Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-07

Not above minute, my lady," replied the girl
 She was too well trained to ask why except with her eyes.
 My diamonds are gone, Lucy" said Mrs. Willard. The door is broken, the room is all torn to pieces, and the dia- monds are stolen" But where-where was he?" demanded the maid, pointing to the butler, who had again fallen into the chair. Whats the matter with you?' shaking him by the shoulder. You've gone and got drunk ana the house has been robbed He must nave lett the front door open after you.'' Ine butler was muttering to himself Horses, horses he murmured; "ail covered with red and blue cloth; and ele- phants coming after 'em--a regular circus parade Whats that?' he cried sudden iv' clapping his hand to his forehead "hlch was red as a boiled lobster and covered with big drops of perspirat tion
 left the door open? Mo- mum; never! ana wasn't drunk neither. Ask her! ohe come down a minute or two after you, and I was wideawake enough Wasn't I?"
 We'll I'm bound to say that he looked ail right then,' Lucy admitted. "He was "ioe enough awake, and that's the truth eAto Sai unOeTSLand' One thing is clear enough" Lawrence ihtefposed. This whole business is a plot. This man isn't drunk; he's drugged with morphine, should say But what beats me is that the house should be rob- ped first and the man drugged afterward TOT US perfect certainty that he was Just beginning to be affected when we came in.' There was ring of the bell at this mo- ment, and the footman, who had remained durlng all this scene close by the door, opened it, revealing two men. They step- ped into the hall-a heavy, sandy haired red faced man holding by the arm a thin dark, foreign looking individual The burly man was Detective Sergeant Brice.
 Il beg pardon, ma'am,' he said, ad- dressing Mrs. Willard. I'm a headouar- ters detective, and my general business is circulating round through this neighbor- hood looking for housebreakers of vari- ous kinds. I caught this fellow pryins open one of your windows on the alleyway just now. I'd been shadowing him for al hour or more. He says he used to be a servant here and that he was coming to see another one. Same old story of course. l brought him in to see if yo,, could identify him.
 His name is Davoll,'' said Mrs. Will lard in the tone of one dazed. He WAS my butler before this man. But-but vou say you've followed him for an hour and that you caught him before he actually got into the house?'
 ''Yes m. Why not?' said Brice
 Because the robbery. has already taken place!''
 Tt has?' exclaimed the detective "When?"
 within half an hour.'
 TWO, ma'am; excuse me-" said Rrice Nobody has robbed this house within :. half hour or an hour either. This mans been hanging around for as long as that and my partner and have had our eves on the premises"
 ''But my diamonds are gone" said Mrs Willard. And she gave Brice the story including the drugging of Norton, the new butler, now so completely overpow cred that it was thought best to send the foot man for a doctor.
 "I guess he drugged himself'' said Brice "It's old game We'll find the diamonds hidden somewhere about They must be in the house, for only one person has gone out of it, and you brought him back with you"
 "Tom!" exclaimed Mrs. Willard, turn ing to Lawrence.
 sI admit that I made call of a few minutes upon Miss Barton" said the young man. .'She herself let me in We remained in the hall Norton, your but Ter, was here all the time. and he showed