Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-20
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only to encounter a stern look in re-
turn.
I've called, gentlemen, about that
little matter of the notes and jewels
that were lost"
My good fellow" said Capel,
angrily, Il will not have that matter
taken up again. 1t is dead
Well, sir, the fact is, you wouldn't
let me take it up; but I did it on my
own account"
You did?' said Mr.. Critic
yes, sir; it took me months piec-
ing together, as I had to do it all
from the outside, without seeing the
place. I was sent abroad, and have
only just come back Last night,
however, I took out my notes and
went into it again, and l think I can
say I've found the treasure"
Found it, man." cried CapeI, in
terested in spite of himself Where?
The place was thoroughly well
searched"
"Oh, yes, sir, of course"
Then you know who took it?'
Yes, sir; that's it"
Who was it, them"
"Ah! come, sir, that's BETTER
Yes, yes, go on" cried Capel, ex-
citedly; and at that moment it was
not the treasure that filled his eyes,
but the figure of a sweet. gentle girl
who had watched beside his sick-bed.
well, the fact is, gentlemen, l very
soon came to the conclusion that the
great treasure had not been stolen.'
''Why?" said Mr.. Critic.
No notes were put in circulation
that I could find-old notes-and no
valuable jewels sold"
ITO be sure, yes" said Mr.. Critic,
my idea"
'That wasn't worth much, gentle
men; but felt sure from the begin
ming that the treasure was taken by
some one on the premises"
mot that couple, I'll swear" said
Mr. Critic.
@'Nor the servants" said Capel.
There, sir, it's all in a NUTSHELL"
said Linnett, hesitatingly.
Stop" said Mr.. Critic what terms
do ecu propose for this information?
"Oh, sir, ! wasn't hesitating about
that, but because I don't like letting
it go, now I've found it. 1t was so
much trouble to find the clew, I hardly
like parting with it. But here you
are, strand if I may make terms, I
may say I'm only few pounds out Of
pocket ten will cover it-but should
like it if Mr.. Capel here would give
me that Indian knife-that koorkee.
I've fancy for saving up that sort Of
article"
''Take the horrible thing, and well
come said Capel, impatiently.
"Well, gentlemen, I pieced together
all that was published, with Doctor
Heston's notions, the servants knowl-
edge, and my own IDEAS
"Well?'
well, gentlemen, it was that old
Indian servant who took the treasure"
''Impossible!"
''Not a bit. He had the keys-he
knew how to use them"
''He was as honest as the day."
cried Mr.. Critic.
Exactly, sir, that's just it. Honesty
made him take it,
Absurd" said Capel.
mot bit, sir, excuse me- He knew
that fellow Pillar, the footman,
meant it. You know he had fight
with him at the door,
well, granted" said Capel.
HE watched, sir, night and day.
and wouldn't leave the place; and at
last, when"
Il know" said Capel, chose
Italians"
Nov, you shouldn't take away peo-
pies characters, SIR said the detect
i've, reproachfully. cit was that Indian.
He wasn't satisfied that the secret
place was safe. He was sure it would
be broken open, and so that night, or
the one before, he took the treasure
out and put it where he felt certain
that no one would look for it,
and where was that?" cried Capel
The detective smiled.
"As I said, gentlemen, where no one
would look for it.
"And that was
I'm the dead mans one charge,
sirs. In the coffin"
Capel and Mr. Critic sunk back in
their chairs.
"And if you open that vault, gentle
men, and the iron tomb, and the steel
chest, you'll find it safe and sound
There's one more thing, sir,
should like to say, and that is about
that old Indian servant! He was
struck down, no doubt, or tainted after
he had killed the footman, defending
the treasure. | can't quite say what
happened then, but it looks to me as
if some one came upon the old fellow
when he was lying helpless-some one
who also meant to steal that treasure
and that he or she, or whoever it
was, chloroformed the old man to
death. | had it on the doctors
authority that he did not die of his
wounds; but this is only theory. /
can't say"