disaster crept upon
him,
The traveller made four JOURNEYS
year, covering the three kingdoms ON
taeh expedition. lie had started ON the
Mid round since the completion OF the
INo Trays, when the jeweler by a chance
examination Of his treasure discovered
ua' ne was IN possession OF the imita.
IONS, and that his servant had, by some
queer olunder walked oil with the real
Wlng' 10 an unlearned eye the mimic
Jewels were exactly like the real. but
au expert was not to be deceived for
sH instant. The two trays had been set
lgt comparison side by side outside the
snow case, and the traveller had made
4h accidental exchange. II was a little
97Sglpilsing, but II excited no suspicion.
Inc leweler sent a special MESSENGER
uo"h 10 bTiNton with note OF explain.
tuVhi and the special messenger came
oaeN TO say that the gentleman had
tone 10 birmingham, and the ieweler
"eul 70 ms home in the suburbs quite
Nu,c4'el and at ease. When a ser.
'ahI hal been faithful for seventeen
isa'' 10 things big and little, when he
ua' mad hundreds and hundreds OF
W ,a, Of pounds through his hands,
wv uas never once been out in his ac.