Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-26

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 peared to be lid us though to mako sure of the safety of the contents. The
 last light, struggling under the trees,
 fell on brilliantly sparkling object
 within, and like flash Hewitt's hand shot over Wilks' shoulder and snatched the jewel.
 I The man actually screamed-one of those curious sharp little screams that one may hear from woman very sud- denly alarmed. But he sprang at Hew. lit like cat, only to meet a straight drive of the fist that stretched him on his back across the slab. I sprang from behind my stone and helped Hewitt to secure his wrists with pocket handkerchief. Then we march ed him, struggling and swearing, to the village.
 We didn't get back to London till the next day. staying for the night There were. in fact, no late trains. We told Sir Valentine the story of the Irish- man, much to his amusement.
 'Ieamy's tale sounded unlikely, of course" Hewitt said, but 1t was no- ticeable that every one of his misfor. tunes pointed in the same direction that certain persons were tremendous ly anxious to get at something they supposed he had. When he spoke of his adventure with the bag, at once remembered Wilks' arrest md subse- quent release. Leamy's recognition of Wilks' portrait made me feel pretty certain. Plainly, he had carried stolen property. The poor, innocent fellows conversation with Hollams showed that, as, in fact did the sum, f5, paid to him by way of regulars or custo- mary toll, from the plunder for serv- ices of carriage. Hollams obviously took LeGmy for criminal friend of Wilks', because of his use of the thieves expression sparks and 'regu- lars,' and suggested, in terms which Leamy misunderstood, that he should sell any plunder he might obtain to himself. Hollams. Altogether 1t would have been very curious if the plunder were not that from Radcot Hall, espe- cially as no other robbery had been re- ported at the time.
 'Now, among the jewels taken, only one was of very pre-eminept value the famous ruby. It was scarcely like ly that Hollams would go to so much trouble and risk. attempting to drug, injuring. waylaying and burgling the rooms of the unfortunate Leamy. for a jewel of small value-for any jewel in fact, but the ruby.
 "The struggle and flight of Wilks from Hollams' confirmed my previous impressions. Hollams, finally satis- fled that very morning that Leamy certainly had not the jewel, either on his person or at his lodging. and know Ing from having. so closely watched him that he had been nowhere where 1t could be disposed of, concluded that Wilks was cheating him and attempt. ed to extort the ruby from him by the aid of another ruftian and pistol. The rest of my way was plain"
 We nscertained on our return to town the next day that the bag, with all its contents intact, had been taken by the police at their surprise visit to No. 8 Gold street, as we'll as much other stolen property. Hollams and Wilks each got very wholesome doses of penal servitude, to the intense de- light of Mick Leamy. Leamy himself, by the bye, is still to be seen, clad in noble uniform, guarding the door of well known London restaurant. He has not had any more f5 notes for car. rying bags and does not expect any.