The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-21


wax Standing outside tne door
the man answered II heard 30
sound snsiG-thsre was nothing q
excite suspicion In any wsy. Sud
cenly there Ezs this explosion. Ii
took 1e. perhaps, thirty or forty sec
onds 70 gst the key ont OF ny pocket
and unlock the door When / entered.
The side Of the room vas biown in Ike
that, the Diamonds were gone. Saun-
GERS Ezg leaning forward Just IN the
position ne Is N noe, and there wasn't
smother soai in sight Then Fou ana
l1s Others came
John Dorr rushed from the room;
tier had brought him word that the
car vas waiting At such a moment.
as Vas ready eFen 20 forget MS an
Gent ennity- He turned towards Peter
Ruf. whose calm bearing. somehow or
other. impressed even TIE detective
with sense Of power
VIII you come along. . he asked.
Peter Run shook his head.
: Thank you. Do-r, rs. = he said.
am glad gou hare asked me, but
think ron had better go alone
A few seconds later the pursuit vas
started Saunders s1 carried OFT Of
the room, followed By the doctor.
Thers remained only Peter Ruff ani
the man Who rad been on duty out-
side. Peter Run seated himself where
Saunders had been sitting. and seemed
to Be closely examining the table al
round for some moments. Once he
took up something from between the
pages OF the book which the Sergeant
had apparently been reading, and put
Il carefully into his own pockefbook-
Then he leaned back in the chair, vi-h
his hands clasped behind his head and
his eyes fixed upon tie ceiling. az
though thinking intentiy.
Hastings" he said 20 the police
man. who all the time was pursuing
q stream OF garruious. i1consequert
remarks, wonder whether you'd
step outside and see ar. Richards. the
butler. Ask him IL he would be 50
good as to spare me moment
I'll DO 1t, sir, the man answered,
space Lord. 2 be added, they must
have been in through there and out
again ike cate. /"
II was quick work, certainly
/ Peter Ruff answered geDialiv, out
then, an enterprise He this would. OF
course, only BE- attempted By experts"
Peter Ruf vas net left alone long.
Mr.. Richards came hurrying In
This il terrible business. air" hs
said. HIS lcrdship has excused ne
from experimenting the service Of tie
dinner ANYTHING that | can do for
you | am 70 gre M whole attention
10. These we're M orders.
very good Of you. Richards" Peter
Ruiz answered. very thoughtful Of
his iordship. IN the first place, then,
think, ne will have TIE rest OF this
jeEe,ry packed IN cases II once. So-
that anything further is likely 70 hap
pen" he continued, but stiil, II
would be Just as well out Of the |sy.
! will remain here and guperintend
this, IL you viii ssnd couple OF care
ful xervauts. In the meantime, ! want
ron TO do something else for ne"
Certainly, sir" the man answered
Il want a plan Of the house" Peter
Ruff said, with the names Of The
guests who occupy this wing"
The butler nodded grzyely-
II can supply rou with II T.ry
shortly, SIR" be said. Thsre is ae
difficulty et all about tbe plan, as
have several IN mr. room; but II XII
take me GONE minutes 10 pencil IN he
rames"
Peter Run nodded
Il viii superintend things here u
til you return" he said.
IL ,s TO be hoped, Sir" the maj
said, az be retreated. that the gentle
man from Scotland Yard will catch thu
thieves. After all, they hadn't rno-'
than ten minutes start, and OIL
Daimler IS dser."
" I'm sure I hope So" Peter Rus
answered heartily
But, alas. no such fortune was y
store for Dir. John Dory. Al dayDrsal
he returned IN q borrowed trap from
neighboring railway citation.
Our tires had been cut hs Eatd, IL
reply to storm Of question:. Thei
began 70 60, one after the other, a
soon as we had any speed on W
traced the car TO Salisbury. and Their
fsn,t village within forty miles tha