San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-14
II knew itP' she Missed as erect and

"I knew itP' she Missed as erect and
upright as ever.
"Then might have saved my words.
1 have learned some things, but there
are a number of others about which
would like to question you. It's rather
odd that you should register at the
Windsor. while your husband went to
the Astor House. / hope there was no
connubial trouble.
She treated this impudence with the
scorn it deserved.
sit sort of looked that way, for at the
Jersey City station you avoided each
lother, not sitting even in the same car.
though you were friendly enough when
you left the train at Railway and rode
to this place in a cab.
However, all that is your own bust
ness and Of no particular interest to me
Some days ago your husband sold All
immense jewel, which he called Mana
Sahibs ruby, to a gentleman in New
York. Mr. Howard received the price
he asked, but ON the very night Of the
purchase the buyer was robbsd If the
stone, and am seeking to finG oat the
truth about it.
watched that fascinating fac. Si6ss-
ly while uttering these words EXPECT
ed her to show sarprise when t<:t Of
the theft Of the ruby, for, if Innocent.
how could she know anything Of the
circumstance? Blu. nothing Of that no.
ture Lit up her face. She demanded with
the GOODNESS of a judge:
"Why do Won come to me?'
because am sure you can give me
the information.
"Your words are what I might have
expected from you. On what night did
this robbery, If there was any. take
placer"
Last Tuesday, the 1Sth-escuse me,
you are going to say that you and your
husband were not in New York that
night which is fact, as learned for
myself. If the charge was made against
either Of you, therefore, you coald prove
an alibi / presume you know the mean
ing of that word?"
1 She paid no attention to this slur, but
calmly looking at me uttered the single
word "Well?" with the most splendid
circumf1ex infection conceivable at the
end.
"You know that sometimes several
persons are concerned in matters of this
kind. 1t is safer to employ an agent
Whoever took that ruby from Mr.. Sand
husen's room at the Windsor did the
cleverest job of the year Now, if you
will tell how it was done, will let up
on you and your pretended husband.
Come nowp
l doubt whether man pretending to
be detective ever did more audaoious
and seemingly absurd thing than this
We have all heard Of the profane farm
er who, when confronted by an unusual
cause of provocation, simply held his
peace because he could not do justice to
the theme. 1t must have been som ething
of the same with Mrs Howard, ;or she
merely looked at me and remained
speechless
My next move required explanation
I set my chair away from the door and
in the nearest corner, which was only
five or six feet from the door. l never
removed my eyes from the woman while
doing this. As l resumed my seat
drew my revolver and rested it loosely
across my knee, in which position /
could use it with the quickness of light
ming. suspected the occasion for such
| use was at hand.
Don't be alarmed" said looking
in her face. ''If you intend no harm,
you will receive none, but if anything
is attempted against me God help you"
what do you mean?" she asked, with
a slight recoil