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though (r.jcjin;
detective.
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to A1
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be stolen amt u.
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Air. Mitchi 1 th: t
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Ran
the parlor ami d
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id in. Ho
way
and Mr. Thai
!: foi v»€3
m intotho
felt
great m»-psi«.n i
I Eg Hr
Laadeiiph
ed.
aro.e as they am
sin:!.
forci
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‘ mid Air.
posi
Mitchcl. “Y >n v
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r. *- ’ *
tone
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Gpci
dine hero and !■ i
it!:' (ict yj,:
m: to ; nd
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yea tu nse ui ■•,
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made lolef;.’. ie ( ji!
■hip. Air. Tliau:
set for you al V
“If you ci- i:v, i
said Air. " :.
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■ . d <•>
J have a
,r i.
to talk about them. Mr. Kanflolph start
'd in a now direction, remembering the
hints of tho detective.
“Alitchcl,” said lie, “I would almost
b(i willing to wager that you not only
ran give Miss Remsen as good a ruby,
but that yon could actually give her tho
same ono. ”
“I hope to do so,” was the quiet re
ply-
“You don’t understand me. I mean
dial 1 half helievo that your sickness in
j Philadelphia was all a farce; that you
rume over and yourself stole tho gem. ”
“ Indeed't And what leads you to such
a preposterous deduction?”
“I think that this is your way of en
deavoring to win your wager. I think
! that no ono bpfc yourself could have
taken the pin from Miss Rcmsen’s hair,
as for no ono else would she have snb-
oi the 1 mitted.”
“Randolph, your repeated allusions
to Alias Rcmscn in this connection, and
especially your insinuation that I would
ask la r to he an accomplice in such a
of duplicity, and that she would
consent, are distasteful to mo in the cx-
,io. If you will pardon my saying so,
: a poor entertainment to oiler a
<t.”
Oh, I meant no offense, old man, I
ire you! Wo will drop tho subject,
i iurse. ’ ’
This was followed by a silence. Air.
Randolph was at his wits’ end to find a
force Air. Mitchcl to talk. Ho
felt that nothing had been accomplish-
Alr. Barnes, however, thought dif
ferently, for ho had at last come to a
positive conclusion. From Mr. Mitchel’s
tone of voice and tho words of his last
speech the detective felt certain that
whatever part Mr. Alitchcl himself may
have played in tho robbery Miss Rciu-
t n was innocent. Ho also wondered
i whether tho conversation would now
p, drift hack to tho ruby. Perhaps it would
i- not have done so had not Mr. Thauret,
•e who, up to this point, had scarcely
spoken during the progress of tho meal,
” once more broached tho subject.
“I bog pardon, Mr. Alitchcl,” said
T lie, “but your remark just now, that
I
will a*u ml to it. 1 1
• Vi : .. (> : to
there is some
write now, if t \..
. . v .■ r.o. Meet
ruby, has gre;
me :•■ iptly I
.. .v.i'.e Mining
Unless you h;
room.
not doing i .
Air. Ihuidol. h .
and
tho history of
went to tiie iii
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Air. Be. 'in. , \.i. >
. i.*ig him.
i. •.]]■; k(
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>vel! t Mr.ii
, “cal :
:s though s
manage it?”
Randolph w
“El thi?
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T! auret had
here, and 1m !
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this unexpect
him. I don
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in'inuc/
that 1m uj
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those two,
but that is ii t ’
! • t!v JK.i
. . ill
dine with mo
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loom. I shall
a. 1 ’. .1 .;. '
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our im ui
shall be :■< rved ;
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s tna
it. si piirat< s
the private tli>:i
ng i< mi
fro:
n t if main
saloon. I.! Jl
ah o ord
J cl
n:.; r for
you at a tan., j
tu t on t!
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i. r side of
tho curtain, i:.
V*,a jK.YP
d i ::i you
should hear all
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difskulty. ”
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h d with
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inent and sliaii
umleno:
t.div
be able to
hear at lea. t> th
c great' r
' pm
t of what
occurs. ”
"Very well.
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to t
'.o Horary,
l_
w-U
and at tho fin tlu r end, liAakn behind a
newspape r itie, y ii viil b<* s.ifo from
tho eb: ervation of j-iying . ;.vs. Prompt
ly at 7 I and my gut fts w ill take our
scats. Five jaiuutt s later year own
The story.
take it in safety.’’
Mr. Barnes folk ivt d those instruc
tions, and Air. Randtuph vent to tho
dining room top; if. cLl.i. .trioiigomcnts.
At 7, on tho minute,
JlO
was joined by
table. tShortly after the noi: e of di.-hes
on the other side of tho portiere indi
cated that Air. Barn's was being served.
About the third ef.t;i>xi Air. Randolph
endeavored to lead iso conversation in
tho desired direction.
“1 trust,” saidhtt. a idiossingAlitchcl,
"that you havtt entirely recovered from
that unfortunate jibe ;s ••Pat j at vented
you from attimling tho nitair at Rawls-
ton’s?”
“Oh, yes!” said Mitchel. “It was
hut a temporary waiter. Tho only seri
ous result was that 1 wa - kept from tho
Miss Remsen from tine annoy;mco of los
ing her ruby. ”
“But, Mitchel, “' aid Mr. Randolph,
“while of eour.. i 0110 <1> nut liko to
lose so valuable a t in, a' the* aine time
yen can sail lv jept;-o it. “
“What mala s you think so?”
“Why, yon
Iky
re .fi m:
iny jcv.«
you know I w:
J»j LC '
tying . >
liy ire m
any one wn<
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ike 501
i, wviuld
up rare gi m;.
1-J
wing t!
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vault v. hi re n
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,;.e » an
i fd :la ;
a way immie.
I
v.an
;lad wh>
gave iliat m
by
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f ». ...
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took it : a.y
mG!
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ity that you
hot
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hidden tie;., m
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• no •!«.<:
yon have (.(he
like it
b.ivied .
corner of ym
tr ,
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Vhy not
out ami ]■:- it
.t i 1
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lady?”
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1: - t:
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mai' .; h.
not so easily
l>f
/au l • .
; mato
ruby.”
“Why not?
•' L.'JVt*
culistr ; iiout i
1 ?”
“Yes, but *.
vo
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This curt w
ay
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iwt was h >.(
"pi
NfA tO
Mr. U:;
ii your
ibt that
in sonio
M t one
I cau-
*o that
a.i
po
un
cing a problem. Mr.
delighted that Mr.
10 to his assistance in
place will bn in re. dine.-., ;.nd you can Air. Alitchel’s hesitation it seemed to
liim that there was a contest going on
in his mind between a powerful desire
to talk on his hobby and some pruden
tial whisper that silence would ho bet
ter. Tho detective also waited with
his invited guict.-, and tlio three sit at j some anxiety, a piece of a sweetbread
on his fork, carried but half way to his
month.
“Well, gentlemen,” at last said Mr.
Alitchcl, “I will tell you tho story.”
Mr. Barnes took the tidbit from his fork
with a smile that showed his teeth as
they bit it incisively. “First join me in
a glass,” continued Air. Mitchcl.
“Drink this ruby colored wine and
pledge mo that you will not repeat what
I say. This only because I do not wish
to attain tho unenviable reputation of
being a romancer, as I certainly should
if some reporter should hoar and publish
festival. I think l mi;;!)) hnvo saved tho story now while the loss of the gem
i.i fresh in tho memory of all. ”
Tho pledge was given, and Mr. Mitch-
ol continued:
“That you might hotter appreciate
this stone, I might begin with a disser-
1 tation on rubies, explaining to you the
difference between tho true oriental gem,
Do which is rare of any magnitude, and tho
ventilating knowledge which has come
to mo through tho study of my hobby. I
will como at once to tho story of the lost
j el. Just where it was first found is
n t accurately known, and of its earlier
history I can only tell you what has
b en told me. You may believe as much
<;r us little as you liko. Tho history then
1 cgins with tho finding of Moses in the
bulrushes and tho subsequent gift to
him of this ruby by the daughter of
i’harnoh. Thus we hear of it first in the
royal house of the Egyptians. There w’us
kiu.ther gem, tho exact counterpart to it.
This 1'haruoh had among his treasures
and wore upon state occasions. With the
exodus of Moses and the Israelites the
ruby passed out of Egypt. From that
time for many centuries its history is
not marked by any great event, save
that we learn that it was kept by tho
luuh Driest* of tho - synagogue and so
forhowev. r!;’' -• Mi\Al -hr’! e»trm to
showliisgem .a. ;• ’eri. •f .i-i Ix-i n
unwilling to embrace <. n.y opporl unity
passed down from generation to genera
tion. Ono odd fact I must not forgot,
Tho deep rod color, as yon know, is tho
most prized. The color of this ruby at
tho present time is tho most perfect in
existence. Yet, so tho story goes, at first
the matched pair of gems were of u pale
ri'se color. ’ ’
“Do you mean us to believe,” inter
rupted Mr. Randolph, “that tho color
has doepened with tinio?”
“I do not ask you to believe any thing.
But it is not time that is supposed to
have improved tho color. With tho con
quest of Jerusalem this jewel fell into
the hands of the Romans, and so in
time came into tho possession of Cresar.
In his courtship of Cleopatra ho soon
discovered that extraordinary woman’s
passion for resplendent jewels, and ho
was audacious enough to present it to
In r. Fearing that this might bo readily
traced to him when tho jewel was miss
ed, as it would surely bo, ho told her
secretly of his purpose and then tied it
about tho neck of a pigeon, which flow
with it directly to the palace of Cleo
patra, who awaited the arrival of tho
bird on the rooftops. Tho pigeon, when
nearly home, was attacked by a hawk,
and Cleopatra ordered one of her archers
to slay the larger bird with his arrow.
This the man attempted, but struck the
pigeon, which fell, bleeding and dead,
at tho queen’s feet. She at once remov
ed the gem, which was covered with
blood and dyed with it a rich red.”
“But, Mr. Mitchel,” said Mr. Thau-
rct, “surely a ruby could not absorb
blood?”
“It is tho history of tho gem.” Air.
Alitchcl spoke in so odd a tone that ono
almost thought that, carried away by
his love of precious stones, ho had im
bibed some of tho superstition connected
with them. Ho spi ke as though ho be
lieved the tale. Mr. Barnes began to
understand what Air. Randolph had
meant when he said that perhaps the
desire to possess a rare stono might
tempt this gout leman to commit a crima
Mr. Alitchcl continued:
“I need not follow tho story of Cleo
patra. It is too well known. But there
is an incident that has not been written
in tho general history of her career.
There was an Egyptian priest who was
madly in love with her, and in a mo-
mi )it of impulse ho dared to tell her of
his attachment one day when alone with
her. She seemed slightly amused at his
ardor, and asked what he, a poor priest,
could offer her, who had rich rulers at
her feet. In desperation ho answered
that ho could give his life. The queen
laughed and said: ‘That is mine already.
But you priests claim to ho all wise.
Find mo the mate to my groat ruby and
perhaps I will listen to your love plead
ings. ’ To her intense surprise the man
replied; ‘That I could do if I dared.
Tho gem which you have has but return-
c.l to its proper place. It was onco Pha
raoh’s. Ho also had the mate to it,
which from him descended through
kings to Ramoses tho Great. It is buried
in his coffin.’ ‘Get it for me,’ was tho
torso reply of Cleopatra, given now as a
commend rather than a request
“In fear tho priest went into tho pyr
amid and stole tho jewel. When ho
pro.-ented it to Cleopatra, sho cried cut
ac him : ‘What fool’s trick is this? Do
you think this palo stono a match to
mine?’ The priest explained that hers
had been dyed red in the blood of the
pigeon. ‘Ah, so!’ sho replied. ‘Then
this ono shall be also a richer red. You
promised me your lifo once. I claim it,
ami in your blood this stono shall bo
steeped till it matches tho other in col
or. ’ bho carried out her threat, and tho
two stones wero once more mates.”
“What an absurdity!” exclaimed Mr.
Randolph.
“Do not say so,” said Mr. Thauret.
“We cannot toll what may happen in
this world.”
“Tho next change of owners was
when Cleopatra killed herself. Ono of
her handmaidens stole tho two rubies,
but she herself was taken, a slave, to
Romo and Mild. Her purchaser discov
ered iho i%bies, took them from her,
and thou secretly murdered her, lest she
might toll that he had them. From this
timo on they have gone by tho name of
tho ‘Egyptian gems.’ I need not give
you tho whole list of robberies and mur
ders that have been connected with tho
two stones, though I have tho written
record complete, with names of all tho
victims. Suffice it to say that for years
no one was tho gainer by getting pos
session of them. They have always been
impossible to sell until I bought this
one, which is tho first timo cither ever
was offered honestly in the market. Be
fore this each new owner had obtained
tho jewels cither by theft or murder and
dared not admit that ho had them. An
other curious tiling is that no ono has
ever succeeded in hiding tho jewels so
that they could not bo found. They
have been secreted between tho stones
of a wall, they have been sowed under
tho hido of an ass and hidden in other
equally obscure places, yet always the
next thief has found and taken them.”
“Ah, that is interesting!” said Mr.
Thauret. “But tell us frankly, since
wo are pledged not to repeat what wo
hear, do you suppose there is any power
inherent in tho stone which attracts
persons to their discovery?”
“I cannot say, hut that is ono of tho
claims. This seems to bo susbtantiated
by recent events too. ”
“How so?”
“Well, my usual interest in large
gems led mn to police headquarters
when that woman Rose Mitchel was
killed, after having been robbed. Tho
jewels, you remember, had been quickly
recovered and are still in tho hands of
tho police. I was allowed to see them,
and thi- ruby in that lot is undoubtedly
tho mate to mine."
“Yon think that it was tho presence
of that stone which led to the discovery
by the police of tho satchel containing
tlio jewels?”
Mr. Thauret seemed much interested,
but Air. Alttchel merely shrugged his
shoulders for answer, though it scorned
plain that ho did hold that opinion. Mr.
Barnes wondered whether Mr. Thauret’s
interest was due to tho fact that, having
stolen (ho jewels, ho was astonished to
Du«r of Mi utnun/o an oxnlanution of
their recovery from the hotel wfioro lie
had hidden them. Yet tho man's next
words seemed to dispel such an idea. He
said:
“You may believe in that sort of
thing, Mr. Mitchel, but I, who have
only modern ideas, cannot accept any
such theory. Tho fact that the stones
have always been discovered when hid
den has led those who know tho history
to mistake a chain of coincidences for
evidence of supernatural power within
tho stones themselves. I think I can
readily accoznt for the series ot hidings
and findings.”
“I should bo pleased to have you do
so,” said Mr. Mitchcl
"Have you never read Ed ;ar Poo’s
tale, the one whore a letter is stolen and
hidden? Tho detectives failed to find it,
though it was in plain sight all tho
timo, but another man did find it. He
went upon the correct theory that tho
thief, knowing that a search would bo
made, and guessing that all obscure
places would bo explored first, would
hido it in some commonplace manner.
Ho visited tho apartments, and found
tho letter in tho letter rack. Now this
is ingenious, but Mr. Poe hero gives us
a bit of special pleading and a curious
anomaly at tho same timo. He wished
to show that an obscure corner would bo
a bad hiding place, and so worked out
his result. At Nie same time lie draws a
skillful thief who baffled expert police,
and yet who hid his letter whero tho
first man with brains easily found it.
This is tho anomaly. Where tho article
is small, as is the case with this lost
ruby, there is but ono safe place for the
thief to hido his stolen property. ”
“And that place is?” asked Mr. Mitch
el, himself betraying interest.
“Upon his own person, whore at all
times ho could bo on tho alert to thwart
tho searching committee.”
“Ah, you are forgetting,” said Mr.
Mitchcl, “that idea was not overlooked
by Edgar Poo. In tho tale tho man was
waylaid by officers in disguise, who
bound him and thou searched him. If
tho letter had been about him, it would
have been found.”
“Not at all. Tho letter was placed
in an envelope, which had been turned,
and then mailed so that on tho reverse
it received tlio postal imprint This
foiled tho detectives when they exam
ined tho letter nick. It would havo
fooled them in exploring his pockets if
found with other letters similarly ad
dressed. On tho other hand, had it been
in his pocket the man who finally ob
tained it could have done so by creating
a confusion in tho street which attracted
tho man to tho window. It would havo
been difficult for him even to guess that
it was in tlio pocket. Besides with tho
ruby it would bo simple, since it is an
article that can bo disposed of at a mo
ment’s notice. ”
“Very true,” said Mr. Mitchel,
“but”— Here ho paused for a moment
and seemed abstracted. Quickly recov
ering, ho said: “What was I saying? I
i havo lost tho thread of our conversa
tion. ”
“Air. Thauret suggested that tho thief
could keep tho ruby about him,” replied
Air. Randolph.
“Ah, exactly! Now I remember.
Well, I should say that it would ho a
hazardous undertaking. I believe, had I
stolen tho gem—as, by tho way, Ran
dolph, you suggested—I could do bettor
than that”
“Ah,” said Mr. Randolph, “this is
getting interesting. Como, tell us. How t
should you hido tho jewel, supposing
that you had takeu it?”
“That is a leading question,” said
Air. Alitchcl. “I prefer not to answer
it Walls have ears, you know. ” Ho
said this in u significant way that made
Mr. Randolph uncomfortable for a mo
ment Mr. Mitchel at once continued,
“I will say this, however, that tho
thief, whoever ho is, cannot profit by
his theft ”
“Why not?” asked Mr. Thauret
“Because there is not another gem in
existence save those two which arc so
absolutely perfect in color. In fact, they
are tho standards by which rubies are
valued. It is claimed that tho expression
‘pigeon blood ruby’ owes its oxistenco
to tho staining of ono of these gems in
the manner described. Dealers some
times cut a pigeon’s throat to compare
tho blood with the color of a gem being
appraised. Tlio significance of this is
that tho stolen gem cannot ho sold as it
is because it would bo recognized, and I
havo notified all tho great dealers in tho
world that my ‘Egyptian gem’ has been
stolen. If it were attempted to havo it
cut up, tho lapidary would at once re
port tho matter, as tho reward offered by
mo is greater than could bo earned by
rccutting the stone.”
“Suppose that the thief himself is a
gem cutter?” asked Thauret.
"Even then the perfect color would at
onco tell the first dealer to whom ho ap
plied that tho ‘Egyptian gem’ had been
recut. ”
“The thief might bo a patient man,
and all things como to him who waits,”
replied Mr. Thauret
“True,” said Mr. Mitchel. “But
mark my words, tho ‘Egyptian gem’
will not bo sold by tho person who has
it now. ”
"Especially if that person is your
self,” said Mr. Randolph.
“Just so,” answered Mr. Mitchel.
Tho conversation now drifted to othci
things, and shortly after, tho dinner be
ing over, the three men separated.
As Mr. Barnes was about to leave tho
main dining room one of the servants
handed him a note. Supposing it to bo
from Mr. Randolph, ho opened it at
once and was surprised and chagrined to
read:
When Mr. Barm a next plays tho eavesdrop
per, ho should bo careful to observe whether
a mirror reflects both sides of a port lor© which
ho might supposo would conceal him.
Mitciiku
"Tho devil take it!” muttered Mr.
Barnes. “I wonder at what jioint he
discovered my presence. Was that last
part—about his having warned all tho
dealers—thrown in gratuitously for my
benefit and to lead mo to supposo that
some one else stole tho stono/ If so, why
dots ho now lot mo know that he saw
mo?”
CHAPTER XIII.
MK. HAKNKS GOES SOUTH.
Mr. Barnes now began some re
searches into the past history of Air.
Alphonse Thauret. Obtaining tho date
of his first registry at tho Hoffman
House, ho found that to bo about a
mouth before tho train robbery occurred.
Finding tho expressman who had
brought his baggage to tho hotel, it
transpired that it had been taken from
an English steamship, yet tho name
Thauret did not appear upon tho list of
passengers. As it was certain, however,
that tho man must have arrived by tho
ship it was evident that Thauret was
an alias. Mr. Barnes copied tho ship’s
list for future reference. A search for
tho name Rose Mitchel was fruitless,
though extended to the passenger lists
of all arriving steamers for two months
prior to tho murder.
Believing that Mr. Thauret must have
some communication with foreign
friends and hoping to obtain some clew
by the postmarks of any such letters,
Air. Barnes arranged an espionage of
the man’s mail. But though the hotel
clerk reported to him daily for several
weeks there was not one foreign letter.
As to money, Air. Thauret appeared to
bo well supplied, paying his board hills
promptly with checks upon a neighbor
ing national bank, in which it was as
certained that ho had deposited to his
credit several thousand dollars.
Thus after a long investigation Air.
Barnes was chagrined to admit that ho
had discovered nothing save that Air.
Thauret had como across tho ocean un
der an assumed name, and even this
meager knowledge was a mere matter
of inference.
Though baffled in this direction Air.
Barnes had been more successful in an
other effort which he essayed. This was
a lino of investigation which ho inaugu
rated hoping to discover the where
abouts of the child Rose Mitchel, who
was sofikilll'r.lly kept in hiding. He had
first instructed Lncctto as to the part
she was to play, and that young wom
an, anxious once more to stand well
with her employer, had exerted herself
to her utmost, entirely succeeding in her
mission. This was to obtain some of tho
writing of tho child. “Go to tho house
again,” Air. Barnes had suggested, “and
get into conversation with that same
servant who met you at tiro door on
your first visit. Then in some manner
obtain a specimen of the child’s writing.
An old copybook would bo just the
thing.” Lucette carried out these in
structions to tho letter, and by bribing
tho servant girl at tho school obtained
exactly v/luit the detective had suggest
ed, a copybook in which little Rose
Mitchel had practiced writing.
Armed with this, and selecting a
specimen which seemed best suited to
his purpose, Air. Barnes next bribed
tho mailboy at the Fifth Avenue hotel
to examine all letters addressed to Air.
Alitchcl until ho should find one in tho
same hand. It was not until early in
March that this patient work resulted in
Gucci -s. Then one day tho boy reported
to Mr. Barnes that tho expected letter
had at length arrived. The postmark in
dicated that it had been mailed at East
Orange, N. J.
“b'o that is where the little bird is
hidden,” said Air. Barnes to himself
when this information reached him.
Summoning Lucette, he sent her to East
Orange with these instructions:
"Now, my girl, I’ll give yon another
chance to redeem yourself. Yon are to
go to East Orange and find that child.
The most promising plan is through tho
postoffico. I will give yon a note to the
postmaster that will aid you. Should a
letter bo sent to tho child either by
Mitchcl himself or by Aliss Remsen, you
will learn of it through tho postmaster.
Tho rest of course will bo simple.”
“But suppose,” said Lucette, “that
tho child’s letters are directed under
cover to tlio parties with whom sho is
living? What then?”
“Why, stupid, that is what I send
you down there for. As tho postmaster
is an acquaintance of mine 1 could get
tho address, should it reach him, with
out having you them But that Is only
a faint hope. Wo know that tho child is
in East Orange. East Orange has Just
so many houses. Yon mast examine ev
ery one, if necessary. Notv go, and if
you don’t find the child I have no far
ther need of yon. I give yon this com
mission partly as a chance to redeem
your other mistake and partly because
you havo seen tho child once and could
recognize her. ”
“I’ll find her,” said Lucette, and she
departed.
A week later Mr. Barnes was In New
Orleans, whero ho devoted himself to
discovering, if possible, the early his
tories of Air. Alitchcl and tho murdered
woman. Weeks passed, ami ho made no
progress.
One morning in tho latter part of
April ho was feeling somewhat de
spondent over his ill success, when, as
ho glanced listlessly through The Pica
yune tho following paragraph caught
his eyo:
“Air. Barnes, tho celebrated New
York dotcctivif, is in tho city and stop
ping at tho St. Charles hotel It is be
lieved that ho is in search of a desperate
criminal, and probably tho nows loving
world will soon bo treated to ono of tho
famous detective’s clever elucidations of
sumo mysterious crime. ’ ’
This both annoyed and puzzled Mr.
Barnes. Ho had not told any one his
true name and could not gnoes how’ tho
reporters had found his Identity. While
ho was thinking of It n card was brought
to him which boro tho name, “Richard
Soften, ”
Ho directed that tho gentleman should
h(« shown to his room, and soon after a
man of about 35, with dark cotnplmion,
black hair and keen hazel eyes, entered,
bowing politely and saying:
“This is Mr. B''rue«. I believe.”
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