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<; THE WEEKLY LEDGER: OAFFXEY, S. C., MARm 19, 1899. ^nr Ss OiSpfiiil «6j u^&. by c p PuTtw.s'i ic^ CHAPTER X. AM BAEA AND Tin: rOP.TY THIEVES. After reivliu;; tl.'O foregohig Ur. BariicR carefully loekerl l.irf iliary in bin •ttbinet and iunncdiately after left tho ionse on his vay to New York. Rent'll- fDjU there, he proceeded up town, finally tinging tho doorbell of tho Van Rawl- rton mansion. He requeeted to sco tho waster of the house upon urgent f.w.s, and that gentleman soon prceeutcd fttmself. " Jir. Van Ihr.vl:-ten, ” said Mr. Banjos. “I am a detcctim. May I have a few monient.; < f strictly private cou- BVCEAtion with you?” "Certninly,” v.a« the reply. “i : tcp ferto n:y study. We vriil be ouiiro.'y safe fieori prying ears there.” A rr.< meat &K«r tho tv.'o men r ern erated in com- tetablc leather ehr,Ira faoinj each other. "JJr. Van HRrrlsti.n, ” hoy.-n tho do- Irctivc, “to eAplain mr porposo at once 1 have only to far that I df r re y<.ur a in:::rn , .crado ni'rht. I am ck in ro- yuur fCBinlssion to attend th trhlch will h" held hero ftwnre that this must seem r ^cest, but I main it entirely oVn Interests.” “II you will explain moro fully, sir, I maybe quite willing to grant v ur ro- fnest,” said tho other. "Yon should know tliat a masqn rude fc a dangerous kind of entersainretr.*. At such affairs largo robberies hesve often berm coinmittcd—tho thieves opsrnti.Mg boldly and escaping through tho aid of fccir disguises. I Invo good reason for believing that such a crime is contem plated tonight. ” "My dear sir, impossible! Why, no aao will ho admitted save those with whom we aro well acquainted. Tickets have been issued by the society which gives tho festival, and every one mnsf Womack before being allowed to enter, fherefore, while I am grateful to yon for your warning. I hardly think that I need your services. ” "Mr. Van Rawlston, I regret to r,ay *h*t you are mistaken. In the first plrjco your close scrutiny of all who enter will probably bo relaxed as the nightwears am Again, there aro ways of getting ia ■uperceived, and once within tho thief Would bo unsuspected. Rat this is no f less work on my part. I do not think, know, that unless I am hero to prevent it u robbery will bo committed. Indeed I may even fail to prevent ic. ’’ “Why, sir, you apeak its though you know tho person who is to play tho crim inal." "I do. For several weeks my men have been watching certain suspicious parties. From data furnished by my tpies I am suro that plans have been perfected by which ono or moro of your geests will bo robbed during tho prog ress of the entertainment. ” "Still it seems incredible. As I have Baud, no ono will ho able to enter with out our knowledge." "Of course I cannot intrude upon you, Mr. Van Rawlston, but if you are obliged to appeal to tho police tomorrow for tho recovery of stolen property yon fclono will be to blame if tho thief shall b«ve bad several hours the start of us. I have warm d you. That is the best I can do. I wish you good morning. ” Mr. Barnes rose to go, but Mr. Van Rawl- •tou stopped him. "One moment,” said he. "If you aro to sure tliat there is a scheme of robbery •foot, of course I must not be so rash as to refuse your aid. What do you advise? We could postpone the festival. ” "By no means. The course to pursue is to keep what I have told yon strictly •ocret—in fact, if possible, dismiss it •ntindy from your mind, so that by your behavior the thief may not know that suspicions have been aroused. Do as I requested at first, and as I know my man I will bo able to keep an eye «pou him should ho be present." "I suppose it must be os you say. But yon must bo in costume. I have it! Tho committee have ordered some costumes which they will give to those who come unprovided. You may have cue of those. ’ ’ "What costume shall I ask for?" "Oh, they are all alike! They aro tho Forty Thieves. ” "Tho Forty Thieves?” Mr. Barnes was surprised. "Is not that an odd cos tume?” "Oh, no! It was Mr. Mitehel’s idea. He is tho chairman of tho committee. Ho argued that rather than provide a Jot cf meaningless dominoH tho strag glers, who will bo chiefly invited guests who are not members of tho society, may be thus garbed and still fall into tho scheme of the evening, which to that every ono shall play tho part of sumo character of tho ‘Arabian Nights. ’ ” "Very well, Mr. Van Rawlston, for onco the detective will don the garb of a thief. After all, you know tho adage, ‘It takes a thief to catch a thief. ’ " "Very good, Mr. Barnes—I believe tliat is tho name on our card? Yen. Well, come tonight early, and yen shall be fitted out. Later, if yon should wish to speak to me, I shall bo dressed as the Bultuu, a character about as foreign to my true self as yours will lie to you." Mr. Barnes ! ft tho house thoroughly satisfied with tho result of his visit. In tho first place ho hud learned something. • Mr. Mitchel had decided upon tho cos tuming of the gut;*; c He had arranged that at lemt 10 of them should bo dress ed alike. Could th< to have been any se cret design in this? If so, Mr. Barnes was glad to bo one of the 40. Again, this Would bo better man to use 'ire Aladdin costume, for the reason that he had come to count Mr. Mitchel as so clover that it would not have astonished tho detective at all if it were known to him that this Aladdin costume Iiad been ordered. In that case the absence of snob a costume among tho guest should con- fuao the conspirators. Mr. names had fully decided that mere than one person was interested in tho approaching even ing. As early as i) o’clock the maskers be gan to arrive at tho homo cf the Van Rawlstons. Tho host appeared for the time in evening dress and received and wolcomod his guests, all of whom wore wraps that covered their costumes, thus biding the disguises which they meant to uso later on. Mr. Barnes was on hand early and loitered about tho hall in his thief's garb, scanning the faces of all as they passed in. After a very brie f period of waiting ho saw tho Rcmscn party alight from their carriage, escorted by Mr. Randolph. Soon after Mr. Thanret entered. lie handed a note to Mr. Van Rawlston, who upon reading it at once shook him cordially by the hand. Then Almost as suddenly an expression of sus picion passed across his face, and ho looked toward Mr. Barnes, who, how ever, turned away, refusing to notice his glance of inquiry. Evidently the host, not knowing Mr. Thanret and re- momberiug the detective’a words, had begun to suspect that perhaps tho not~ which he had just read was fraudulent. Mr. Barnes was fearful that ho would make some remark which would ruin everything, when to his intense relief Miss Rcmscn came into tho hall with her wraps still on and went directly up to Mr. Thanret. "How are you this evening, Mr. Thanret? I ura glad you decided to come. Mr. Van Rawlston, Mr. Thanret is a friend cf Mr. Mitchol'a” That sufficed, and Mr. Van Rawlston seemed much relieved. Mr. Thanret was not in costume, but ha had brought with him a satchel, and now asked where he might lied a place aside for tho geu- did not entor, for to dress. He was turned over to one of tho liveried boys, who showed 1dm to ono of tho rooms set tlemen. Mr. Barnes had ho dono so with' mu,-;k it might have aroused suspicion. Ho, howcur, kept watch near tho door, and u;< m saw a man come ont dressed as All Baba. Tibs was easily karuod, for tho (..mniitteo bud prepared kand- *ouo budge s, upon each of which wte* engraved the namo of tho chuructwr a«t- semed. These wire cf burnished silver, the lettering being done in bine cnanMd. They were worn on tho left breast a»d were intended to servo as souvenirs of the evening. Mr. Barnes smiled behind ■ his mu. k as he looked down at his, which, to his mind, reminded him of a ; policeman’a shield. Tho rooms were gorgeously decorated in oriental splendor. Tho largor one was designated the sultan’s palace and vrai truly regal in its arrangement. There were no chairs, but soft divans, and many huod alluring cushions wore to bo found everywhere around tho walls. Tho floors were covered with rugs four deep. Tho walls were draped with satin, drawn apart to reveal rairrem which multiplied the beauty of every thing. Tho ceiling was hung with gar lands, in which wore twined roses of all kinds, which made the atmosphere redo lent with perfume. From among these garlands hundreds of gilded cages held singing birds, and electric lights made tho rooms so brilliant that many times during tho evening they warbled in ('hnrr.'’, thinking it morning. The smaller room represented Alad din’s cave. Stalactites, resplendent with ceeming jewels, hung pendent from the ceiling. The walls were made to lusem- ble rough stone, and every few inches a largo precious stone was made fiery by tho tiny olcctrio lamp hidden behind it. Tho floor alone was unlike acavo, being waxed for dancing. In a grotto, op ten feet above the floor, tho mnsioians play ed soft, sensuous music. Tho festival opened informally—that to, while awaiting the arrival of others, those already present amused themselves waltzing, chatting or chaffing one anoth er. Mr. Barnes sauntered about, keeping AH Baba in sight. Sohehcrezado came in on tho arm of tho sultan. These he knew to bo Miss Romsen and Mr. Van Rawlston. AH Baba joined them almost immediately, and a few minutes later led Scheherezado into Aladdin’s cave for a dance. Mr. Barnes stood observing them, when sumo ono touched him on the arm, and turning be saw a man coa- tumed as himself. ‘ ‘ We must be careful or All Baba may discover cur password, ‘Sesame,’ as he did in the real sbry.” "Ido not understand you," replied Mr. Barnes. fl ho other man looked at him intently a moment through his mask, and wilh- ®nt a word moved away. Mr. Barnes was mystified. He teo that ho had not replied ia come hr* candid fashion lhathe mlffht Irrva toMfd tho voice again. But taken by swjrrise as ho was, lie had lost his self possession for n moment. If ho were not mistaken, the voice was ono which ho had heard bef' ro. Hu racked his memory fur Bonn minut( ’, and suddenly started as this thought entered his mind: "Wore be not sick in Philadelphia I should flay that was Mitchel." Ho fol lowed across the room after tho person, but he saw him go out into tho hall, ami bv tho time tliat ho bimgclf reached there, there were at least ft dozen similar costumes in a group. Ho looked them over carefully, but there was nothing by which he could pick out the special man for whom he was eenrehing. Ho went up to one at haphazard and whispered to him: "Sesame.” "Sosa—what!" c*rao the reply in a i strange tone. "Don’t yon know oar password?" asked the detective. "Password? lints! Wb are not real thieves." And with a laugh bo turned away. Mr. Barnes felt himself power less, and besides recalled the fact that j while he followed this will-o’-the-wisp ! he was not keeping an eye upon Ali Baba. Hurrying back into the ballroom, ho *oon found him, though he hud part ed from Schehererade. Ab ut 11 o'clock a Mwe upon a cor net a. .meted tho attentimi of the frol icking throng. A raim dressed at* a genius announced thfft the time had ar rived for tl. enfertjrinmens. Immedi ately every o a we ,| rt into tb« Aladdin’s cave room ex' ’»* Scheherezudo and the sultan, amd a i .ity pnir of satin cur tain!* were chrowycd, m that they hid the cave from the ffnltma’a perlars. Tha mltrfn lay chw* upon a divan seat the evrtrrim, rarl grlw>hff»*zariu sat kenrtde Mra rrpjn a BWti» erosion on tho flrwT*. ft t eiftrturiBB the commit tal fl'-ae* i-vw forming a tableau, tbow no* rwwtot* bwinjf bidden from vlww bebhnd still -ttrotf-KW pair of eur- which vrw* of » gferiensiy fcc-au- rifsl Klara rat'd iKr. Mi :n a rich buck- glenwral. Mrany of yesot*. knowing ftwt fh-nir fcrbleW* vraroM no# be reached fo» fftrrr,* ttira-^ jr**’* •fl aPWuud and stood crowning r.tmrf riri doorway* of tho hadl, to gwt vtorat c* the firs# pictures. Soft nrwrc vr* 1 .*: i/c-icm, when, at a siguttl, tho ekrrPrt* 1 sfcia in the palace mom were citrngwished, a*ri tho front pair of yellow jralfn eo-rrarns were drawn aside, showfo^a tableau of Hind- bad the Hnilos. M'y Borneo, peeping from behind thra rM curtain, noticed that as Schekcrwzad 1 * rm* on her low cushion in tho mrw darkened palace room tho rr.ya cf aa olcctrio light in tho cave ju.-t touched a gorgeous ruby which she wore in her hair. This ho knew at once was (ho oamo which Mr. Mitchel had shown to him, and which Lucctto told him kiwi been presented to his fiancee. Schehereznde begun to red to the story of Sindbad, a monologue for the evening having been prepared which told in a few words enough to explain the se- qneneo of the tableaus. Her voice was musical and he? reading admirable, so that very soon there was a silence as of death, save as i# was broken by ho? words. Aa she reached various parts cf her tale eko would oiap her hands, and at once others entered tho scene, group ing tljemselvos to form now pictures. Thus Sindbad was followed aluny his various travel.'?, till a# tho end tho cur tains were dropped for a moment, to bo parted again, showing all who hud taken a character 1 . Then followed a kfetiy ceremonial. Sindbad pa.*..*! on# o* too oav» room and approached tho sultan and Schohcro- zude. Ranching thoui ho stopped, made a salaam, bowing low v/ith his arms up raised in fron# of him, :tud then passing on, taking r» place in the room and so becoming a par* of the audience for the succeedingpiciraroe. Each of the charac ters followed hie ox«MjpIo» until all bad passed out, wh-ro the noxt-set cf tableaus wae at onco (jaickly arranged Again Schehorezndo reuovvwi her recitation. Thus fablo after fable was told and acted, tho audience ia tho palace room growing larger after each, so that soon the well managed pictures received gen erous applause. At last tho committee announced that tho fablo cf "Ali Baba and tho Forty Thieves” would be the next oa the pro gramme. The parts to fee acted by each were quickly explained, and all was ready. As fho Forty Thteves were prac tically like impenTumeTaries in a spec tacular play, Mr. Barnes though# that ho would take any position which he should choose, and so stood through all the scenes as neur to Ali Baba as posri- blc. At las# the recitation was ended, and the signal given for them to form a line to do obeisarac© to the sultan. Mr. Barnes attempted to stand immediately behind All Baba, and was surprised to find two other men fcry for the flame place coincidently. There wa» a moment of eonfnsion, and then Mr. Barnes found himself in Hr© /net between the two other aspirants for flecond piste© behind too leader. That what next occurred may bo thor oughly understood it will bo well, to call accurate .rtleyrrftofi to the position of tho various act era. The pahrce room wae practically dark, though light from the cave room lessened the gloom »o much that the figures orroM be distinguished enough to know whether a man or a wo man were crossing the floor. Tho sultan, Mf. Van Rawlston, lay on a divan, not far from the cave roam and facing it. Soheberezsde—Miss Emily Romsen—art on a cushion beside him. Both of them toed the tableaus, and it will be seen at etree that from gazing toward the light if either turned toward the darkness blindness would result for a few moments. Ali Baba, heading the line of Forty Thieves, came toward tho divan. Here he stopped, made a salaam, bowing low, bringing his arms np above tho head outstretched in front of him, then parting them with a swaying movement baokwsrd he rose erect again. This done, he passed on into tho darker part of the room. Next came the first of the Forty Thieves, Mr. Barnes follow ing close behind him. This man made his salaam, bowing low. As ho did so there was a slight noiee. This attracted Mr. Barnes’ attention for a moment, and his eye wandered in tho direction of (ho sound. For tho merest part of a cecond, however, did his gazo leave tho man before him, and when it returned ho distinctly saw tho figure do this: In making his salaam, when ouli tretohing his arms, ho allowed his hand to pnt>» just over tho head of Miss ftenisrn, who wae looking down, perhaps to become *raJU»«Hi tmm the «lv« of the n»h«e room. Mr. Barnes saw liliu Oelioermeiy jY /■». /x‘ ,x Taldmj the rutty pin. and slowly take hold ot her ruby pin, gently withdrawing it from her hair. Just then a clock began to chimo tho midnight hour. Inctantanecnrdy a thought flashed through tho detective’s mind. At tho first note of tho chimes the time had passed within which Mr. Mitchel had wagered to commit his robbery. Ho had thought that tho man who had spoken to him had tho voice of Mr. Mitchel. IIo had also come to this place expecting that this very jewel would bo stolen. Ho had supposed that Thaurct would play tho part of accom- plico and thief, while the principal, Mitchel, was manufacturing an alibi down in Philadelphia. It was evident now, so ho thought, that Mitchel had escaped his spies, returned to Now York, assumed cite of tho disguises which bo himself had placed within ea(<y reach, and now, on tho \riy stroke cf tho las# hour of his time, had com mitted h'J robbery—a robbery, too, which would make a commotion, and yet for which ha could nut be imprison ed if detected, uirca his fiancee, at his instigation, would any that sho had simply aided v hc scheme to further tho wager, as perhaps she had, rinee sho did not wtir when tho gem was being taken. All this flushed through Mr. Barnes’ brain in a half moment, and by the time rko thief before him had secured tho ruby imd was standing erect he had decided noon his course of action. Thio was to eriz© tho man at once cluir.i him a thief. ()f course Mr. would bo able to explain his ac tho saraa time ho would liaro and pro- Mltchcl :, but at loot Ills assured himself that Mr. Mitchel was not in tho kevtso. IIo wont to tho door ami found that (lie 1 \v who had been told to guard it had been absent looking at the tableau*; when the confusion oc curred, so that he did not know whether any ono had left the hov.ro < r not. Ho therefore departed in di gust. "That follow Mite he!,” thought h<> as ho walked rapidly down tho avenue —"that follow is an artist. To think of tho audacity cf waiting till tho very moment when his wayrr would bo lost, and then commit!i"**, tho robbery in such a manner (hr t Kb peoph will bo able to testify that i* < currod within tho limited period. Meanwhile there is an excellent alibi for him. Sick in a hotel in Philadelphia! Bah! Isn’t there ono man that. I can depend upon?” At Forty-second street lie took tho elevated road, and in 30 minutes ho was at his office. Hero ho found the spy who had followed Mr. Uitcbsd to Phil adelphia. ‘‘Well,’’ said be angrily, "what ar* you doing hero?” “lam suro that Mitchel has returned to New York. I came on hoping to catch up with him, and at least to warn you. ” “Your warning comoa too late. The mischief is dene. Didn't you h*73 brains enough to telegraph?” “I did just before I started.’’ The dispatch was on Mr. Burnea’ desk un opened. It had arrived uftar ho had started for tho festival “Well, well,’’said tho detective te*- tily, “I suppose yon have dono your best. That follow has the devil’s luck. What made you think that he had com* to New York? Wasn’t he sick?” “I thought that might be a gamo or tm alibi. To find out I registered, ask ing for a room near my friend, Mr. Mitchel. They gave me tho ono next to his. I picked tho lock of the door be tween the rooms and peeped in. Seeing no ono, I went in. Tho place was emp ty. Tho bird had skipped. ’’ “Take the next train back to Phila delphia and do th® best you can to find out when Mitchol reaches there. Ho hu» gone back nnr# nad will be sick in bed in tho raurr.io*, cm namu is nut Dbwxjw. CftjaQ raa proof of his trip to and froKi Xte\y Xur*. and I will give »on4i0. Bkip. ” CON'TiNrKD NEXT WKEk'. The cq tliat 1 ually 1 !n«t« vigors nerve do not ( the natural •! control, true rune thtTf. * _ JU* ji Tvb;^* ■-* JCSiwR lofftte - ' p >i l&l n r- '■' kf:.*,Rr=r f j.-idiis tt ‘‘- goaejied! nttVmi'.r- t c.5Jhc «*- icfiltt, nenaMte*.'.©. Sars! Is the One True rim Prepared only l>j < . 1. Hood’s Fills! Kipans' ru!*t »*r Y*:‘Tt ‘wu^yovli AT 9* Vi.’If ft or© coofin- nriiy ?.« V** hnman ?v-- tem. flood's Ser< '•v.ri-lx ririrr* opt discM© flv.d H r\ o n P (>m* lot on , trvrr... JOVft o -*f n * f. -MOST » DEJmAftLH © DENJH © !M e HJW N. at fr» it I 1 J l <1* M: St. vt On v Tc Tili.lt r:» *ti < 1 M • 1 • e'.ty. ml !)'■ tr Inure dr, i ■ n.ndr •!'» ' 1 w : on linst tl.v.t sti; i ■. lour »i fine- a' u-. . v . di ■■ i. n. Q LirbCOMB, Life Insurance Ar;t. THE f EBBEiS HOUSE, ! . S. WEBBER, Prop. IKIC- lld A frst-'-Ins.. jii'iv.Bc liuanlin^ al rcasnnahlc rater.. I’ernianci t r:tnsl' tit! .oatv.eis >r:imodal; d. Me.’ h suyijlird tothu::e r.li'j lies l:e al model ;:U intf's. >1. G. Mo-.iti, “ry. H. L. H. liOlllU'S. Tho man in front turned to pass cn, and Mr. Barnes darted forward to seir.© him, when, to hi.* astonishment, ho was himself held as in a vtoe by the man be hind him. Ho struggled to free him self; bat, taken by surprise, he clihcorrr- ed that irov.-iS powerless. Vfhnt aiqyrrrfl him more was that tho thief rrxi fsra# disappearing in the gloom. rKterrniced not to bo outwitted, ho shouted: “Turn up the lights I A jobbery hw* been committed I” “Instantly all wad confu.iioj^ JPrf.j’s crowded forward, and Mr. LKaMU All himself hurled viokatly towira! kiws i©*- vaucing throng. Toppling *rin9 one, both full to tho gri,aixi, other.? rumbled over um reigned 3up?en^, /%* it wm* trm« befera any orw of «/. i *»»»^ up the lights. Mr. Vi*» n, rw- derJitanding the i«tH*uion be»m th«ra my other, \tm t!>e lir.v* i» p&ionn k.:e ftre**- *?cco cf raimi, LUfl himwelf oft Vfc© elcetrioity. aicld«i runti of li* firs* cnly irvvd® Bhinj^* vn;*©. blindeii orerybody. Tho.*, to»Ksdetrct- ivo’s chagrin, i^re/al T*.»iu»bl© minutes woro lort before ha could extricate him self from the pile of people who had tumbled over him and find a chance to say aloud: “Mira Rcmscn has been robbed. Lot no one leave tho houtra. Mashs off!” Mr. Van Rawlston ruehed to tho door to boo that no one departed, and people crowded around Mi»a Renasen to condole with her upon her loss. Mr. Barues searched for Ali Baba and was amazed when he found him to discover that it was net Mr. Thaurct. ‘‘Y7ho aro you?” ho asked roughly. “My name is Adrian Fish??,” was tho reply. This astonished tho detective, but it pleased him, too, for it seemed to confirm the suspicion that this man waft an nccompllc©. Ho decided quickly to pay no moro to him at that time, and hastened toward Miss Rcmson to observe ber behavior. If she knew anything in advance, sho certainly was acting ad mirably, for she h!*d grown excited, and was talking vehemently to those about her, declaring against tho disgraceful management—so pho termed it—which had enabled a thief to enter the rooms. While Mr. Barnes was thinking what to do ho saw Mr. Van Rawlston ap proaching him, accompanied by Mr. Thanret, who was now in evening dress. “Mr. Barues, how was this thing done? Why did yon not prevent it?” “I tried to do so, but could not. You must understand, Mr. Van Rawlston, that I am not omniscient. I suspected that this robbery would occur, hut could .. not know how it would bo accomplish- j Ll¥6I7» ’ l‘Cw 1 <Ur1 efl. Nevertheless 1 caw tho act.” ‘‘Then why did you not seize the thief?” “I attempted to do «o, and was thrown down from behind byhto accom plice.” “Can you Identify tho poison by hia dress?” “That ft unfjftteufltolf l»ipo**ibl©. All that 1 know ia that be waa on© of the Forty Thicvea and evidently played his part w«ll. ” “This is Mr. Bevnes?” said Mr. Than ret inquiringly, coatinuinji at onco: “Yes, rrf coura© it ia. TV© hnva met twice, I think. You ssy your thief was dressed as ono of th© Forty Thieves. That interests mo, for I wore ou© of those drwa©?. 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