The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

he said. What have you lone with the
diamonds? You may as well tell us: they
won't be any use to you now"
The diamonds" muttsred Markham. IN
coherently-'the diamonds" Then he
eeemed to recollect. II didn't get them-it
was a swindle. T." Then his head fell
back and in a few minutes he was dead
Various people fell under suspicion with
regard to the disappearance OF Messrs.
Gluckstein and Levy's diamonds. and mo-
body could be made responsible for the loss.
The diamonds were gone. that fact was
J certain enough: how they had gone seemed
likely to remain Z mystery. A few held the
opinion that Markham must have hidden
them somewhere before he died. others that
Godfrey Faulkner was the thief. and he
was warned of the Fields. Not nowing
, where else to 60 he drifted back to Cape
Town.
A week or two later he was down at the
docks one afternoon making one Of the
Idle crowd which always assemblies to
watch the departure Of the mail steamer.
| The LOwther Castle should have sailed for
England nearly On hour ago. but was IN
accountably delayed. As he ieant 1istlessly
over the ratings suddenly Godfrey rave a
| great start. and before he could be stopped
he had rushed on board, and seized hold Of
q man who had Just come up from the com-
panfon-Way.
IV6 GOT you AZ last. ne SnOute0. Olv9
me back my money-whsre's the pocket
book you stole from under my pillow7 Here.
officer, I give this man in charge for theft"
and he dragged his struggling prisoner to-
wards the gangway. where stood an tnspec-
tor Of police. The man. who was q 9TH
ar than the lost thief, Paul Whitaker. tried
in vain to pacify him. whispering that AL
and more thar he had taken should b re-
paid IL he would only let him go: Godfrey
wa, beside himself with rage-he attributed
all his subsequent misfortune to The loss
OF his money-and nothing but venGeance
would satisfy i'm.
The landlord Of the Blue BoaP wa
fetched and also Identified the prisonsf. and
the police had no choice but to take him
into custody. His luggage was put - shore
with him.
What was the establishment Of sveTy a
concerned in the matter when On III lug.
gags being searched the stolen ofnnondS
were found slowed away in . secret recess
In Mr. Whitaker's cabin trunki 1orfunA
which had showed herself 20 friendly hith-
erto. had dealt him . nasty blow at the
end. II the Governor Of the Cape had mot
exercised his authority to eetaan the
Nwthsr Castle for important dispatches b
would have got clear away with h1o booty:
& was when coming up on deck to eseeftaA
the cause Of the delay that 0odfrsy $40
and recognised him. Also the smaller theft
had In the most unexpected fashdon LED .
the discovery Of the greater.
Seeing that The game was up. WnttAko
confessed that he had stolen the diamond
on . sudden impulse. He was passing tn
post ONCE Q little while before the Do
parture Of the mail. and. looking IN easuAuy
through the open window. be saw Q ntth
Jacket bearing the names Of 0lueksteA
and Levy. The room was empty. the pose
master having been called away While 30
paring the mail and carelessly len IL unpFo-
teeted: Il was only the work Of . Doms4
70 jump In. through the window. match "
The packet md spring out again Ihs post.
master had sealed up the bag without NO.
ticang the loos. and whitaker. a8tse femainss
fne . few days ax the Fields to aveid suss !
picion. had made his wal to Cape TowH
and taken his passage by the mt hone
going steamer. thinking that b esaad dtsx'
pose Of the diamonds most pru0tAbty =
safely In London.
copyrieht In The United statas a Anoaea =
d Z. PiercA