Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10


running and knew something must be happen
ing right then. When we went up town to the
theater | had seen the pearl collar in the win
dow. The instant got out of the car saw it
wasn't there. Then the Waterman choked Mr..
Carleton; so IL just choked the Waterman.
That s all"
. 1t meant a good deal to me, said Carleton.
We'll. l never had such an exciting adven-
ture in all my life" Mrs. Mason broke in.
Eleanor dragged me up stairs but dragged
her down again pretty quick when the shooting
began. Just in time to see the man whom had
pictured all shot to pieces in the box up stars
running away with my auto. l don't quite UNI
derstand how it all happened yet.
TT was simply this, " Carleton explained This
afternoon Reinhart told Miss Marshall and
| me of mysterious accident to piece OF jew
elrv in his show window last night. 1t looked
| to me as if somebody had tried to raise 1t from
| the window by means of clamp. The ceiling
of the store is of quartered oak, set in panels
| about two feet square. Some minute particles
| of wood and cement the window shelf led
| me to investigate the room above. The only
| thing in it was that great box placed directly
| over the jewelers. front window. As the cover
| was screwed on, it could easily be removed and
| replaced A man working within the box
could dig through the cement flooring to the
wooden ceiling of the store, and then, shaving
down the edges of one of the panels he could
cut it out so that it could be lifted from the sup
porting cross beams.
Through this opening he could let down a
line with a clamp on the end and fish out what
was beneath. The first effort had been un-
successful; but looked for second attempt
tonight, and arranged to watch inside the
store with Mr.. Reinhart. while Medford watched
from the entrance to the photograph gallery
across the street. The pentroof over the door
would conceal him from anyone looking out of
the window
But how" Mrs Mason exclaimed, could
the burglar do his pearl fishing without being
seen by the Waterman or somebody!
"He had an accomplish said Carleton.
who watched from the bay window. He
would choose time when the Waterman was
round the corner and no one was in sight in the
avenue"
AN accomplices" cried Mrs Mason. You
Il know l saw him in the building"
And you didn't try to capture hlmt
"Oh. l know who he is!
You recognized him.!
He was the man had suspected all along
of being the instigator of the crime.
Goodness! You're just like storybook de
tective," declared Mrs. Mason THE more
YOU tell me the less know and the more l
| want to-
Ply this time the party had arrived at the
- Pnckney Masons town house few blocks
| below, on Madison-ave. Carleton and Medford
| hurried back to the jewelry store.
That was a nice mess l made OF every
thing" Medford said pentently as soon
they were alone. why don't you say some
thing"
Il can't think of anything that would be
adequate" replied Carleton. Why didn't YOU
do as told your"
Il give it up" replied Medford meehly.
| When saw that necklace 60 sailing up to the
ceiling and your signal got excited and lost
my head. l stampeded across the street.
bounded up stairs ran down the hall. broke the
glass in the door with my stick. turned the
knob from the inside, and burst in. just
Morgan was climbing out of the box. He
climbed back when he saw me and stopped
down as if for something to hit me with. l
jumped for him, and we had lively tussle.
I'm the stronger, and had just managed to
get the necklace from him. when l heard
Iessing's command, Hold up your hands.
| How the fellow turned the trick us, l can't
| imagine
Il can imagine easily enough" said Car
| Teton. when Leasing saw you run, the watch
| man appear from round the corner, and the
| cited women jump from the automobile, he
probably decided it was time to beat it, and did
so without saying anything to Morgan To go
down stairs would have meant an encounter
with you, so he went up: but soon YOU
turned into the hall he skipped down to the en-
| trance. Poking his head out of the door he
| saw my fight with the Waterman and other
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