The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-10-05

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robbery must have been committed by
some member of my household. There
were about a dozen persons, exclusive
Of the servants, sleeping in the house
on tln night of the theft"
ut goes without saying that the
traitor must belong in your own
camp" remarked Danevitch thought
fully. ut will be necessary for me to
have list Of all the people who were
in your house on the night of the rob
berry, and l must make their personal
acquaintance"
"But that is almost out of the ques.
tion," demonstrated the count. IF
were to introduce you to them their
dignity would be wounded, for they
would think that they were all under
suspicion"
(Which as a matter of fact, they
are" responded Danevitch calmly.
THAT is rather sweeping state
ment," retorted the count haughtily
There Is my son, for instance. /
couldn't suspect him, not to mention
| several intimate and dear friends of
NINE"
Have you made it known to all
your suite that these papers have been
stolen?"
mo. With the exception of my son.
my confidential secretary, and my
business secretary, nobody in the
house knows anything about it,
well, count, in spite of what you
have said, repeat that n will be
necessary for me to make the &C.
quaintance of every person in your
suite, as we'll as every member of
your household. But l shall know
them without their knowing me. l
must be your guest for day or two,
and you may rest assured that l will
not betray myself"
II do not like the scheme" replied
the cosnt uneasily. "It seems to me
that it is hardly in accordance with
my honor
Pardon me-" interrupted Danevitch.
IF l am to handle this case, / must
not care to assent to my plans, l can
only return to st. Petersburg and re-
port at the home Office that there is
nothing further to be done"
Count Borolosky frowned. He was
not accustomed to dealing with men
of Danevitch's type. Those surround
ing him were subordinates who dared
not dispute his will in any particular,
and the habit of command had be-
come second nature to him. But he
knew enough about the great detective
to be aware that what the latter said
matter of fact his political future was
bound up in the recovery of the stolen
papers. To be recalled from his post
In disgrace would be a decidedly I'M
pleasant alternative, and 1t was best
to choose the lesser evil by coun-
tenancing the detectives plans.
Have your own way, then" he
said What do you suggest?"
First, I would like to see your bed
room, and the position in which the
box was placed on the night of the
theft
Il will take you there myself" re-
sponded Borolosky. Leading the way,
he assembled a private staircase, and
conducted Danevitch to his bedroom.
1t was a large chamber, furnished
richly, and with great taste. The
room was about thirty-eight feet long,
with several recesses in it. 1t was
lighted by four windows, all on one
side. The bed stood between two of
these windows. At one end of the
apartment was q dressing and bath
room; but they could only be reached
through the main apartment At the
other end door gave access to a
smaller chamber, which the count
stated was his sons bedroom. The
floor Of both rooms was covered with
a rich, thick carpet, which deadened
every football. The counts bed was
heavy old-fashioned four-poster,
draped with silk-lined curtains. Any
one lying in the bed would have but
q limited view of the room. The
dispatch-boX had been placed on a
table that stood against the wall, and
between the bed and Ferdinand S
room. Danevitch ascertained that the
count always locked his door after his
| valet de chambre had retired, and he
| kept light burning all night. But
strangely enough, on the night when
the papers were stolen, the door was
| not locked. When the count went to
his room he was very tired, for he had
had an excessively fatiguing day. On
| attempting to lock his door after his
| valet de chambre had gone, he found
| that there was something the matter
with the key. He was too tired to LEI
this trouble him. He looked into his
sons room, but he had not come VI
yet. So the count got into bed, think
ing his son would not be long, and
when he heard him, he intended to
call out to him. However, he fell
asleep, and slept soundly until he was
awakened by his valet bringing him
his morning coffee. He did not dis
cover that the box had been tempered
with, until he was fully dressed, and
about to go downstairs. On making
the discovery he rushed to his sons
! room, but Ferdinand was eleeping