Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-01


money value of the things that I care
about. although that is considerable,
but they-the pieces that are stolen
have been in the Merle family for
wears, some Of them for centuries,
and I could not replace them If l
were to expend a hundred thousand
pounds
"Oh, dear, dear" she murmured.
How dreadful When did you find 1t
out?"
Just now" he replied. Half an
hour ago. got up TO do some fish
fng-you know the fish rise in the
! early morning-and l went for my
rod, which I keep in the small din
ing room"
Yes, yes" she said, impatiently.
MY rod in the dining-room," he
continued, slowly, like one repeating
lesson. CAS- l crossed the room l
noticed that the panel door was
slightly open, and thinking that 1 had
left it so by mistake l went to close
it. Something, I don't know what,
made me throw it back and look in
side: then discovered my loss
Dear me, how shocking! And to
think that the words I said so jest
ingIy and lightly the other day should
come true. Don't you remember that
while you were showing the plate |
said some one would find out the Sc
cret of the lock and steal it all?"
Yes, I remember he said, smil-
ing gloomily; and you have proved
true prophet; some one has stolen
it"
He leaned against the fence and
tilted his hat OF one side with an alb
stracted, worried air, and there was
silence for minute, Susie still sand
ing pale and amazed
And who dou you suspect, - asked
Marie Werner, in d low voice. Have
you any suspicious at all?'
Eyes, I do suspect someone he
sad.
DO tell me-" she exclaimed. q
won't say a word
"Oh, I will tell you," he said, draw
ing a little closer so that Susie, pale
,r,7 +,,r,l,T;,rr cC77IJ I,ooy ovnrvy word
,.,Ttu. $500 fro,,, ,,.5o+ 1i++Io bavo
read Of burgIaries, l am convinced
o,l Who ,-,,oy.s tba r1aca r. he broken
into, and that che affair is usually
T., ,,,atcbad an, oil +bat Lind Of thing
YOU know"
.,vne. ,.ooo eba ocsar+nd "ADd
no.. tbo iIam naan vatchado"
"mdpo for vourso1f,, said the mar
orfs SLOWLY and in 2 low troubled
,,oico ..T act riob+ NV bu+Iar while
stroTIfnq round the conservative
walk found p man concealed in the
angle of the wal. watching the nIate-
room"
oh"
Yes. Forbes stepped cautiously up
to him and laid hand upon his Shout
der and the man proved to be a per
son well knoWn-too well knoWn-iA
the neighborhood. He explained his
presence there by saying that he had
followed a dog from the woods.
Forbes, who IS simple sort OF
man, accepted the excuse at once,
and had no suspicious OF the mans
real business there, Notwithstanding
that the fellow bore shady charac-
ter and that Forbes, who had been
out some time had seen nothing Of
any dog
"And-and he let him go?"
He let him go said the marquis,
slowly, suspecting nothing and TAX
ing no precautions, as he should have
done. overheard a part OF the con-
Tersation, and saw the man, and l
am as much to blame as Forbes,
for also took no precaution-and
now my plate has gone
There was silence for a moment.
You saw him as we'll as Forbes? p
I did
And Of course. if he was caught
Won could swear - him, 90
"Of course, 7 saw him unite nIain-
w. heard his voice know the
man oui+a we'll ana 81 do Won
mo raaIIvq Won mako mo feal
unite uncomfor+abIn,,, and She gave a
1it+1a sbr5dor oDo toll 49, Who =
v.os9v
.T know no reason why sbouId
nor q, ba answered af+a,, ,oon,on+
THAT nor, ,,-o, E1or,,, Howe,
1rarfa T,t,are5 . low, or1- of or,ozo-
mont
"Ha~rv Hornet, sba exclaimed
OH"