Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-29
repeated several times as we question
ed her in u capacity of private de-

where is she nowy
I'm the house sonlewhere-perhaps in
her own room. She was much upset
by the robbery as well as by the police
command that no one leave the house."
THAT Is a detective in the lower
hall?"
"Yes. He came a half hour ago. 1
have felt easier since he has been on
duty"
Mrs. Goesby showed us the dressing
table whereon she had laid the rope of
diamonds which had SO mysteriously
disappeared during the few minutes
she was absent from the room.
We looked the room over carefully
without result. There was no chimney.
rat hole or mode of escape for man or
beast Of any shape or size. 1t was a
charming room. this dressing room of
fashionable beauty-the walls paper
ed with trellised roses that rambled
over the ceiling and almost appeared
to hang in clusters over our heads.
The ceiling attracted me strangely.
When l stood on a chair and poked
my cane at a spot yer the dressing
table a look of intelligence came into
Rogers expressionless face.
What are you doing?" half laughed
Mrs. Goesby. Then she added. "How
very odd"
1t was curious. odd, absurd. any
thing you car to call it. for my cane
had poked right through one Of those
lovely pink roses on the ceiling. and
there Topped down to the carpet the
cut out ros itself and left up there an
Ugly little hole through ceiling. plaster
and lath.
Il guess well find a loose board mp
gested Rogers.
"As well as a long, slender stick
with a hook on one end" I added
brtskiy, for I could see that 5000 ~
ward in the distance. and it looked
good. to me.
"Oh. do you believe that that is the
way It happened7" cried Mn. Goeshy,
quite numerically thSs'dfSeoves! W
had made. II cannot believe that 70
lice would do anything Of that Sort
III you Will accompany me up
stairs" l suggested. leaving my part
ner in the dressing room on guard
We found the door Of the maids
room wide open and the bird down,
by what underground route we never
found out.
I pulled up the rugs from the door
and searched until I found the loose
board in her closet. When l pried 1t
up l could look right down on to the
dressing table, from which the dia-
mond necklace had disappeared.
How is this for a fishing pole?" I
asked after a search Of the room, and
l brought forth two strips Of bamboo.
perhaps six feet each in length. Once
they had formed part Of q bamboo
porch screen. On the end Of one strip
there was fastened a piece of wire
firmly twisted into a strong book.
When one pole was fitted into the 9th
er and thrust down the hole we were
enabled to fish up almost anything
from the dressing table below.
Now that the method OF robbery had
been solved. it remained to catch the
clever maid. who had disappeared
with the diamonds. A search of the
house resulted in nothing. No one
had seer her since the belated break
fast hour. We obtained her descrip-
ton from Mrs. .Goesby. and. having
that lady's assurance that our discov-
cries should remain a secret for the
time being. we went on II way re-
joicing. large visions Of the $4,000 re-
ward dazzling our eyes
IF you were q French maid and had
attached yourself to a fortune in dia'
monds what would o do?" | asked
Rogers the next morning.
"l'd make tracks for the French
line pier!" be exclaimed. and | was
with him instantly. SO we were soon
whirling down Houston street to the
French line pier.
Passengers were struggling aboard
and for several hours we watched
there. finding no one who came within
a mile Of the description Mrs. Goesb!
had given us of her maid Felice.
Two Olack SarDeO uunS ndSteuet
past US. and Rogers grip on my arm
brought me to instant attention.
One OF the nuns fitted the descrip
ton of Felice. We could not see he
hair because Of the stiff1y starche'
? linen.
The other woman was stout an
!. commonplace looking. but somehoy
they did not nave the serene expires
sion Of the sweet sisters Of the church
The small, dark one. like her CON
panion. wore a heavy rosary Of large
black. irregular beads. 1t swung tro1
her waist and swung in and out Of th
thick folds Of her skirts. caught a
this at a glance as they passed. and W
followed them aboard.
l was almost ashamed Of my susp
cions. but Rogers was whispering i
my ear.
g 1.-THE short one-notice her rosary
Looks like black wooden beads or lie
Ell? Caught a glimpse Of a spark
8 that would dazzle your eyes,"
W