The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-12-04
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That wretched man had found and
concealed the gold piece which poor
Jack had let fall from his nervous fin
gers, and the temptation to obtain,
seemingly without risk, prize worth
more that a whole years wages had
proved too strong for his honesty.
With a cunning prompted by the arch
fend he had fled the edges of the
stolen specimen and carefully placed
the filings where he knew that they
would be found by the cleaner, an hon
est man, who he felt confident would
turn them over to the authorities Of
the library Everything had turned
out as he wished. Scarborough had
been convicted. and what was there to
prevent his advantageous disposal Of
the booty which had cost an honest
man his liberty and his reputation and
had well nigh broken the heart of the
noblest woman into whom the Creator
had ever breathed the breath OF life?
Inspector" / said. with a headlong
impetuoslty born of righteous but I'M
rejecting Indignation Il will take out
a warrant for GOlsOn at once, within
an hour"
"And of what use would that be2"
he inquired You can prove nothing.
II would be impossible to convict him
on suspicion. 1 will admit that cir
cumstances seem to lnculpate him, but
before the fOX's tail is taken as a tro-
ply, the hounds must run him to his
death. Do you wish us to make an in
vestigatioD."
lost NO time In assuring him that
such was the dearest wish of my
heart.
VERY well, then" said he. You
may rely upon my detailing one Of my
shrewdest and most experienced men.
1t is hardly probable that the thief,
whoever he may be (he cautiously add
ed would undertake to sell so rare and
valuable a coin at home. Some foreign
market would be his safest and most
profitable outlet Nor do l believe that
he has yet attempted to dispose of 1t
anywhere. Did l understand you to
say that the man whom you seem to
suspect Is at present conducting a
boarding house. and if so. where?"
l answered that l had been so in
formed, but that as to the location Of
his alleged hostelry l knew nothing.
Never mind" said Inspector Maho-
ney, 81 dare say we can locate him"
For a month thereafter l made week
ly calls at the headquarters in Mulber-
~ street, one disappointment following
close upon the heels of another. l ha,
communicated with both Jack and
Miss Etheridge, and I hoped Eyes. /
say 1t in all sincerity to crown their
happiness 10y indicating Agnes lover.
even I'm the eyes of her Cerberus Of an
aunt. Yet as month succeeded month
and my load Of suspense was not light
ened l grew discouraged. The inspect
or's reports were vague and unsatis-
factory. Could 1t be that, after all.
was the victim Of either incOmpetency
or guile?
At length on making one Of my per
functory visits to his office my official
friend greeted me with unwOnted cor
diallty-in fact, he seemed a trine ef-
fusive. He handed me a cablegram.
There, MIR. Graham, said he, III
you will read that you will see that We
have not been Idle"
The dispatch ran as follows:
From J. b.. Scotland Yard. London, to
Mahoney, New York:
Golson nabbed with coin on person.
Shall we await eKtraditlon?
For moment or two l gazed at the
bit Of yellow paper as one whose per-
ceptiOn and reasoning faculties have