Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-17
In A BLACK BAG.

one day, % to go down to Strandon hall.
Some mysterious thefts are taking place,
and the local police can make neither head
nor tail of the affair. y
found that had been announced as
the new tutor to boy of 13 years of age,
who, however, was not to commences
studies at once, as his holidays were not
Yet concluded.
The thefts had been going on for some
time, and only three days after 1 had ar
rived the superintendent wife's gold
watch had disappeared. She had wound
it up the last thing before she had gone to
bed, and when she and Mr.. Stanton had
gone down stairs to breakfast they had
both observed that it lay upon the dressing
table. The chambermaid, too, who had
gone in Immediately after, had also seen
it lying there.
had no suspicion of the chambermaid
1 did not like the butler, but that perhaps
was because he did not betray any great
partiality for me, though he was forced te
show me some respect as the new tutol
who had come to educate and look aftel
Master Reginald.
discovered that he was not above open,
ing bottle of wine and imbibing Its con
tents, and that occasionally he might be
found at public house in the town. Yet
did not on this account jump at conclu
sions. The man who would steal bottles
of wine and drink them was not the thiei
of watches, rings, plate and valuable orna
ments, Of which things quite large mum
Der had disappeared.
In two more days two valuable orna
ments had been taken from the drawing
room.
"Nrs. Stanton" I said, ~ think it will
be necessary to make thorough search
through the place and into every servants
box in the house. "
What really stuck me was that on nei
ther Of these occasions had any servant ap
parently left the house or been visited by
anybody from the outside.
"Of course, to allay suspicion, my boxes
shall be searched as we'll, I said.
GAS you will" she replied. Perhaps
however, ought to tell you that this hal
again and again been done, and that thu
servants have themselves so frequently
urged it and almost forced 1t to be done
that at last said it should not be repeat
ed.'
II think perhaps, madam" I modestly
urged, "that my knowledge Of boxes ant
their sometimes secret ways may be O.
service"
The examination was made No secre
places, were found. A few articles were
taken to Mrs Stanton to see il she would
lay claim to them, but they were not hers
had never before so utterly failed Ii
the course of as many weeks two othel
thefts had taken place, and as neither
could detect the culprit nor make the leas
suggestion, in order to get away from thu
place, thought it was time to 60 back tt
London.
One day soon after my return to tow
whom should see pass into well know
pawnbroker's shop, in the west end, bu
Mr.. Stanton! I followed him in and SPOKE
to him, but he seemed in no way to know
me.
"My name is Trevelyan of Scotland Yard
and have been in your house at Winches
ter striving to detect thefts that are Their
taking place"
II have no house at Winchester, and
do not know you, he rather CURLY replied
Well, this is a funny co." involun
tarily exclaimed. In no way Disconnected
however, the gentleman unfastened hi
bag-a bag we'll ,knew-and offered IL
pledge two OF three articles that to III
were perfectly familiar.
"Why, sir, you are Mr.. Stanton Q
Strandon Hall, Winchester, and these ar
things know to have been in your house
/ YES and you have pledged many sucl
things the pawnbroker, who knew me
said, "but always in the name of Georg
Suffield."
Certainly" he replied, "and I live a
Cumberland place, mentioninga number
l went to Cumberland place, but III
such name as Sutfield was thore known
and though l fingered about till late u
night the gentleman whom l knew to b.
MIR. Stanton never appeared.
Tho next morning | was off to Win
chester and Of course went straight IL
Strandon Hall Mr.. Stanton, as usual, hat
left for business
"Did MIR. Stanton tell you that he saw
me in London yesterday" asked Mrs
Stanton.
an uUU aware Glldu 40 NdS III lOIuOl
/, yesterday. He has not said anything abou
it,"
We'll, at any rate, | have discovered
how your property goes and where SOM
and | believe the whole of it is, +"
And have you caught the thief?'
:" 1t is not thief who takes it. !"
"What do you mean?"
''Your goods are taken from this hous
and disposed of, though not sold, by Mr.
| Stanton. -
Mrs. Stanton was astonished and coult
hardly believe her own ears.
:" But how can 1t be accounted for9" sh
| asked
"Only think in two ways--either b
needs to raise money for business pur
! poses or he has hallucination.
'He is not short of money for he Is Ger
| tainly very wealthy, and his business j
exceedingly prosperous AS to a halluci
| nation, he once did suffer from very pc
culiar one Indeed. He thought that hi
right arm was off. But he was cured o
| that. -
II think" said, "you had better con
suit the same doctor again."
The doctor was Immediately sent for
and he advised that nothing should a
present be said, but that first Of all tn
black bag day by day should be exam
ined to see If any articles from home ooul'
be found in 1t, and perhaps 1t would b
better for that to be done by the head olerl
at the office, who, Of course, must be lie
into the secret. That was done, and man
articles supposed to be stolen were recov
cred in that way. Exchange.
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