The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-02-02
5eleft Misrelluuq.
A Naval Detective.

We were lying off Durham at the
time, and was second lieutenant of
H. NJ. S. Gadfy, a third class cruiser.
I was in one of my soundest sleeps
when | was awakened by some one
humping on the door, and in answer
to my query as to what they wanted a
gruff voice told me that the captain re-
quested my presence in his cabin.
Wondering what on earth had hap
pened, slipped into my clothes, dis
pensing with the luxury of a bath or
wash. Anything to cause break in
the monotony was welcome, and al
though l was one who enjoyed my bed
Il had ever found difficulty in fall
ing in with the view usually urged in
regard to early rising-I took this as
a godsend, simply for the excitement
of being called out at such an hour by
the captain, who was not man to give
his officers needless trouble.
"What is it?" | asked of my senior
colleague as paused to put in few
more buttons
Haven't the remotest idea," he re-
piled. 'The only thing l know is a
chap arrived a few minutes ago in a
small boat, which is alongside now, evi-
IDENTIFY hired from the shore. and with
out stating his business requested to
see the captain. The watch hcsitated
about it and called me. saw there
was an official air about the man, so l
knocked up the skipper, who now has
the mysterious visitor with him, but
what it is all about you might as we'll
ask the celebrated man in the moon, to
whom people are generally referred un-
der such circumstances, but it ought
to be something important that gets
everybody out of bed at this unearthly
hour" and he shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, | suppose l shall soon know
something answered, and l knocked
at the door, which was at that moment
opened hy the captain.
"Ah, is that you, Mr. Sharel?' and
he called to the first lieutenant, who
had accompanied me to his door.
"Show this gentleman to his boat" and
he spoke few words of goodbye hur-
riedly. just had time to glance at
him and to notice that he was a tall,
we.l-nade, gentlemanly-looking fellow
with an erect, soldierly and with a
certain official air about him which
stamped him rs one having authority
and accustomed to command
Come in said the captain, "there
is some little excitement for you this
morning. That gentleman who has
just gone is-well, | need not waste
| tltIlc oNcl tuitt, us IL totS loC COLCeIu II
you. \ large diamond valued ut some.
thing like Il 900 or $4,000 has been
stolen. The two men have been tracked
to Durham here, but last night they
hired small sailing boat and have
made off: Their luggage has been
| Ovprhauled at their hotel and as nc
trace of the missing stone has been dis
covered it is understood that they have
it with them in the boat, their inten
ton no doubt being to follow the coast
until they fall in with some vessel that
will get them and their diamond tc
some country where they can dispose
of it. The boat, which they hired fol
the avowcd purpose of a pleasure trip
is about IS feet long, is painted white
and has one square sail. | wish you
to take the steam launch and 90 after
them. They are not experienced in
the use of boat, and they will, in all
probability, not stray far from the
shore. Keep strict watch on them
that they drop nothing overheard. /
they do, take the bearings of the place
so that divers can 90 down, if they dc
throw the stone into the water" and