Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-05
IN A BLACK BAG.

oOine lnyhtefious tneibs uio tahiuE pihuo'
md the local police can make neither head
nor tail of the nffair. i"
found that had been announced as
the new tutor to boy of 10 years of age,
who, however was not to commence
studies at once, as his holidays were not
yet concluded.
Tho thcfts had boon going on for some
time, and only three days after l had ar
rived tho superintendent wife's gold
watch had disappeared. She had wound
II 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 II lay upon the dressing
table. Tho chnmbermnid, too, who had
gone In Immediately after, had also seen
It lying there.
had no suspicion of the chambermaid.
/ did not like the butlor, but that perhaps
was because he did not botrny nny great
Partially for me, though he was forced to
show me some respect as the new tutor
who had come to educate and look after
Master Reginald.
discovered that no wns not above open
ing bottle Of wine md imbibng Its con-
tents, and that occasionally he might DO
IOunu ~ u luUIlc Htuha III IIlt tuWll. tu
did not ON this account jump at conclu-
sions. Tho man who would steal bottles
of wine and drink them was not tho thief
of watches, rings, plate and valuable orna-
ments OF which things quite large num-
Der had disappeared.
In two more days two valuable orna-
ments had been taken from tho drawing
room.
~ aut 10 ,,,fI
DO necessary to make thorough search
through the place and into every servants
box In the house.
What renlly stuck mo was that on mel
ther of these occasions had any servant up
parontly left tho house or been visited by
anybody from the outside.
"Of course, to allay suspicion, my boxes
shall be searched as well, !" said.
GAS you will" she replied "porhaps,
however, ought TO tell you that this has
again ind again boen dono, and that the
servants have themselves SO frequently
urged 1t and almost forced II to be dono
that at last said 1t should not BIO repeat
cd"
~ think perhaps, madam" inodostiy
urged, that my knowledge Of boxes and
their sometimes secret why's may be of
service"
The examination was mnde. No secret
places were found A fow articles were
taken to Mrs. Stanton to 500 II sho would
lay claim to them, but they were not hers.
had never before 80 utterly failed. In
the course OF as many weeks two other
thefts had taken place. aud Hs l neither
could detect the oulpr.t nor make the least
suggestion, In order to get away from tho
place, l thought 1t was time to go baok to
London.
Ono day soon after my return to town
whom should SEQ pass into well known
pawnbrokcr's shop, in the west end, but
Mr.. Stanton 7 followed him In and spoke
to him, but he seemed in no way to know
me.
My name IL Trevelyan Of Scotland Yard,
and have boon in your house at Winches-
ter striving to detect thefts TINT are there
taking placo.'
~ have no house at Winchester, and
do not know you" no rather CURLY replied.
well, this is funny go" involun-
tarily exclaimed. In no way Disconnected,
however, the gentleman unfastened his
bng-a bag well knew--and offered In
pledge two or three articles that to me
were perfectly familiar.
Why, sir, You arc Mr.. Stanton OF
Strandon Hall. Winchester, and these IRE
things l know to have been in your house.
Yes, and you have pledged many such
things" the pawnbroker, who knew me-,
said, but always IN the namo OF George
Sufliold."
Certainly" he replied, land live at
Cumberland place." mentioning number
l went to Cumberland plnce, but no
such name as Suffield was there known,
and though fingered about till latc at
night the gentleman whom l knew to DO
MIR. Stanton never appeared.
Tho next morning 1 was OF to Win
chester and of course went straight to
Strandon Hall. Mr.. Stanton, as usual, had
left for business.
did Mr.. Stanton toll you that he saw
mo in London yesterday" l asked Mrs.
Stanton.
~ am not aware that ho was In London
yesterday. He has not said any thing about
1t"
well, at any rate, have discovered
how your property goes and where some
anG j believe the whole Of it Isl
"And have you caught the thief"
ut is not n thief who takes It,"
"Whnt do you mcanP'
your goods arc taken from this house
and disposed of, though not sold, by Mr..
Stanton"
Mrs. Stanton was nstonished and could
hardly believe her own ears
But how can 1t DO accounted forY" sho
asked
"Only think in two ways--elther he
needs to raise money for business pur-
poses or he has n hallucnation.
81 He is not short of money, for he Is Ger
tainly worry wealthy, and his business IL
exceedingly prosperous, AS to halluoi-
nation, he once did suffer from very pe-
culiar one indeed. He thought that his
right arm was of. But he was cured of
that"
81 think" I said, "you had better con-
suit the same doctor again.
The doctor was Immediately sent for.
and he advised that nothing Ihould at
present be said, but that arst OF all the
black bag day by day should DO exam
ined to SEQ II any articles from home could
DO found In 1t, and perhaps It would be
bettor for that TO be done by the head clerk
at tho office, who, of course, must DO let
into the secret. That was done, and many
articles supposed to BIO stolen were recoy-
cred in that way. Exchange.
GOOD COPS AS EASY MARKS.