The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-04
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,,arnos considers that he has misIcd
me. He thinks that when ! directed that I
all the passengers should DO searched
did so hoping to find the lost jewels.
whereas was not looking for the jew
els, but for the tilief. y
Glow could you do that?"
"You may think me egotistic, but
hoped to detect him by his conduct.
was entirely successful, ! know who
stole the Jewels. This was bold as
sertion, especially as Mr. Barnes had
not decided the matter III his own nina. |
He wished tonoto tho faces OF these men
when be made the statement lie gained
nothing by the maneuver, for Mr., Mitch
81 seemed not to have heard, while the
Fronchman quickly said
Bravo! Bravol You are better than
Lecoco. II is like a wizards trick You
pass the suspects before you III review
and then, presto! you pick cut the Grim
inal with your eye That is charming
method, and so simple! J"
"Mr. Thauret, said Dora, you are
laughing ut Mr. Barnes and that Is not
good naturcd. Mr., Barnes says he knows
the thief ! believe him.
pardon believe him also ! did
not mean to laugh But tell me, Mr.
Barnes, how did the man secrete the
diamonds suppose they were dla-
monds, were they not.
Diamonds and other jewels But lot
me ask you-~h0w would you have hid
den them had you been in his placer
This time the Shot went hCme Plainly
tho Frenchman did not like the sugses
ton Of being himself tho criminal, He
quickly recovered his equnimity, how
ever. and answered
"Do You know, Ihave thought Of that
very thing. OF course | would probably
make bungle Of it. Still | have
thought of a way.
"A way by which he could have hid.
den the Jewels, SO that a search could
not have found them, and yet in place
accessible to himself aftorWard?'
II think SO. Perhaps am wrong,
but / think my little plan would DC
that much. The newspaper says the
Jewels were unset stones should have
uushcd them into the cake Of soap III
The Mushroom. No one would think &c
look for them there, and, even 1t So
there would be nothing against me.
Afterward | should have gone back
taken the SOAP and tho jewels WoG"
have been mine,
"You arc mistaken.
"HOw soH'
"You were the first person searched
and watched you till yuu left tn
train. It would have been difficult ~
Won to como to New York from STAN
ford 81 another train and then gam nc
cess 10 tho coaches On side track and Il
tho hands Of the scruhWomcn. Ever
then vou would have failed, for | tool
all the soap away and substituted ney
cakes before the second man wa
searched.
A smile on Mr.. Mitchel's iGe prove
II that ho WAS listening, aud TIN he wa
pleased ut the detectives cleverheSs
The Frenchman shrugged his shoulder
and said, laughing;
! ''Thcrc, you see. should never max
a thief. Besides, there was the satche
had forgotten about that. One coui
not hide "A satchel in o cake of soap.
"But he could throw it out of tn
window to mislcad the man who pickle
it up, replied the detective
lyon are shrewd Mr.. Barnes, sal
+, Mr.. Thauret, after keen scrutiny
which Mr. Barnes thought betokene
u uneasiness. "But, he continued, wi
Won tell me how You think the taiel hi
= the treasure On tho trainf
'He hid it Off the train said NJ
Barnes quickly, and to his Satisiactic
both his men started slightly. Eviden
~ " Mr. Mitchell decided that it was TIN
Il for him to enter the game, for no crosse
and joined the group, saying as he d
so:
Are you all discussing the train ro
! berry"
y ooh, yesl" said Dora. "And 1t
. Just lovely, the way Mr. Barnes h
found out all about itl'
= Found out all about it: Has ho /
= deed
=" Yes! He knows who the thief
= and that he hid the jewels off the train
: "HoW very clever Of you, Mr.. Barn'
II to discover that Where else could
% have hidden them, since the train list
~ and everybody on it was searcbcd:'
ia 1t irrltmed Mr. Barnes The way
JET which Mr.. Mitchell always seemed to
2 little his skill lie was tritle ane
ip therefore as he made bis next be-
Oh stroke
le' Il will tell You, ladies aud gent
% Ihen, whore the thief might have hidd
OF Inc jewels, ON the train--9 place VIII
- no one thought Of searching, not e'
:. myself"
-, 1"Oh, tell us exclaimed Dora.
D., two men looked interested, moth
:. moro Emily had come behind
:, Mitchell aud slyly slipped her hand WI
;,,1 in his.
-. "Tho woman carried the Jewels j
-, satchel suppose the thief had stolen
sa.chel and thrown it from the wind
~ Missing hat, the woman would b
~, naturally concluded that the jewels "
j. gone. would she net? Very we'll.
4. thief might have hidden the jewell