The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-07-10

thing they use on board ship for keep
ing their maps and charts and such
like from the wet
There says she. when Rosanna
m in this evening she bought the
fellow to that. 1T will just do she
says. to put my cuffs and collars in
an /, keep them from being crumpled in
my box One and ninepence, Mr., Gun.
As I. live by bread, not a half penny
morer' M. "
Dirt cheap says the sergeant, with
He weighed the case in his hand. ID,
Mrs. Yolland took another dive into
the rubbish and came up out of 1t, this
time with a dog chain.
weigh It In your hand, sir" she
said to the sergeant. I'VE had three
OF these, and Rosanna has taken two
OF them. What can you want, my
dear, with a couple Of dogs chainsT.
says I. n I join them together they'll
20 round my box nicely says she.
Ropes cheapest says /. Chains
s~urcst,' says she. Who ever heard of
a box corded with chain? says /. oh,
Mrs. Yolland, don't make objections!
says she. Let me have my chains!'
A strange girl, Mr.. Cuff, good as gold
and kinder than a sister to my Lucy,
but always aslittle strange There! I
| humored her. Three and sixpence. On
the word Of an honest woman, three
and sixpence, Mr.. lCufw
"EachY' says the sergeant.
Both together" say Mrs. Yolland.
Three and sixpence for the two"
Z "Given away, ma'am," says the SER
geant, shaking his head.
II can't find It in my conscience,
ma'am, to give the money back. You
have as good as made her a present OF
the things-you have indeed"
rs that your sincere opinion, STRIP
says Mrs. Yolland, Frightening up won
derfully. f@a /
There can't be a doubt about It," an
swered the sergeant. ask Mr.. Better
edge" j
1t was nc use asking me. All they
got out Of me was Good night"
Bother the money!" says Mrs. Yol-
land. with those words she appeared
to lose all command over herself, and,
making a sudden snatch at the heap of
silver, put 1t back, holus-bolus. in her
pocket.
This time / not only went to the door,
but went fairly out on the road back.
Explain 1t how you may, l felt as II
one or both Of them had mortaily Of
Tended me. Before l had taken three
steps down the village l heard the SER
geant behind me.
YES" says the sergeant, as II he was
actually reading my thoughts in the
dark. Instead of putting me on the
scent 1t may console you to know, Mr..
Betteredge with your interest in Ro-
sanna) that you have been the means
of throwing me of. What the girl has
done tonight is clear enough, of course.
She has Joined the two chains and has
fastened them to the hasp in the tin
case. She has sunk the case In the wa
ter or in the quicksand. But" says the
sergeant, with the first tone of impa-
thence in his voice that / had heard yet,
"the mystery is-what the devil has
she hidden in the tin case? It's not the
diamond. The whole experience of my
life is at fault If Rosanna Spearman
has got the diamond"
1 said rashly, THE stained dress!"
Sergeant Cuff stopped short in the
dark and laid his hand on my arm.
is anything thrown into that quick
sand of yours ever thrown up on the
surface again. he asked.
Never" 1 answered. Light or
heavy, whatever goes into the SILVER
ing sand is sucked down and seen no
more"
"Does Rosanna Spearman know
that?'
"She knows it as well as I do"
"Then," says the sergeant, what on
earth has she got to do but to tie up a
bit Of stone in the stained dress and
throw 1t into the quicksand? There
isn't the shadow Of a reason why she
should have hidden it-and yet she
must have hidden it. Query" says the
sergeant, walking on again, sis the
L ldIut - a RCttiSOdt VI a
nightgown. Or is 1t something else
which there is a reason for preserving
at any risk? Mr.. Betteredge, If moth
ing occurs to prevent 1t l must 60 to
Frizinghall tomorrow and discover
what she bought in the town when she
privately got the materials for making
the substitute dress.
When we got back the servants were
at supper. The first person we saw In
the outer yard was the policeman
whom. Superintendent Seegrave had
left at the %sergeants disposal. The
sergeant asked If Rosanna Spearman
had returned. Yes. When? Nearly
an hour since. What had she done?
She had gone upstairs to take of her
bonnet and cloak. and she was now at
supper quietly with the rest.
Without making any remark Ser
geant Cuff walked on.