Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-04-21

questioned Mrs. Hale, whose -
mad been working swiftly. lu
He chained himself" evn,..
Jones, for excellent reasons
there is no regular trade in tba as
things. figured that he probasS as
bought 1t from some juggler WIZ
performance had giver him the ID"
&c." continued Jones. producns
specimen of his advertisements in =,
theatrical publications, q set out 10
find what professional had SOLD
prop to an amateur. / found the s.,a
had been made at Barsfeld. o Iato
In November OF last year, by 'sl,n
perry Sam termed The Elusive ~
wardes.' On November % of las.
year Mr.. Harvey Nj. Greene of Rios
mond, Va, was registered at the nrN
cipal. in fact, the only decent bota
at Barsfield. | wrote to him and no.,
he is"
Eyes; but where is my neckIaca~
cried Mrs. Hale.
"On my word of honor, madam
know nothing of your necklace a.
serted Greenes with a painful contra
ton of his features. IF this gent,o
man can throw any more light,
Il think can" said Average Jono,
DO you remember of that pigbta
events after you broke off the bednost
and left your room-the meeting with
guest who questioned you in tho
hall, for example?"
Nothing. Not thing until awoko
and found myself on the fre-escapeo
"Awoke?" cried Kirby. ''Wara Won
asleep all the timer
Certainly. I'm a confirmed sIaen
walker of the worst type. That's why
Lgo under an alias. That's why or
the trick handcuff chain and chained
myself up with it, until 1 found Il
drove me fighting crazy in my sleen
when / couldn't break away. That's
why | slept in my dressing gown that
night at the Denton. There was a
red light in the hall outside, and apv
light, particularly a colored one. ia
likely to set me going. / probably
dreamed was escaping from oeo.
motive-that's a common delusion NJ
mine-and sought refuge in the first
door that was open"
"Wait a minute" said Averars
Jones. "You-er-say that you are
er-peculiarly susceptible ter
colored light"
''Yes."
Mrs. Hale, was the table on Wild
the necklace lay in line with any lia
outsider"
Il think probably with the direa
ray of an electric globe shining
through the farther window"
Then. Mr. Greene" said Average
Jones, the CLINT of the fire-blue stones
undoubtedly caught your eye. You
seized on the necklace and carried it
out on the fire-escape balcony, where
the cool air or the milk-driver's hail
awakened you. Have You no recollec.
ton of seeing such thing?'
Not the faintest, unhappily"
"Then he must have dropped it to
the ground below" said Kirby.
Il don't think So" controverted
Jones slowly. Mr.. Greene must have
been clinging to it tenaciously when
1t swung and caught, against the rail-
| ing, stripping of the three end stones.
If the whole necklace had dropped il
! would have broken up fine. and more
than three stones would have returned
to us in reply to the advertisements
And in that case, too, the chances
| against the end stones alone return
| ing. out of all the thirty-six, are too
unlikely to be considered. No, the
fire-blue necklace never fell to tho
ground"
1T certainly didn't remain on the
balcony" said Kirby at would have
been discovered there"
Quite So" assented Average Jones
Were getting at it by the process Of
exclusion. The necklace didn't fall.
1t didn't stay. Therefore?"- looked
inquiringly at Mrs. Hale.
''It returned" she said quickly.
with Mr.. Greene" added Average
Jones.
Il tell you" cried that gentleman
vehemently Il haven't set eyes on
the wretched thing"
Agreed" returned Average Jones;
which doesn't at all affect the point
| wish to make. You may recall, Mr.
Greene, that in my message / asked
you to pack your suitcase exactly as
1t was when you left the hotel with
on the morning of August T."
I've done so with the exception OF
the conjurer's chain, of course"
Including the dressing gown you
had on, that night. l assume. Have
you worn it since"
mo. It hung in my closet untl
yesterday, when l folded it to PACK
You see. 1--we had to give up tns
road on account of my unhappy fah'