The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-11-22
down at him with some amusement.
Well. take this. anyway. had II
from a German burglar"

Oer into my nanus ABOUT eighteen
inches In length by two in thickness.
1T will stun a man without leaving
mark" he said gently.
The fcur-wheeler that We had fol-
lowed was waiting before a green door
set In high brick wall. Without any
attempt ut concealment. Peace walked
10 the door and tried the handle. It
was not locked, and We passed into a
fair-sized garden, set about with flow
er beds and clumps of laurel. In the
middle | could see the outline OF a
square gray house. Two OF the ground
floor rooms glowed behind their cur
tains; the rest was darkness.
We crossed a corner or the lawn.
and stopped behind patch OF bushes
directly In front of the entrance
porch. The night was very still and
silent. What desperate men were
gathered in that quiet place? How
could We hope to arrest them flushed
with the triumph of SO splendid a
prize? To be truthful, began to feel
a certain anxiety for our position;
though upon Peace's face, showing
white In the gloom, was look OF per-
feet serenity-a look that l could not
understand.
Mercy, oh. mercy!"
II was trembling wall OF terror, a
wall that was suddenly blotted out by
a roar like the challenge OF bull.
From within the house came the crush
of overturned chairs and the Jingle of
breaking glass. And all the time the
shrieks and hoarse rawlings drew near.
er and louder, until, with a loud bang,
the hall door was flung open and a
man tumbled down the steps as II
thrown from catapult. His assail-
ant. In black silhouette against the
hall lights, hesitated for a moment,
stick in hand. Then, with a shout OF
rage. he sprang forward and struck at
the moaning wretch who squirmed on
the gravel at his feet.
Now, Jack Steadman, that is quite
enough" said the inspector, pushing
his way through the laurels.
And who may you be-" cried the
other. with a furious oath.
MY name is Addington Peace of the
criminal investigation department OF
Scotland Yard, and / arrest you both,
for being concerned In the robbery OF
valuable diamond, the property OF
Mr.. Julius Taubery"
Stolen a diamond" he beloved.
do you call that diamond?" st
He flung down stone that sparkled
In the lights behind him, and stamped
1t into the gravel with his heel.
II am aware that 1t is the imita-
tion,'' said the inspector. But 1t was
not your fault that you missed the
real thing. have cab waiting. You
had better come with me quietly. And
warn you. Steadman, that anything
you say will be used in evidence
against you"
Il was after two In the morning be-
fore the inspector tapped at the door
Of my rooms. had made the fourth
OF that odd cab load to the nearest
police station; for. though Mr.. Jack
Steadman had clustered. and the Hon.
George Carstairs had groveled and
whined thither, they had consented to
go lat last. And there had left the
detective and his prisoners. driving to
my rooms to await his return.
THE case was not quite so difficult
rs you suppose, Mr. Phillips" he
said, in answer to my question. You
remember that believed the diamond
to be still In the house,"
Certainly"
ut would be hard to imagine more
useful bait. It was certain that the
thieves would have another bite at
It: It was also certain that ought to
be able to hook them when they did.
Yet very nearly lost the diamond,
after all. Taubery, Gunton and the
servants had all declared that, since
the robbery, nothing had been moved
from the dining room, passage or IL
brary. There they made a mistake.
"Taubery's little grandson, George,
happened to leave his toy horse in the
passage from the dining room, and
into the hole made for the pommel
that poor creature. Carstairs, had
dropped the diamond with last de-
spairiug effort to get rid Of 1t before
Colonel Gunton searched him. Ten
minutes afterwards the little boy
went out for a walk with his nurse,
taking the horse with him. When he
returned It was left, as usual, In the
servants quarters at the back.
never set eyes on 1t until day later.
Even then should not have suspect
ed what 1t contained had not the
nurse complained to me OF man who
followed her when she took George
for his daily airing in the park. That
was the sign for which ! had been
looking. I accompanied the pair on
the following morning. ! saw the
man. but did not recognize him.
Neither the nurse nor the boy
could we'll be carrying the diamond
about with them. There remained the
horse. That night I extracted the real
diamond, and not wishing to spoil my
bait Tor the shy fish, dropped the i'm
itation stone into its place.
The toy was watched by night and
day II was through a hint from me
that It was included in the sale. Poor
Colonel Gunton. I admit that his &c.