Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-24


been recut! Surely it was lost to him
forever, unless he could Immediately
locate the person who had robbed him
of 1t.
But this promised difficulties. He
could not remember just what persons
he had entertained ON that especial
day In his little hall of cabinets, and,
when he did succeed In getting a list
of them from his butler, he was by no
means cure that it included the full
number of bis guests. His own men,
CRY was execrable, and, In Short, he
had but few facts to offer to the dis
Greet agent sent up from Scotland
Yard one morning to hear his com
plant and act secretly In his interests.
He could give him carte blanche to
carry on his inquiries In the diamond
market, but little else. And while this
seemed to satisfy the agent, it did not
lead to any gratifying result to him
self, and he had thoroughly made up
his mind to swallow his loss and say
nothing about it. when one day young
cousin Of his living In great style in an
adjoining county informed him that In
some mysterious way he had lost from
his collection of arms a unique and
highly priced stiletto of Italian work
manship.
Startled by this coincidence, Mr.. Grey
ventured upon a question or two which
led to his cousins confiding to him the
fact that this article had disappeared
after large supper given by him to
number of friends and gentlemen from
London. This piece of knowledge, still
further coinciding with his own expe-
rience, caused Mr.. Grey to ask for
list of his guests in the hope Of finding
among them one who had been in his
own house.
His cousin, quite unconscious Of the
motives underlying this request, hasten
ed to write out this list, and together
they pored over the names, crossing
out such as were absolutely above sus-
picion. When they had reached the
end of the list, but two names remain
ed increased. One was that of rattle
pated youth who had come In the wake
of highly reputed connection of theirs
and the other that Of an American
tourist who gave all the evidences OF
great wealth and had presented letters
to leading men in London which had
insured him attentions not usually &C
corded to foreigners. This mans name
was Fairbrother, and the moment Mr..
Grey heard 1t he recalled the fact that
an American with peculiar name, but
with a reputation for wealth, had been
among his guests on the suspected
evening.
Hiding the effect produced upon him
by this discovery, he placed his finger
on this name and begged his cousin to
look up its owners antecedents and
present reputation in America; but, not
content with this, he sent his own
agent over to New York, whittier, as be
soon learned, this gentleman had re-
turned. The result was an apparent
vindication of the suspected American
He was found to be a well known cit
iEen of the great metropolis, moving
in the highest circles and with rep
utation for wealth won by an extraor'
binary business instinct.
To be sure, he had not always en-
toyed these distinctions. Like many
another self made man, he had risen
from a mental position In a western
mining camp to be the owner of q
mine himself and so up through the
various gradations Of successful life
to a position among the foremost bust
ness men of New York. In all these
changes he had maintained name fol
honest If not generous dealing. HI
lived In great style, had married ant
was known to have but one extrava
CANT fancy. This was for the uniqut
and curious in art, taste which, II re
port spoke true, cost him many thou
sands each year.
This last was the only clause in thu
report which pointed In any way to
ward this man being the possible alb
stractor Of the Great Mogul, as Mr.
Grey's famous diamond was called, ant
the latter was too just man and to-
much of a fancier in this line himsel
to let fact of this kind weigh agains
the favorable nature Of the rest So h
recalled his agent, double locked hi
cabinets and continued to confine hi
display Of valuables to articles whicl
did not suggest jewels. Thus tire
years passed, when one day he hear
mention made OF a wonderful damon
which had been seen in New YorA
From It's description he gathered tina
It must be the one surreptitiously oh
st-asted from his cabinet, and wher
after some careful inquiries. he learne
that the name Of Its possessor wa
Fairbrother, he awoke to his old sut
picions and determined to probe thi
matter to the bottom-but secretl.
He still had too much consideration
attack a man in high position withoJ
full proof.
Knowing Of no one he could trui
with so delicate an inquiry as this ha
. now become. he decided to undertak
It himself, and for this purpose en-
, braced the first opportunity to eros