The daily Alaskan., 1907-03-15
THE RADCLIFFE
 DIAMOND
TOriEiual

C.LN tL&UNlu NsSp NAlaNr NA '.' whole. the queercst. l call it the Ra6- c,fGc 50 distinguish it. for 8 NIT. RaG- ClgTe was its owner. One morning o2 reporting at the office the chief told me that the gentleman had lost very val uahle diamond. not much smaller than some of the famous diamonds of the world. and wished a detective to try 10 recover it l called on MT. Radcliffe. who took me into bis study and said to me.
 You have nothing to do in finding ont who stole the diamond. know that already. What I want is its rc- turn. A diamond is so easily put away where it cannot be found that the greatest care must he taEen to trap ,ae person who possesses IL The chint clerk at my office is the thief. took inc diamond there and put it in my safe. Thc cIcrk-his name is Cole man-and myself alone knew the com h.uation. Coleman deliberately took the diamond. knowing thar | could mot prove him the thief and it ! d.0 ] cOuld not recover the property. ! lH"" offered hIm SIONho to return t. but he will nor admit thu, ho stole it t.l. ] offer him the price he has nyod for ItS return. with indemnity against prose. cutiou. wish you 10 trap him with tho diamond on h3S person.
 I got an assistant to play detective with Coleman. while was to be his real Shadowcr. My object was Go drive him from his room and indeed. out of town. cNpcClug that hc would take tho diamond with him. My stool pigean found him the same evening in a billiard room and made it appear rhrt he was watching him Coleman wen. at once not To his home. but Co inc house of a relative. From thC-a b. went Co 8 railway station. or course ! vas watching him from distance aa. u.aGc ur my mind that he had Uk.2 ;Gn diamond from ,hc house he 0.. visited and was go.uC 10 try to go. o-, 0r the country with it
 Coleman went to the .cEC, office a0l bo~cht a ticket to Nv Tor. was in line behind him and aou-.. a ticket Tor tho same place. ! relcra'aol ;' rhc ot5re for assistants to keep l.u .r view tU the train. which wl~ a.. due ro start for au hour. sGn~3 D.. '.. I keeping ovt ot LlS way. One %. tE." s.--arr9 wc when he Enr on .ac -r..l. aul a> ]; pulled out | Crt ou @,E~e... ltl re.rG.uad from hav.E -.- ".. rI while ia uS own town. fearing .. he might have a confederate keep ..a gem til. the tram started nr rn J. 5y to in case of arrest preferred ,' take my chances with b.m in rog. aa strange 10 h.m.
 l took along an assistant and W. .- We had been on the road a couple " hours told him to let Coleman Sea ,. .. be was watching hIu. Then we.. .n another car. My object was @ dr.. h.u from the train. l also lus-"e.". 1ae assistant not to get of the train {. 0 Coleman did I wished thc fugitive so lhiuk that he had elVded ,he detect. At every station l looked out for A.. man. and it was not loug before ~.N him. when the train stopped. a..@a. and stand on the platform When the train went ou. he remained. Hav.u- raactcd he would get on before 1an train started. | rSmaiued on the car SnoinE that he would remain. jumped oT. He east a glance at me that told me my game of scrrcey was UD and 1. hcnccforth | must follow him as sUS- . pected Gcrcntlvc
 But it did not matter. The station was al small village. which was as good place as any to jry To recover l the diamond Coleman went Co lo. . tel. lie did not enter his uamc on tho register. but Sat down tu the office. ! sat down opposite him. He know. aud was willing that he should know . that | was after him.
 Presently he got up. walked out and through the village and beyond. whore the road ran through a wood. I follow cd him. keeping any hand on my re- volve-. Coming to a place where the . road turned th-ou-H a cuL was walk . Ing with ra.N 1vand mo when Cole man suddenly gn.rd and fired al me so quickly j-lt l l.I no tmc to pro tcct myself from tln shot ] wgS not . scratchoH. and Coleman nst"ad of iv- ing again. throw sway hiS pistol and called ont tnrG E7 surrendered.
 Somewhat nuzzloa. | advanced, hold ing him covornd. searched btm for orH- CT wcarons and. fndiug none for the diamond
 It was uut ou h.S person.
 I was Sausdod that he had tr.ckej me. Rut how went to the side of the roal and T.rEod up his pistol lt was an oli fashioned ono bar-ol pistol of very la.-c no-o What hal he Jo 6o with such a w.an1as For a mnwon. srl a wa~e0r .nIy. ! Uas baked as t5 his reason. then suddenly tho whole scheme flashed upon ue
 Marching Coleman back to the y.i. laee. I put him in limbo. then returned to the place where ho had fired at mo. [ searched for an hour in the bank and