The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09

the early train to town.
1T was not until a week or two later that
heard about the loss Of the ring. One Of
the girls had in her excitement handed II to
man just before the warning voice came
from upstairs. She could not remember
for the life of her who it was.
Il was asked about it as matter of form
just as the others had been. Every man
but one Had been questioned.
"The missing man was the least known
to the family. He had left his hotel the
day after his return to town and had paid
large bill Of long standing. With some
trouble he was located and questioned
| He denied all knowledge OF the ring.
In the meantime the young woman
who was the last to have the ring remem-
hand. Confronted with this evidence,
he asked for a few days time to consider
the matter, and gave his word to be at q
certain address in New York on q named
date.
"In the meantime it developed that be
was in great financial straits. One friend
was paying his dues at his club, another
was keeping bis law Office for him and 4
third had guaranteed his telephone blu.
He had to keep W q certain mode Of life
and was without the means TO do it.
He only partly kept his appointment.
mail. The next day the news Of his suicide
in this little town appeared In to the New
York papers. He had shot himself
These two stories e. lacked the romantic
not long ago and involved Americans.
Il was in London when it happened"
the last man of the three said. Zone day
there called on my aunt in London ayoung
American OF immense wealth, whom We
will name Jones. She was rather fashy
and had just come to England to live.
aThe most awful thing has happened
to me-, she said in her twangy little voice.
! have lost every one OF my jewels except
the rings ! have on / went to Gass's TO
hour ago in my chamois bag. Now, I've
lost every one of them; unless, they are In
my motor. You'll understand my hurry
ing of to get them
we knew the jewels, which represented
a fortune, Her composure under the cir
cumstances led Va to believe that she must
know where they were. But she proved
to be truthful.
"She was no sooner out Of the house than
there arrived a quartet who had come to
stop. One was young Englishman of
title who had just married an American
about as poor a. himself,
with them was the aunt of this young
man. She had title, inordinate ambition
and had arranged for her nephew the
marriage with The American girl, who was
had the reputation of being very resource
full woman.
Think of it, cried my aunt, when the
afternoon papers were brought in, Here
| am in every London paper just because
that silly little Cleveland woman lost her
jewels on the way to see me"
1T was true. Every paper had an ac-
count of the loss. The loss had been re-
ported Immediately at Scotland Yard
THAT night went to the opera On nv
way home, as 1 opened the street door,
saw a man jump out Of a hanson that had
evidently been following mine. He stepped
into the shadow as his cab drove away
He did not appear again and it was evil
dent that the house was watched. l was
summoned to my amt's room.
This is a beautiful business for me to
be mixed up in she began. Just because
am cordial enough TO receive all my
country people who come over here. There
was person here tonight who told me
that that scatterbrained little woman
said she was certain she had the bag on
her chatelaine when she started to walk
through the yard TO the house. He said
1t must have fallen on the walk or In the
house. Did you ever hear Of such 4
thing2'
she pointed out a man standing be-