Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-04-11
CHAPTER yIrT.-IS STATE oUo.

DOO haFkHam WAS not very Iar out OF III
when he had said that in England jewe'
robberies are never found out. for IL seem.
ed as IL there could be no unraveling OF
the mystery by which Matcham was sur
rounded and possessed.
In due time the police came, and a,
well as they could investigated the scent
Of the burglary. They were shown the
place where the old leather-covered basket
had stood in Mrs. Markham's bedroom,
tents and description 81 The valuable orna.
ments which IL had contained. Then
they examined the window aud by the
dim morninglight went put and examined
the ground below, found the ladder still
standing against the wall aud a square OF
bass-ordinary common gardeners bass
which had been used to put on the slight.
ly damp ground behind the laurel-bushes,
so that no impression might be left OF
t~ell-.ale foot marks. The thieves had not,
rs generally happens, left behind them q
Jenny with it's owners initials engraved
thereon or a hat or any other clue which
might lead to observation-disclosures, the thief
or thieves had accomplished the work
quickly and deity, and neatly, too.
Lady Lucifer's room gave even fewer
evidences OF what had happened-the win
dow u been found about an Inch open,
the sill was slightly marked and scratched.
and the jewels were gone.
And there for the present they seemed
inclined to stick. Lord Luci er offered q
reward of five thousand pounds for the,
recovery of his wife's jewels and Mr..
Markham offered twice the sum for the
restoration OF his wife's. Then. after o
f.xy hnnrs the hAv haoEat al fo..Ln~
cover which had contained the latter were
found in a thick ~shrubbery no more thar
a couple Of hundred yards from the man
sion itself aud even all the cases were
found within II.
The o was examined and taken back
to the house and Mrs. Bob was summon.
ed. "Whyr' she said, they have left
every case-yes, every one. What nice
thieves! This one" she added, taking
out a little case from among its fellows.
contained the locket which had my dear
little child's hair In il. Why" and then
she tore 1t open with eager hands. "Ohl
oh! they have left it to me-they have
left it to me. Oh! how kind of them-how
good Of theml I don't care now II we
never get the others back againI' And
then she began to kiss the locket pas
%sionately, until the tears stood In more
than one Of the eyes which were looking
on.
Lady Lucifer, with marvellous rapidity.
got used to the idea Of her loss and even
discussed what she should do for suitable
jewelry supposing that her own should
not be traced.
II must have jewelry, you know" she
a.sA I,.y. sha p.uth - tho s...Le..S
table to her husband on the second morn
ing after the robbery, 'if it is only to wear
ut Court"
WELL" said he, "if you get our own
back again. you needn't trouble about
any more, and IL you don't get your W
you must spin the five thousand I have Of
fered for the reward as far as you can to
provide yourself with new"
But the days went bv aud there was no
trace Of the jewels. The various enter
tainments OF the week came OF in due
course aud Lady Lucifer made the best
show she could with the jewels that she
had worn at diuner on that eventful
night, while Mrs. Bob with her stars and |
her gorgeous butterfly. aud her beautiful
single-stoue necklace. did not give the idea
Of having lost q single thing.
She was q sweet soul, for on the evening |
after the robbery when everybody was
dressing for dinner, which was to be fol-
lowed by n ball, she left her room and
went to her hostess door at which she
Knocked.
Can speak to Lady Lucifer. Mawson,'
she said. when the maid opened 1T.
81 think 50, m,'am. " Mawson answered.
Eyes, yes. come in," cried her ladyship,
who was just fastening the lace Of her
bodice with twoof her husbands diamond
breast-pins.
violet" said Mrs. Bob. ''you won't be
offended with mel I've brought you this
smarter you up q little" aud she held
the single tor necklace that l have
before.
''Oh. my dear. I couldn't" Lady Luci.
fer cried. II really couldn't. Put Il on
yorrself. Mamie. dear, and bless you for
the sweet thought"
lint lspever wear Z necklace round my
throat Nh. bob urged. .And ron al
do. 60 know you won't feel proper
y dressed unleas you feel you have one on.
And nobody will know--it 10 exactly like
v, ? you Lost. you know"