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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
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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
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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. ”
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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©?. Why not n«k all who did
to allow th*n*i*©lvcB to bo searched?”
‘‘I will »ot hoar of snch sn indignity
to mTfaoata,” at once ejaculated Mr.
Tan ftawhitnr©. "flearch people in my
own house! No, sir. I will willingly
pay for th© lost gem rather than doflo. ”
‘‘Yon »r© gnito right,” said tho de
tective, keenly eying Mr. Thaurct. "I
nm sure that it Would be usoh>s. ”
"At you please,” aaid Mr. Thanret,
and with a satirical smile ho bowed and
Joined the group around Miss Rmnaeu.
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that it would ?i© uaeleas for him tore- 1 •
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