The Washington times., 1908-10-04
10000 Pounds Worth.

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Robbed. madamy- The manager
oss' eyes went nstinctively 10 the
watch, rings, and purse on the table,
end 60 the two large trunks which
sim remained locked ard strapped Il
GOpe the loss is nor a great one. she
said.
j have been roUJed Oh 5r.U"J pounds
worth OF diamonds said Miss Dris-
coll
Fifty thousand - pounds ,.orth
-0f-diarOnd~ The mauaseress
eyes auC voice expressed blank amaze
IIeuI. Are sou really serious, mad
am9'' Size asaed. with a catch Iu her
throat.
Il was never more serious in my
Gfe, IS you Ipay suees-- replied Miss
Drisc0u. -N E0 wouldn't beg
-Eur aere. in yeuI room during Jle
ajsht2- The menaEeress fingers
twisted and univ is,,d % aer anxiety
and horror OF IN, crime How could
e be-
Il wish I knew said Hiss DriscUH.
But it WAS here m THIS rnom- be-
tween 20 % clock last li-at. when /
went o." sleep. and S-5s This morning.
81 L-IaI I II DAf- IAlA Al-t ta--A-z 81 -
managed I can't think 7 locked and
bolt=d the door last niEht-5oth Key
and bolt were All right this morning
II dor-t set how anybody could get
Iu bv the window unless q sealing lad
der was used and I don't suppose
anyone col,G Gown tbs chimney or
20 away uy o. But there's the fact
I've. been IobDeL. and m This roonl-
ana during the niguJ
-OI 5n.Ui5 pounds worth OF dia-
mouds," said me managers II
can't believe mean 2 cant under
stand g. madam.
As 20 believing, said Miss Dris-
coll. that's an EASY matter. T mean
AIS a1 easy matter Go prove -tLat /
was DO possession OF the diamonds
sheu I came iajO thls rom last night
Listen I took The diamonds over
from the manager or Messrs- LeaJhaul-
Tex & Cos bank at CastlefoTd. a.
Yorkshire. very early Yesterday morn
ing. md nv solicitor. AIR BaNeudaly,
Il Ire same town. saw me deposit
them su a green leather bas which L
secured about my waist 10y q dEe steel
caaiu that J hGd had specially made
T arrived here. as you know, last
night. AMI when / retired I locked the
steel chain .9lud ahe waist OF my
rightGr,ss. 80 .ast I might feel quite
assured Of thc safety OF my property
When ] Wok, This uorniuE. chain.
BAG. ard diamonds were gone
You mean. madam that they had
rad been rem pved-from your very
person while you slept
The mauagcress was Mortified.
oh. indeed. 7 do. said Miss DTS
COLI That's inst what they were
Theirs uo doubt ! was dulS=ed last
Uirat. bur can't think hos. 7 never
spoke 10 any one sitter entering tire
hotel die not sit near any one who
couId rave iuserfered with the single
=Iass Of cla7eJ took at dinner The
things "a mystery.
What do YOU propose I'D do
tt,adar- '-- asked fHe manages -.Y"r
are sure ,h~ diamonds arc not Do tHC
room. y.,r mie5t perh.,r~ have walls
ID iu yoCr si.rT, and. being anxious
about thsvL have u1t them in ono ~
your trunS.
That's jJ Hiss DriscoU- lis one
OF tie reasons why 7 sent f0r you-
want yCd 4 you've time. 10 make "a
thorough examination OF tho roora
with me
The mana EersSs mad time, ,r made
IL. and she two women set 20 work or
the task suggested by Miss DrjsC0L
But there was no trace OF the dia-
nCnlS.
What % The people who were stay
ing iu the house last Rishte' ASKED
Hiss DIIscOH when the search was
over. Have you any knowledge of
any OF therl?-'
1t Sc happens. madam. said the
name eeress, who naturally was jeal-
Gus of the honor OF the hotel. that
/ have some knowledge OF all The
persons who stayed in the house last
night with th5 exception Of yourself
and the Two clergynen who occupy the
two next rooms on this corridor
eve had remarkably few guests last
night. ana al of them. as I say. were
known TO ne-with the exceptions
have named
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