Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-10-14
Inside Job" be said tersely.
You mean the servants?" demanded


Jim.
Il didn't say So"
We leaned against the mantelpiece
while the detective stared at the safe.
"You didn't ought to KEEP EN- in the
house," he said severely.
I'VE are aware of that fact-now,"
remarked Jim impatiently. Give us
fresh information If you CAMP
II can" snapped Mr.. Bump ominous.
~. Then his voice went on rapidly.
without pause: There was two men
on the job; they knew the combina-
ton. had keys to the cupboard and
cash box; it was cinch for 'em,
gents! One man was tall and fair,
with a scar on his temple like Mr..
Haswell here. and the other Teller was
the very spit Of yourself, Mr.. Dray.
ton" lie smiled impudently into our
astonished faces.
what do you mean:" sputtered
Jimmy threateningly.
Il mean when a firm Of architects is
pressed for $4,000 aud they hold its
worth in trust for relative it's an
easy matter to raise the money and
call in the central Office to cook up a
robbery yarn" he said brutally. Now.
gents, Ill give you till tomorrow after
noon to produce that necklace"
The door closed behind his shrinking
form. and Jim and tottered into op-
posite chairs and stared aghast at each
other.
Fool idea. that. your calling up
headquarters" muttered angrily.
you've got us in no end of mess!"
"1Iow the devil did he learn we need
ed 100000" groaned Jimmy. "Must
have snooped around lot on his way
up here"
Its his business to snoop That's
what you hired him for" remarked
coldly.
At dinner that night Jim and were
sunk into an abyss Of melancholy
Mary was the very spirit of joyous
anticipation. She talked and laughed
and merrily rallied us on our silence
Afterward she played and sang until
the clock struck IL. Then she turned
graceful height.
Boys she said TREMENDOUSLY, "l'm
going upstairs for awhile. Ill meet
you in the library at - O'clock"
In the library we smoked drearily
until the hall clock rang twelve dread
ed chimes.
The door opened slowly, and Mary.
Respondent in white satin. entered.
Jim knelt before the safe and open
ed it. Silently he handed me the tin
box, and as silently opened it,
"Alary. dear. these securities will be
transferred to you tomorrow-today.
mean." said lamely Their value
now is about $1,000. and you may do
as you please about
Bother the old securities, Peter" in
terrupted Mary. II want the neck
lace"
held the jewel case in my hand.
Dear" said. "can you bear a
shock:"
"What is it, petcv:" she half whis-
pered.
Dear. the necklace has disap.
peared:" | blurted out suddenly.
''Since when?" demanded Mary.
I'VE discovered it's loss this after
noon-I mean yesterday at o'clock
If it does not show up, Jim and will
make up its loss to you.''
''Eiddlcsticks: Open the case": com.
manded Mary.
Tho %l,1u
on its white satin bed lay the diamond
necklace!
Glove" yelled Jimmy. prancing ex.
citedly about.
"A foolish joke" commented my
wife as clasped the necklace around
her graceful neck. She kissed me soft
ly and then reached and drew Jimmy
into the triangular embrace.
"Dears." my wife exclaimed. forget.
ting all about the necklace. you've
been in trouble over your stupid bust
ness. You needn't deny it. heard you
talking one night: You needed just
$4,000 to set YOU on your feet-not
ten thousand borrowed dollars that
would have to be paid back. but that
amount for your very own-and I've
got it for YOU
"What!" we roared increduously.
"Yes. sirs," she smiled happily, 1--WE
committed all sorts of crimes to gain
my ends. and I'm not bit repentant.
although I've been drcadfully afraid
/, you would find me out-especially yes
terday afternoon-you acted so queer.
Now listen l stole the combination
to the safe from Peters desk, and
took his key when he was sick two
weeks ago and had duplicate made
Of it. so that early this week took
my necklace and raised $4,000 on it. >
She paused dramatically.
II took the money to fathers ole
friend. Colonel Muldoon, and asked
him if he wouldn't please invest it sc
it would be doubled at once. have
heard that everything he touched turn