The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-05
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Inspector RourkC Of Scotland Yard
was sent FOR hy Bond street icwclry
house that hnd been robbed of dia-
mond necklace worth many thousand
dollars. lt was almost certain that
lady Renfcld was the thief on the
quiet she hsd been known for several
years as n klcptomauiac. But for her
title they would haye called it by a
more ugly name. She was the only
customer that had looked at the neck
lace that afternoon before It was found
to be missing. Lady Rcnfcld E0d just
returned from Paris when Bourke
made un excuse TO call There was to
be n fair FOR the benefit OF the poor,
ana she was TO have booth.
It so happened that just at this mo.
mcnt Lord Rcnlicld was i'm the hands
Of the Jews He had gone into a min.
iug speculation ana dropped S2i0,OO0
Let II once he known that a scion Of
nobility wlp IS supposed TO have bar
rcls Of money TO burn Is hard mp and
don't know which way to turn. and
his creditors come down on him like
flock Of hungry wolves.
Inspector BourkC under another name
and as one Of the officials Of The great
fair was received in the lady's morn.
Ing room. lie had posted himself on
the subject TO bc talked about. and he
talked intcligcntly and Interestingly
for half an hour before bringing in his
casual and usual remark. Lady Rem
| field promptly and vigorously asserted
! her innocence lie had been through
the same programme fifty times be-
I fore. and he mildly replied that she
had three days In which to give up the
necklace. Aftcr that time had expired
I no should feel at liberty TO take some
. other course. Lady Rcnicld thcrcupon
dcGCd him and showed him the door
| In leaving he spoke Of calling again.
/ lie did call the very next morning
| though without the faintcst hope Of
| being admitted. To his surprise, he
seemed 20 bc expected. and rs Lady
RcnHo,d came forward with extended
hand she said:
"Nuu have come again about the
necklace. but I must tell you what
told you yesterday. | know nothing
whatever about H."
Inspector BOurkcs line was the SEN
timcntal and pathetic. It was for him
10 draw picture Of one Of the great
/ est ladies I'm England arrested and
scandallzcd ana placed In the fclon's
dock. He asked her 10 imagine the
! feelings of her friends and family. the
social ruin. the degradation of II proud
/ family. Tears came TO the eyes OF
| Lady Rcnfcld rs he talked, but she
nevertheless insisted that she did not
take the necklace.
Then the inspector took the line Of
buster II wasn't vulgar buster, but
gcntccl buster. He must 60 10 some OF
| her friends. even TO her husband. lie
| must get them 10 make her see her
! position. Tho icwclry firm wanted no
! publicity, but was determined to have
! the necklace back or its equivalent in
cash. Lady Renfeld answered his
covert threats by words of defiance.
Her husband was the house, and
! she threatened to call him In and have
her visitor thrown out MS a black
mailer. She would welcome any sort
of suit aud prove her innocence. The
Inspector left her with the observation
that he would make Il third call In
hopes to find her IN more contrtc
mood. He was again admitted. lie
went over the case with her to show
her how convincing the evidence was
against her but she only smiled con.
! tpmpuously. Then he played his
last card before proceeding TO extreme
measures. lie astonishCd her by Civ.
ing her facts about her husbands pc
cuniary difficulties. She had received
no hint OF them, and she would not
believe until the inspector had laid in
| contCstibe proofs before her Arrest
! and trial had no tcITors for her, but
public gossip about the family finances
terrified her The caller saw that he
had made an impression, and he bore
down as heavily as possible, and at
length Lady Rcndeld gave way and
said:
II will lie to you no longer. II you
win promise me that not Il breath OF
This gets out / will give up the neck
lace"
The promise was instantly made, and
lbc woman made f0lSher boudoir and
soon returned with the ornament, She
was fearful and humillated, and tn,
Inspector sought TO make II as easy
for her as possible. She pleaded klep
tomaIia, as they all do, ana was as
sured that hundreds Of great ladies
had the ailment and were thought
none the worse or She would be wei
coined at the store MS before, and OF
behalf Of the firm he hoped for cal
at an early date, She furnished {
plush case for the necklace and bowed
the inspector out.
"Ihere Is no other man like You II
England" said the head OF the firm
as the plush case was put into his
hands.
- do my duty 10 the best Of my abll
lty, sir" was the reply.
Hold on here, Bourke, but what Il
this" exclaimed the jeweler a mo
ment later
"rhe necklace from Lady Renfeld
SIR"
"But not the one stolen from us
These stones certainly came from Par