The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-27

We val them Here eeo q list, please you
gleck them Carefully we vert over
the stones one by one. found them
exactly according 10 the list supplied
me by Mea5rs Rubystone & Rosetree.
II gave receipt Tor the stores, and
went back to my hotel. had decided
on q plan for getting the diamonds into
New York, ard sent Immediately for
native Clgarmaker. To him gave my
Instructions. He was to return the next
day and bring With hm sufficient to-
bncco to make six cigars. When he ar
rived he was shown up to my room,
and after carefully locking the door
told him exactly whqt i wanted. He
was 10 make six cigars, and In the heart
Of each were to be placed two Of the
twelve apostleA The whole affair did
not take an hour
u paid the man handsomely and let
him out. When he had been gone q rev
minutes I IfJticed that he had forgot
ten to take away one Of his tools,
expected that he would soon discover
his loss and return, However, an hour
parsed and / saw nothing Of him. 80
decided to go out and hear the band
at the Eden Garden. ] tied up the
cigars In a neat parcel wrapping them
round With O sufficient quantity OF stout
paper to conceal their shape ana then
gave the packet 40 the manager OF the
hotel 10 pace In the safe. II was most
fortunate that dtd SO. for on my re-
turn from the gardens found my room
ransaclted ard the contents Of my
trunks turned upside down.
Il called the manager Of the hotel ana
asked him for an explanation. He was
thunderstruek It was perfectly clear
to me what had occurred, The cigar
maker had decided to steal the dia-
monds He had returned to the hotel
after seeing me leave It, and had told
,oRs OF the writers that he hod left q
tool In my room. He had come up to
the room with the servant who had the
room under. his care, Il native, OF course,
like hlmeeH and had then. efthfr by
force or co1lnIvance, made q thorough
search for the cigars. As II was not
my policy to let the mdnager Of the no
tel know about the diamonds, told him
that my pocIIetbOok, containing about
800 rupees, had been stolen On inquiry
It was discovered that the eervanf IN
charge Of my room had disappeared. NO
doubt remained in ms mind that my
first spsplcion was correct. was much
put out, for Vt seemed To me unlikely
that the cigarTnRker would be satisfied
with his failure and give UP the idea OF
securing the stones. However, was to
sait on the next day in one Of the Clan
Line steamers. and the diamonds were
secure in the hotel safe.
'.About an honr before the sailing OF
the vessel got the packet from the
manager, and placing It in secret
rocket inside my walBtcoat, set on IN
Charlie for the CHAT where the ship was
Tying. was not to get on board, how
even without another attempt being
made to deprive me OF the diamonds.
We were about halfway to the CHAT
when we were run into by q Charlie
going at great speed. was thrown 70
The ground, and before could regain
my feet two natives fell on top Of me.
AS we lay for moment on the ground,
feft the two men going through my
pockets, The whole thing was done so
Quickly that ! was quite helpless. The
two man were gone before had
chance Of seizIrg either Of them For
tIinntely they had not got as far as my
Inside pocket, SO the diamonds were sun
safe.
euce shown by the cigarmaker. He was
evidently determined to oct the stones
but, as you will see. by and by, out
witted him. as soon as got on board
the steamer went 10 my cabin, locked
Inc door, and took out the packet OF
cigars / cut them open and got the dta-
monds, / was In some doubt as to the
best way OF concealIng them. AT length
/ hit on a plan, ! called steward and
asked him to tell the ships carpenter l
wanted him. When the man arrived
gave him half q sovereign, and told him
/ required a handful OF putty. He
brought It Immediately, and dare say
he would gladly have let me have a
CARLOAD at the same rate. AS soon as
he left me made the putty into q hnH
and placed the diamonds In the centre.
Then opened the door OF the wash
stand and jammed the putty ball tightly
in between the under curve OF the pasln
and the buikhead. The wash stnnd was
in corner In kind Of ornamental case
two aides Of which were formed re,
spectlvely by the side OF the cabin and
the forward buIlthead The ball Of put
ty was thus out OF eight, even II one
knew where It was, and the only way
in which any one could find u would
be By passing hand completely round
the bottom Of the basin.
"I felt quite secure as far as getting
| the diamonds to England were concern
| ed, and when at the last moment an
| East Indian passenger came on board
I congratulated myself that even sup
posing he were an agent Of the cigar
maker. he would have n small chance
OF getting the stones.
"Rut / had mIscalculated the inge-
| ntlity of the men ] had to deal with.
The passenger gave his name as Boo
| bun Hohun Ball. and he proved q most
entertaining companion. Nothing OF
| Importance occurred until we had left
Port Said and were well on our way to
| Gibraltar. Then ! noticed that some
| thing was wrong with the captain. He
seemed nervous and out OF sorts, and
| ON several occasions he was cioseted
for a long time in his cabin with the
mate,
zone evening the captain took me into
| his confidence. found the cause OF the
trouble was this. The key of the ships
safe wns missing This in Itself was
not a matter Of very grave Importance:
] II might have been mislIid for time
| by the mcrest accident, The part Of the
| AFFAIR which troubled the captain was
| that he had a distinct idea that he had
| given II to BGobun Mohun Ball. Why
/ he should have done SO he could not
| understand, and as he could recall moth
ing Of the circumstance except handing
| the key to the man, hewas really IN
doubt as to whether he had not dreamed
It.
"Now the captain was moi drinking
man, his daily allowance being small
\ bottle Of claret at dinner. and, more
| over he waH no In the habit Of dream
ing, and he was naturally much trou-
bled about the very clear recollection OF
calling Boobun MOhuu Ball Into his
cabin and handing him the key OF the
safe. As rule duplicate Key was
kept available in case one got lost. but
| absurd as It may gecm, the duplicate
] keY Nuns lnelhn The anfe Where was no