The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-13

vide me. lighted match aud looked nj
my watch II was quarter past r
The sound | had heard wns not dis
was In watch. when the next time
for II 70 strike came around ! was ~.
ing on my back and did not hear IL.
but when II struck 3:45 my ear was on
my pillow. and ! heard every stroke.
That" | said. is watch that may
be made 10 strike the hour II Is In
this house and possibly IN this room,
In order to make II appear that was
investigating had requested such
change of rooms ms was convenient. |
had slept In this room two nights be-
fore heard the chime. but each night
there had been n strong wind Re
sides, | had proved that unless my ear
was connected with the watch by sol
Ids the chime was inaudihc Believ'
Ing the watch to be In the room with
me- few minutes before II should
strike again | got up aud, pressing my
ear against the wall, heard II distinctly
During the next hour ! made several
such experiments with view TO locat
ing the sound, but without success,
Then II occurred 10 me that II watch
must tick and II could get near enough
to II might hear It, walked slowly
around the room. stopping at Intervals
to listen aud. drawing near fireplace,
the ticking grew more distinct Thrust
ing my head up the chimney, ! heard
Il watch tick near my ear, was about
to reach up to grasp it when chime
rang out fine, clear, melodlons strokes.
put my hand upon "A narrow coping
and took down what ! could feel to be
IA brooch. Then ! grasped other nrti-
cles and finally "A watch.
Eureka" exclaimed, delighted.
Leaving the articles where | found
them, went back TO bed. but not TO
sleep. Day soon came, and, rising,
examined the fireplace and found quite.
lot of jewclry | compared the pieces
with list of the lost articles and
lDuHu lIidl Hbbul 'Nb-lhilhS VI 'hNh
were on the coping.
What should he my next step? had
found the plundcr-or most Of it-but
not the thief. And in this second part
of my work | was as much AT n loss
how to proceed as had been in the
first place. But ! felt comparatively
nocv hoI .viJnunn TINT waS uot
another kind of thief in palming my
self off as an investigator when ! was
really simply falling in love. called
Mr.. Ainsworth into the library after
breakfast and told him that ! had
made important Roadway in the case,
having located number of the miss
ing articles. intended to say no more
but fearing that if left where they
were the thief would remove them,
added that during the morning would
turn them over.
That morning when the postman dc
livered the mail ! received letter
from England that Obviated the neces-
sity of my remaining in the detective
business. The missive had been fol.
lowing me for some time and was GOV
cred with TRY this and try that
place. indorsed by different postal Of
ficials. 1t announced that the cousin
mentioned earlier in my narrative, a
vigorous man Of thirty, had broken his
neck following the hounds. and since
his wife had not presented him with
IN heir was Earl of BarrowfieId.
called up my chief reported the
.ase so far as had followed it and of.
cred my resignation from his force on
he ground that ] had business of my
'wn that demanded attention. Before
Nr. Ainsworth went out for the day
old him where he would find the plum
Ter had discovered and made clean
,reast of the fact that had learned
where 1t was, not by deep laid and
nethodical process, but by accident,
nd declined to receive any pay for my
ervices or to permit any charge to be
made by the bureau I represented.
ervices either as detective or as hIs
anghters music teacher. After argu-
1g with him for awhile ] showed him
he letter had received that morning
hanging my condition from deicc-
i've to a nobleman.
While ! am not the son Of an old
riend Of yours" | said, 81 am or at :
EAST have been In forlorn circum.
tances. ! am your debtor, not you !
line, since have received every kind
ess at the hands of your family"
1t was agreed between us that II J.
ould be better to inform the mem '
.rs Of his family that ! was not the
m Of his old friend, but that in con. a
dering me gentleman they bad not I
.en deceived. Mrs. Ainsworth was ?
formed first that the bulk OF her LOST =
'operty had been recovered; that I :
ID come TO the house as detective
I'd was going out a nobleman From !.
II the news spread 10 the other mem !,
rs Of the family. !,
Miss Edith did not saem to knox j
neither to be glad or sorry at the turr
ents, had taken. ] saw sincerity 81 1,
r eyes when she expressed her re
ct that her music lessons must cease
d said that she supposed the episo
my being there must end and shc >,