Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-03

On the sixth day after the robbery
l felt thai a brief escape was neces-
sary. 1 proposed to Mr.. Stanfield
whom I met in the hall of the hotel,
that we go down to Working and have
a round of golf, an arrangement to
which he agreed with avidity. We
lunched at the clubhouse, and as on
previous occasions, we played a care
full and hard-fought game. 1t was
on the eighteenth tee when one of
those unexplained moments of in
SEPARATION came to me which serve as
the landmarks of life. We had
spoken of that grim tragedy which
had interrupted Dur first game.
thought of poor Ladbrooke lying
there with a bullet-hole in his fore
head, the maid, Janet, serene and
secretive, with the strange eyes and
the unruffled manner The memory
of these things came back to me as l
stood there n it seemed as though
my faculties were suddenly prompt
ed by a new vigor and a new insight.
Suppose it had been the maid
who had killed the prying stranger!
she trying to shield? Could it be her
master? And If her masters name
was not Stanfleld, might it not he
Pugsley? The two men were of the
same height and build, II the one
thing which Huntington had always
insisted upon was Pugsley's genius
for disguise. The pieces of my
puzzle fell together like magic, and
with them the puzzle of the necklace.
I turned back to the tee, and l was
suddenly conscious of my compan-
ions intense gaze.
"Your honor" he said tersely.
I topped my drive miserably. MY
companions drive went sailing down
the course, and he halved the match
In a perfectly played four. We
walked together to the clubhouse.
"A whiskey and soda?" l suggest
ed.
"Ill change by shoes first" he
answered, turning toward the dress
ing room.
I drank my whiskey and soda, ex-
changed greetings with a few &C
uuaintances and paid my bill. Then
I went to look for Stanfield. l might
have spared myself the trouble. He
and the taxi had alike disappeared. l
had to wait while they telephoned
for another, and I Travelled up to
London alone.
The game was played out IN
quite the grand fashion. On my
arrival at the hotel, l found the
representative of the insurance com
pany waiting to see me, n L was
told that Mrs. De Mendoza was IN
her room. Accompanied by the
manager. we made our way thither.
I think that she was we'll prepared
| for what was coming, or rather one
| part of 1t. She received us a little
impatiently.
IT have been waiting to hear from
your firm all day." she SAID al
dressing Delchester. my jewelers.,
who valued the pearls, and my legai
adviser, have helped to make u my
claim. I am anxious to know when
I may expect your check
.I am thankful to say, madam
that that will not be necessary n
manager announced, stepping 1or-
ward. Here is your necklace:
He handed it to her. she stareo
at 1t like a woman tr~anshxeu' lnGIe
were no signs of joy in her face. one
seemed, indeed for the monleh'
stricken with c~onsternation'
"Vhen was it found?" she de-
manded breathlessly.
about four o'clock on the morn
an after the theft 1 told her.
but where?"
eff you will come with me" L re-
Billed, II will show YOU ~
I led the way down the corrloor ~
the exact spot where Annette hao
been attacked, and opened the door
of the nearest room. l saw MIS- ~
Mendoza. start when she saw tne
heavy BOLT which had been ntteo 10
the communicating door.
1T came to the conclusion en-
n1ained. that the theft was COM
mitted by some n hiding IN one %
these three rooms, and TO the iul
Their conclusion that the necklace
had been hidden on the spot
"How did you guess that! sue
quired. s,;obt
hI,rder" 7 answered. For a single
moment. as I stood by Annettes
side In the darkness outside, saw d
light flash out through the ransoL
of this room, l must admit, now
ever" went on, that 1t TOOK me
fo,Ir hours to find the necklace.
aWbere was it, them" she asked
curiously.
turned I'D the rug. In one OF the
blanks of the wooden tioor was
knot 7 took a little corkscrew glm-
LET from my pocket, bored into u ana
drew it out. Then I made Del
| chester push his finger through.
Tbere was a hook fastened IN tne
under side of the floor.
''The necklace was hanging there,
T told him. 1T imagine 1t Wouio
have been found later by some n
making q. point of occupying TINS
room, AS a matter of fact pc
| lieve. It was booked for the first
week in June"
"By whom?" Mrs. De Mendoza de-
r Mr.. Stanfield," I replied. II
Ga having a return visit in June, n
he appears to prefer this room to
the n he is occupying at pres
ent.".
There was a brief silence. Del
chester held out his hand.
1--WE are very much obliged to you,
Sir Norman" he declared. Our in
as you know, expired at
midday today. I need not say tnat
IL will not be renewed. l wish you
all good afternoon"
He took his leave. The manager
appealed to me-.
"Sir Norman" he said, there is a
great deal in this matter which it is
hardt to understand. I hope that you
will not consider it a case for the
police?"
I turned to Mrs. De Mendoza,
do you wish to prosecute? L
asked. "There is certain mount or
cfrcumstantial evidence which might
be collected"
Against whom 2"