The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-23

scheme in battling the detective So that
| might win my wager ana ut the samo
time entlup my suspect. had conceiv-
cd the Ali Bahia festival / showed Mr.
Barnes one day the ruby which, after
ward presented to my wife Attic same
time told him that if he should come
TO the conclusion that | was iunocont Of
the train robbery, no might as well re-
member that / would Still have to com.
NIT the crime rs agreed upon. Then |
arranged that tho festival should occur
on New Years night, the very day on
which my month would expire. | knew
that all this would lead the detective to
believe that meant to rob my tiancee,
crime for which / might readily have
escaped punishment, with her assist
anco There he misjudged me. Would
not for treble the sum have had her
namo mixed up in such transaction.
She knew absolutely nothing Of my in
tentions; though being at that timo in
Ignorance Of the details Of tho train rob
berry, | left her mind in a condition not
to offer resistance to the thief, who she
might suppose to be myself Then, after
laying my trap, at the last moment !
baited it by asking my iiancco to wear
the ruby pin i'll her hair. | went to
Philadelphia and fcigncd sickness.
Then | oluded the spy and came ON my
self. Mr. Barnes l supposed would be
present, and | had arranged that ifs
he would necessarily bo III one Of tho
domnos Of t!e Forty Thieves | had in
vited my suspect to assume the role Of
Ali Bahia, but he shrowdly persuaded
some one else to take the costume him
self donning one Of the Forty Thieves
dresses This compelled me to 20 around
speaking to every one so disguised and
to my satisfaction, by their voices,
discovered my man and also Mr. Barnes
In the final tahleau Mr., Barnes, who
evidently was watching Ali Bahia, at
tempted to get near him, and By chance
was immediately behind my man
Fearing that he would interfere with
my plans, fell in just behind him.
My design was to tempt the fellow to
steal the ruby, which, ii ho did, would
satisfy at least myself that my suspi-
cions were correct Ii was perhaps u
mad scheme, Int it succeeded had so
arranged that every one should pass the
Sultan and make obeisance iii doing
this, as my tiancee was seated on the
floor tho ruby in her hair would be just
ut hand, and one who knew its high
value could easily take it, fully ex-
pectod my man TO do this, and saw
him gently withdraw it. Immediately
Nh Barnes stepped forward TO seize
him, hut | held the detective from be-
hind, then threw him into the advanc-
ing crowd, and, III the confusion, oscap-
ed from the house.
Nh Mitchell paused, and silence pre-
vailed. All felt, rather than knew, that
a tragedy might be at hand. Mr.. Ihau
ret. however, in a moment said:
"AIe you not going to tell US the
name Of this sneak thief"
mo, - quickly responded Mr. Mitch
el. but you are wreng to call my sus
poet a sneak thief If crimc wore arec-
ognized business, as gambling III Wall
street is now considered, this man
would be counted a bold operator. |
aQlafess that | admire him for his cour.
age. BIT il would scarcely do for mo TO
mention his name, when | am not i'll
- tA l,A A
guilty man, =
Il thought Won said that You saw
him steal the ruby" said Mr. Thaurot
Il did, but as | myself had been sus
would be inadequate. Let me tell you
what I haze done in the matter since
The most important step forme perhaps
was to prevent the sale Of the gem
This was not difficult rs it is known
the world over / warned all dealers
and let my man know that had done
SO. Next, | wished to delay dcnoue-
mcnt until tonight the time when my
wager with Mr. Randolph would be
settled | soon discovered that my sus-
pect would not be ayeIso to- Il marriage
with d rich American girl lie qres.
toned me adrOitly as to the fortune
which would come to MY little sister
in law, and replied in such away that
| knew he would bend his energies III
that direction Then did that which
perhaps | should not have done, but !
felt myself master Of the situation and
able to control events. | made a wager
with Dora thht she would not remain
uneugaged until tonight, and stipu-
lated that should she have offers She
should neither accept nor reject suit
or also told her, though declined TO
fully explain how, that she would ma
tcrially assist me in winning my wa
ger
This explains what Dora meant when
she asked Mr. Randolph if money would
count with him against her love. When
she accepted the wager with Mr.. Mitch
el, she had been feeling resentful to-
ward Mr. Randolph, who, as long rs lie
suspected his friend Of the grayor crimes,
/ hcsitated TO become connected with him
I by marriage This made him less atten-
/ tive to Dora, so that she had not Thought
Of him as suitor when making the
I bet When he declared himself, she rec
/ ognizcd her predicamont and was core
spoudingly troubled yet determined 70
win. and 50 acted as related
By this time, though Mr. Mitchell
had not mentioned the name Of the
criminal, several present knew 10 whom