Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-15

c1ldD lOODleu out Tor the urSt time and
naturally turned her steps towards her
burned home where they are still busy
with the ruins and while she stood
there a plainly dressed woman came
along. wearing on her hand a brilliant
marquiSe ring. one which Sarah
thought she recognized as one of my
collection"
Would yOu recognize your Jewels,
asked Mr.. Martinez eff they had been
taken from their settings?'
"As Qckkly as ] yOIld my own fin
gers, stretching ont the long slender
hand of a student And I viii give
YOU my gem catalogue, with each de-
scribed i'm it. And upon all'-making
q very tiny ma1S-"there is this sign,
easily seen with a pocket microscope
my own particular trade mark
Mr. NartiuOt nodded: you have
come To- me of Just the right time
nresuming there was a robbery. The
thief off guard now and Will be look
ug about to- dispose of the gems We
shall bo,reaGy for him. Now draw me
plan OF y0ur apartments in the Man
tic An. I seo'-7s the nervous fingers
of tho collector drew lines on a paper.
+ you occupy two apartments, one di-
rectlv over the other. In the lower
apartment Tol and your son Harry.
now no Yale College slept while your
large front room was used as parlOr
and studio. Tn The upper one Sarah
slept. and your shOw.y0Oms for Gus
toners were located there Here was
your 5r'c-7-brac and often your Jew
el- Williams nodded "T viii COM
mn.r1-a with YOU when 7 have a clue 80
said ~ Martinez folding uD the paper
and showing his client tO the door.
There is one thing certain" he
unused. as he put on his hat and coat.
Henry Williams was robbed of those
jewels and before the fire. So the Nj
auuc was probably set on fire by some
one-the one Who took the Jewels. But
r. looks little dark now. The crime
was at night Ii wasn't the Old ser
want Women do not work at night.
Yet the step was light one. To was q
gentleman. then. with whom we have 90
leaI not "a haro-f0Oted servant. And
when he slipped OUr so lightly ne had
that .asket with him. hiding 70 under
his coat. of course That iron c9ska.
was heavy and conspicuous. and the
rrst idea was tO get rid OF it TO DO
this ae must take il TO a safe place
break i- open and get the jewels out
The Mantle was opposite the park So
on course. be would carry the casket
over there. and after putting the jewels
in his pockets. throw the case i'm the
snruo1ery. TIC was found next morning
and ought now 90 DE i'm the Recovered
Articles department
This line of reasoning so impressed
Detective Martinez that he hurried
away 10 the park Sure enough the
Casker had been found. supposed 10 be
dropped by some one running from tn.
burning building. It was empty. q"
declare 10 is heavy observed Mr. Mar
r.nOt lifting IT.. 81 wonder that tn,
p thief took the trouble to- carry it out o.
the building. Why did he not throw 4
into the flames or drop it IN the hall
IL would never have been no
ticed i'm the confusion. No won
der that I'm the hurry O
emptviug it he dropped a ring-thO
ring old Sarah saw ON the girls hand
I must visit the pawnshops to see ii
NE has sold the rest of them yet
When Moses Meudle saw Detective
Martinez enter he was not pleased
Nothing i'm your line ne called oUt
before the door closed
Come. come. Moses. I've an induce
ment for YOU. said Mr. Nartinot. TAX
ing out q roll of bills The fact is
some very valuable pieces of jewelry
have been taken special pets of the
Owner-and if YOU know where they are
or can get them TN pay the pledged
price and q nice bonus. providing YOU
ten me the name of the person who
brought them here
NartinoJs description and the sight
of the money tempted Moses. Come
90 think of it, he said. a man did
leave some very good rings, pulling
ont q package with three gistenine
beauties inside-so brilliant that Mr
Martinez could not repress an eXclama-
ti0n of pleasure but I can't give his
name.
Reluctantly. but with his eyes upon
the greeubacks. Noses finally wrote
down q name. Mr. Martinez looked az
it and whistIcd Now. what I'm the
world Thought ne as ne walked away
with the rings i'm his coat pocket. "can
Counor the green-gOOds king. mean by
stealing the Williams diamonds,
I'm the Office of the Secret Service
there is great volume OF personals,
and I'm this Mr. Martinez read Con
nor. George. Born i'm Connecticut
H0rsauan. Book-maker. Reputed
wealthy. In green goods transactions.
Fine Iookiue" Then followed line a
few DAYS Old. Implicated in green
eools work. Sent to Sing Sing for a
year.
"Ah. So ne might have been in town
recently. And now ne must tell me the
story of those rings. An upward
bound train found Detective Martinez
ON his way TO Sing Sing. Il want to
see Conner" he said to the Warden.
Showing his Secret Service badge to
the ereen-loOds king he said abrupt
~. .I've come to see YOU about those
rings Won pawued with Mendle. [ mean
these. They were stolen property and
I confscated them. you see.
NV dear officer" said Conner,
cl7ncing Carelessly. though Mr.. Mar
rinot thought uneasily at the rings,
3 "-0u are mistaken and so is Mendle. if
he saws I pawned them I never saw
them before in my life
Better think a minute" cautioned
NIr. Nartnot. "They are part of the
Williams collection stolen from the
Nvantic the night she burned-but you
know more about it than 1. Anything
more TO saw" ConnOr shook his head.
.Good day, oh, something else,
Here's a letter I brought up for YOU
f,or, -our hotel. It's from q lady