Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-04
True
Detective Stories
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Copyright by The Wheeler Syndicate Inc.
THERB was as little doubt that
Lord Herbert Laurence Sheffield
belonged to the nobility as there
was about his natlonality-and that
was apparent Immediately from his
monocle and his spats. Every shop
keeper along the Via Shlaia In Naples
knew his lordship, and every one OF
them admitted that more repre-
sentative member Of the British aris-
tocracy had never visited Italy.
Lord Herbert was not only lavish
with his money, but 1t was whispered
around the Grand Hotel dl Napoii that
his daughter, Sylvia, soon was to be
married to one of the richest men In
England.
Therefore when the English noble
man wandered into the establishment
of the largest jeweler In Naples some
two months after his arrival In the
city and asked to be shown some dia-
mond necklaces, there was an immedl-
ate scurry to walt upon him. Finally
the proprietor himself requested Lord
Herbert to come Into his private Of
fee while he took from the safe
necklace valued at 100000 francs, the
property of client who was In 6nan-
a ntralts.
., would like to purchase something
TO give my daughter for wedding
present" explained the Englishman,
and the jeweler nodded, for the rumors
Of the engagement had already reached
his ears. "rm afraid, though" con.
tinued his lordshlp, "that this neck
lace Is little more expensive than
can afford at the moment. l don't
doubt Its value, but I'll have to have
little time to think 1t over"
Certainly" agreed the jeweler. II
will be pleased to hold 1t as long as
you wish and, should you desire to
see and examine II again, will BIO
very glad to bring It to the hotel at
your convenience"
'"That would be excellent" assented
the visitor, "but l naturally do not
wish my daughter TO know anything
about the transaction. The whole mat
ter is to be surprise TO her."
A few days later, In response to
Lord Shefield's request, the jeweler
took the necklace to the Grand hotel
and found the Englishman alone In
the room. After very careful ex-
animation OF the diamonds terms were
agreed upon and Lord Sheffield had
just produced his letter of credit from
his wallet when girls voice was
heard In the corridor, just outside the
door.
my daughterw exclaimed the Eng
Hshman. "She mustn't know any
thing about this" and he swept the
necklace and the wallet into the draw
er Of the desk before which he sat. A
moment LATER Sylvia Sheffield came In
and announced that her fathers tailor
had arrived and wished to see him at
once. Excusing himself with the state
ment that he would be back very
shortly, Lord Herbert left the room
Ind his daughter followed him imme-
'diateiv
When half an hour had passed the
jeweler began tewwonder what was de-
tainlng his client, but he didn't worry
I'm the least because his necklace and
his lordship's wallet were there In the
drawer of the desk. right under his
hand. The transaction involved too
much money to warrant any impa
thence, so 1t was not until two hours
had slipped by before the jeweler rang
for the hotel clerk and requested tC
know what was OBTAINING Lord Shelf
field.
Ellis lordship and Miss Sylvia left
the hotel nearly two hours ago." wa.
the reply. "They had received cable
gram from England"
Sensing that he had been robbed tn,
,jeweler tugged at the drawer of thu
desk only TO find that It was locked
but moments examination of tn,
next room sufiiced to show that thu
wall against which the desk wa!
placed had been pierced and that thu
whole procedure had been plot t.
lift the necklace and make qulcl
getaway,
Lvigi Bonfi, one of the shrewdes
detectives in Naples, was immedatel!
placed In charge of the case and tele
graphed to Rome to have the pair ar
rested. Sheffield, anticipating such I
move, had planted two confederates II
the capital, and by the time that tn,
police had found that their allbl wa
ironclad the real criminals were wei
OH their way northward. Then FOL
lowed one OF the longest chases II
continental detective history.
Finally, after more than elgh
months, he located them In London
only TO be met by the downright denia
of the Engllshman that he had eve
used the name of Sheffield or had eve
been in Naples. He accounted for hi
possession of number of unset dia
monds by the statement that he ha
bought them In the Argentine and eS
hibited a bill of sale covering tn
gems.
To this BOnfl made 40 reply. bu
whipped out a jewelers. magnifyin
glass and commenced to examine tn
diamonds, one by one.
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