The Detroit times., 1908-05-20
Bv w. HOLT WHITE.

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open the bundle OF papers. II was
three days since he had heard any
news OF the outside world. and he
was anxious 70 sec 20 what extent
he himself had supplied that outside
world with matter for conversation.
Il did not take him long 10 ascer-
tain that Every newspaper when ne
opened contained column after cor
umn pertaining 10 the amazing jeweI
theft from Lady Stapleton's. The
Daily Wireless had succeeded In OBJ
tanning an interview from the ola lazy
herself. and though she could Aot
throw much light on the subject, her
theories were distinctly interesting.
one passage on which his eye dwelt
was as follows: The porch was SO
| constructed"-Lady Stapleton was re-
ported 10 have said--"that no one
could possible have scaled H. Ana
! il a ladder. even light one, had been
used. the marks OF 1t must nave Deen
| imprinted on the gravel, which mad
! been freshly laid down that afternoon
and was soft and moist from the ram
/ But there was not even IootmaFkr
! And here | may say that the use or
the front entrance had been forbidden
! 10 the household. because | wished
the new gravel 10 set And there
were no visitors. Really. | cannot
understand the thing al all. | have
not yet heard OF burglary by balloon.
! but that seems TO me the only soln-
! ton 70 the problem
| From this John turned 10 the equal
! ~ lengthy and far more exciting ae-
counts OF the communication which
| had been made to Scotland fard con-
corning the whereabouts OF the pur-
| Joined jewels. Apparently NOT even
/ the influence of Mr.. Jones-and
Strong felt perfectly sure that IN such
a case he would have eXerted himself
, in his capacity OF King OF Bahama
] had prevented the news becoming
public property that the jewels were
! found in the exact spot which Scot
! land Yards informant had pointed. -.
and that moreover, the body Of an
unknown man had been found buried
several feet below the jewels them
selves.
The affair. too. Strong read had
NATURALLY aroused all the greater in-
terest because the jewels and the
dead man were found on the property
of the King OF Balkania. Indeed. me
| fact that the supposed American mit
lionaire. Mr. Montgomery Jones, was
In realty the Balkanian monarch in
creased the sensation OF the hour ten
| fold.
| Though comment on such case
! was. OF course. impossible, there none
the less ran through the newspapers
tone which suggested thar even
monarchs NAV occasionally rall under
suspicion SO as strong read he felt
! that. after all. ne mad proved !ncon-
venient TO MIR Montgomery Jones
On arriving at Paddington Strong
took hanson and drove down, 20
/ Conduit-st where Oh the door OF O.
was neat brass plate announcing
( the fact that Mr. Patrick O'Gorman
| had Offices on the first floor
ON his private cards,' neatly printed
on good pasteboard. Mr.. Patrick
OGorman described himself as detec-
Itive-inspector (pensionedl, late OF
Scotland Yard HIS present business
he described AS that OF private in
quiry agent.
| Mr. Patrick OGorman, indeed, was
one OF those osperous-looklng gen
tlemen. who. having lived many la
borious years in the uneartning OF
crime. retire when practically Ia the
prime OF life ON an insufficient pen
sion TO make considerable fortunes by
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nance TO the domestic affairs OF the
well.to-do and sometimes distinguish
cd persons I'm need OF the assistance
OF a first-class private detective.
In appearance Mr.. Patrick OGor
man was the ideal type or detective
inspector or Scotland Yard, He was
large and plump and jolly and well
groomed He had suntanned cheeks
a brown mustache turning grey. and
humorous eyes thai were decidedly
Irish in aspect. But then, indeed Mr.
Patrick O'Gorman, as all the principal
officials OF Scotland Yard have ever
\ been. and apparently ALWAYS will be
hailed from the Emerald Isle
His own specially had been foreign
Anarchists and he had more than a
nodding acquaintance with good