Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-01

You see, he might merely have been
asking direction of the man 1 saw
at Crewe's. They were together only
a short time, for l stopped and watch
ed them-from mere sense of curl.
osity, assure you. You know / wan
der through all parts of the city, seek
ing types as we artists call them"
"But great Heavens, man, don't
you see what I am up against"
Naturally; and 1 am going 10 do
my utmost to help you push it over"
Don't you see that I'm going to
catch hell when he inspector finds
out what has happened here toright?" ?"
mo What / do see is this: I am
quite sure that Mr.. Delorme would
greatly prefer that nothing should be
said about this-publicly, | mean. He
is a man of power and influence.
81 am sure that he will not blame
you for what has occurred. / will ask
him to say as much to the inspector,
and to request, at the same time, that
you be assigned to the case Of find
ing the lost jewels"
The lieutenant threw out both
hands in gesture of despair.
"a lot of good that will do" he
said. Then: "At least, you can tell
me who the man was whom you had
seen at Crewe's."
81 can't tell you his name. He is
tall, dark, Mephistophelian looking
person. l was told that by vocation
he is a Straightforward performer in
vaudeville theaters, and very clever
one: that by vocation he is a thief.
And that is all can tell you about
him. Perhaps you know him."
No, don't: but, by jingo, I'll find
him, whether / am sent back to the
pavements or not, and you can put
that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr..
MoreauX. And when l do find him
I'll make him give up the name of
that other party"
'If he happens to know what 1t is
which i very much doubt"
Anyhow, I'll see Crewe before /
go to bed this night"
"Do. That is a good idea. Excuse
me. I see Mr.. Delorme beckoning to
me. / think that Mr.. Delorme will
want us both in consultation with him
before we say good night"
The evening was young yet.
The ceremony had been performed
at FIVE; the supper was at eight. The
bride and groom had just gone to
their special train and private car,
and it was not yet half past ten.
The guests were thinning out rap
idly. In another half-hour there would
be none but servants and the mas
ter left in the great house. 1t had
had no mistress. alas! since Lorna
was very young; she had only faint
recollection of her mother, and aup-
posed her to be dead.
The son, Paul, was a globe trot-
ter-never at home-and he was the
product of former wife of the steel
baron.
Come into the den with me,
Birge," the elder man said, II have
got Mills's inventory-the safe de-
rost company's man, you know"
Then, inside the small room where
MoreauX had been once before that
evening, he continued: Have you any
idea how man articles are missing?"
'Five-possibly six although l
think that Lorna may not have left
that in the exhibit; one calls it by
nc other name. The five articles are
the diamond lavalliere which was one
of Jerry's presents; the diamond and
emerald bracelet that Paul sent to her
from Paris; the tiara of rubies and
diamonds that my sicter Eunice gave
her; a bandeau Of pearls, almost
priceless in value, the gift of one of
my business associates, and-I hesi
tate to tell you about it, Birge."
Il know already, Mr.. Delorme
The small bauble that l donated"
"Bauble, indeed; The wire gold
bracelet with the single but wonder
fui ruby that was given to you by
some India raja when you were a
youngster, and which you priced so
bighly.
Il recall very well indeed that day
al your studio, nearly ten years ago,
when Lorna, when only a child, went
into raptures over it, and you told
her that when she grew up and was
married you would make her a wed,
ding present of it. Why, she wore it
when you made the portrait of her.
You painted 1t on her wrist in the
picture"
$50 did, to be sure. What is that
sixth article that may be missing, Mr..
Delorme?"
"a present that I made to her
mother before we were married, and
which she left behind when she went
away. A cameo brooch of exquisite
workmanship which once belonged to
my mother"
The artist nodded Understandings
He knew that any subject which re-
lated to Iorna'a mother WAS nainful