The Washington times., 1919-03-07
And Won are satisfied -

And you are SaIiSned
"Satisfied-how could one ever he
with those English robbers? or the
800, 900 francs worth OF jewels !
took over, / have barely got back
10000 francs. What sort OF work
is that? Yet we may consider our
selves lucky They quote the diff
ficulties they encounter in getting
rid of them. the bad state OF trade,
the risks they run, all sorts Of good
reasons. What's TO be said?"
He shrugged his. shoulders, and.
slowly lighting a cigarette, added:
True. the historical value Of
Baroness de Vallegre's necklace is
difficult to appraise the 'ale
Of the Louis XVIII gift would have
to be told to some American collec-
tor-and that might be dangerous
for the dealer. Otherwise, the
stones must be taken out. and that
deprives it of all its value. But.
however that may be, you see TO-
900 francs apiece for a performance
like that doesn't pay"
"Oh. business nowadays" muir
INJURED the other philOsOphically.
The two men. as may be supposed.
were talking about the affair in the
by the "A" band. during the Kra-
kowska reception.
Selling the booty obtained in such
a robbery is always difficult in
France But in England the require
ments for the sale of jewels are cess
rigorous. and pawnshops flourish
there with entire freedom.
So burglars daily cross the Chan
mel TO get rid of their booty. and
Anato1e had set out for London 20
deal with receivers whom he
knew.
$50" Augustus answered, you
disposed OF everything"
Everything ="
Then he instantly added:
Except COmte d'Abazoli-ViscOsa's
ring. / am very much puzzled about
that and have been thinking it
over during my entire journey. The
offer he made, you remember, to buy
it OF me at a much higher price
than 1 could get for it any
where else. shows that its value
was certainly tempting
And them"
Then, If the cOmte was an hon
est man, l should certainly have
accepted so good a proposition.
But 1 suspect him TO be a fellow
of our sort, and different in abil-
ity. since he has succeeded so well.
And l hesitate to enter into re-
lations with him and am afraid
that. whatever precautions we may
take. he'll get the better OF us
What do you expect him to do
against yOu?" replied Augustus.
We have a hold on him in the
knowledge that his safe was empty.
and the jewels he pretended TO
possess did not exist. For, note
one thing-if he did not have
special interest. a very great in
terest in not letting people sus-
pect that they were not really
robbed, the next morning all the
papers would have informed us
that the gems were in a safe place
and that the wall-cutters had had
their labor for their pains
Unless he might wish TO have
the idea believed that the Mahara-
jah's treasure was no longer in
his hands. in order to discourage
future robbers
He remained silent an instant,
and then continued:
AT any rate. prudence. as a
the detective bureau I've made
up my mind. l will not offer the
cOmte an opportunity To buy back
his ring as he requested. I'll take
the stone out of its setting. and go
to an honest jeweIer In the BOule-
ward RarbeS whom I know. A
diamond is easily sold: il is almost
cash. shall have no trouble in
ceiling rid of il
After ALL" murmured Augustus,
who had listened TO his companion
in silence. perhaps you are right.
And now go home. you must need
rest: / will tell Antoine the re-
suit Of your Journey Tomorrow
we will settle our accounts. Good
by"
"GOod-by
The two men shook hands and
Auatole returned home like an
honest agent who has performed
his task.
The next week he walked quietly
up the Boulevard BarbeS.
The point is" he was thinking.
TO put the matter skillfully to my
good man without getting myself
caught. If he suspects that I have
come to sell a diamond for the
sole purpose OF getting the money
for it, he'll take care to offer me
an infinitesimaL sum. So I'll begin