The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-06

and the stewardess promptly denied
1t and asked to be searched. This
was done and nothing was found. Then
the most OF US agreed that Mrs. Ora
ham had left her cash and diamonds
behind her when she sailed, and she
got even by calling VI lot OF idiots
and sticking to it that whoever rob-
bed her had used a false key to open
her trunk Only IL hours after.
bachelor made a complaint to the ef-
feet that a gold watch set with dia-
monds had been taken from his room.
1t now became evident that there
was a thief aboard, and things were
made very uncomfortable for all. In
the excitement we almost forgot Miss
Davis, but she did not forget herself.
She 1t was who suggested search OF
all the staterooms and profered her
key. In so doing she got herself dis
liked by an old chap who was in the
calico printing business in New York
He said he had been turning out calico
warranted to wash for the last 40
years. and he'd be hanged II he'd have
his honesty called In question at this
late day This put Quietus on the
proposition to search, but it left most
uncomfortable feeling throughout the
ship. Some one was stealing, but the
passenger who suspected another
might be In turn himself suspected.
The captain and purser did their best,
but struck no clew. That evening Mr..
sGreenleaf and Miss Davis had a quiet
confab together on deck. Their scheme
was to lay trap for the thief. The
young man had a very handsome dia-
1t had a history, and while he was re-
lating the history he removed the ring
and Miss Davis took possession OF It,
When the talk had been concluded he
held out his hand Tor the jewel, but II
was not to be found. She contended
that she had returned 1t almost al
once, and that he must have dropped
it on deck She even led the search fol
, it, and when 1t could not be found she
criticised young MI Greenleaf for {
. careless fellow. He was rather infat
! uated with her, but he had a grain Of
two of common sense left and h'
decided to make a change in hi
program.
There was one more alarm. Tha
evening about 1000 worth OF jewelr.
| was taken from another stateroom
| There was a row over 1t, but tn
| officers of the ship could do nothing
! except to station sentinels In the pas
sage-ways thereafter and make ever
person identify himself on going to hi
stateroom. Mr.. Greenieaf said nothin
about the loss Of his ring. No doubt b
wanted to, but Of what use? 1t wa
/ noticed and commented that he an
the ingenious Miss Davis had Quarre
ed. and many theories were advance
4 as to the cause, but none OF thel
came within 40 rods OF the truth.
8 His withdrawal gave the others
better chance, and they were not slo
q to take advantage Of it. In the smol
q ing room, in talking over the myster
8 our thefts, a man from Passaic, N.
g was imprudent enough to observe Thu
= Miss Davis ought to be suspected {
soon as any one. He had scarcely u
tered the words regarding the your
lady when nine young men called hi
a liar and a horse thief and fell upc
Il him and beat him until he looked Ill
e raw beef. OF these nine. two g
change for hundred dollar bills al
three lost rings or pins before Mi
Davis had got through thanking thel
The others we're coming home des
broke, and thus escaped.
p Miss Davis had a surprise for
when the steamer was finally dragg'
n and pushed into her slip and the pa
sengers began to disembark. She to
60 rs down at quarantine of the surpris
i'm She expected her Uncle Joshua
en- meet her, and she wanted to play
os- trick on him. She therefore dress
ey I'D as a Salvation Army lass to
nd. ashore. She made clipper, but
ter one could have possibly recognized b
es- as the girl who had boarded the Bal
Ter on the other side Uncle Joshua "
me there with a cornfield smile on
ley face and she got into hack and d
18th anpeared within few minutes
her That was the last any OF us saw
MS Miss Davis. The rest Oh us Iedu
the newspapers. Her supposed fatf
cid was forger, and they were feel
int. from England when they boarded
ing Baltic. The telegram was from a c.
Iiss federate and caused change In
program. All the stealing aboard CO..
is, be laid at the young lady's door,
zed she had brought over large sum
day money besides There were detecti'
ted at the dock, but she outwitted the
alu- They we're on her trail for weeks
few weeks. but did not succeed In arrest
ook her. For an ingenious young lady
'uld WAS a hummer You not only HI
sed the statement Of steady, conser
n tive old bachelor for that, but
avis various impetuous and infatua
par Young men who lost rings and ?
and ran to change hundred dollar D
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