Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-30
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ing your attention to a false scent?"
"That is certainly possibility, Miss
Remsen, but it is one which am in
clined to risk. / mean that prefer to
trust to my experience than to have you
omit to tell me your suspicious"
Every well; only promise me that
you will not jump to conclusions and
thus perhaps annoy the person whom l
shall name.
II agreo to that. Twill take 10 action
without sufficient reason ether than that
furnished by yourself. "
every well. You asked if l suspected
any one, and again why I did not resist
the thief. If you will remember, my
head was bowed At first l could net
understand how something seemed to
move my pin. fancied that it had be-
come entangled in the sultan's robe.
Then the clock began to chime, and in a
moment it flashed across my mind that
perhaps Mr.. Mitchell was taking my pin
in order to win his wager, Therefore I
said nothing. This makes my action
clear to you?"
Perfectly. Then am to understand
that Mr.. Mitchell did not tell you in ad-
vance that he would do this?"
"No, he did not, and that is why I
have sent for you"
~ don't understand you"
"Why, all the time that thought he
had the pin l was not worried. even
went so far as to act indignation at the
festival. That was partly for your edif-
cation and mystification. I wanted to
help Mr.. Mitchel's plan. But when it
occurred to me yesterday that Mr..
Mitchell, if he had meant to take the
pin, would have told me in advance, l
saw az once that my first idea was
wrong and that my ruby is really gone.
Then I wrote to you"
"Then you feel sure that he would
have told you in advance
positive. "
"May he not have feared to ask you
to implicate yourself in robbery and
possible scandal? You know he was
liable to arrest, and it might be a con-
siderable time before he could have
proved that his theft was only o joke.
He may have wished to spare you no.
toriety"
"He knows me better than that" She
said this with a smile.
'How betteri" asked the detective.
II mean that he knows there is moth
ing that would not risk for him, since
] have consented to give him myself. I
am one Of those women, Mr.. Barnes,
who are not easily deferred from aiding
the man Of her choice"
"Do you mean that you would be
willing to share unenyiable notoriety
with him and that he knew this?"
II do, and therefore feel confident
that he would have asked my assistan 90
II it had been his intention to take my
pin. "
"Just as he did on another occasion?'
The detective had been leading her uE
to this for the last few moments, and
now watched to see the effect. She did
not change countenance, but simply said
"What occasion?"
1.-THE morning when he locked your
maid in this room while you went down
town and took a little girl from one
house to another?"
"To what other?" This was hard
one for the detective, and as he did not
reply she smiled aggrayatingly as she
continued:
'Mr. Barnes, you have no proof OF
your assertion. You suspect that l did
what you say, but you do not know it.
As told you just now, it is possible fol
a bare suspicion to lead one astray. "
"Perhaps, but I do not think that
am far wrong in this instance"
"We will not discuss 1t. Let us re-
turn to the ruby. You told Mr.. Var
Rawlston, SO he tells me, that you knew
in advance that this crime was about tc
occur. Did you know the person who
would take the pin?'
"To be perfectly frank with you
Miss Remsen, expected that Mr. Mitch
el would take it. I think now that he
did take 1t. Do you wish me to continue
the investigation? 1t may lead to you
friends losing his wager, whereas yor
have the right to notify the police tha
your gem has been returned to you. Tha
would make our work on the case use
less and assure him Of winning his bet. ,
Mr.. Barnes object here was ingenious
He thought that if the girl accepted hi
suggestion he would thus be assured
that she still suspected Mr.. Mitchell
Thus he would reach her true opinion
of the case. Her answer was:
| II cannot do that. Itwould certainl,
be to give up my hope of recovering tn
stone. I am sure that Mr.. Mitchell ha
not taken it. If am wrong and he ha
done SO without trusting me, why thel
he has made a mistake and must suffe
by it. am sure, however, it will prov
otherwise. So do the best you can,
( you please"
"You may rely upon it that my bes
energies shall be devoted to this work
I wish you good morning.
About O'Clock that same afternoo
Mr.. Barnes sent his card up to MI
Mitchell at the Lafayette in Philadel
phia. A few minutes later he was show
into that gentleman's room and foun
him in bed.
Delighted to see you, Mr.. Barnes
You are very kind to come and see me
For doing so I am almost willing to fol
give you for the wrong which you hav
done me-.
Wrong? What wrong?"
'Do you remember the day you cam
to see me at the Fifth Avenue about tn
button which you had found? You aske
me to show you the seventh Of my ow
set. I agreed on condition that 70
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