The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-17

~, brought them again II was An
but strong wire. fastened ~ - grounl
81 small iron pega
S ..Are the wires II the exact placer
81 put tho pegs IN the very holes,
replied the gardener. ''You can a.
the holes yourself, Dir.
s.And now should like TO b Left
alone : little, said. II want e.
make some minute Investigations"
NV wish was complied with. and
went down on my hands and knees e
examine. 81 n 4. }.s
1 was well satisfied. In Eve minutes
I had made an important discovery. 5
1 next examined the window where
the burglars had entered from the ont.
side, ana then entering the house
went upstairs and with the help Of the
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,
considering the number of people who
had been there since. But finally
traced them across flower bed into
the shrubbery. where they were quite
distinct. Only one person had passed
there, and 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
tho 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 . Pleasant half
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
figure and handsome features, bearing
large traces of dissipation As for his
speech, he had an invincible objection
to the letter 81" and carefully avoided
its use.
We had finished soap, when I begged
q thousand pardons for leaving the
table for few minutes. My host
looked little surprised at my want Of
manners, and the captain surveyed me
through his eyeglasses as though I
were a new kind of animal. was
only gone few minutes, but it was
time well spent.
When we reached dessert and Mrs.
had left the table, led the
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?"
Engstrom stared at me. and the cap
tain did not answer till he had drank
} glass of wine.
What do you mean, sir?' he asked
st last.
II mean.'' replied. still watching
him keenIy, was it not q curious thing
that you should be tripped by blades
Of GRASP And is it not curious also, .
I went on, mercilessly, s'that your
servant, or rather your accomplish,
should be standing under the bedroom
window here at the same time he was
n London?"
The captain sat dazed and pale and
though his hands trembled,
md DR.. Engstrom gasped out: mr..
De Ware, whatever are you suggest
ng?'
II suggested" answered, as stead
ly Is before, ''that the burglar is sit
ing before you"
''Sir!" Numbered Mr.: Engstrom,
pale with emotion; you are forget
ing yourself. To accuse my old
'riend's son of being theft Prepos-
;erous!'
This Is not your old friends son,
Mr.. Engstrom. Capt. dyer, of the
Chirty-eighth hussars, is 1T present
With his regiment at Woolwich. and
.eplied to me to-day. Here il the tele-
ram:
"Capt. Olyer to De Ware: Am here.
What is the meaning of this INQUIRY
The pseudo captain had risen and
ooked around as if seeking a way to
escape.
"Sit down." cried Engstrom, land If
vou want to save yourself from jail
make full confession. De Ware, /
oeg your pardon"
Don't trouble about that I said;
sof course it was hard to credit IT,
The poor wretch sat down again aud
out his story. His name
;urned ont to be Odgers, an ex-ser-,
,eant in the hussars, expelled from
he army in disgrace. His accomplice.
Who acted as his servant, had hidden
The jewels in the wood near the house,
ill they could safely be removed.
AZ breakfast time the next morning
had to relate how I had unearthed
he conspiracy. II
First of al, said, ''the fact that
he burglary occurred shortly after
ron had brought the jewelry from
london convinced me that tho thief
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