The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
JEWEL MYSTERIES
.By MAX PElMBERTON.
Copyright, 1904

more. The ponce arrested all the drum
ken mon within radius Of ten miles,
coats. The Hon. Christine King was
spoken of as " distracted" which was
possible;, and the family Of the miss
Ing noblemaa as t"PuRgsd into to the the
quent special reporter in his best mood
made pi less p painful by "t the knowledge
that the unhappy victim of accident or
of murder was to have been married
within the month.
For whole week the press had no
other topic; the police telegraphed to
pounds was offered for knowledge of
Lord Maclaren, "last seen upon the
East Cliff at Ramsgate at 3 o'clock on
the afternoon of Saturday, the fifth OF
july A hundred tongues gave you
the exact details of an imagined as
sassination; ten times that number
and these tongues chiefly feminine
upon its very threshold. But the mys-
terry remained unexplained-and as the
day for the wedding drew near, the
excitement amongst section Of socle-
ty rose to fever heat. Had the body
been found9 Had the detectives clue 2
the missing man had quarreled with his
tiancee's brother, and thrown glass
of wine in his face; that he had a wife
IN Alglers; that he was married year
ago at Cyprus; that he was bankrupt
merely the fable Of malicious tongues,
or had they that germ Of truth from
which SO vast disease Of scandal can
grows I made no pretense to answer
the guestions-but they interested me.
and I watched for the development of
the story with the keenness OF a hard
ened novel reader.
The day fixed for the wedding now
drew near, and when the bridegroom
did not appear, the vulgar, who do not
believe scandals tho they like to hear
them, declared that the murder theory
was true beyond question. The lest
said that he was either bankrupt or big
amist and having consOled themselves
with the reflection, they let the matter
go. It is likely that 1 should have done
the same had / not enjoyed a solution
sought and accidentally. On day near
to that fixed for the wedding | was at
Victoria station about O'Clock in the
evening, when ran full upon the miss.
ing nobleman, and for some while stood
| speeches. with astonishment at the
sight Of him. His beard was longer
Kiling svS Se0 or Of johann Mayo; his
Dundreary whiskers were shaggy and
unkempt; he was very pale in the face,
and wore a little yachting cap and a
blue serge suit which begarbed him
ridiculously. He had no luggage with
him, not even valise, and his first re-
mark was given in the voice of a man
afraid, and in measure broken.
"Ah, Sutton, that's you, is it?,' ne
, cried. II m glad to see you. by Jove;
have you such a thing as half-a-crowr
in your pocket?' -,
, I offered him half-a-sovereign, still
saying nothing; but he continued rap
! "You' we heard all about it, Of course
what are they saying here now9 Dc
, they think I IN dead man, eh?-bu1
I won't face them yet. Upon my, life
dare not see a soul. Come with mt
| to hotel; there's good fellow,-bu1
) let's have a cognac first; IN shiver
, ing like a child with fever.'
T gave him some brandy at bar, ant
after that we took four-wheeled cab
: he insisting on the privacy-and drov'
! to private hotel in Cecil street
. Strand. They did not know him there
; and I engaged a room for him and or
p dered dinner, taking these things upo7
J. myself, since he was as helpless as
;. babe. After the meal he seemed some
a what better, and telegraphed to Rams
~ gate for his man, tho it was impossible
% that the fellow could be with him unit
\. the following morning: In the NEAR
n time found myself doing valet g wor
u for him-but I had his story, and alth
e another supplied some Of the missin
Ie links in it, he telling me the bares
J; outline, I will set it down here plainl
le as a narrative, and without any OF thos
RI Essays I's'' and Essays he's,' whic
k were the particular abomination Of D.
IS foe, as they have been Of many sine
a. his day.
20 The complete explanation Of tn
rt mystery was one, I think, to astonis
ID most people. It was SO utterly. unlooke
y. for, that I was led at the, first hea
q ing to believe the narrator insane. L
at told me that at 8 o'clock on the afte
if noon Of July X: s he had Left his it, not Ct
fit being glorious, and a full sun playir
n upon the channel and many ships-aI
he had determined to walk over to s
Ell Peters, where his fancee expected nj
ne to a tennis party. With this intention
struck along the cliff toward Broa
d stairs, but had kone only a few pace
er. when seaman stopped him, and touc
en- en- ing his hat respectfully, said that
10 10 had message for him.
~ "Well, my man, what is it9' Ms
"o laren asked-I had the dialogue from t
,o%4 seaman himself-being in a hurry
o lU' those who walk the ways Of love us
}e- ally M are: resnec+s to vour honor" repli
he MY leSpeCCS w J Jul hoiiOAs AopAA
M n: the fellow, but the ketch Bowe;I
;aaf moored off the pier-head, 'ud be 81
~. to not, maybe tomorrow"
Nh. "What the devil does the m
": mean9' cried his lordship, but the s.
ed man plucking up courage continued
an can old friend Of your. honor's
sed sure he is, my guy 'ner, Abraham B
mt row, what you had the acquaintance
he- in New York city,
en- "We]l, and why can't he co
Of ashore7 T remember the man perfec
mo i have every cause to''-a true
led mark, since Abraham Burrow then ov
TO- the speaker some two thousand .poun
ed and had shown no unprincipled dies
ace to pay it: ,, 1885,,
and the seaman, whose vocabulary '
ant American and strange, "the fact
mn. he g tidy sick, on his beam ends, I GU
op on with bronchitis; and he won't be
uro tanning YOU not as long as a bosu
rem. Of him.
fnr Now, altho this comparatively iu
,t E. nile lover was in a mighty hurry
she get to St. Peters there was yet 9. p
o oI erful financial motive to send him
ant the ship. He had done business "
'1'ii a this Abraham Burrow in America.
IT, man had-we won It say swindled-.b
au+ smart enough there to relieve him
e er'. a couple Of thousand pounds. To b
80 . for the recovery of such a sum seel
oayS, as childish as a sigh for the MI
e 49, Maclaren had not. seen Burrow