The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-09-21

strokes followed BY one. Struck by
! thought. reached out % table be.
side me. lighted match aud locked nj
my watch. II was a quarter past 3.
The sound had heard was not dis.
tant chime. but one very near, ana it
was IN n watch. When the next thu
for Il TO strike came around was "A
ing ON my back aud did not hear HI
but when II struck 3:45 my ear was ON
my pillow, and heard every stroke.
THAT" sald, lis a watch that may
be made TO strike the hour. It tx IN
this house and possibly IN this room"
In order 10 make It appear that was
investigating had requested such
change OF rooms as was convenient. |
had slept in this room two nights be-
fore heard the chime. but each night
there had been strong wind BE.
sides, had proved that unless my ear
was connected with the watch by sol
Ids the chime was inaudible. Belley.
Ing tho watch to be IN the room with
me, few minutes before II should
strike again got up and. pressing my
ear against the wall. heard II distinctly.
During the next hour I made several
such experiments with view 10 locnt
Ing the sound. but without success.
Then II occurred TO me that watch
must tick and II could get near enough
TO Il | might hear Il walked slowly,
around the room, stopping at interyalu
TO listen. and. drawing near iircplf
the ticking grew more distinct Thrl
Ing my head up the chimney. heafe|
witch tick near my ear. I was about
20 reach up 10 grasp II when a chime
rang out fine. clear, mciodlous strokes
put my hand upon narrow coping
ana took down what could feel to be
brooch Then grasped other arti.
cles aud tinaily n watch.
''Eureka" | exclaimed. delighted
Leaving the articles where found
them, went back 20 bed. but not 10
sleep Day soon came. and. rising, /
examined the fireplace and found quits
a lot OF jewelry. ! compared the pieces
with list OF the lost articles and
found that about two-thlrds OF them
were on the coping.
what should be my next step7 | had.
found the plunder--or most OF It--b-b
not the thief And IN this second pafV
OF my work was as much nt loss
how to proceed ns | had been In tbs
arst place But ! felt comparatively
easy. had evidence that was not
another kind Of thief Ga palniing my
self OF as mn Investigator when was
really simply falling IA lore called
Mr. Ainsworth Into the library after
breakfast aud told him that I Ind
made important hcadwRy In the case.
having located number Of the miss.
Ing articles. | intended 10 say no more:
but; fearing that II left where they
we're the thief would remove them. l
added that during tho morning would
turn them over.
Th0t morning when the postman dc.
lirered the mall received a letter
from England that obviated the neces-
sity OF my remaining IN tho detective
business The missiye had been FOL.
lowing me for some time aud was GOV.
cred with Try this and try that
place. Endorsed by different postal or.
ficinls- Il announced that the cousin
mentioned earlier In my narrative,
vigorous man OF thirty, bad broken his
neck following the hounds. and since
his wife had not presented him with
an heir ! was Earl Of Barrowfleld.
] called up my chief, reported the
case 40 far as had followed II and OF.
fercd my resignation from Ills force on
the ground that bad business OF my
own that demanded attention. Before
Mr., Ainsworth went out Tor the day /
told him where he would find the plum.
der had discovered and made a clean
breast OF the fact that had learned
whore II was. not by n deep laid and
methodical process, but by accident,
and declined 70 receive any pay FOR ~
services or TO permit any charge to be-
made BY the bureau ! represented.
Mr.. Ainsworth declined 10 accept my
services either rs detective or as his
daughters music teacher. After argu-
Ing with him for awhile showed him
tho letter had received that morning
NAohthB aig NOnuillOu IluIu uetIc-
tive to nobleman. y
while | am not the son OF an az
friend OF yours" si6d, II am orr
least have been In forlorn clrct
stances. am your debtor. not ~
mine, since have received every kind
ness at the hands OF your family"
II was agreed between rs that II
would DO better to inform the mem
'ers OF his family that ! was not the
ION OF his old friend. but that in con-
ddering me a gentleman they had not
'een deceived. Mrs. Ainsworth was
informed first that the bulk OF her lost
property had been recovered: that
iad come to the house as a detective
md was going out a nobleman From
Ter the news spread TO tho other mem
'ers OF the family.
Miss Edith did not seem to know
whether to be glad or sorry at the turn
vents had taken. saw sincerity In
ler eyes when she expressed her re-
ret that her music lessons must cease
md said that she supposed the episode
4 my being there must end and she