The sun., 1901-09-15
HlS EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION.
oyrRsuART M RGLAR HIMSELF
CAVE ABE CRONkITE A CLUE.
sso-ins now Even . slick Crimins 81 IN
Unexpected Guise WIN Sometimes Lead
the BIoodh ounds TO iiis Own Door
IN. krne Jewels and the Man In Hue.

rvas n comfort at nights to Miss Tabitha
A. timorous old rpinster that she was
- hear sergt Raven rapping against
-. ~ tho -toue posts of her gateway %
-. ,a,ruln.an ON the beat Although
N. little suburban town where she lived
as formally peaceful and orderly. Miss
T,btha lad an acute ssnse Of her lone
|, Al lorn condition. charged as II was With
-, family name and fame for riches, and
a.. c,re u - young and charming a
-, a. her niece. Mildred. Besides, the
..,ssau, was no stranger performing q
,.rflnc,nry duty. but the son Of old Anne
-. bouseke-per familiar with all the de-
,,us u th- Arne homs. His call. then
"a, more than a sign Of proper vigilance
n Was the assuTance Of . retainer that all
sas well.
On her return from town. after the settle
,,.,, II the Arne estate, this call had an
rrrra-ed Importance To Mirs Tahitha
I..ri,s the warning Of Judge Marcellus
,fs trustee. ale had brought with her the
hnr.- Arue diamonds. that string Of
,aadr8us gems now her very own. 20 show
ter 20 Mildred. who had sprained her
,nkle the week before and was only able
n bobhlc about the house.
Prudence advised persistently against
,grr a caYr-" but then Mins TablthA was
o1r,-41u- that her exigent Tenderness
!. isi d.ru,-i the girl Of many Of the joys
ofher age and station. She realized, no one
l.r'.r that their aoquaintances complained
ra' " ired was secluded like nun.
,ui that. perhaps. her anxiety that the dear
child should make worthy marriage
iui not become involved In any of those In
o.-re.t afairs which ruined the futures
O. a. many Young maids might give war
raur - the accusation. Hence. when this
o;u1rtufl'v ~ afordiug an innocent pleas
~ presented itself. love proved mightier
thar fear. and home the diamonds came
g. The bottom of her reticule.
R.sid-s. A. the spinster shrewdly argued
. her niece after the diamonds had been
'hcienilv admired. she had only confided
he purpose Ia the Judge. within whose
y. d, any evil-designer must suppose they
't'I remained To add TO this security
, ignorance, they had a hiding place.
which even II suspected. would put the
b. 'rnuitv of the most expert to tho test 20
md And 30 the two proceeded 10 the
drawing room. where. after such formalitiee
. tho drawing Of the curtains and the sta
upuiug Of old Anne In the hall TO warn
svay al who might approach, they CON
c'aled the jewels In the secret drawer Of
To- Japanese cabinet. the existence Of which
hai hecn accidentally discovered 4 short
time before by Mildred
All this was good and sufficient In Il.
viv. vet Miss Tabitha rejoiced exceed
& CIV whom, about ? O'Clock In the morning
sha heard the rap. rap of Robert Raven 8
niy1tstiok against the post. Her sleep
hal been light and broken. and never be-
fore had the old house seemed 90 filed
With creaks and echoes and ghostly steps.
An instant only did this satisfaction
continue. Ravens rapping was quick
tsis,ent. agitated. as different from its
former deliberatencss as a scream from a
friendly salutation. Miss Tabitha slipped
into her dressing gown and stuck her
capped head out OF che window. The
.rgeant was still pounding away visor-
o..sly. while from down the street hur-
riedlv came tho patrolman's answering
v'rs
l. anything wrong. Robertl' quavered
tie poor old maid.
4 think not, marin. at least I hope not.
Piled tho officer. but when l was comm z
ing man ran by on the other side and
CT across lots at my haii. and when
reached here | found your gate. always
bol'ed on tho inside, you know. wide open
Mercy cried Miss Tsbitha, 'wo've
bcen robbed. murdsrcd Help. Mildrcd
Anne. John. help''
A. once the old house was alivs. Out
from her room on the same floor came
pretty Mildred, limping ench antingly
Down from the upper story hustled old Anne
lamp In hand. While John, the man from
the kitchen wing. opened the front door for
the officers. and lighted the gas In the draw
Ing room. Al a glance what had happened
was evident The drawer Of tho japanese
dssk. hich had preserved its secrecy for 50
many wears, lay exposed and empty on tho
fpor The famous Arne diamonds were gone;
they had been stolen.
Serg' Raven Was celebrated locally
y Young man OF unusual shr"wdncsS
r. wasted no time In vain search OF tho
p 'nises. but despatched the patrolInan
4 headquartars to give the alarm Then,
driving out the servants and setting Miss
Tb,iha and Mildred on tho sofa. he examined
IT, room for CLOVIS.
II IA wonderful how much q trained In
= - such as his. when stimulated by
9 1dwi u and gratitude. can discover tn.
rgeant soon pointed out that the window
I'D heen opened with thin steel rod. and
. desk forced with Jimmy lie found
o. rads ~ cotton waste. which must have
b. used 10 dcaden the blows He showed
Q ,irCular stain on a elk chair where a
dh - lantern had rested. Professional
~nrk he soliloquized. i thought a. much
Iut this, though wonderful, was nothing
What followed. out on the veranda
IL ssfgeant's keen ewes discorned a foot
pm - unusual size With a taJe, he com
Tarod - measurements with a memorandum
N'I.A he took from his pocket case Its
h. Jack Davies for a certainty he NUT
tsr'd. I heard he was working again In
q l- ,ghborhood
I1i. professional judgment Was verified
u following dsy. when Big Jack was
tffe>'.i aud his foot, unusually large and
D.. .Isr IN shape, was found 20 compare
eNa"'lv with the print which the sergeant
hai U.ea~urcd on the Nsranda True. this
h''HrIls old offender insolently pleaded
a. aun,. bringing forward motley crew
o. a.-.elstes to swear that he had hs-'n
a. q rraIH1usa danCe. twenty inil,-s away,
=. gu.a-i a. the last refuge of the guilty,
A. 'HlS particular one had absolutely uo
trf Nltl ia" prosecuting ofhC,rs and
=" rt'an generally A. against such damn
I> '..Hi The ~"~g"ant Na- praised and
~ in. PROMOTION. Bg Jack wa re-
l.'.'..i 80 jail. and tho ca~c beins thus