New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

YOU how your story has surprised me you tI'lh M"o
crazy According 70 what you We tod me, 'Ic
was lost bv your staff caclcssneSs or dishonesty &C
rnrI;ro g. conmonscnsc. it wasn't. But you never
tell. 81 IT,.
THAT will not hurt them ,t,-
"Ict her sail round the world
"Thcn YOU don't think
I'm always thinking But you doii walt "''"s"''
Won want results. SO will be gong along
He rose and opened the door. he manager Was
vitiblv DISAPPOINTED at not being cross examined
If there's anything can tell you he began,
"Only thing thanks what kihd I'll lui' ''''i ''i'
%Tbc niece. Oh, something unobtrusvc, fisher or
mink, perhaps.
But she furs; -
"Whv YES think 50. sonora )ri| $ iuiS "e'o E0iy
handsome -scalskin and chnchllia
Thanks that's all. Well, Il be gong. I'LL,
"You understand the necessity Oh Keeping 'Ie "'l'c
affair absolutely quiet the ST. Manlnon 1,,,.,l.ss
"Thc St. Mammon sad fctcr Nch'H' "'"'''"
has troubles OF It's own.
AS he quit the Midas and stepped aboard bus gong
n north on the avenue Peter Kenny eyes con,
,;rod ~ wear that pcctar scf-Scarchlng gaze, ana
he did not appear to be concerned with outward events
until he had passed through the thr"ng IN the Wtc ana
silver lobby Of the first hotels uVal Tor 9orstooSnes'
the ST. Manmon Handing his card (or, to be exact
his engraved alias in to be presented To tc manager
he stroed over to the newsstand and bought paper
Turning TO the list Of occangoing passengers Io 'Ic
day, he found what he sought the hd'i''S III '''''
Ortiz and Sciorita Gonzales. nee , 80
"H-ml" was his audible comment. hen pchDoy
escorted him to the Office Of Manager CorSs;
NO. Sir, said Peter Kenny in reSonse to the mana ana,
gers inquiring salutaton, mot thing to tell you.
But something to ask YOU The other DAY thcre were
couple Of things YOU didn't make quite 50 clear as
YOU might For instance, what KIND oil iur dd 'haV
MademoScllc BRAND wear;
Madame Deafosse's niece" asked the manager.
"Whv. | think they were mink or something Ike that
She rather insignificant little woman compared
to her aunt, YOU know: ,.1..
"Ycs" said Peter Kenny, Il suppose 50. Another
thing YOU told only that YOU assured yourself th1'
Madame Dclafosscs diamond necklace was worth more
than the fifteen thousand She valued It at You dldn
tell me how YOU assured yourself .
II don't mind doing 3d. however Nr. LuN ,iic
diamond expert Of Clarkson'S. lunches here. lie
CHANGED be in my office when the clerk brought IT IN
to see if would receipt for the Jewels IN the sum the
lady requested. He looked al II and sad that II was
worth an easy twenty-five thousand. and that # her late
husband had paid only fifteen thousand Tor II ne mao
got bargain. -
IL, must have been genuine then. said Peter Kenny;
"Onc final question, There IS no doubt the ladies sailed
on the I.ustania last Saturday
I've, assured vou and YOU have had "a chance 20 find
out for Yourself said Manager C"rlls' somewhat pccv
ishly. that ShaughncsSy our h"u>c detective '" th'H
aboard If YOU are still much IN doubt concerning
all the details Of the you seem 10 be- on these
points. perhaps it would have been better II Vs. had
LEFT the whole matter in the hands OF Our house ior'r
instead Of calling IN your agcngSy,. ...,.~
"Pcrhap>. SAID Kenny. That's TOR You I" say
He rose AMI approached the door.
Il don't mean exactly that. sad the manager ,u"ih-
ingy But Of course are impatient 80, al delay.
Every dav the mystery continue unrolyct make me
chances moro risky that the Hotel Midas people "ilI
find ou about II and make capital Of "ur misfortune,
which might hc fatal o. this state ~ 'hc ghi between
us OF course you know th. effect OF 90 spicy scandal
Ike this on the Midas people
81 think io, said Kenny