The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-17

Rachel had climbed upon my knees
Ind pulled my whiskers many and
many a time when she was a child
Miss Rachel, with all her faults. had
been, to my mind. the dearest and pref
TEST and best young mistress that ever
an old servant waited on and loved
! begged Sergeant Cuffs pardon, but ]
am afraid I did 1t with watery eyes
and not In a very becoming way.
"Dop't distress yourself, Mr.. Better
edge" says the sergeant, with more
kindness than l had any right to ex-
pect from him. ain my line of life. II
we were quick at taking offense we
shouldn't be worth salt to u porridge.
II it's any comfort to you collar me
again. You don't in the least know
how to do 1t, but I'll overlook your
a~wkwardness In consideration of your
feelings"
He curled up at the corners Of bis
lips. and. In his own dreary way SEEM
ed to think he had delivered himself of
a very good Joke.
/ led him into my own little sitting
room and closed the door.
Tell me the truth. sergeant" I said.
What do you suspect? It's no kind
ness to hide 1t from me now"
II don't suspect" said Sergeant Cuff.
IL know"
My unlucky temper began to get the
better Of me again.
tvlN yAYY mann - NAH - a., -1ntv1
English" I said. that Miss Rachel has
stolen her own diamondT'
"Yes.' says the sergeant, that is
what I mean TO tell you in so many
words. Miss verinder has been In Sc
cret possession of the moonstone from
first to last, and she has taken Rosan-
ma Spearman into her confidence be-
cause she has calculated on our sus-
pecting Rosanna Spearman of the
theft. There is the whole case in a
nutshell. Collar me again, Mr.. Better
edge. If it's any vent to your feel
ings collar me again."
Give me your ~reasonsw That was
all I could say to him.
"You shall hear my reasons tomor-
row." said the sergeant. 'If Miss We
rinder refuses to put of her visit to
her aunt. which you will find Miss We
rinder will do, I shall be obliged to lay
the whole case before your mistress to-
And as I don't know what
may come of 1t, / shall request you to
be present and to hear what passes on
both Cidnc nk Tho v4attnr rnct Gov 10
night. There Is your table spread for
supper. That's one Of the many hui
man infirmities which l always treat
tenderly. II you will ring the bell I'll
say ace. For what we are going to
receive'"-
II wish you a good appetite to it,
sergeant" l said. MY appetite is
gone. I'll wait and see you served,
and then I'll ask you to excuse me II
/ go away and try to get the better of
by myself"
l saw him served with the best OF
everything, and I shouldn't have been
sorry II the best Of everything had
choked him. The head gardener, Mr..
Begbie, came in at the same time with
his weekly account. The sergeant got
the subject of roses and the merits
of grass walks and gravel walks i'm
mediately. I left the two together and
went out with a heavy heart.
Being restless and miserable and
having no particular oom to go to. 1
took a turn on the terrace and thought
1t wei in peace and q~uietness by my
self. If Sergeant Cuff had been Solo
mon I'm all his glory and had told me
that my young lady had mixed herself
up in a mean and guilty plot l should
have had but one answer for Solomon,
wise as he was, "You don't know her,
and l do"
My m~editations were interrupted by
Samuel. He brought me a written
message from my mistress.
The message from my lady Informed
me that the magistrate at Frizinghall
had written to remind her about the
three Indians. Early in the coming
week the rogues must needs be releas-
ed and left free to follow their W
devices. II we had any more ques-
tions to ask them there vas no time
to lose. Having forgotten to mention
this when she had last seen Sergeant
Cuff my mistress now desired me TO
the omission.
found Sergeant Cuff and the gar
dener. with a bottle of Scotch whisky
between them. head over ears in an
argument on the growing Of roses. In
the temporary lull / laid my lady's
written message on the table under the
eyes of Sergeant Cuh.
In half a minute after he had reau