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sooner had he said it than he turned and

The man with tho bag, seeing his COM
panion dart off without tho slightest
warning, glanced round to sec what had |
caused his hasty flight. ! suppose he
saw me and the detective and Mr. Cole
He dropped that handbag as II II had
been red hot, and of he ran. He ran
to such purpose that we never caught
hinl--neither him nor tho man who had
cut my hair. But we got tho bag, and,
one OF the station officials coming on tho
scene. We wero shown to an apartment
where, after explanations had been made.
the bag and its contents were examined.
OF course, we had realized from tho
very FIRST moment that Mr. Colgate's
collection could not possibly be IN that
bag because It was not nearly large
enough. When 1t was seen what was In
It, something like a sensation wac
created It was crammed with small
articles of feminine clothing, In nearly
every garment jewels were wrapped,
which fell out of them as they were
withdrawn from the bag. Such jewels!
You should have seen the display they
made when they were spread out upon
the leather covered tabe-and our faces
as we stared at them.
This does not look like my collection
OF old silver" observed Mr.. Collegiate
mo" remarked q big broad-shoulder-
ed man, who afterwards learned was a
we'll known London detective. who had
been induced by our detective TO Join
our party. This does not look like your
collection of old silver. sir; II looks II
you'll excuse my saying so. like some-
thing very much more worth finding,
| Unless I am mistaken, these are the
Duchess Of Datchet's Jewels some OF
which che wore at the last Drawing
Room. and which were taken from her
| Grace's bedroom after her return. The
police all over Europe have been looking
for them for more than a month"
THAT beg has been with US nearly q
month. The party who took It out paid
four and sixpence for closk-roon charges
twopenoe a day for twenty-eeven days.
The person from the cloak-room had
he who said this. The London detective
replied
Paid four-and-sixpence. did ne? Well
it was worth ito US, Now, II I could
lay my hand on the party who put that
bag In the cloak-room, I might have &
word Of a kind to say to him."
had been staring. wide-eyed. as piece
by piece the contents Of the bag had beer
disclosed; had been listening, open
cared, to what the detective said; wheI
The made that remark about laying hi
hands on the party who had deposited
into my mind the words which I ha1
seen the man who had cut my hal
whisper as he fed 10 the man with tn
bag. The cryptic sentence which I ha'
seen him whisper as I sat tied to tn
chair had indeed proved to be full O
moment OF flight. he had felt bound I
utter might be Just as full. I venture
on an observation. the first which I Ia
made, speaking with good deal c
dif1dence.
II think I know where he might b
found-I am not sure, but I think"
All eyes were turned to me The d.
tective exclaimed;
You think you know? As We haven
got 80 far as thinking. II you were
tell US. little lady, what you think.
might be as we'll. mightn't itT'
considered-I wanted to get II
. words exactly right.
Suppose you were to try"-I pause
a SO as to make quite sure-''Bantock. l
. Harwood Street, Oxford Street"
, And who is Rantock!" tho detect,
asked. And what do you know abo,
him. anyhow"
Il don't know anything at all aoo,
him. but I saw the man who cut IT
q hair whisper to the other man just b.
fore he ran away. 'Bantocx. 10, Harwoc
. Street. Oxford Street, saw him qui
y distinctly"
. You saw him Whisper What does Il
girl mean by saying she saw him viii
). per! How, at that distance, and vii
all the noise OF the traf,o. could "
hear a Whisper
IT didn't say heard him: I said
saw him don't need TO hear to kno
what a person is saying. just saw "
whisper to the other man. The your
lady seems to be by way OF being
curiosity"
The London detective stared at o,
- detective He seemed TO be bewildere
But II don't know how you heal
- that; scarcely breathed the words "
Mr.. Collegiate explained, When th'
20 heard they All seemed to be bewildere-
and they looked at me. as people
" look at the present day, as II l wei
some strange and amazing thing. TT
10 London detective said
- II never heard the like Of that.
seems to me very much like what OLE
fashioned people called black magic. ;
Although he was detective, he cou
70 not have been a very intelligent perso
D." after all. or he would not have talke
such nonsense. Then he added. with q
~ accent on the saw"
What was 1t you said you saw hi
Whisper"
bargained before l told him.
IT IT will tell you II You let me con
u with you"
y Let you come with me- He star,
y still more What does the girl mean
q Her presence" struck IN Mr. Col