The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-16
THE MAGPIE AND
THE DIAMONDS
New York SUM-

Miss Nibloek. tan and gray. came
into the Office, leaning on her cane in
a way so impressive as to seem to add
to her height.
I am going to make new Will.
judge" she announced, as she sat bolt
upright in the chair by the desk.
Following the custom Of years. I
say Don't, and then / ask .Why?'" re-
piled Judge Josiah Marcellus.
While 1 answer Do. and then tell
| why. retOTted the redoubtable spin
ster. To make a long story short. the
billiants have been taken one by one
from my diamond necklace until now
they are all gone except one"
You surely don't suspect your
nephew, Harold?" gasped the Judge.
why not? He is "a mortal. for all
his sublimated airs and graces. Who
else2 Since he alone knows the com
OinatiOn TO my strong box, since he
alone had reason to think that wear
might elapse before even looked at
the necklace.
4 don't suspect him of deliberate
theft He is careless, improvident, ex-
travagant and hopeful. He took the
diamonds as he needed money. fully in
tending to replace them in that dream
! land where he has always lived, some
/ day.
He isn't ft for the responsibilities
Of wealth; therefore l shall leave what
I have to the Incurable hospital. sub
| ject to an adequate annuity for him.
! VIII you draw such will. or must I go
to a lawyer more single in his devotion
TO my interests2
"Oh, I know what you would saw
how fond you are of Harold, what fine
name ne Is making for himself i'm his
/ prOfessorship, and all that. BAH He's
d child. and should be treated like a
child What he did is just what a self
ish and greedy child would do, taking
sweetmeats from the closet day after
day, one by one. in hope so small loss
would not be noticed.
The Judge swung around his chair
and glanced hOpelessly. appealingIy. to
the table in an alcOve where a middle
aged man of heavy features had been
bending over file of papers.
More like maybe. [ should say
sir remarked this man as if in re-
Spouse.
Miss Niblock swung about. transfx-
ing the intruder with her eagle glance.
I suppose you must be that super
serviceable retainer of the judges of
whom l have heard something" at
length she said. cOntemptuOusiy. Since
you have been so good as to intervene.
perhaps you will construe.
'HoaTding rather than pilfering is
what make Of it." answered Abe Cron-
kite. teTsely
Nonsense Who would hoard?"
Who would pilfer2 You are forced
to accuse young man of ability.
learning and character ? ke him
out a fool as we'll as a X
Judge, judge, do you permit such in
science >"
The best way to confound an opin-
ion is to test it, my dear madam
unused the judge, smiling sIyly, amused
ly.
this smile over Miss Niblock's irate
features.
"Oh, precious pair,' she cried. II
see that you have been seeking to lead
me by the nose. Wei. 1 don't blame
this CrOnkite man for doing his mas
ter's viii, he certainly shows wit
enough in discerning it. Tell me, man.
what would you suggest"
Il would have that remaining bril-
liant watched under circumstances that
could not rouse suspicion answered
CTOnkite. firmly. The same motive OF
lack of motive must exist for its being
taken that operated in the case of the
others. I believe that the solution,
when reached, viii contain no more
criminality than attaches TO my fig
urative maybe"
Yourself, of course. would do the
watching?"
Yes. if YOU can avert the suspicion"
Come along. then. come along at
once exclaimed Miss NiblOck fairly
drawing CrOnkite toward the door. 1T
so happens that I left the house this
morning to meet a cousin from Califor-
! MIA whom no one has ever seen. but I
/ learned instead he. would not be here
/ for a week For that time at least you
can be my guest with impunity as Mr..
+ John Noyes. Come along, l say"
} Quite as eager now to vindicate Har-
[ old NiblOck as she had been to disin-
I heTit him. she went with the detective
| TO her carriage.
] A consciousness of her Inconsistency
showed itself in the lady's face before
/ they reached the house.
/ Harold would be all right of
/ course" she admitted IF he would
/ only act like d rational being and
marry his cousin Emily. but WantOniy
/ to oppose my dearest wishes and to
/ take up. of all things. with that black
/ imp Of a companion of mine. Miss Ma
( gruder. I tell you frankly. Mr. Cron-
/ L mean Cousin John-impalement
/ would be too good for him.
IL # q mi r.