Graham guardian., 1915-09-17
TheGibsor,
Robbery
A Smart Piece of
Detective Work
BY CLARISsA MACKIE

the law firm.
~ am Rogers" said that young man
courteously. my partner, Mr.. Harley,
has not yet returned from lunch. Did
you wish to see him partlcularly"
! mo. Either one will do" returned
! the other hastily. II was directed here
by my friend DR.. Brown. lie gave me
! to understand that your firm did lit.
tie detective work now and then"
Hardly that" returned Rogers, plnr-
ing a chair for his client and regainlng
his own seat. but In the course Of our
practice we have Glanced upon mum
Der OF curious cases that we were for
tunate enough TO unravel. As II matter
! of fact, we are rather fond of that sort
! of thing. although it Is not branch Of
| our business"
The visitor frowned thoughtfully for
moment and then looked sharply at
the young lawyer
In spite Of what you say perhaps !
delicate matter for me. 1t is in th"
| line of detective work. but 1t requires
unusual tact. something that the aver
| age detective does not possess. This IA
| not the mere shnq0wing of Il suspected
| party. 1t IL an endenvOr to find thief
among II group of people none of
whom could possibly he guilty Of
theft" He leaned back and smiled ut
Rogers look Of dismHy
Tough proposition. eh:''
Rather. Ii sounds interesting. with
out consulting my partner I'll say that
we will take it up az recreation after
business hours"
"Donem returned the visitor heartily
Drawing a cardcase from his pocket.
be laid bit Of pnsteboard on Rogers
desk and leaned back in his chair.
"My name Is GilHOn-InmrS AdhiSoH
! Gibson" he said. nodding toward the
card. "and my house was robbed last
evening of $4,000 worth Of jewels
Rogers sat up IN bis rh'ir aud lis
tened intenty.
at happened at my country home Ai
! ShOreciffe. My wife and were enter
! tanning six friends from Manhattan
| all people Of refinement and imprrrn
bic honesty.
"During the evening Mrs Gibson
| mentioned that she had Just received II
necklace of diamonds rs II birthday
! Gift from me, and she brought out the
! jewel cuse and displayed the necklace
to her friends. 1t was greatly admired.
and | was about to close the case and
when both my wife and myself were
summoned to the telephone by an
urgent message.
WAS the message really an urgent
oneT
1T proved to be an error There
was some mistake about the number.
and the Mr. and Mrs. Gibson called for
were really my brother and his wife.
who lived over on the East road "
so your absence from the room was
really Unnecessary
$50 1t appears"
"Did any one enter or leave the room
during your absence?
II cannot find that any one rpmem-
pers. ! have questioned the servants,
and all are unanimous in the protest
that they had not entered the room
that evening"
"Who brought the message from the
telephone?"
"Prn Shah. my Hindu butler"
Rogers was silent for n long time
and then he asked one more question
Ibid Pun Shah enter the room when
he called you and Mrs. Gibson outside
or did he stand in the doOrway:'
He merely stood in the doorway and
gave the message"
MAY ! have the names Of the six
guests who were present that even
mgT"
Mr.. Gibson nodded
Rogers drew forth II pencil and note,
book. please give brief description
of each one rs you mention the name
not forgetting to give me the chief
characteristics that mark each indi
vidual."
First. there was Rodney Stone. the
poet. a dreamy young chap, with his
lovely wife who Is quite content t.
shine In the reflection OF his glory.
"Then came Or I,atimer, II brilliant
physician. now driven to death with
an immense practice. II he keeps
on his present pace without cessation
from work he will end In madhOuSe
Besides DR.. Latimer. there was Nine
Finelli, the prima donna. who as
you no doubt have heard. possesses
an emotional temperament as well
as wonderful voice. Last Of al
were the HuxfOrds. father and son
busy Wall street men. almost toe
tagged out to rccolIcCt what the neck
lace looked like five minutes after my
wife had displayed It."
Those were the six who were alone
with the jewelsY'
Yes"
And they are all unanimous In say
Ing that not one person entered the
room during your absence?"
"Yes, although 1t Is singular thai
Mime. Finelli and Mrs Rodney Stone
both declare that Pun Shah stood II
the doorway for moment and re
gardcd the company rather strangely
, for few seconds Mime. FinpIi resent
ed the ImpprtInpnce and made ges
Worth Their Weight in Gold