Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-17

ulating. He would not give me dol. lar"
 You could quietly pawn your dia. monds"
 But he would be sure to miss them No. l must try another way. In fact there is but one other way. If I were not sure that my speculation would turn out all right l wouldn't try that but the pvoft will be certain and large"
 "Well?" queried the agent as hs companion sat looking at the toe of he,. shoe
 "ln Sir Johns safe, in the library at home, Is q large amount of Peruvian bonds. If had part of them I could raise the f5.0C0 needed and replace ths bonds again in a few weeks The house is closed just now. but 1t would not require great effort to get in. and I have the combination of the safe. was thinking you know-I was think ing
 Then they dropped their voices to whispers, and when interrupted fifteen minutes later they seemed to have ar rived at an understanding.
 Two nights later the country house was robbed. The singular part of 1t was that only Sir Johns lady was de- spoiled. All her diamonds had been taken, but no else had been robbed of even a sticlpin. There was an outcry, but fortunately they had keen de tect!,.c on the spot and he didn't wait for his breakfast before beginning to pick up trails. Before noon he decided that the most likely one led toward Londoh, and he followed it.
 A day or two later he returned and secretly handed Sir Johns lady pack age of Peruvian bonds. She was not taking on about her losses half as much as her friends thought she should, but the detective assured every one that his clew was most promising.
 He returned to the city to follow It up. and three days later the lady re- ceived telegram urging her to come home at once for a few hours. Three hours later she was climbing the steps of the mansion in Grosvenor square. Sir John had opened the house and was waiting for her.
 Madam, you are here," he said, with a wave of his hand.
 "Ies, l am here.'
 And will you kindly explain, ma dam, when and where you had the stones removed from your jewelry and paste SubStitutedT
 What do you mean, sir!
 Don't attempt any denial. Here are your jewels-your pretended jewels-of which you were robbed at Thorpe's. They have been in my possession for a day and half They are paste, ma dam, nothing but paste.'
 Sir John did not think to tell her that the boxes had been carried to three different pawnbrokers to secure loan, and it was through them that he had learned the pasty fact, and she was so busy opening a package she had brought along that she didn't ask him. When she had laid dozen or so Peru vian bonds on the table she pointed to them in dramatic way and ex- claimed:
 And about these bonds, sir. You bought them at 1O6 for investment. l lent you f2,0OO to complete the deal. Do you know what they are worth in the market today?"
 About 109, believe" he replied.
 "Forty cents, sir, and still going down.
 But where did you get them? have been robbeu.' 50 have IT.
 Madam, you must have wanted to raise loan. Tell me what it was for
 You were n the same fix. What did you want thousands of pounds for"
 Here is your paste jewe!ry..''
 And here are your forty cent bonds.
 And q day or two later each received a bill by mail. The one read, "For stealing your wife's diamonds, and the other read. "For stealing your hus bands bonds'' And the indebtedness was HOO in each case