Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-17

monds last Monday morning.
Certainly" he replied; ''the head
cashier and the junior strongroom
clerk"
He pressed bell. and a messenger in
uniform appeared.
''Be good enough to send Mr.. Sydney
and Mr.. Wilson here"
Mr.. Sydney proved to be middle
LACED. respectable looking man, whilst
Wilson was an ingenious boy of IS.
Both of them were obviously nervous
when ! addressed them.
(Which of YOU ! asked, "saw the
supposed messenger from Lady Pol
lock last Monday?''
| 81 did. sir" returned the elder man.
Il was standing at my desk when car
riage drove up, and tall footman
alighted."
| Describe him. said.
I "He was about six feet high, clean
shaver, powdered wig, small hands, and
al long, thin face-7in fact, he was the
typical footman all over"
"a clever disguise doubtless" I re-
marked. what else?''
| ''There was nothing else very notice
able, sir. He simply handed me the
letter, which / at once took in to Mr..
Reeves here (the submanager). Mr..
| Reeves. having examined the note care
fully. told me to instruct Wilson, the
young gentleman here, to fetch the
case. This he did, and l at once gave
it to the man, who went off as brskly
as though he were the honestest chap
in the city of London"
"That will do" said I; "and now,
what has Mr.. Wilson to tell us?" He
had nothing 10 say beyond confirming
his seniors words, and having thanked
the two officials for their information,
| dismissed them.
manager, in a few words, what con-
templated doing next. 1 intended 60
ing straight to the Pollocks' house to
carry on my Investigations from that
emo.
"Iou are quite right, am sure Mr..
Reeves replied, land it will be vel! if
| ! give you note of introduction to his
lordship."
Sitting down, he hastily scrubbed a
brief note, which ] placed in my pocket,
and then having shaken hands and
promised to inform him if anything of
Importance transpired, l took my leave.
The hanson was waiting at the door.
mo. $50 Grosvenor Gate l cried to
the cabby. The man touched up his
horse, which deposited the cab and me
20 minutes later a the house Required.
Lord and Lady Pollock were out, the
servant informed me, but they were
expected home shortly before lunch
con. Would walk into the IL
Erary and wait? l at once resolved to
do so, and was ushered into the apart
ment, where l sat down and took out
the open letter of introduction.
It was very short, as such letter nat
urally would be. 1t simply stated that
whom the diamond robbery affair had
been intrusted, and that any informa-
ton which could be given me at Gros-
venor Gate might probably be of service
to me.
This was all that gathered on perus-
ing the note for the first time; but, as
my eyes wandered over it mechanically
a second time, noticed. with curious
feeling of excitement in my brain,
something which had escaped me on
the first reading. Controlling
| my agitation as best I could, l drew
from my pocket the forged letter to the
bank, and then an ejaculation escaped
| me:
"By Jove; believe I'm right"
rushed to the door. There was little
time to lose, and if my theory were the
right one, my waiting to interview Lord
and Lady Pollock would be quite I'M
necessary. Hailing cab, drove quick
ly to Scotland Yard, and taking up d.
rectory found that Mr.. Reeves, of the
London and Paris bank, resided at APPS
ley mansions, Regents Park. My next
step was abrupt. Invent straight to the
| chief and asked for search warrant to
investigate the residence of John
Reeves, of Apsley mansions, N. w.
He gave it to me at once, and once
more cab bore me away. This time
my way lay in the direction of Regents
Park.
Apsley mansions proved to be. gor-
geous set of flats, and on inquiry Of the
hall porter, I discovered that Mr..
Reeves fiat was on the second floor.
"He is away just now," said the oblig-
ing functionary, "in the city; but you
can leave message with his man."
l went upstairs promptly, and rang
the bell. A respectable man-servant APP
peared almost instantly.
"You are Mr.. Reeves servant be-
lieve?" asked, quickly.
Eyes, sir. Do you wish to leave mes
sage?"
mo. am Detective-Sergeant Wis
ney, Of Scotland yard and I have a
warrant to search these rooms. Here
it is. You are at liberty to assist me or
not, as you choose, but there must be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. understand that p
He did not appear to understand at
all, but seemed thunderstricken. It
was obvious that if Reeves were guilty,
this man was perfectly innocent of any
completely in the business. He COL
| lapsed into chair and sat motionless.
unable to comprehend my visit.
However, there was no necessity for
his assistance. and did not trouble
him for it. Without further ado,
methodically searched the fiat, which
from the extravaganza of its garnish-
ing, plainly showed that the owner
thereof was man of somewhat expen-
sive tastes. The dining-room revealed
nothing. but in corner of his sleeping
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