The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-09

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; be came loo. the other nsn vas sboa, |,
! snter . carriage which stood si the curb
} The carriage started eG. but before ib,
door v1 shui Kelly hsd succeeded II
scirips thst false right arm vi,h . ,ish
and uprelen,ire s,ir. The man bes
I him sbont the isce With the other bsnd
aud the coach vee. isster snd faster, bn,
Ksiiy cluns desperately 10 the hsnd
bis icei dtsseits uron the street below
Soddeniy. ss they svune srooud . cor
ner. there wss snap and istk sod krlly
tell face downward on the pavement II
vas lsta 10 the Afternoon snd ds'h end
no one had oo,ioed shs. had happened,
Kelly Icy Tor . nomsnl, bat soon recover
Cd and sorsm lied to bis feet. iosl 10 time
to avoid being ron down by heavy uuck
And as be rose he ersped something
tightly 10 biz arms Tois object be bore
10 . brilliantly lighted sipdov and essmip
Cd IL. by 0sorse. that's clever. unused
Kelly TO himself. and oow he'll have 10
get nev onei First blood for NO
Limpire, be sepdsd bis wy back TO
shs store from which he bad started.
Look here. be exclaimed 10 the CLERK. si
Ter be bad made known bis identi,y.
held ou.y yoar hsnd.
The cle,k did 80. The detective held
forth . long false srm aud pulled . wire
that pro.rnded from its upper end. Az
be did 20 from . recess in the artificial
palm there we're released three gems,
among the largest 10 the house. They
we're genuine. The clerk on examination
Of the tray found that three spurious
stores bad been substituted 10 their
plsca.
Kelly snd the cls,k examined the
srm II vss msdo largely OF wood. bu,
With . hollow iron chamber below The
elbow and . hollow hand, A series Of
wires ran from the hand oil the vsy
throush the atm. These wires evidently
we're controlled BY the o'her hsnd or the
feet. and II wss these that he'd snapped
when Kelly clupg to The srtiticisl mem
Der on tbs osrrisgo s.er.
On pulling one Of these wires Kelly |
found that ,loi 10 the bsnd opened spd |
shut, thus soooping mp whsttvsr Icy be
meath II. On pulling smother he found
that II would release one, two or more
spurious gems 10 place Of the purloined
genuine stones OF these spurious eems
they found . desan or go. but no more
gen uine stones we're found. Evidently the
thief seoreted each stone Immediately.
II wss the mos. complete oontrivsnce
'hst Kelly had ever seen for any kind Of
lhieving.
Bot Kelly wss sore sore in mind snd
body, He vowed 30 unholy vow 10 mos.
nnhoIy language that BIZ would have thst
,ns armed mans scalp inside Of month
u the outside. He was not satisfied With
he mans arm. he wanted more. Kelly
Vss one Of those people who srs never
atisHed.
Two weeks later Ia alsrge jewelry house
q = down east metropolis On old lady 10
Qusker bonnet stood snd adjusted her
peotacles and examined some diamond
'arrings. She was plainly but richly
|ressed, Her real name Was "Sneskers"
Kelly.
Contrasting with the ssed woman and
'ithin foot or 90 Of her there stood . o
sll young man with . black mustsohe, .
here was . ruddy. healthy color upop 4
is face. He asid With some embsrrsss Q
,ent that be vas buying On engagement
log. he bent over . trsy oontsining % Il
ssortmsnt. The old lady was 60 close 4
0 him .hst che slmnst touched him, Il
Suddenly she gripped him BY the arm 3
nd yelled 10 the oleik. This mems
1ieil she cried Ia shrIll tones. Close the 8
oorsl O
The clerk hastily drew back the tray q
! rings. Bsversl other men ran 10, d
omebody closed the doors.
Then they inspected the tray Of die o.
'onds. Sure enough, tso rings were +
'issiog. None. however, had been cob 81
itoted 10 their stesd. b.
The youos man uttered mol . word. .,
70 only looked surprised. He bad
sds 90 Resistance and 20 ontcry.
The old woman, however. wss excited.
be pushed bsck her bonnet from her
or, In
Hes 20. 'eni she exclaimed. He's got 10
N 10 bis srw. lis hollow. Make him 10
he IL tf Tbey'rs 10 there. l tell you IL
I'd you'll fnd EN-. q,
The youos man smiled bat protested v
ebly. oi
Gentlemen, be begsu. true u 10 my
isiortone 10 have bat one ssm. and irne 10
st vesr false one. bat did not u
Re your stones l sssare you. cl
The old woman violently shook her
I'D. You mske him ske ID tbss srm th
70 commanded. It's the greslest thing 1
70 ever saw. It's hollow. and its got II
,ur dismonds 10 IT, Make him tsks II %
I.
The young man looked sround upop q
Q fsces, then be smiled sgsin. Here. oil
replied, there's bat one wy 10 prove ty
' Innocence.
he removed bis cost. rolled up his
stve. unbuokled stsp or two sbd phil
"a the arm. They esshsrsd round A,
d examined u. esp,oi.lIy the old lady. ed
II vss DO. hollow rot by . long shot or
wss 90 ordiauJ iise arm. msde Of q.
I'D cork.
When they we're ssthHed that II vss -,
thing else. tbs youog msn replsced II "