Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-07-26
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Detective Stories.
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- HERD was as little doubt that
Lord Herbert Laurence Shef6eldd
belonged to the nobil ity as there
was about his national lit md that
was apparent immed iately from his
monocle and his spats. Every shop
keeper along thesVia Shiaia il Naples
knew his lordship, and every one Sot|
them admitted that 8 more repre-
sentative member Of the British arts
tocracy had never visited Italy.
Lord Herbert was not only lavish
with his money, but it was Whispered
around the Grand Hotel di Napoli tina;
his daughter, Sylvia, soon was to b.
married to one Of the richest men II
England.
Therefore When the English noble
man wandered into the establishment
Of the largest jeweler in Naples som.
two. months after his arrival in the
city and asked to be shown some dia
mond necklaces there was an immedi
ate scurrysto wait upon him. Finally
the proprietor himself requested Lore
Herbert to come into his private of
flee while he took from the safe Q
necklace valued at 45O,O 900 francs, the
property Of client who was In tinan
cial straits
| Il 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. 'Tm afraid, though" con
tinuel his lordship, "that this neck,
lace is u little more expensive than ]
cam afford at the moment. I don't
doubt its value, but I'll have to have q
little time to think it over"
Certainly" agreed the jeweler. II
will be pleased to hold it as long as
you wish and, should you desire to
see and examine: it again, I will be
very glad to bring it to the hotel at
| your convenience"
"That would be excellent" assented
! the visitor, ..but naturally do not
wish my daughter to know anything
about the transaction. The whole mat
ter is to be a surprise to her."
! A few days later, in response to
Lord Sheflield'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 a girls voice was
heard in the corridor, just outside the
door. .s.&*s5@ 'S=ss = TO-
My daughter" exclaimed the Eng
lishman. "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
and his daughter followed him imme-
diately.
When half an hour had passed the
jeweler began to wonder what was de-
tanning his client, but he didn't worry
in the least because his necklace and
I 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 it was not until two hours
had slipped by before the jeweler rang
for the hotel clerk and requested to
know what was OBTAINING Lord Shelf
/ field.
ellis lordship and. Miss Sylvia left
the hotel nearly two hours ago., was
the reply. ..They had received a. cable
gram from England
! Sensing that he had been robbed, the
/ jeweler tugged at the drawer Of the
l desk only to find that 1t was locked,
| but moments examination: of the
next room sufficed to show that the
wall against which the desk was
placed had been pierced and that, the
whole procedure had been a plot to
lift the necklace and make q quick
getaway. s..
Lyigi Bonf, one of the shrewdest
detectives in Naples, was Immediately
placed in charge Of the case and tele-
1 graphed to Rome to have the pair ar
rested. Sheffield, anticipating such q
move, had planted two c0nfederates ia
] the capital, and by the time that the
police had found that their alibi was
ironclad the real criminals were well
on their way northward. Then fol
lowed one of the longest chases In
continental detective history.
Finally, after more than eight
months, he located them I'm London,
only to be met by the downright denial
of the Englfshman that. he had ever
used the name Of Sheffield or had ever
been in Naples. He accounted for. his
possession Of a number Of unset tlia.
monds5 by the statement that he had
bought them in the Argentine and ex.
hfbited bill Of sale covering the
/ gems. rs. ISL
! To this Bonti made no reply bilt
whipped out ! jewe1er's magnifyina