The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-12

much az your service
Il went through that party. gentle
men. as our Transatlantic cousins
would express IL, with a fne-tooth
comb, And feel II my duty TO say
that not one OF them raised the small
est objection TO the severity OF my
methods. They were like lambs, gen.
tlemen. they were. by thunderl Hut
obtained no result. The Taubery dia.
mond had disappeared.
poor old Julius was quite broken
down about II. lie placed the whole
matter In my hands. On my way TO
Scotland Yard remembered what an
old friend OF mine had told me about
you. II you are ever I'm hole. Gum
ton he said. get Addington Peace
he is the man.. You were OF duty. I
inquired your address; | am here. And
now. what are you going to dog"
Can you remember who II was.
that introduced the subject OF precious
stones at your luncheon partyy" asked
Inspector Peace.
"'Pon my life don't know" said
the colonel. polishing his eye-glass
with red silk pocket handkerchief.
1T was one OF the fellows at the other
end OF the table. but can't say which
OF them"
yet, II Is presumable that the guest
who came with an imitation diamond
in his pocket Is the man who started
a discussion which resulted In Mr..
Taubery producing his latest treas
ure."
80 II is. by Jove'" cried the col
onel; II never thought OF II. Clever
work. inspector. eh?"
Exactly" said Peace. blandly.
And now, as regards the place In
which tho robbery was committed"
II locked the door," answered the
colonel. smacking his trousers pocket.
please let me have the key. Thank
you. And now as TO the windows.
Were they closed and fastenedy"
II saw 10 II myself"
after the search In the library, did
any OF the guests return 20 the dining
room?"
IL am no fool. inspector. left old
julius there TO see to that. No one
went back. When had finished
searching | joined julius. and we
locked up together. The butler had
called in the policeman on the beat,
and I left him sitting in the passage
watching the door and drinking beer"
Il must go to Portland place. What
is the NUMBER"
II will drive you there with all tho
pleasure in the world. inspector" said
the colonel, cheerfully Come along"
| left them at the foot or the stairs.
obtaining a whispered promise from
the detective that he would give me a
call that night II II was not too late
when he returned.
spent disconsolate evening at
the club. Never did play a more de-
graded hand at bridge, though
should certainly have taken exception
70 the remarks OF my partner under
more ordinary circumstances. There
is n point at which fair criticism ends
and deliberate insult begins.
by ten o'clock | was back again in
my rooms, where loitered, amongst
my books and pictures, In restless ex
; pectation. II was Ginning midnight
when there came discreet tap at my
outer door, and Addington Peace
walked IN. lie sat himself down IN
the easy chair offered. and permitted
me 10 mix him a whisky and soda.
TELL me. have you found the Ola
mond?"
mo"
/. Nor the theft"
IL know him TO be one OF five meT
that is all"
: Five? And how do you make thai
7, out?"
1T is very simple. The real dia
4 mond was examined by Professor Er
) dicott; II was an imitation tina
I reached Sir Andrew Carlton. There
: fore It Ia reasonable that one OF tn
Ave who sat between them change,
: the one for the other"
1 $50 you strike out the professor ant
+. Sir Andrew
III either OF them had been impli
Gated they would hardly have RAISED
the quarrel that resulted In the dis
I covery OF the theft"
And this suspected five--who ar,
: they2"
Our friend Colonel Gunton. MIR
) Thomas Craddock. clerk In the wal
office; the Hon George Carstairs, Lore
|. Wintone's brother; MIR. Abel Field o
Grey and Field. car manufacturers
and the Rev. Aubrey Power, "A minol
canon OF Westminster Abbey. have
made some light inquiries and iinC
nothing against them. Carstairs
Craddock and Power are men OF mod
crate income. the other two are rich
yet this gives us one important
conclusion. The actual thief is an am
ateur IN crime. SO far as anyone
knows this is his first offense. Hut II
was not sudden temptation 20 which
he yielded. On the contrary he was