The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-14


THAT is certainly II possibility, Miss
Romsen, but it is one which am i'll.
clined to risk. mean that prefer to
trust to my experience than to have you
omit to tell me your suspicious. "
"'Very well only promise me that
you will not jump to conclusions and
thus perhaps annoy the person whom |
shall name.
IL agree to that. Twill take no action
without sufficient reason other than that
furnished by yourself =
Every we'll You asked if suspected
any one and again why ! did not resist
the thief If you will remember, my
head was bowed AT first could not
understand how something seemed TO
move my pin. | fancied that it had be-
come ontangled in the sultan's robe
Then the clock began to chime, and in o
moment it flashed across my mind that
perhaps Mr.. Mitchell was taking my pin
i'll order TO win his wager. Therefore |
said nothing. This makes my action
clear to your"
Perfectly. Then ! am to understand
that Mr. Mitchell did not tell you in ad-
vance that he would do this?"
mo, he did not, and that is why |
have sent for you. h."
II don t understand you.
"Why, all the time that | thought he
had tho pin was not worried | even
went so far as to act indignation at the
festival That was partly for your editi-
cation and mystitication. / wanted to
help Mr. Mitchel'S plan. But when it
occurred to me yesterday that Mr..
Mitchell, if he had meant to take the
pin, would have told me in advance, |
saw at once that my first idea was
wrong and that my ruby is really gone.
Then | wrote to you. "
"Thcn You feel sure that he would
have told you in advance. "
positive.
May he not have feared to ask you
to implicate yourself i'll robbery and
possible scandal? You know he was
liable to arrest, and it might be con
siderable time before he could have
proved that his theft was only Joke.
He may have wished to spare you no.
toriety.
'He knows me better than that. " She
said this with u smile.
How betterj" asked the detective.
II mean that he knows there is moth
ing that | would not risk for him, since
| have consented to give him myself.
am one Of those women, Mr.. Barnes,
who are not easily deferred from aiding
the man Of her choice. "
Do you mean that yon would be
willing to share unenyiable notoriety
with him aud that lie knew this?"
II do, and therefore feel confident
that b2 would have asked my assistance
If it had been his intention to take my
pin.
",Ius. as he did on another occasion:"
The detective had been leading her up
to this foy the last few moments, and
now watched to see the effect. She did
not change countenance, but simply said;
"What occasion?"
"The morning when he locked your
maid in this room while You went down
town and took a littlo girl from one
house to anuther?"
"To what other?" This was Il hard
one for the detective, and as he did not
reply she smiled aggravatingly as she
continued;
"Mr Barnes, you have no proof Of
your assertion You suspect that l did
what you say, but you do not know it.
As told you just now, it ispoSsiblc for
a bare suspicion to lead one astrav. "
"Porhaps, bat | do not think that /
am far wrong in this instance. "
eve will not discuss it, Let us re-
turn TO the ruby You told Mr. Van
Rawlston, 80 he tells INC, that you know
in advance that this crime was ahont 10
occur Did you know the person who
would take the pin?"
"To be perfectly frank with you,
Miss Remsen, expected that Mr.. Mitch
ell would take it, | thiul, now that he
did take it, DO You wish me TO continue
the investigation? 1t may lead to ynnr
friends losing his wager, whereas yun
have the right to notify the police that
your gem has been returned to ynu. That
would mako our work on the case use
less and assure him of winning his bet.
Nj Barnes object hero was ingenious
He thought that if the girl accepted his
suggestion he would thus be assured
that she still suspected Mr.. Mitchell
Thus he would reach her true opinion
Of the case. Her answer was;
81 cannot do that 1t would certainly
be 10 give up my hope Of recovering the
stone. am sure that Mr.. Mitchell has
not taken it, II am wrong and he has
done so without trusting me, why then
no has mado mistake and must suffer
by it. | am sure, however, il will prove
otherwise 50 do the bost you can, if
You please.
You may rely upon it that my hest
energies shall bo devoted to this work
| wish you good morning =
About 6 o'clock that same afternoon
Mr. Barnes sent his card up 70 Mr.
Mitchell at the Lafayette IN Pmladel-
phia. \ few minutes later he was shown
into that gcntlcmau's room and found
him in bed
Delighted to see you, Mr. Barnes
You are very kind to como and sec me
For doing So ] am almost willing 10 for
give you for the wrong which YOU have