New-York tribune., 1909-10-10

running and knew something must be happen
ing right then. When We went up town % 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 watchman ChOked Mr..
Carleton; So II just choked the watchuan-
That's all"
1t meant good deal To- me- said Carleton.
Well | never had such an exciting advcn-
turc in al 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 10 see the man whom had
pictured al shot TO pieces in the box up stars
running away with nv auto. don't quite un-
derstand how it all happened, vet
T WAS simply this. Carleton explained. This
afternoon Renhart told Miss Marshall and
me of Il mysterious accident 10 4 piece of Jew
elrv in his show window last night. 1t looked
To- me as if somebody had tried 10 raise II from
the window by means of a clamp The ceiling
ot the store Is OF quartered oak, set IN panels
about two feet square. Some minute particles
Of wood and cement on the window shelf led
me To- investigate the room above. The only
thing in it that great box placed directly
over the jewelers. front window. AS the cover
was screwed on ii could easily be removed and
replaced. y 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 1t could be lifted from the sup
porting cross beams.
q
line with a clamp on the end and tSh out what
was beneath The first effort had been
successful, but | looked for a second attempt
tonight. and arranged 10 watch inside the
store with Mr.. ReInhart, while Medtord watched
from the entrance to the photograph gallery
across the street The pcntroof 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
ft1-f he W II Or
He had an accomplice" said Carleton.
who watched from the bay window. He
would choose "a time when the watchudn w,,>
round the corner and no in sight in the
avenue.
An accomplice:" cried Mrs Mason, You
think-
81 know; l saw him in the building.
"And You didn't try To- capture hin:'
oh | know who he is
" lou recognized him.
He was the man | had suspected all along
of being the InStigator Of the crime.
Goodness, You're Just like a storybook de
tcctive," declared Mrs. Mason. The more
YOU tell me the less l know and the more
want to-
RY this time the party had arrived At the
Plnckney MaSonS' town house a few blocks
below, on Madison-avc. Carleton and Nedtori
hurried back To the iewelry store.
" That was a nice mess | made OF every
thing Medford said peuitently as soon a,
they were alone. ny don YOU some
thing"
Il can't think of anything that would be
adequate, - replied Carleton Why didn't YOU
do told you'"
i give it up" replied Medford meeklv
When saw that necklace go sailing up u the
ceiling and your signal got excited and lost
my head Stampcdcd across the street
bounded up stairs. down the hall. broke the
glass in the door with my stick turned the
knob from the inside and burst in Just as
Morgan was climbing out of the box He
climbed back when he saw NE and stopped
down as If for something to hit me with |
jumped for him, and We had a lively tussIe
m the stronger and had Just managed to
get the necklace from him. when | heard
LeSSIng'S command, Hold up Your hands
How the fellow turned the trick on us | can't
imagine
Il can imagine easily enough" said Car
Teton. " When l-eSSiug run, the watch
man appear from round the corner and the t.N-
cited women jump from the automobile he
probably decided II WIS time To- beat IT, and did
50 without saving anything To- Morgan To 90
down STAIRS would have meant an encounter
with YOU, SO he went up; but as soon as 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 wutchman and other