The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-09-09

| library, stayed to dinner and made Mrs.
Ross an excellent partner at whist in
the evening against Muriel and Horace.
Packed off to bed again grumbled
Sid one night as they assembled to their
bedroom.
Its beastly shame assented
Bert. They arc going to have dancing,
too, tonight
Bert, I've lovely revenge for You.
| should die laughing to see it, but we
mustn't. Sh',' and he whispered his
plan.
after they had turned out every
| light they could find i'm the Chouse eX-
cept in the kitchen, where the three
servants were, and i'm the drawing-room
to which, of course, they had no ac-
cess-the young conspirators entered
their room.
MRS. Ross, turning u deaf ear to
Muriels entreaties for n quiet evening,
had persuaded every caller, invited or
unlimited, to stay. A set of lancers was
in full swing. Never mind il you are
not in evening dress said the hostess.
You can dance just as well surely with
out. shall lose Muriel soon, and then
! shall be lonely enough
"Pemberton was MuriePs partner.
Her white neck showed off to perfection
his gift, which she wore to please him.
Darrell presided at the piano. They
whirled past him just as Martin, the
new man servant-who was butler. foot
man or waiter as occasion demanded
was trying to dodge by with IA cup of
coffee for Mr.. Ross.
suddenly all was darkness-the gas
had gone out!
"Pemberton and his partner capsized
the pianist, who, in turn, upset poor
Martin, coffee and all. Guests ran to
the door, to find it locked on the out
side! Has no one match? shouted
some timid lady.
Thus adjured, the startled gentle
men recolected they were in the habit
of carrying such useful articles. Half
a-doZen were offered ut once. and the
gas. which was discovered to be still in
full force, was relighted.
1T is evident from the two facts of
the locked door and the gas being still
in supply that the cause must be sought
outside said Pemberton.
THE turning of the key in the lock,
the sound of retreating scampering on
the stairs, and u burst of explosive
laughter confirmed his theory. The
two lads had tasted Sevenge by remov-
ing the burner from the gasbracket in
their bedroom, and blowing down the
pipe with all their lung-power till the
other lights in the house went out.
"Muriers laughter at the boys monk
cry turned to wall as she caught sight
of herself in the mirror. Horace, dear,
she said. Look. My diamonds are
gone!'
Gone! he cried, impossible. You
must have dropped them. They are in
the room somewhere-they must bel
saw them myself as we We're dancing!'
~ quarter of an hours search re-
vealed nothing. The carpet was turned
back, the piano dissected, every article
of furniture removed from it's place. and
yet all in vain.
Gus Darrell whispered some query
to Martin, who nodded emphatically in
response.
"'Mrs. Ross, Muriel, ladies and gen
tlemen,' he said. L am sure we are all
deeply sorry for the untoward incident
of which we are unwilling spectators.
a lovely diamond pendant has been lost
in this room within the last 20 minutes.
No one has entered-no one has left the
Al
fire is burning in the CRATE; therefore,
the pendant has not left the room either
by door. window or fire CRATE. and
there are no cupboards in the room. On
behalf of the guests and the one serv-
ant present propose that Mr.. Pember-
ton search the gentlemen and Mrs. Ross
the ladies. | am, myself, willing to be
the first searched
"a murmur of assent went round the
room. All were searched. Nothing was
found that threw any light on the fate
of the missing pendant.
81 am deeply obliged to you alias
am sure Mrs. Ross and her daughter are
also--for the readiness with which you
have submitted to this unpleasant or
Utui, Sulo Il tIliDtTtOH. we HluSt SIilllc
at the whole affair now and write it
down as an inscrutable mystery. Dia-
monds are easily replaced, and, now
that every one of the company can feel
that no suspicion can possibly attach it.
self to them, / think the matter had
better rest there
"Now, my boys, l am getting dry.
Another whisky and soda, please. be-
fore | finish the yarn" said Neale, as
he relit his cigar
Douglas Clipped in with: 'I'll finish
il for you, if you are dry. | see it all;
Pemberton took the pendant himself
after bribing the lads to blow the gas
out. He was not searched, you will OBJ
serve, gentlemen! 1 suppose he did it
to pretend he had money enough to re-
place it with ease. Faugh! hate such
snobbish ways!"
douglas, my lad, | am glad to be
forced to tell you this story tonight.
If had heard such story when was
your age / should never have earned my
tytle of cynic! Now I'll finish. please.
"Pemberton stayed the night at the
Homestead. lie had his reasons, he
said Darrell begged hard to be allowed