The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-31

That Is the conclusion which my ex-
p~erience draws from plain fncts. What
does your ladyship's experience say
against it7'
what l have said already" answer
ed my mistress. The circumstances
have misled you"
Fright or wrong. my lady he said.
having drawn my conclusion, the next
thing to do was to put IL to the test.
| suggested to your ladyship the ex-
animation Of all the wardrobes in the
house. 1t was a means Of finding the
article Of dress which had, in all prob
ability. made the smear. and IL was a
means Of putting my conclusion to the
test. How did 1t turn ont? Your lady
ship consented. Mr.. Blake consented,
Mr.. Ablewhite consented. Miss verin-
der alone stopped the whole proceed
ing by refusing point blank. That re
suit satisfied mi that my view was the
right one. If your ladyship and Mr..
Betteredge persist in not agreeing with
me you must be blind to what happen
ed before you this very day. In your
hearing l told the young lady that her
leaving the house, as things were then.
would put an obstacle In the way of
my recovering her jewel. You saw
yourselves that she drove on in the
face Of that statement. You saw your
selves that, so far from forgiving Mr..
Blake for having done more than all
the rest Of you to put the clew into
my hands, she publicly insulted Mr..
Blake on the steps Of her mothers
house. What do these things mean?
II Miss IrerinGer IL not privy to the
suppression Of the diamond what do
these things mean?"
Finding that l made no remark, and
that my mistress made no remark, Ser
geant Cuff proceeded. Lord, how It did
enrage me to notice that he was not In
the least put out by our silence!
There is the case. my lady, as 1t
stands against Miss Verinder Alone"
he said. 1.-The next thing is to put the
case as 1t stands against Miss verinder
and the deceased Rosanna Spearman,
taken together. We will go back for a
moment. IL you please, to your daugh.
ter's refusal to let her wardrobe be ex-
amined. My mind being made up after
that circumstance, l had two questions
to consider next-frst, as to the right
method of conducting my inquiry: Sec
ond. as to whether Miss verinder had
an accomplish among the female serv-
ants In the house. l recognized Ro-
/ Sqnn0 Snoorman ms nm lo6x-Chfn ~, n ~
remember, when she brought the wash
ing book into this room. Up to that
time / was inclined to doubt whether
Miss Verinder had trusted her secret
to any one. When l saw Rosanna l
altered my mind. I suspected her at
once of being privy to the suppression
Of the diamond. Holding this view,
the first consideration which naturally
presented itself to me in connection
with Rosanna was this-would Miss
yerinder be satisfied, begging your
ladyship's pardon, with leading us all
to think that the moonstone was mere
ly lost or would she go a step further
and delude us into believing that the
moonstone was stolen? In the latter
event there was Rosanna Spearman
with the character of a thief, ready to
her hand, the person of all others to
lead your ladyship off and to lead me
off on a false scent.
II had another reason for stspectinz
the deceased woman, which appears 10
me to have been stronger still. Who
would be the very person to help Miss
Verinder In raising money privately on
the diamond? Rosanna Spearman. No
young lady in Miss verinder's position
could manage such a risky matter as
that by herself. A go-between she
as Rosanna Spearman? Your ladyship's
deceased housemaid was at the top Of
her profession when she was a thief.
She had relations, to my certain knowl.
edge, with m of the few men In Lon
don In the money lending line, who
would advance a large sum on such a
notable jewel as the moonstone with
out asking awkward questions or In
sisting on awkward conditions"
He therefore passed the whole of
Rosanna's proceedings under review.
Having stated the whole case as I
understand it," he said. Il have only
to tell your ladyship, now, what l
propose to do next. l see two ways of
bringing this inquiry successfully to an
end. One of those ways l look upon
as a certainty. The other, l admit, is
a bold experiment, and nothing more.
Your ladyship shall decide. Shall we
take the certainty first?'
My mistress made him a sign to take
his own way, and choose for himself.
Thank you," said the sergeant.
well begin with the certainty, as
your ladyship is so good as to leave it
to me. Whether Miss verinder re-
mains at F%rizinghall, or whether she
returns here. l propose, in either case.
to keep a careful watch on all her pro-
ceedings-on the people she sees, on
the rides or walks she may take and on
tho letters Sha may write or rocoivov