The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07

OTIS examination that she suddenly
burst out crying, supposing that he
was charging her with the theft. 1t
was plain that she was a woman who
could see shadows anywhere. He gave
her up for fool, and then it occurred
to him TO explore the back way and
see things down there for himself. He
did So but learned nothing except that
it would be absolutely impossible for
anybody to come i'm that way unseen
by the servants. Finally he searched
AFrS- Fmmons' room she giving him
full liberty to do so, pulling out draw
ers for him herself and moving tables
and sofas around. till not a square inch
in the apartment remained unseen.
| Then he went away. Though he left
encouraging words behind him for the
| benefit OF the husband and wife he
felt that as far as he was concerned
the case was closed.
X 4
'Docther Fur-rnivaH, sor-r." said
Sergeant Nuity, with red face and
! bullying eyes, en- a monkey swally a
rooty baggey ter-rnip?"
J What's THAR" said Dr. FurnivalI.
wheeling around in his chair. Seeing
Sergeant Nulty's head, heImetIess,
| he smiled a welcome. Come i'm, ser
geant," he invited. What's up now ."
well, moo, tbs wan shtrange
/ thing" answered the sergeant step
! ping carefully over the polished
/ floor to the chair the doctor indicated.
| Here's wan mon COCms rhunnin'
IT tn shtation wild blood i'm his eye,
/ an he says says he. 'Byes,' he says,
/ here's a tOUsan' dollars he says, fer
a woman an d monkey. an she swal-
| leyed it, he says, BIT twas a dimont,'
he says, an tn woman swiped it off
me- he says, an twas not me own,
| BIT me woife's,' he says. an he says,
/ OH give he says, "A tousan' dollars
| fer her, an she's tn soize of a rooty
! bagy tur-rnip or mabbc d car-rtwheel,'
! he says"
THAT is rather strange" said the
! doctor. dryly, Aren't you somewhat
/ excited, Nulty?"
! well, mebbe," The sergeant. with
a deep breath relaxed himself, and
/ proceeded more calmly: Has a mon
key t'roat on him like a whale, an
/ en- he sWally dimOnt, jist as big as
| himself, an walk off wild it unbe-
knoWnst an thin swally himself fOrby
an dhrop out of tn wOr-rld at wanct,
loike thin moving pictures off tn
shtaSe? BecOs, af he en- do that same
( he's a Wondher, an af he cannot, the's
a tOusan dollars in ut, an ayther way
]
thur, whativer, an wort tn throuble
! jist, or OF miss me guess entirely"
/ Ii required some minutes of hard
work on the doctors part TO arrive at
/ the excited sergeant's meaning, but
! finally he succeeded, and was in pos
/ session of the strange tale of Mr.. En-
mons loss. The sergeant had a theory
and wished Dr. FurnivalPs aid in
working il out. He believed that En-
] I,ssI
/ thing was a conspiracy between En-
mons, his wife, and the two Jewellers.
and that DR.. Furnivall, with his hyp-
nOtism, could get at the truth of the
matter in two minutes by interview
ing EmmOns. He based his conclusions
on two facts-the impossibility of a
monkeys swallowing such an enor-
nous stone, to say nothing of the
! beasts miraculous disappearance, and
the self-evident truth that no thief
could have escaped in the circum-
stances as this alleged one had done.
As for the first, DR.. Furnivall asked
him:
Did Emmons say how big the dia-
mOnd wasp"
He did, begob-'twas wort t'ou-
sans of dollars"
"Oh. 1 see. Because it was worth
thousands it must be as big as a cart
| wheel.
"Shure! Ply. me wolfe has wan wild
/ twinty-siven pearls set rOond ut that
cost 81, tn soize of a pratie ball. an
| phWat wud a fifty t'ousaner be loike ?''
/ He was deeply Chagrined to learn his
lmistake-that the value of precious
stones depends on quality as well as
size; that the capacities of different
monkeys thrOats vary as widely as
those of the human family. some mem
bers of which cannot take a pill, while
/ others can swallow handful of
swords; and that therefore it was quite
| within the bounds OF belief that this
! animal had done as represented, or
! could do so. The second point of the
/ sergeant's theory DR.. Furnival adj
mitted. But, then, what of it?
Why should I mix up in this AFFAIR."
| the doctor said. Nothing is at stake.
no innocent person is accused; it is
a trivial affair, of no interest whatever
| to me. What is the philOsophic or
scientific value of the fact that a rich
! jeweler has lost a diamond, or has
stolen One?"
/ The sergeant looked disappointed. He
moved uneasily in his chair, and ruffled
his mustache with a quick rub of his
/ hand. Then a shrewd beam ficked into
! his blue eyes.
/ "Shure, docther" he said, deprecat-
] tlSIS. teZ NDulu not lave tnlm say
yez is bate, an tn job is wan too much
/ for yeZi'
DR.. Furnivall regarded him tOlerantly
/ through his cOlOred spectacles
/ 'Nulty," he returned, with just a hint
! Of sharpness in his voice, mo doubt
you have set many persons by the ears
| in your time by that sort of an aTgu-
ment! A stump yer or dare may
work with children and imbeciles, but
! 1 didn't suppose you We're ass enough
to think 1t would have any effect on
me-"
! BIT. dOcther! Jist LUX at it, now!
| How tn quare woman wint OOp in air
an tn monkey, jist-phwere ives tn
chanel fer him"
"Nulty, out with il now, and no more
evasionS' What is the real reason why
/ you wish me TO take up this matter?'
| The sergeant's face grew violently
/ red, and he looked sheepishly at the
/ floor.
well. thin dOcther, dear" he said,
/ slowly, "Oi knows OF en- kape moth
/ ing at all firm yez-b't-b't L tell tn
trut' me wolfe is ailin' an nades tn
country air. an shure Ofm near
/ broke, phwat wild wan thing an
anither, an this an that. an / tort
| tn reward or me own share of ut