Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-19
Mr.. TAUBERYS
DIAMOND
(ContInued.)

quite half an hour had dragged BY
when the cab door was swung oper
and the detective sprang in. At the
same time l noticed a covered cart
with black pony In the shafts pass
the other window at leisurely pace
Our driver must have had his orders
m the same direction.
Peace remained silent, so l left him
alone and contented myself with star
Ing out OF the window. We were
going northward towards Hampstead
The lines Of houses broke up into sep
arate villas. Lilac and laburnum
bushes peeped over the garden walls
Tho throng of traffic grew thinner, the
pavement less crowded. 1t was past
nve when we drew up at little pub
Ito house. Peace toddled out. and
followed at his heels.
He Is unloading his cart in Ashley
street. yonder." said the driver, lean
ING from the box, as he pointed with
hts whip to side road. do you want
No to wait, sir?"
The inspector nodded and disap-
peared through the inn door, leaving
me on the pavement. AS he had given
me no orders l strolled back to the
corner and peeped down the road,
which ran at right angles to the one
In which was.
About forty yards away stood the
little covered cart with the gray
haired dealer OF the auction room
talking to lad beside it. Presently
the lad crawled under the canvas
hood and handed down the identical
longtailed horse that had brought
about the public discontinue of the
gallant Colonel Gunton. The dealer
pushed 1t across the stone pavement
into little furniture shop, and the
boy, whipping up the black pony,
drove quickly away. \
turned back to find the detective
1T my elbow.
Peace" l said, what is your Inter
ct in that bicycle horse?
1T happens to play the comedy part
In our little mystery"
What do you mean?"
Only that 1t has hole in the sad
die for pommel should a little girl
ride In it, and the hole leads down to
hollow inside. Do you guess what
1t was that dropped into the hollow
tnsidef"
mot Mr.. Taubery's dlamond?"
Exactly. Yet We have still to
md out the man who put it there"
But, In the meantime the old dealer
may"
tut. tut, Mr.. Phillips. The old
dealer has nothing to do with 1t. He
= only obeying an order to buy the
toy whatever 1t cost. and to keep It
until called for. We may have to
waste some time. so have ordered a
steak and fried potatoes In an upnar
room that conveniently overlooks the
door Of nis shop Let me show Won
the way
We passed through a long par az
which a dingy assemblage Iouneed
and smoked, and SO upstairs into a
private room, the windows of which
commanded Ashley street We ate our
meal IN relays-one watching at the
window, while the other disposed q,
his section Of stringy steak and
heavy beer. The daylight softly faded
the gas Jets sprang out along the
street the tramp of Homecoming
fathers dropped into silence-but there
was still no caller at he furniture
shop. The shutters had been put nm
Tor the night. 1t seemed plain to me
that nothing would happen for that
evening at least, though Peace did not
seem to despond
Nine o'clock-ten o'cIock-tsr
thirty. and the customer arrived
had watched his cab come rafting
down the street with casual interest,"
Tor many had come and gone since VIC
nrst mounted guard 1t had passod
the little shop and was almost he-
meath VI, when head was thrust out
of the window and a voice cried trrt-
tably to the cabman. A street lamn
showed him to me clearly-a white
faced youth with a straggly, brown
mustaohe and an indecisive chin.
The cab turned about, and pulled up
opposite the shop door. The inspector
touched my arm, and we walked down
the stairs. picked up our driver, who
was smoking In the bar, and 30 bun
died into our own vehicle. A few
whispered instructions, and We drove
slowly round the corner into Ashley
street.
The customer had been expected.
A. we passed the shop at a walking
paos coulC see that the dealer and
~ assistant were hosting the bicycle