The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-25

chat with the sergeant on duty.
Then he resumed his walk in the
direction OF Washington Hall.
When within a hundred yards OF
a side gate which gave entrance TO
q short cut from the hall to the
railway station he drew back under
a huge thorn-bush and lit a cigar
cite.
He wondered whether he was not
making fool OF himself. From
where he stood he could see in the
distance the many lighted windows
Of the Hall. No doubt, scenes OF
merriment We're taking place with
In.
The clock Of Crowborough Church
chmed the hour Of one-half-past
then two o'clock. The distant win
dows were still lit, and finding a
fallen tree, he sat down to con-
template.
Soon after two o'clock the lights
in the distant windows died away.
one after another The fun was
over. The wind blew cold and even
in his thick overcoat he shivered
Just after four in the morning.
while he still remained patiently at
his post. Geoffrey's quick ear sud
denly heard the sound of approach
ing footsteps. Drawing back, he
watched n dark figure coming hur-
riedly from the direction of the Hail,
until when 1t passed close by him.
h" saw in the dull half-light that
it was a middle-aged countryman.
evidently local farmer who was
up and about betimes.
In chaerin he drew back into his
pace Of concealment, but a few sec
onds after the man had passed a
/ fresh thought suddenly occurred to
him. SO, noiselessly. he followed the
passer-by in the direction OF tho
station. The man, however, did not
go to the railway, but at a short
hedge, In order, no doubt. TO wait
for the first train in the morning.
Godfrey watched for a further
, half -hour, then withdrew and hast
ened to the wireless station whence
he called up a friend OF his named
bennington. who lived in Hamp-
! stead, and had an amateur wireless
station there.
! Afterwards he returned to the
Beacon Hotel, arriving there Just al
the sleepy servants were astir
! He breakfasted early. but scarcely
had I'm fniSbaI Nybap
by the waiter to the telephone.
1t was sylvia who spoke. In a
state Of greatest agitation she told
him that burglars had broken into
the Hall In the early hours and had
stolen her mothers rope OF pearls,
worth over twenty thousond pounds,
and also nearly the whole Of Ma
dame Ealdavia's fine jewels, which
she had worn at the fancy dress
dinner.
We are all Mortified. Godfrey"
she went on. "Mr. Glover has Just
gone out in the car to tell the po-
lice. What can we do? Can you
come up here? Mother wants to see
YOU"
I'm awfully sorry" was Fall
coner's reply. PLEASE excuse me,
as I'm terrible busy to-day But
tell your mother. in strict secrecy,
that | have notion that she will
get her pearls back again"
! The truth was that. owing Ia
! Geoifrey's message to the wirelest
amateur in Hampstead, the bucolic-
looking indivi dual from Crow
borough had been detained by tho
police when he had stepped out Of
the early train ut Victoria. and upon
! him there had been found the whole
of the stolen property.
Owing 10 what Godfrey was able
to disclose to the Criminal Investi-
cation Department. very curious
state OF things became revealed.
! 1t was found that the genial
! George Glover-who, by the way.
was promptly arrested ard subse-
1 quently eXtradicted To Paris-waS
none other than the notorious
! Henry HarbersOn. head Of great
gang OF International crooks and
jewel thieves. who had recently cs-
tabllshed their temporary head
quarters in London. and who had as
receiver an old Dutchman at
! Utrecht named Van Hoover.
Thanks to Falconer's patient in
vestigations, extending over . fur
Their period Of some weeks. Il was
also rendered clear that Harberson
had. with the latest refinement OF
criminalty. actually established
wireless communication with each
OF the six members of his gang in
England. Ivy means of Il very in
genious transmitter. the signals oe
which were unreadaDie save under
certain conditions. 4 man named
Jensen of Copenhagen. had devised
1t. and that mysterious signal OF
four numerals had been sent out
daily Just before half-past seven in
order to inform each member all
was safe. and that no joliCe inquiry
was being made.
The jewels had been stolen from
Washington Hall by the pretended
wealthy man. whose oil interests in
Roumania were bogus. and handed
out of the conservatory window 10
confederate from New Orleans
named Blades. who was dressed for
tic occasion as Sussex farmer.
Both men with two OF their ac-
completes. who were found in pos
session OF secret receiving sets. were
sent over 10 France and Mt the time
If writing they arc all serving long
terms OF Imprisonment for three
sensational jewel robberIes commit
ted there.
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