New-York tribune., 1908-05-24
The Stolen Shakespeare
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give YOU blank check II you haven't your
book with YOU
But YOU We discovered nothing"
SAID that | had not found the book or
the thief
And vet Your fee. if you had found either
Was 10 have been only five hundred don
understand what you driving at, sir
Astro recrossed his legs and gave his client
gaze for gaze He spoke now very dellber-
@relv. His languorous tone had given place
10 a crisp hard enunciation. Mr.. Barrlster,
he said what YOU say IS true. y ou under
stand me perfectly. If ! had told YOU the
name Of the tief and the location Of the book,
! should have charged You only i've hundred
dollars Ny price for not telling you IS one
thousand Do YOU understand me now:
BarristeT's face had changed from perPleN1ty
70 anger, and then to a sudden compTehe1l-
sion He dropped his head and gazed at the
Garnet standing for some moments lrresolute
and 6is-raved Finally he walked to the desk,
took the blank check that Naleska handed to
him. and dipped his pen into the INK He
looked up -.
s1lppose. he asked, with strange expression
on his face.
Barrlster signed his name and handed over
III, check You are a most extraordinary
1-o1,7q man. SIR he snarled. and lett the
room. slarll1ning the door behind hl111-
NALESKA stared her brows knitted. " at
a minute I've almost got II II was
Barrister himself who stole the book-hls own
Which his vile had given him when
thev were married; don't forget that SAID
A~tro. .,,..- -,...,,. F,.-
>. L-7oyy he's been mean enough to dispose of
= She Is still in love with him, could see
1i7at and she's a sentimental old thing too
50 he had 10 mimic burglary, dld he.
And very stupdly he did with an
ordinary screwdrlver winch ne d'ah i''''
''-SF R,5t y.'.zT- TbT did he want the book, What
did be do with 1t, III.
morning stole II that afternoon ''alLl1liIis @
debt. You found that out EoulSfIl = ,lli 49,
who had been forcing Barrlster Tor lile illoIleE
and was sore because he wouldn pay up
P.-rl-re- IS sadly IN need Of ready Ca9h-
found that out from bis bank AND lieis2'l
offered him thirty thousand ioT ms loiI''
Then Hepson has the book nov"
- 90, is vav there. That the reason
- turned our telegraphcd otter down NJ
- in,,.rssted. because Barrlster had
sIreadv sold HIM his copy ,
How did YOU know that, ,
Il - mo Ak YOU one question. What was
-f-er, about this case that was dlifcTeil ioi'i
most affairs like II =, mo
-,rar7ge that Barrister didn I cal! II the l'"i''
.. Precisely. II he had, he Wa aiIala ne
would have trouble and Hepson IlsBt ps "a.
-,tigated. Its easy enough now Tor Dan ~ ~,
>. l-,.s,, his vife from knowing anything o. Wv
..Ir> ana Hepson Will be glad enough al se'-
nm, tb,. book TO say nothing about II 10 Io1 =
<ear OF two There was my start ~ sJtilie.
5,,...r -hat Barrister. losing 50 valuable I',l -
,..,,re shouldn't report II at one an" ii ~,
r traced. and all the dealers nqueu o.. birn ,ir5
-f,s belief IN the occult wa, whal sI, % ',i--- az,
.t,1,, over the necessity OF calling N lIie Po
7,-. didn't like the way he pTotGsIed -
nh that nobody had Offered to Duy iiis
f1I,o II seemed 10 back up my sus l'lcio
Il rtther suspected Mary conn coIIiileiiter go
,-.la.l when slW the violet STAINS Oh IN
ngere iust ike the ink on the scrap OF pa pIPg'f 81
~ +r. xav. where did you get the re-. -
f6,1 paper and what does II mean; 1t qU'''
led me astray- No. intended
I'D, oar frieild Mr.. Barrister trled io' t'iiIl
:, I,5, his own tracks, but to create - .i7,
,,,,s y, order 10 bcfuddle any dettcuEe
r.,,llrJ the lob ! noticed the Nioie' ',lL,s VIZ,
- ,y,. ,,rne past the ash barrels %, t,o tt,,
1, jia B.rrister when he came nome 81 =, -
..1,513l-tine the robbery. Aha ne sdI. -, ~
i,,r13-,lf here $ al chance 80 iooI any &c ~
1bat comes hunting for clues u - ,,rt