The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-14
The RAJAH'S HEIRLOOM
BY FLoRnNcn mAnnYAT.
Author OF "IIer Lord aud Master" Etc.
SYNOPSIS.

IUHn 1uNDNs ~ ANlA ANkNNN-
i've, Is sent TO MRnningford to investi-
E.l the runuery OF diamond necklace
worth 10000 pounds. This belonged 10
sir Henry t,llcsmere, who has just died,
and the Jewels were found missing at
ter the reading OF the VIII. Busby puts
up at the hotel, and overheors the GUS
toners discussing tho matter. one OF
whom suspects the young wire OF SIT
Henry 10 have taken them.
The detective questions his atepson,
the new boronet. who tells him the jew
els were given TO his father by an In
dian prince, were intended as us an
heirloom, anu that his stepmother al
ways wanted them. He tells Of his owp
marriage and Of quarrel with
father. who was angered by i; Busby
questions the widow, and she hints that
her stepson himself has taken the jew
els.
stared at Remembering II she
, were a little insane-or excited by
drink. hut on escond Thoughts 1 dis
missed both ideag-Lady Etfcsmere
meant what she said, whether she be-
lleved II or not.
II will tell you the facts, Mr.. Busby
and you can make of them what you
likel The present baronet and his
father have always been on bad terms
with each other. He was furious with
Sir Henry for marrying me-fur1ous
With us both for loving each other-his
designations nearly broke his fathers
heart-ahd his eXtravagances sorely
tried his purse-stlll Sir Henry never
smoke OF cutting him out OF his will,
until news reached him, through inu,
tunl acquaintance that his son had
been married for the last SIX months,
without giving us the slightest intimn-
ton of the fact, Sir Henry was then
as well MS you or I--halC hearty man OF
sixty, without M nilment OF any sort.
He wrote for his son TO come down and
see him, which he did. not knowing
that his father lad heard his secret,
and terrible scene ensued. Sir Henry
raved, Us / consider he had FOOD right
to do, and the young man cursed and
swore, and II ended by his father dis:
owning him, and saying that he had
cut him out OF his will and left him de-
pendent upon himself. Sir Charles las
ing ycngennce--I and several of the
servants heard hlm--and when We went
In TO Sir Henry, we found him laid back
In his chair. speechlcss, and almost un-
conscious from the fearful excitement
he had passed through. We got him up
to his bed. which he never left again,
ding within the week"
And here. the pewly-made widow put
her cambria handkerchief 20 her eyes
and dabbed them dOllcately.
You wish me to understand"
said, lemurringly,
II wish neither you nor anyone TO
adopt my opinions, she answered,
sharply. "Yeu asked me 10 tell You
everything, and have done so. My
poor husband tried, until he drew his
last breath, TO make us all understand
tnat his son had killed hlm-thouRh
paralyzed and unable to speak, he
pointed necessarily to the strong box
In his room, where the Jewels were
kept, but !. having heard him say so
often that he would rather leave them
to me Ito whom he was most tenderly
attached) than TO his son. who would
only squander them in dissipation. be-
lleved that he merely wished to inti-
mate that they were to be my own.
thought he spoke the truth when he
told me that he had altered hts viii,
and was quite taken by SUNRISE when
! found that nothing was 10 be mine,
except my marriage settlement, But
the Jewels were gone by that time"
Your Idea Is" said. DESTROYS OF
leading her on, but perceived that she
was an acute woman. and quite capable
OF keeping her own secrets.
II have no ideas, Mr.. Busby, as
have already told YOU" she replied,
quickly. IAN know for certain IL,
that on the Tuesday saw and handled
ii rajah's heirloom-the housemaid
Rachel Marks, was with me AZ the time.
and can confirm my statement-that on
the Wednesday the present baronet
had this stormy interview with his
father from the effects OF which my
husband never recovered-thnt a week
after. he was dead. and the Jewels were
already gone. When they went, and
who took them. It Is for you to find
QUIT"
"But-lf 1 understand your fnstnua-
tlon arlght-the thief only took his own
property"
"But he didn't knew that II was his
property" she answered. HE had
just been told, that Il had been left
away from him."
But now-surely, there could be no
further necessity for concealnent"
"No one would care, conclude. to
confess himself TO be thief, even II
no punishment could follow 1t was