Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-05
kR. TAUBERY'S
DIAMOND

HI. young fellow! Does Inspector
Peace live here?"
He spoke roughly enough, and re-
turned his stare with equal irritation.
When = man may not indulge in day
dreams on his own doorstep the state
q society wants mending. He was =
hag bully OF fellow, with a red face.
curled, white mustache, and q single
evsglass, through which he regarded
me with an air of extreme ill-temper.
The inspector lodges on tho third
hoor." I told him coldly.
DO you live here too?"
had mind not to answer him, but,
Aftsr all, It was not worth while max
ing trouble over an impudent ques-
ton.
Yes" l said; Il rent the grouno
moor and the studio behind. My name
b Phillips. l am an artist. For the
past four years have studied abroad.
II you would like to see my birth Ger
ti1cate I will go and fetch 1t for you"
To my surprise, he burst into a
shout OF laughter, swaying his body
from side to side. 1t was quite a time
before he recovered himself.
Good. lad-good, lad" he chuckled;
DAD! but l deserved it. Allow me to
Introduce myself. My name is Gun
ton, sir-Colonel Theophilus Gunton-
and I'm very pleased to meet you"
He held out his hand, which / shook,
without any great degree OF snthusi-
asm.
rs this Addington Peace at homo,
do you think?" he continued.
Il don't know" told him. 81 should
walk upstairs and find out II l were
you"
There l recognize the practical
head. You know him?"
Yes"
Then, we will go together. You
can introduce me-"
| was offended at the noise and
bluster of the man; but he had
grabbed my arm, and l didn't want a
soene at my own door. l led him UP
the stairs, his voice growing silent as
his lung capacity weakened. The in
speotor's voice cried an invitation to
my knock. and entered, with the COL
onel pufhng at my heels like q loco
motive on q stir incline.
Sorry to disturb you, Peace" 1
said; but this Is a gentleman by the
name OF Gunton, and he appears anx-
fous to make your acquaintance"
Tho little man rose from his easy
chair. and stood looking at the stran-
Ger with an expression of great good
humor.
For myself. was about to withdraw
when the colonel's hand dropped heav-
lily upon my shoulder.
Don't you co." he said. "A cosmo-
politan, detective and a man OF the
world, a. / am, form a unique combt-
nation. And, by Cad! gentlemen. We
shall want all our brains over this at
fair"
glanced At Peace. who smiled and
nodded. So l stayed.
The colonel kindly consented To
take the most comfortable chair.
sighed. stretched out his legs, Lit 4
chsroot and then, without further In
PRODUCTION, plunged into his story.
"a &>~RS yOd nave uG8lu Oh IulluA
Tauberyf No! Well, it's a name az
we'll known throughout India az tho
uoeroy's. He is the head of one of
the richest firms In Calcutta. Went
out there as young man. worked
well, married well. and ended well In
all things. save his constitution. with
which he played the very devil. In
1900 he returned and took q f,ne Lon
don house In Portland place, together
with an old hall down in Deyonshire
A month ago the doctors ordered him
out Of England for life. Rough on him
wasn't it, seeing that he had spent
two-thirds Of his time out of It al
ready? But the south OF France ia his
only chance, they tell him: so. Ike a
wise man, he Is selling on his sticks.
ana settling down at Mentone, with
out sQuealing to show how much IL
hurts him.
Julius and his wife-shs's ono OF
the kndest-hearted women-havs
been giving some farewell parties IN
their old friends. They had q lunch
today, one-thirty sharp, and q lot OF
people turned up. After the ladies'
had left US, the talk. as luck would
have 1t, fell on precious stones: and
julius Taubery Is crank on them II
here ever was one. His wife wears
he finest jewels In London, and the
~ man II supposed to have many
thousand pounds worth more locked
way. which he won't trust even her
Mn tho handling.
0ontiemen, says he, WIN show
rur- somethin~ that may interest you