The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-29
FIND BLUE PEARL,
LOST II AGAIN
Story Of 100000 Gem Reads
Like The MOOnStOne.
DISAPPEARED N BOSTON
Was Stolen From the eye Of Indian
Idol and Traced All over the World.
Found In New York Pawn Shop.

Yves SAStcN FiSHf siiN - - 1850
Idol and Traced All over the World.
Found In New York Pawn Shop.
A blue pearl worth 100000, stolen
from the eye Of a statue OF Buddba IN
India sought for five years all over
the world and recovered in New York
few days ago, was stolen or lost
again in Boston
Such is the strange narrative that
Harris MacAdams. of London, tells
MacAdams has the idea that some
one. perhaps an East Indian devotee,
Buddhist priest perhaps, followed him
first to New York and then to Boston
awaiting his chance to steal the pearl.
10 him priceless because of its sane
tity.
OF course Wilkie Collins told very
much the same story, infinitely better,
in The Moonstone."
MacAdams says that as the temper
airy possessor of the blue pearl be was
only an agent. a messenger. He was
acting for Major Prize. of the Seven.
teenth Lancers Of his majesty's army.
Major Pirie. IN turn. is acting for
firm OF English solicitors. who repre-
sent the Rajah Rama. In the posses
sion OF this Indian potentate stands
the temple whose sta le of Buddha'
despite ceaseless watch and guard,
was despoiled OF the blue pearl and
other sacred gems that adorned IL.
After ceaseless search for years.
saws NacAdams. the blue pearl was
located in New York 10 the hands OF
certain paanh,oker Az Major Prize 5
urging MacAdams hurried from Lon
don 20 New York There DE paid $751;
O0o 10 lhe pawnblokoG who thereupon
handed over to him the blue pearl and
ten pawn ukets Tor other gems that
once adorned The inseutahle Buddha.
MacAdams SAYS That tle New YORK
pawnbroker never saw these othe~
gems but boueat the tickets from the
person who pawned the blue pearl
MacAdams says he engaged passage
Of the Zeeland due 10 sail from here
Tuesday b. New York he was full
Of the idea that some one with de.
signs on the pearl was following him
f So he bougL, a small pigskiD case. de
signed to be worn on the wrist Ike
I the watch Of a golfer OF an automo.
I bilist In the case he put the blue
pearl and the ten pawn tickets and
wore the case strapped 10 his right
wrist day and night
Taking train in New York Mr. Mac
Adams arrived in the South station
here. He wished TO get some small
change from his trousers pocket and
found difficulty in thrusting his hand
In his pocket; the pigskin case was in
the way.
He unstrapped the case and later
he thought after getting the change
from his pocket he strapped the case
to his wrist again. But he is not Ger
tain of this. He took taxicab from
the station to the Hotel Touraine, con
graduating himself that the blue
pearl had progressed safely so far
back to Buddha's orbit.
MacAdams arrived at the Sotel. The
blue pearl, recovered with infinite
pains and at enormous expense. was
gone: the pawn tickets were gone;
the pigskln case was gone Never was
cleverer trick done by East Indian
juggler--or by New York crook.
MacAdams said that he has put the
case in the hands of detectives here
They will continue the search for the
100000 pearl.
So. it will be seen. the strange
story which MacAdams tells does not
end like The Moonstone-" The blue
pearl will not shed its soft luster as
Buddha's eye-for some time. at least