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# o THE WEEKLY LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., MARCH 26, 1896. "" r^'AMoJ^EwtOjCt. ^ ^ WIZAH3. ETf fir?' I /if CtyrHiWT. i83S QY 0 P 5cr;s. I CHAPTER XL MR. BARNES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS. On the morning of tho Sd of January the mail which reached Mr. Barnes contained several letters of interest to those who follow this history. Tho first which ho opened was very brief. It read: If Mr. I^nirs will c:ill at his earliest con venience lie will greatly obligo Einr.Y Reuses. lie read this twice, and then took up another, which was as follows: J. Darnes, Esq.: Deau Sin—I take Iho liberty of recalling to your mind the conversation which I bad with you last month. I regret very much that 1 should have hinted that there was any possi bility that my friend Mr. Mitchel might bo Implicated in the Pullman car robbery. As you know. Miss Emily Remsen was robbed at tho festival, night before hist, of a ruby pin worth ISO,000. It is very evident to my mind that Mr. Mitchel’s hand is in this. I know that ho protends to bo sick at a hoti 1 in Phila delphia, but may not that be a humbug? It would have been easy enough for him to slip over, don cue of tho Forty Thieves’ dominos, take tho gem and gt t back to Philadelphia tho name night. This would ho a safe theft for him to commit, especially as ho may have tho assistance of Miss Rercscn. Now, as all is fair in u hot, I want you to undertake to prove for me that Mr. Mitchel committed this theft. I want to win that wager from him and don’t mind spending money. Even if I should ad vance you the whole 11,000 I should save my own, provided you convict him within a year. Desides, tho satisfaction to mo would ho Worth tho money. It takes a sharp man to got ahead of Mr. Mitchel. I inclose check for 1200 as a •ort of retainer, and you may draw on mo for more, up to 11,000, if you should need it. By ♦ho way, while writing to you I may as well confess that I was wrong in my suspicion of Mr. Thau ret. I am sure that he does not cheat at cards. I have watched him frequent ly since then, and ho certainly plays a square game. I have no reason for liking the man, and, os a fact, dislike him most heartily. Nevertheless justice compels roc to retract tho imputation which I put upon him. Another thing—the partner with whom he played that night I told you was unknown to me. 1 have since made his acquaintance, and, though he is poor, he is a gentleman and above suspicion. His name is Adrian Fisher. Hoping you will help me to win my wager, yours truly, Autiieu Uanuoumi. “So,” thought Mr. Buruts, “even Mr. Randolph sees through tho trans parent scheme of being sick in Philadel phia and stealing his sweetheart’s jew elry in New York. It is one thing to see the trick, however, and quite an other to prove it. Ho thinks that Thaurct and Fisher are both virtuous. Well. I am afraid ho is mistaken there. •’ Ho took up another letter. It read: PninADELiMiiA, Jan. 2. Deau Mn. Barnes—Pardon my familiarity, but 1 think we are getting pretty well ac quainted with one another. 1 have just read tho New York newspapers and am startled to see that Miss Beni sc a was deliberately rubbed i>t that valuable ruby pin which I recently gave her. You will remember that I showed you the gem tho very day that 1 took it to be let. I am very much disturbed about this af fair, especially as 1 am unable, through sick ness, to return to New York, and my physi cion warns me that it will bo several days be fore I can leave my room. Will you Go me a great favor? Forget that I ever disparaged tho detective force of which you are undoubt edly a brillant member and take this case in hand. I will give you II,W00 if you will recover the Jewel, which is only a small reward, con sidering its value. I send you a cheek for S'.VO. which you may use for expenses, and, if n-.o: o 1)0 needed, let mo know. I wish you could run over to Philadelphia to see me. A con versation with you would be a great satisfac tion to me. Will you oblige, yours very truly, Robert Leroy Mitcrei.? Mr. Barnes road this no loss than 1hr*oti*igK, and thou said alor.d, though tmm, there ms no one to hear him, “Well!” That was all, bnt tho tone was rich in Rnggestivcuess. What ho thought, but did not put into words, was: “That man has tho coolest audacity I ever met. Here ho actually offers mo $1,000 to re cover that ruby, when ho knows that I was right by his sido at tho time of the theft. Is ho so egotistic that ho dares to guy me? Is ho so sure that ho cannot be convicted? I know that ho was not in Philadelphia anyway, as my man found his room empty. His alibi is broken, at all events, clever as ho thinks him self. Will 1 go to Philadelphia to see him? Well, I should think so! A con versation with him will bo as satisfac tory to mo as it possibly can bo to him. But first I must obey tho call from Miss Rcmscu. There may bo much to learn there. ’ ’ It was nearly an hour boforo Mr. Barnes’ duties in connection with other cases made him at liberty. He went straight to Miss Remseu’s and was shown into her presence. “You sent for mo, Miss Remseu,” he began. “Yes, Mr. Barnes,” she replied. “Will yon bo seated?” The detective ac cepted hor invitation, and she contin ued: “To come to tho point at once, I wish to seo you about my lost ruby. It was a present from Mr. Mitchel to me, and besides being very costly I attach u sentimental value to it. I want you to undertake to mover it, and I will givo you $1,000 if you succeed.” Mr. Barnes had never had so many thousand dollar offers made to him in so short a time before. Ho smiled slightly and said: “Your offer comes too late, MissRem- scu. I have a letter from Mr. Mitchel himself, making a similar offer. It would scarcely ho proper for mo to ac cept two rewards for ouo service.” “Then you refuse to help me?” “On tho contrary, I will use my ut most endeavors to detect the thief and recover your property for you. But I need no money from you. ” “You are very conscientious, Mr. Barnes, and I admire it. I honor a man who places his duty above money.” “I thank you for your courteous re mark. Now, if I am to help you, you must, begin by assisting me. ” “I will do whatever loan, certainly. ” “Then, tell me, have you no suspicion as to who might have taken your jew el?” Tho girl hesitated, and tho detect ive watched her face keenly. As sho did not reply at onco ho asked another question: “Did you feel tho person take the pin from your hair?” “Yes, I did; but I did not realize what was occurring till ho had it.” “Why did you not mako any resistance or cry out?” Again she hesitated, but in a moment sho said firmly: “I know that you have a right to ask me these questions, and I will reply to them if you insist upon it. But first, tell me, would it bo right for me to call a name to you as one that I may have sus pected when I had hut the flimsiest ex cuse for my suspicion? Might I not 1 thus do more harm than good byattract- j ing your attention to a false scent?” “That is certainly a possibility, Miss j Romscn, but it is ouo which I am in clined to risk. I mean that I prefer to trust to my experience than to have you omit to tell mo your suspicions.” “Very well; only promise mo that ; you will not jump to conclusions and thus perhaps annoy tho person whom I shall name. ” i “I agree to that. I will take no action j without sufiieicut reason other than that furnished by yourself.” “Very well. You asked if I suspected any one, and again why I did not resist the thief. If you will remember, my head was bowed. At first I could not umler.-tand how something seemed to move my pin. I fancied that it had be come entangled in tho sultan’s robe. Then tho clack began to chime, and in a moment it flashed across my mind that perhaps Mr. Mitchel was taking my pin in order to win his wager. Therefore I said nothin' This oy it. i am sure, nowever, it wm prove otherwise. So do tho best you can, if you please. ” “You may rely upon it that my best energies shall bo devoted to this work. I wish you good morning. ” About 0 o’clock that same afternoon Mr. Barnes sent his card up to Mr. Mitchel at the Lafayette in Philadel phia. A few minutes later ho was shown into that gentleman’s room and found him in bed. “Delighted to see you, Mr. Barnes. You are very kind to come and seo me. For doing so I am almost willing to for give you for the wrong which you have done me. ” “Wrong? What wrong?” “Do you remember the day you camo to seo me at the Fifth Avenue about tho button which you had found? You asked mo to show you the seventh of my own set. I agreed on condition that you should not annoy the lady.” “Well?” “You broke your promise, that is all.” “In what way?” “In tho first place you bribed her maid to tell her a lie and leave her so that ouo of your spies could take her place; secondly, your spy did take her place, tho result of which was that Miss Rem- sen could not re-engage her old maid and has had much trouble to get another as good. ” “I did not foresee when I made that promise that such an emergency would arise as did later. ” “Very true. Bnt I did, and I warned yon that you would gain nothing by making the promise, since you would only find my own story verified by your visit.” “Well, I am very sorry and will say that it shall not occur again. ” “But, Mr. Barnes, it has occurred again.” “How so?” “Why, sho cannot leave her homo at any time without being dogged by your spies. ” Mr. Barnes bit his lip in chagrin to find how well this man was acquainted with his plans, but ho replied unhesitat- ingly: “This timo you aro wrong. I prom ised you not to annoy Miss Remseu in connection with tho particular case of action clear to you?” “Perfectly. Then 1 a:u to understand that Mr. Mitchel did not tell you in ad vance tl'.e.r he would do this?” “No, ho did not, and that is why I have scut for you. ” “I don’t understand you.” “Why, all tho timo that I thought he had tho pin I was not worried. I even went so far as to act indignation at tho festival. That was partly for your edifi cation and mystification. I wanted to help Mr. Miuchel’s plan. But when it occurred to mo yesterday that Mr. Mitchel, if ho had meant to take tho pin, would have told mo in advance, I saw at once that my first idea was wrong and that »ny ruby is really gone. Then I wrote to you.” “Then you feel sura that he would have told you in advance.” “Positive. ” “May ho not have feared to ask you to implicate yourself in robbery and possible scandal? You know ho was liable to a:\cst, and it might bn u con siderable time before ho could have proved that his theft was only a joke. Ho may have wished to sparo you no toriety. ” “Ho knows mo hotter than that. ” fciho said this with a smile. “How better?” asked tho detective. “I mean that he knows there is noth ing that I would not risk for him, since I have consented to givo him myself. I am ouo of those women, Mr. Barnes, who aro not easily deterred from aiding tho man of her choice. ” “Do you mean that you would bo willing to share unenviable notoriety with him and that he knew this?” “I do, and therefore feel confident that ho would have asked my assistance if it had Lota Lis intention to take my pin.” “Just as ho did on another occasion?” The detective had been leading her up to t!::s for tho last few moments, and now watched to seo tho effect. Sho did not change countenance, but simply said: “What occasion?” “The morning when he locked your maid in this room while you went down town and took a littlo girl from one house to another?” “To what other?” This was a hard one for tho detective, and as he did not reply sho smiled aggravatingly as she continued: “Mr. Barue.i, you have no proof of your assertion. You suspect that I did what you say, but you do not know it. As I tedd you jnst now, it is possible for a bare suspicion to lead one astray. ” “Perhaps, hut I do not think that I am far wrong in this instance.” “Wo will not discuss it. Let us re turn to the ruby. You told Mr. Van Rawlstou, so ho tells mo, that you knew in advance that this crime was about to occur. Did yon know tho person who would take tho pin?” “To bo perfectly frank with you, Miss Remseu, I expected that Mr. Mitch el would take it. I think now that ho did take it. Do you wish ineto continue tho investigation? It may load to your friend’s losing his wager, whereas you have tho rigid to notify tho police that your gem has been returned to yon. That would make our work on the case use less and assure him of winning his bet. ” Mr. Barnes’ object hero was ingenious, lb; thought that if tho girl accepted his suggestion he would thus bo assured that sho still suspected Mr. Mitchol. Thus he would reach her true opinion of the ease. Her answer was: “I cannot do that. It would certainly be to give up my hope of recovering tho stone. I am sure that Mr. Mitchel has not taken it. Jf I am wrong and ho has done so without trusting iqo, why tl;eu $ "Delighted to /tee you, Mr. Barnes.” which wo were then speaking. My men have shadowed her in connection with another affair. ” , “What other affair?” “Abduction. ” “Abduction? Absurd! Who on earth has Miss Remseu abducted?” “Tho girl Rose Mitchel ” “Aud who, pray, is the girl Rose Mitclfbl—tho daughter of the murdered woman?” “Perhaps. That is what I intend to discover. She passed, however, as your daughter. ” “Ah! Now can you prove that she is not?” “No.” “Very good. Then, so far as your in formation goes, Rose Mitchel, who pass ed as my daughter, was removed from a certain house to a certain other house to you unknown. ” Ho paused a moment as though to enjoy Mr. Barnes’ discom fiture, then continued: “like was taken, so you suspect, but cauuct prove, by Miss Remseu. Now, then, if Miss Rem- Kcn, my affianced wife, takes a girl who is my own child from one house to an other, where is the abduction so long as I make no complaint?” “Let us drop this nonsense, Mr. Mitchel. ^foa know very well that that child was removed for a purpose, else she would not be hidden away. If Miss Remsen had a hand in this, she was aiding yon to baffle detective investiga tion, and that was on illegal act. There fore wo have tho right to watch her in order to discover what we can. ” “Very well, then, wo will grant you that privilege. Much good may it do you. But as to the removal of the child, that was done because your spy Lucette had discovered whore she was, aud I did not choose to have her annoyed. ” “What makes you so certain that this Lucette was my spy, os you term it?” “Well, I don’t mind telling you that, though perhaps I ain showing my hand a little. Let us go to tho beginning. In tho first place you knew about my bet, and I knew that you knew that much. From that starting point what more nat ural than for me to suppose that you would begin by having me shadowed. To be sure of this I made a few trips on tho elevated road, a structure peculiarly applicable for such a test, with the result of course that I soon became pretty well acquainted with your assistant. 'When ever I had nothing else to do, I would amuse myself getting away from him. You gave mo occupation for several boars, I assure yon. But to come to Lu- cotte. I guessed that tho next step in your game would be to supply spy No. 2, who would take up the trail wherever spy No. 1 would lose it. I began to look for this second man. See, I admit that I did not count upon a woman. You beat me there, or almost did. I don’t suppose you told tho girl to let me see her face, eh?” Mr. Barnes made no reply, though to himself ho said, “Just as I told the fool” Mr. Mitchel went on; “At last ouo day, just us I was getting on a train, a smart looking young woman came out of tho waiting room and followed mo aboard. Purely from habit I walked through tho train to the first coach. I ride in that because it is the coolest in summer ana tno least araity in winter. Now there were several cross seats empty in tho coaches through which I passed, and as tho young woman behind me did not take ouo, but followed mo through tho train, I became suspicious. When she sat down opposite me, of course I studied her face. I hardly ever forget a face after I have made a men tal note of it. Tho rest is simple. She was sharp enough not to get off tho train when I did, aud I dismissed her from my mind. Thus I suppose sho was en abled to follow me to tho Irving place house. But, of course, I recognized her at onco when I saw her at Miss Rem sen’s. ” “Did I understand you to say that this Rose Mitchel is your daughter?” “I don’t know what you understood, but I did not say so. I spoke of her just as you did, ‘Roso Mitchel, who passed as my daughter. ’ ” “Well, then, is she your daughter?” “I decline to answer. ” “Why do you do so?” “I must decline to reply to that also. ” “Do yon not seo, Mr. Mitchel, you aro simply making your actions more and more suspicions?” “My dear Mr. Barnes, I do not care a straw how much suspicion I aronso so long as I am not confronted by any proof. Whenever yon think you have auy proof against mo, conic to mo aud I will endeavor to refute it.” “Very well. Yon have asked me to discover who stole Miss Remseu’s ruby. I have already done so.” “Mr. Barnes, you aro a genius. Who is it?” “Yourself.” “Bosh! Can’t you do better than that? Why, I have been sick abed hero for over three days. ’ ’ “Mr. Mitchel, yon are caught this time. You were not sick abed hero at the timo of the robbery. On tho con trary, you went over to New York, at tended the festival and took the ruby pin from Miss Remsen’s hair.” “Mr. Barnes, you aro laboring under a delusion. I tell yon I have been in this room since Dee. !10. “One of my men followed you to this place. On the night of tho 1st ho regis tered at this hotel, being assigned to tho room next to this. He picked tho lock of tho communicating door and camo in hero, thus discovering your absence.” “Very clover idea, I am sure. Tho fellow deserves credit. But did he tell you which communicating door he camo through?” Mr. Barnes looked around aud was amazed to find that tho only door in tho room opened on tho hall. The story told by his man was thus an impossibility. A thought came to him quickly, aud he said: “Yon have changed to another room since then. You were at that timo in No. 234.” “Aud this is number 342, a floor high er up. But yon are wrong. I have not changed my room. I will explain how your man has made this mistake. I knew when I camo hero that your spy had probably followed me. I was tired of espionage. This is what I did. I reg istered and was given No. 234. I was shown to tho room and at once sent for tho clerk. When became up, I asked for another room and desired him not to make auy change on the register, as I had an inquisitive friend who would not hesitate to walk right up if ho knew what room I was in. I explained that I wished to avoid him. My request was granted. I suppose your man asked for a room near thgt of his “friend, Mr. Mitchel.” Tho clerk at onco thought him to bo the man whom I wished to avoid aud gave him a room next to 234, which of course satisfied him, aud I am sure pleased mo as well. ” Mr. Barnes was supremely disgusted, especially as during tho interview he had become thoroughly satisfied that Mr. Mitchel was really sick and troubled with a bad cough. He returned to New York puzzled. CHAPTER XII. THE HISTORY OF THE RUBY. During tho next two weeks there were numerous reforeuees to the ruby robbery in the daily papers. Interviews wore published purposing to have been held with every one of uoto who had been present. The police were twitted with their inability to discover tho thief. The detectives from the central office came aud went mysteriously, aud were silent to all questioners, tho while maintain ing an expression which plainly said, “We could and we would.” One or Iwo persons were even arrested, only to bo promptly discharged wheu brought before the committiug magistrates. So that interest in the affair soon died /rat. Another crime occurred, aud all New York had something else to talk of. Tho Remson ruby was forgotten by the masses. Mr. Barnes, however, thought of little else. He racked his brain for a promis ing starting point, and the more he thought the more ho was tempted to made a trip to New Orleans to unravel this, as ho had many other mysteries, “from tho other end.” Yet he hated to leave the scene where were the chief ac tors in the drama, and as he felt certain the principal in one or all of tho crimes. At last he resolved to mako a move, hoping little from it, yet unwilling longer to rest actually idle in this case. He wrote the following letter: Mr. Arthur Randolph: Dear 8m—Since you have enBaped mo to undertake to provo that Mr. Mitchel hiniwlf (dole tho ruby on tho night of tho fctdival, 1 presume that you will consent to give mo some assistance in iho matter. In the first Interview that I had with you you may recall th»t you stated that your friend, in your opin ion, is somewhat insane on tho subject of cel ebrated Jewels. You said, in effect, that if ho were pressed ft littlo on this line he would drift off into the narration of tales of gems and erimee committed to obtain them. 1 would much like to hear Mr. Mitchel talk np- on his hobby, but, as you know, ho Is on the defensive with me. Can you iu so mo way ar range to have a talk with him yourself and draw him out, while I should lie secreted where I could overhear tho conversation? I should wish you to mention tho loss of the ruby—to suggest, if not charge outright that he himself has taken the gem, ami when ho denies it, as ho surely will, ask him whether there is any peculiar story connected with it —that is, whether it has ever boon stolon be fore. From such a conversation I might g>-t a jjiiii ytycb, sei-mlnc sh nothing to ypq* nr^ht 66 valuable fo me. Will you do this? Remem ber you yourself said that “all is fair,” etc. Yours truly, J. Barnes. In reply to this ho received a note asking him to meet Mr. Randolph at his clnb on tho following evening. The next afternoon Mr. Mitchel call ed at tho Hoffman Hon.se and went up to the room occupied by Mr. Thanret, find ing that gentleman at home. Mr. Thau- ret advanced to meet him, and tho two shook hands cordially. “Thanret,” began Mr. Mitchel, “I want to talk to you seriously about that jewel robbery. ’ ’ “I am all attention,” said Mr. Thau- ret, lighting a cigarette and dropping in to a comfortable rocking chair. “To begin with, let mn recapitulate. I will go back to our partnership ar rangement. You and 1 became in a way secret partners, or perhaps ‘gambling pals’ would be more accurate. At that time I agreed to furnish the capital for our operations up to a certain point. I believe I have done so, in spite of tho fact that our losses have been rather heavy and the further fact that yon con fidentially told mo that yon had a meth od or a system by which losses could be avoided, or at least controlled. Am I accurate?” “Quite so, my friend. You have proved yourself an admirable silent part ner, since you have allowed me to have my own way, paying tho bills and ask ing no questions till now. Am I to un derstand that the losses annoy you, and that you wish an explanation?” “You may givo me one in a moment. There is another point. You promised to drop Adrian Fisher. ” “Well?” “You have not done so. I requested you to wear tho Ali Baba costume tho other night, and yet you chose to give it to Fisher. Why was that?” “It will be more simple to explain about the losses first and come to Fisher later. As you perhaps know, that de tective Barnes has chosen to place a spy at my heels. Under tho circumstances I thought it wise to play the spy upon my spy. {Several times I have gone to tho club and then placed myself where I could watch my man. In this way I soon discovered that he had become inti mate with one of tho club servants. One day I called this fellow, and partly by threatening to have him discharged, but mainly by using money, I got out of him what tho detective was asking about me. This was chicfiy whether I lose or win when I p!:.y cards. I found that tho result of every game that I played was bei::g i- ;ortcd. Consequent ly after that I m;-.:Ie it a rule to lose.” “To lose my rconcy!” “To lose our money, since wearo part ners. You aro sir. Cures ol advancing the funds till I get remitiauccs from Paris. Yon have my I O U's. If you are tired of the arrangement, I will pay you at onco, though it would be inconvenient. ” “No. Tho money is of no conse quence. Bnt tell mo why did you think it best to lose?’’ “It is very simple. From the fact that the detc’tivc. arc investigating this point it is evident that they have heard of tho winnings which 1 made when Fisher played with me. They may have concluded that I am a card sharper. I wish to dispel that idea. ” “Naturally. But now tell 1110 about Fisher. What has this to do with him?” “As you know, I did not design to attend the feslhal. Yen went to Phila delphia, wore tak n ill and sent rue a letter asking me to take your place aud wear your dress, which I was to obtain by presenting ycurncm to tho costumer. I did this, fully intending to carry out your wishes. ” > “Then hew was it that Fisher wore my ccstnme?” “I was coming to that. Just before leaving for the affair who should call here but the costumer, who informed me that a man had been to his place and had catechised him about me, explain- jug that ho was a detective hunting down a celebrated criminal. He showed the fellow your nute. Afterward ho re gretted having done so aud came to notify me, as ho expressed it, ‘so that I might not get into auy trouble. ’ I saw at cure :hat this meant that Barnes would hs at the festival, or at any rate one of his men. ” “You were right in that. Ho was there. ” “Yes, but I was not sure of it till after tho robbery, when all unmasked. He wore one of the Forty Thieves dom inos, and I failed to seo through tho dis guise. With tho knowledge thus obtain ed I determined to have some amuse ment at the expense of the great detect ive, and decided to wear one of tho dominos instead of your dress-. It was essential, however, that some one should impersonate Ali Baba in order that the tableaus might not bo interrupted. Fisher was tho only man I could ask to assume tho role. Ho acquiesced, and that is all there was to that. I have not taken him up again, I assure von.” CONTINUE!) NEXT WEEK. T he most remarkable cures on ; record have been accomplished by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. 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