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Show pilS The Gentleman From Paris IT ALL came about from engaging a caretaker without looking into his antecedents. Dr. an'd Mrs. Jerome Depinnl the last named being an' Italian countess had a winter home in Minneapolis. They were in the habit of going south for winter, and left the Western home in charge of a venerable servant. ser-vant. One year when they returned to Minneapolis they discovered that the servant had disappeared, and with him mai.7 of the precious possessions of the family. These Included a rare watch that had once been the property of Cardinal Car-dinal Richelieu, and a grape cluster design in pearls, diamonds and platinum, plat-inum, the work of the peerless artist, Benvenuto Cellini. It was felt instinctively that the stolen goods had been taken to New York, so Doctor Depinnl called upon George B. Dougherty, a clever detective detec-tive of that city, who had made a reputation rep-utation by solving more than one perplexing per-plexing case. His first inquiry concerned the venerable ven-erable caretaker. The victims were sure that he was all right ; they feared, in fact, that he might have met with foul play. As a proof of the man's good name, they exhibited a sheaf of letters of recommendation he had brought with him when he applied for the Job. Daugherty Investigated and found that all the letters had been forged. This satisfied him that the man was a crook, and, from the character of the robbery, he was convinced that the caretaker worked with confederates. confed-erates. His first move was to make a tour of the pawnshops of New York. After that he visited many of the dealers In antiques. On the second day of the search he was fortunate enough to come across the famous Richelieu watch in a shop on Sixth avenue. The dealer pretended to be very much shocked when he was told that he had purchased stolen goods, and, in reparation, said he was willing to do all in his power to bring the thief to justice. He stated that the man had told him his name was "Mr. Coates," aud that he had picked up this antique and others In the Rue Madame, that street of famous antique shops In the French capital. It had been "picked up" truly enough, but not In the manner nor In the place suggested by the clever crook. The dealer was able to give a very good description of the man who had sold him the watch. He said that he was of medium build, smooth shaven, of an olive complexion com-plexion and with dark eyes. The rogues' gallery was consulted and the detective found several men by the name of Coates, but none of them answered the description of the gentleman who seemed to be so familiar fa-miliar with the Rue Madame. Dougherty now turned his attention to the second-hand stores, and, by great good luck, he located a dealer who had purchased the grape cluster design made by Benvenuto Cellini. This man was able to give him a clue regarding the whereabouts of the elusive "Mr. Coates." He said he had gone West, aL"d thought he was living in Wisconsin. It did not take Dougherty long to get to Milwaukee, and there, with the aid of the police, he located the man for whom he had been searching so long. He was existing in a hall bedroom, and, having spent all of his money, was on the lookout for a fresh job. The detective, In short, had struck him at the psychological moment. Dougherty played his part cautiously. cautious-ly. He might have arrested him on suspicion, but he did not propose to do anything like that What he wanted was real evidence. At their second meeting he began to talk about antiques and said that he had a customer who was anxious to get some rare Seventeenth century works of art, that he was willing to pay a big price for the right kind of articles. The so-called "Mr. Coates" swallowed swal-lowed the bait Wix, hook and sinker and offered to take the detective to a place In New York where he coold get the watch once owned by the great French cardinal. The rest of It was detail. It was proved that the fellow was the confederate con-federate of the caretaker who had robbed the Western home of Doctor Depinnl, and after the usual formalities, formali-ties, he was placed on trial and promptly convicted. He was given a long sentence, during dur-ing which It Is to be presumed that he had ample opportunity for Improving his knowledge of the French language and French antiques. VTSV Service. Magellan Straits The Straits of Magellan are more ! than 300 miles long, measured by the : ship channel, which must be followed. Penguins are seen In great numbers . along the route ; seals and whales are plentiful and the albatross Is some-: some-: times encountered. Mt. Sarmlento, 7,330 feet high, covered for 6,000 feet I with snow and glaciers, Is one of Its ! greatest sights. The straits are at the tip of South America. |