Show U 4 DE THE I 1 ap I 1 p AA cum all 1 Q s I 1 8 aj 3 of 1 14 some borne three ago W said r wen well lenaw I 1 W was id taws alo al oneto neAu my jay office ee when aflfe g kwea trussed dressed man ican about twenty right eight or thirty years nan ot ne altered atred dana ana sl to see sir mr bax carbo b i the e detectives T imn am the person named named and nd atour ai ar berl service sir iii I 1 replied floi be seated f J c q y 1 1 I donot dolt irish to be interrupted in 1 I propose to tell you vou he ut gandng around nor do 1 with to ghavi have any listeners except I 1 I 1 r arose and lobred the door re he hesitated a little colored somewhat and a then said a 0 from my airet mystery I 1 suppose you in taint I 1 have of t gleat importance but jr to bols 1 important to me ard ana win will be to you yoa it you arzee out the real luct I yet ire I 1 6 assure y ou tj besia with it Is no nothing thing more serious than the loss joss of a diamond ring however I 1 P prize far fak beyond its nominal as a rhear heirloom of the family which baa bome 1 down to me through gli several gebera tto floss i it having been presented to td ene cae of my ancestors by the then date duke of cambridge F agthe G in i ring he proceeded came into my bmw on as thi the unal male he on my twenty first birthday birth day bad and though I 1 have stow since worn it at tim times M I 1 I 1 have always watched rat ched it with the most jealous care and never left it if on ont to of f my bight except when locked up iff m safe where I 1 kept most important papers and a few valuables tant now naw comes the matery my tery y my safe Ms has a co combination in loci and that thalcum combination not a living efio ekno W S ex ev ctet myself not cot even my WN wife I 1 1 am positive thit that the last ume I had the e ring showing it to a frieu 1 I 1 cretu returned med it to 10 the safe ia that was a week igo ago today to day and when I 1 yesterday unlocked tha gaie to get i eriv private ate paper I 1 binl missed s the ring rijk from broj the little iron box bos where I 1 always keep it startled at this I 1 began to search for it t I 1 took tj out everything in the safe and examined every ev spot and paper pan per with tha greatest greg jt carp care but without finding the precious jewel the ring ing was wag the only thing missing and I 1 faund that nothing else was disturbed the loss of the ring grieved me hiie and the mystery bayster y ji py geieg me met bid and so 10 I 1 hayd come to you ya to see it if you iou mn can suggest anything to rei c lieve me understand that I 1 intend to pay you well ell fa for r i your advice ard if 1 joja you ever succeed in r recovering the rini ring r your reward rdward shall be four hundred lun pounds T was avas the ring rin 9 so valuable t as that I 1 asked j ly no he answered and yet to ms me invaluable for ehg th reason I 1 hato named taj actual cash caish value of the r ring in g would not eiwen two addred pounds and yet et I 1 would tiro give a dna two thaus thousand d rather def than ads loss it besides there is a legend IQ in tho tha that parts with it will vill soper some great misfortune you had bad it a week ago you ou say you tou showed it to a friend you v locked it ap ain your safe anulyo and you have not seen it since that is my statement who wis i the te friend to whom yon fou showed the ring I 1 godfrey percy who has beo z spending I 1 ug a few weeks at my iny house as my guest Is he with you C he Is I 1 will be fiack fi ank with you fou STy alster and I 1 met him in london a few wicks weeks ago and he hd isnow is now le ic her and will remain my gun gunt t after ahe wedding which W fixed for a week from today to day ali a p I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 was he with you when cocked t le ring in the s safe ate why my this question sir mr carbon chibon Ci ibon wel for ethl g you yon like lik e it if yon von are to question quist fon my ques tlora I 1 ier rear T e will riot not levi get on very fast t if lie he aas with you fou of course hi he saw you yon lock it up and you hive proof that you did what yon think did fald 1 I beg your pardon mr carbon I 1 thought t your cuistion qui stion might imply I 1 PV P V some suspicion of my friendson frienda fri endon endo buur ur aart art and I 1 would just 0 thou hav havi i I 1 yoa TOL X suspect PA ray my own oan wife yes he le was present and d ne place th the e ring ing iu ii the iron irlan box kloct that and bufter wards y ards lock the safe and he hi Is as ag an anxious X as I 1 aim am tl tobaie bave me solve the mystery by the 1 I recovery odthe of the pre predo cEqus usi JV jewel so far so good now thui then yen ton bavo bave servants of courser course yek YS SU two men a boy wid an d three females fe wales 11 you do not suspect acy of them how can I 1 L when no one ane know knor 4 in i comb combination of my safe iafe but bit mE self 1 it Is I 1 ta mysterious mt eriOus anal baldi arul ami facan can get ro f CM anything you V can tell me to make a i start in the thel matte mattel J it might be necessary for J ine ae to bi 1 sn s n inmate of house hou se for a few days and indevel devel an eve i that naghi till t mt to bothi i aj 1 I would woud like to arv tj that L 1 would wood give civi even the shadow ora ofa hope he anxiously rejoined with naith an air of depression meu suppose I 1 f become e your guest for mew a few days I 1 suggested c if you will 1 I 11 ut lut not ns as an officer not in my y real re al character 1 I proceeded you ayou must introduce me As as a L friend of yours youn just come to town tr wn say jy williaim Will iAin parkins ft cm boston and not aven roar ur wife tr know to the contrary r V very ery ive well 11 I 1 will arrange lt iteana and to I 1 Bi orrow at three I 1 will meet ammu I 1 U eort you tou home to ti dinnen for arthr three days I 1 was nas ali ane gleet in the e mansion inana 16 on of mr trowell Tf 11 owell durt daring ng that tUat time Alme I 1 closely studied every inmate got gait the fro ft I 1 i in my iny host conc concerius ermus eter et I 1 er thing 1 wished to amow and then took my de iu i U awe iu in aai an open and informal num bian ref er without ait hout leaving I 1 a bisp suspicion Mon behind ilea tx t X ak 0 tyer than wha nhat t r s seemed ee a i el I 1 then seamy set lay agents at work among nm or 9 the pawnbrokers pawn brokers irk im cf bf the city fand and the th day befogs that flat fixed d upon for the wed dica ot Per erand miss vir ala called upon 11 on the e brother I 1 of the th e lat latter ter and handed him the tag ing rink a good heavens v he exclaimed famy 2 clutching dot ching it in inho cited ei eagerness geness it Is indeed taft coveted arhe where hd did you yon fird it zo at the z I 1 I 1 then nen it t was iras really stolen yes I 1 a 0 Andl Andla lare vc abu any sural concern fur tut yes Y e s I 1 conold put my hand on the ahlet 9 I 1 is be F s C 1 I did act say it was iras a ninn ma wan maa ot oiS woman who wh is party ya for r your conr anin own piece of mindl you J bid ad bitter bitternut not kneir laio wT 7 said bald he tamed deadly pale and trembled led eL si understand boti hi hea gasped sped but even though the purloiner lie be ur iny sel second ma babehe truth from yon it iras my mi own wife then min r so nc etwas not Tour nr inife s I 1 ah ai litt id for thatah that a least ha i a E bigla ot azef wj my asters bieter sf I 1 I 1 11 noat no at was TOS bot your alster ap who VA a then sl k without fear bod wm have bave itaf is C tead je Te sd m I 1 C J bot Y the isea secret ii with my delft par so other ID beg P P bang possesses bomm seif it it 11 1 ai NoM rr carbon 1 I P p bast aad yn jl have I 1 s a I 1 I 1 te say y taa yon f to your friend then 7 A ienar he bi eln amaze cm L Z w rj pereyra ercy Z i 4 a A he fairly as it he bad re mi ived ed 5 5 he gasped lia ws tri rl ak 11 lj iW down dt a ifor hiie heid his head iams s jal arayon A reyon afi madi a aim ir 4 se fie I 1 aae asked at ji leasly t la i a i b W TE 1 I ea A t 2 1 e M at of acari assert i I 1 itra it 4 1 t w M I 1 al r I 1 I 1 i f 7 j T wl i L 7 kr F t N Z 4 jal F 7 V P J 13 16 is V 4 1 I 1 l f 1 1 B iz tar V 11 isa t a I 1 z a in I 1 M then en rou OW prove it IL ak me mc I 1 fiory T J t wm break her bw heart add 1 I 1 jat r feline to havi these miserable clr cir a at isalt B not toa iati mr hoe wad I 1 she abc need butel buta knonz S lee re bounded from irsai aili dealt I 1 his I 1 ye blazed like eke a mad mans dh tamed uron upon ane ii that tha i 1 had neer seea seeri equaled ikui lid not iven even on n hid btag it fa for r you me ise sir ke cried hia ashy lips now fairly cal ing inthis ittris It this man man ls ii guilty were he be ear en leprince the ream te ilin toy my fewa hand would blew his brains cut sooner tha miiA ke my lay beloved sister rister the wire of a dastardly thief lafa innia my iny b eriv aie I 1 WU hemd semd forr tm I 1 you Y q u must mast taua fa p i e me and mate make your accusation good I 1 or talce take the consequences a 16 hark you I 1 mid he in amsy a y aaeng n y it fi an and d id you 4 alia I 1 his word 44 r d Is betteb than th minel laine but bui mark if hd does deny it and you accept his dental I 1 ahall have bave haia ai so rested for widy all thi the facts pub udy hely exposed from i first to ast last T r accept the conditions hi hc said and ada ae 19 at on ce conducted me to io 0 his private af apartment ariment in which stood jhb safe afi that his friehe had bad opened td 16 abo hink f N vr ft n 0 A servant was for god frey percy and ina in a few moments he be I 1 M made add his hia appe appearance araie looking look quite un conc had bad arranged arraB akrill ged to bave deverr b own iva way Y and as I 1 t up ap appeared pared pd without my mydia suise the young bertleman gert leman did not mol m he glanced atthe two of ui inq ti but I 1 did ha keep k fla n in gus p ense stepping aji to I 1 my hand band M rather his shoulder dex 5 amsl said d aa sharp se venty seventy id 1 P cy rest I 1 you for stealing t 9 6 Is ting and jawnI pawning fig it at isaac jacobs Jacob sl you wm kullaf af ones accompany me me to the of fici af a magistrate and confront the nd tu e esses s jk t a he turned asah ag white alte az asneath death threw u up f his hands and th then en fell all down on his knees and begged for mercy E a spare me heckled he cried caled spare me it wis was thi the first and only time I 1 had ever done such a I 1 want vant 1 jj I sd fd a tp certain su sun m pa p money and was too toa proud to ask you my dear friend for it intercede with this arid save me from public disgrace and utter billiu I 1 you yau did take my diamond ring then sava said george fowell ina in a qui quite tea i even tone of f vo voice ke thit surprised me by b 7 its natu natural al calmness oh amu ye sI conss con ss it I 1 how did y you au 0 open pen I 1 1 I watched you you ore dj day y when you were working the combination and was ableton abierto abIer to make it out that taj became my iny temptation but the ring was vas also locked ir in tiie the I 1 iron ron box r you haddi bady aa duplicate key tc which was in another drawer that was nat locked oh zay tny deaz dear friend georg 11 gall ii me I 1 e mr Ho yeII ell and leave off the friend calmly interrupted the other godfrey percy you ou were to have been married to my sister tomorrow only think of the disgrace which she ehe has escaped tiam a bercyl in anly ocly another twenty tw euty fors four hous hours she abald 6 uld have beep been the wife of a thief go without saying a word sword to any y soul in this dwelling I 1 give yon twenty fo four ur horns honis start if ater that time any ny police officer can find you I 1 wm will r evar you yon art are in goal IZZ he pointed lit s fingel imperiously to T ord inythe condemned culprit to in se from his at jaees and slunk out of sight that was th last I 1 ever ever saw or heard both the and sister are dead I 1 1 knew wh what atthe was between tam m Slie Shed died led in ina madhouse 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