The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-22
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GUESSING when ] entered the room AMI
discovered that the diamonds were
missing.
Snow, what am to do? The case Is
q singular one. and ! do not care TO
call the police into the matter. AZ
though the loss IN greater one than
I can afford TO Withstand. The gift
10 my wife was rather an important
matter financially" lie smiled ruefully.
Mr.. Rogers put up his notebook and
donncd his hat.
"where IL Pun shah now. Mr.. Glib
son7' he asked
"Down nt Shorecliffe. ] presume. lie
was there ut noon when I motored ~
10 town"
"Can you take me TO shoreclire at
onceT
Certainly: my car Is nj the door.
Rogers dictated n brief message for
his partner and left the Office with Mr..
Gibson. In five minutes they were
spinning toward the Thirty-fourtl
street ferry 10 Long Island City.
on the north shore OF the sound. and
Mr.. Gibson and the young lawyer
reached the gates within an hour after
leaving Rogers Office
grave eyed Hindu in snowy tur.
ban admitted them To the house, AMI
Rogers was conscious OF peculiar
sensation along his spinal column a.
he met the mans piercing glance.
He felt In that moment that Pun
Shah knew the reason for his coming
as well rs many other things that be
would not divulre.
lie followed his host into the library
and listened lntcntiy while Mr.. Gibson
pointed out the table where the jewels
had lain during his absence at the
telephone. The table was between
two French windows that opened upon
the front veranda.
"Wcrc the windows open last even.
mgr asked Rogers.
They were both closed. II was
chilly and we were enjoying a Are
on the hearth
Rogers was silent for a long time
His eyes wandered from one spot 10
another. Once they gllmpsed the
corner OF Pun Shab's snowy turban
outside the door. and again he was
sure that the mans lefty eyes were
rega ming him from n heavily beaded
curtain that separated the library
from n smaller adjoining study.
We'll. Mr.. Rogers. ! am wondering
II you exonerate all my friends. My
theory does not permit Of suspicion
pointing TO one Of them" remarked
Mr.. Gibson nj last
my theory. Mr.. Gibson, Is that all
your six guests were accessory 20 the
deed"
What? My dear sir
walt moment. sir. I did say that
they were accessories 10 the deed. but
II was quite uDconscionsly 80 on their
part Have you several strong men
on the place. men whom you can
trustr'
"Yes. There N Baker. the gardener.
with his assistants. besides my chauf.
feur and the second man. four alto
Eether. Why. may askT'
please summon them 20 this room.
and after that" continued Rogers In a
low tone. have the man. Pun Shah.
sent In
Mr.. Gibson smiled grimly. so that's
II, is IL? I couldn't see how the rascal
had n chance. Excuse me. II you please.
while ] send for the men"
He left the room and Rogers waited
there alone. Presently he heard
stealthy footstep behind his chair and
q hot breath on his neck. lie Jumped
Just In time 10 escape the wicked
knife Of Pun Shah. whose dark face
was convulsed with anger.
Rogers had whipped out a revolver.
and 50 the two were standing facing
each other when Mr.. Gibson returned
with his four servants.
"What IL this Pun Shah?" demanded
his master quickly. but the man only
bowed his head In silence.
"Your man was about to kill me-"
said Rogers coolly. because have
discovered that he Is the one who stole
your diamonds"
"ls II possible? Pun Shah. what havaa,
you to say"
The Hindu fastened a look OF deadly
hatred on the young lawyer and.
on his turban. drew from its
folds the string Of diamonds that had
so mysteriousy disappeared. lie dung
The ornaments on the floor ut his mas.
ter's feet and with a swift. gliding
vanished from the room.
No one made a movement TO follow,
and an instant later they saw the
flicker Of his white turban as he dlsap-
peared down the driveway.
Mr. Gibson dismissed his servants
with gesture, dropped the string OF
in his coat pocket. and faced
Rogers
How did you fasten the crime upon
Pun Shah so quickly? I had evidence
that no one saw him enter the room.
and
Rogers put up n hand. 1t is easily
explained Your butler possesses I'M
usual hypnotic powers He simply
hypnotlzed the six guests In your draw
ng room. took the diamonds from be-
heath their noses and disappeared.