The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27

MY second objection is that 1 am
ny no means sure that you can take
care or me as we'll rs I can take care
OF myself. You might bungle. In
case Of roai dificulty-I've one in
mind at this moment--you might
fail altogether"
fteaiiy. said Mr.. Hayvers, THAT
was an objection I had not expected.
In tn last ten years we have not
lad one f~ailure-not one. It's in all
our Advertisements = MI. Roynal
never fails Now, just let me have
that case you've got in your mind.
and II we do not succeed no charge
Shall be made at all. just let US
show you what we q do"
Mr. Morton walked up and down
his room meditating.
ITS not fair on you." he said.
You couldn't do it."
TRY US. What we can't do in
that way could be written on q three.
penny bit."
AT last Mr.. Morton wac persuaded
20 put his case: "This morning I
sent my clerk to my bank in L1m-
bard street. In his absence I had
out on the table in my Office a tray
containing 30 opals. One Of these
was curious-of no particular eize,
but of an even green color. looking
to tho uninitiated almost like an
emerald. l happened to go into the
strong DON for a minute. Twas not
there o than a minute, ard /
heard no sound in this room to make
me suspicious. yet when l returned
the green opal was gone.
1.-The other 10 remained intact. OF
course you see what happened. The
thief, whoever he or she was, came
in from the street and into my
clerks Office, probably with some
pretext ready if the clerk had been
there and really intending to exam
inc the place with a view to bur
glary. Finding the clerks room
empty. he peered into mine. That
was empty also. and the opais wore
on the table. 1t was the work of q
moment TO snatch that opal and get
out into the street again. want
that opal back. but l am perfectly
certain 40 ore will ever get it for
ne"
lis that your difficult cases' said
NIX, Hayvers, smiling. 1T is the
merest child's play. You may con-
slider the opal back in that tray
again. Let me, first Of all, dispose
of your own theory. A thief who
was intending to burglarize your
place would not spoil his chances by
first committing a comparatively
trihing theft"
Sudden temptation" suggested
Morton.
"Then he would have taken &C
opals. not one. The fact that the
stone was not IN ordinary opal
makes the a g easy. The fact that
only just that particular opal was
taken shows that the thief was M
ordinary thief and makes the case
still easier. Don't you eee that the
field of inquiry is narrowed DOWN."
Il hadn't thought of that" said
Morton rather more humbly.
Very natural. but in our profes.
sion we have to think Of such things,
and we do think Of them"
II felt 30 sure that the cese =:e
Desperate" Morton owned, THAT I
had quite decided not to apply to the
police"
We'll" said LII. Hayvers genial
~, "they might have found it for
you. They're very painstaking. I'm
by no means one of those who sheer
at the police detectives. OF course
they cannot get the best talent.
That's bought up. Mr.. .Roynal can
very we'll afford to outbid anybody
else for the best men. But to come
to business''-here Mr.. Hayvers pro-
duceG mis- pocketbook-"let me take
down the particulars"
Morton had no note Of the size and
weight of the opal. However, he
made a rough sketch and gave MI.
Hayvers the weight, approximately,
and a minute description. He also
handed him a piece OF tinted glass to
guide him as to the color. THAT
will do perfectly" said Hayvers.
Il should know the stone now il /
saw ii" ne obtained also q great
deal Of information about the clerk.
MIR. .Hayvers seemed particularly CT
rious about the clerk.
"Now. then," said Hayvers, I'VE
will begin with a little nracantion- !
AIRY measure. A man will como from |
sus this afternoon. ostensibIy to ex- |
anime the electric lighting, in real |
ity to make sure that the stone is |
not still in the Office"
Mr.. Morton objected. my clerk
knows something Of the electric |
business. He will find out that your
mans q sham"
"But our man won't be a sham. |
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