THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIKLD. PA., -MAY 10, 1881.
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The Stolen Diamonds.
A Detective Story.
I II AD not seen my old friend Joliu
Moreton for a long time. He liati
married, as I had heard, a young wife,
many years liU Junior, but I was in Eu
rope at the time, and was, consequently,
not Invited to the wedding, and on my
return I learned that he had purchased
a villa near Boston, and hud removed
thither with his bride. I had begun to
think a good deal about him, and to
wonder if he hud became so absorbed in
new delight as to forget me, his bosom
bachelor friend of forty years' standing,
when I was surprised and pleased, one
June day, to see him walk into my
oftlceon Wall Btreet.
He was the same honest, cheery John
as of old, but there was a tinge of sad
ness in his habitually good-humored
face.
"John 1 " I exclaimed, jumping up,
and seizing him by both hands, " my
dear old fellow I so you have remember
ed me at last!"
" Hadn't forgotten you, Joe," he said
taking the seat I proffered him; "but
you see, when an old bachelor like me
gets married, it rather upsets him, and
he is a good while in getting around
to his old ways again."
"You have found a young wife,
they tell me," I said.
" She is twenty," he replied, "and I
am fifty. People had a good deal to say
about the discrepancy lu age, and, to tell
the truth, I moved to New England to
get rid of my neighbors. I know I am
old enough to be her father, but she is
the dearest, truest, and best wife in the
world, and she loves me ; and I guess if
we are satisfied the rest of the world
will have to be."
" I am dying to see her," I replied of
fering him my cigar-case ; but I suppose
I shall have to wait until I am Invited."
"That's precisely what I came to
New York for," said John. "I want
to take you back with me to Wellesley.
We all need cheering up down there and
your visit will do us good. I have just
sustained a bereavement, Joe. It. has
been a great shock to me."
His eyes moistened, and his voice
trembled. He lit his cigar, and smoked
in silence for a while, even after I had
asked for an explanation. As he did
not seem to hear my first question, I
asked again,
" Who is it, John V"
" My mother," he replied.
" Was it not very sudden V I know
that she was well along in years, but I
had not heard that she was ill."
"She was not," he replied. "She
died, as we suppose of fright."
" Of fright V" I exclaimed.
"Yes. My mother removed with us to
.Wellesley, and occupied a room in my
house. She was, as you know,a woman
of over seventy-five years, but unusually
well, erect and vigorous for her age.
On the night of her death I was absent
in Portland on business. It was the
first time since our marriage that I had
passed a night away from my wife.
She was almost inconsolable at the
thought of my going, but, as it was to
be only for a night, consented, and slept
that night with my mother, transferring
to my mother's room her jewels, includ
ing a valuable diamond necklace which
I had given her as a wedding-gift."
He paused a moment, and puffed vig
orously at his cigar bofore continuing.
When he proceeded his voice wavered
and he seemed much agitated.
"In the morning," ho continued,
" my wife awoke with a sensation of
heaviness in her head, and the air of the
room was strongly impregnated with
the odor of chloroform. On putting
out her hand my poor girl touched the
the dead body of my mother, lying cold
and rigid at her side. She shrieked in
terror, and leaped out of bed. On the
floor lay an empty bottle, and a sponge.
The door of the chamber had been burst
open. My wife's diamond neck-lace
and jewels were missing."
'Heavens !" I exclaimed : " have you
no clew to the perpetrators V"
" None whatever," he replied. " The
servants slept In a remote part of the
house. The outer door, at the foot of
the stairs, leading into the garden, was
found unlocked. Besides the servants,
the only occupants of the house that
night were my mother and my wife.
My wife's cousin, Mr. Maddock, who
has been visiting us lately was with me
in Portland. If he had not been my
poor mother might have had at least
one protector."
" Have you made any effort," I asked
" to trace the burglars i"'
" I had some detectives from Boston
out there," replied Moreton, "but they
could make nothing of it. I also con
sented to a pott mortem examination of
my mother's body by our local physi
cians, Doctors Savllle and Olney. They
found no mark of violence, and every
organ in perfect health ; nothing to pre
vent the continuance of life for many
years. In their opinion the vial did not
contain sufficient chloroform to have
luduced insensibility, could not possibly
have contained enough to have caused
death. Poor mother 1 Doubtless the
drug did not operate upon a woman of
her years as upon my wife, and while
Nelly was sleeping heavily at her side,
my mother was awakened by the noise
made by the ruffians, and died of ter
ror." " Doubtless you are right," I said,
" but the whole ull'alr Is most mysteri
ous. The villains must have known of
the exact whereabouts of the jewels, and
that the women were alone.
" That is the real mystery," replied
my friend. " The servants are not to
be for an instant suspected. They are
all females except the coachman, who
sleeps in the barn. All of them are
trusty people, who have been employed
by my mother and myself for years."
" You are your mother's only heir,"
I suggested, after a moments silence.
" I am," he replied. " I am, through
my mother's death, rich. Her property
was vastly greater than I supposed. It
amounted to nearly a quarter of a mil
lion." " Is it possible V" I exclaimed.
" You now see, he continued, " why
I waut you to go home with me. We
are in a very melancholy state down
there. Toor Nelly is in a terribly ner
vous condition over the affair. If it
wasn't for Jack Maddock, I hardly
know what I should do with her. He
amuses her, and endeavors to distract
her mind from the horrible occurrence
as much as possible. You are a lawyer,
and can advise me about several matters
connected with my mother's estate. I
have given up the Boston police as a
bad Job, and have secured the services
of a very celebrated English detective,
a Sergeant Polhemus, who Is going
down with me to-night. Don't refuse
me, Joe. Pack your valise, and meet
me on the Fall-River boat at Ave o'clock.
Will you do ItV"
"I will," I exclaimed. "Of course
I will. I have been dying to come for
three months past."
True to my word, I appeared at five at
the place appointed. Moreton intoduced
me to Mr. Polhemus, Sergeant Polhe
mus, of Scotland Yard, who came on
board as the last bell was ringing. Poly
phemus would have been a more appro
priate name; for the sergeant had but
one eye, which he rolled about in a very
Comprehensive and alarming manner.
He was a short man, with sandy beard
nnd hair, and was slightly pockmarked.
Altogether he was not prepossessing,and
in conversation was the very essence of
taciturnity.
Our trip to Boston was very unevent
ful. We arrived there at seven the next
morning, drove to the Albany depot,
and were at Wellesley before nine. It
was a cloudless day, and the fragrance of
June roses was in the air as we entered
the grounds of Moretou's villa, and
walked up the winding path toward the
house. On the porch stood two persons.
One of these was Mr. Jack -Maddock, the
other was Moretou's wife."
It is u dlfllcult thing to convey to
others one's first impression of a woman.
I can only say that, as I first saw her
that morning, half screened by the
climbing vines which covered the porch,
and with the sunlight filtering dowa
upon her through the leaves, Mrs. More
ton formed a most essential part of a
very beautiful picture. She was dress
ed in deepest black, without ornament
of any description except the wedding
ring upon the third finger of the left
hand. Her hair was the yellowest of
yellow, turned into spun gold in the
sunlight, aud her complexion was of
marvelous clearness and softness. As
we first caught sight of her, her arm
was raised to twine into place someway,
ward tendril of the vine above her, and
thus the beautiful contour and exquisite
grace of her lithe young figure was dis
played. I did not wonder at John More
ton's infatuation, even at the age of
fifty.
"Nelly!" he exclaimed, springing
forward as her eye mot his.
In another moment he had her in his
arms, and her dark-blue eyes brightened
with apparent happiness as she kissed
him again and again. Mr. Jack Mad
dock luoked on silently and cynically.
To this young man, even before I had
been introduced to him, I took an im
mediate, unreasoning, and unconquera
ble aversion. More intimate acquaint
ance did not dispel this feeling, but rath
er increased its Intensity. He was a
young man of perhaps twenty-eight,
but his blase air, and the unmistakable
marks of dissipation in his otherwise
handsome face, made him look at 'least
ten years older.
" You have been gone so long, John ! "
said Mrs. Moreton, still clinging to him.
" I shall never go away again with
out you, Nelly," be replied, kissing her.
" I have brought back with me my . old
friend, Joe Clayton, as I proposed you
know, and here is Mr. Sergeant Polhe
mus, a very celebrated English detec
tive. I was most fortunate in meeting
the sergeant. He came over to attend
to a forgery case, I believe, and having
a little spare time after completing his
own business, consented to come down
here with me to look into our own mat
ter. He was recommended to me by an
English friend In New York, and you
may lie sure, dear, that If anybody con
find your diamonds, he will do It."
Mrs. Moreton shuddered, and turned
her dark eyes upon the detective.
."It was a dreadful thing," she said.
" I do not like to speak, or even think,
or It."
Sergeant Polhemus smiled, and rolled
his eye, but made no reply, and John
led the way Into the house.
Dinner was served at two, and during
the Interval the sergeant disappeared.
When the bell was rung I saw him com.
Ing from the barn, and surmised that he
had been cultivating the acquaintance of
the coachman. Dinner over, Mr. Polhe
mus requested a brief private conversa
tion with Mrs. Moreton, and she, some
what reluctantly, I thought ushered
him into the library, while John, Jack
Maddock, and I adjourned with our
cigars to the piazza.
An hour passed, and Mrs. Moreton
did not issue from the library. I could
see long before the end of that time,
that Moreton was becoming uneasy. He
looked at his watch, and lit a fresh cigar
smoked it out and lit another, while
Maddock talked of the latest turf news,
and of the coming July regetta. The
sun crept slowly down toward the west
and the drowsy summer afternoon wan
ed away, but the sergeant and Mrs.
Moreton still remained closeted togeth
er. Even Maddock began to fidget, and
paced nervously up and down the piazza,
biting his cigar.
" What the devil can they be talking
about all this timet"' exclaimed John,
as last. " I told him all the particulars
of the affair, on the boat last night.
Poor Nelly can tell him nothing more."
The servants, as we could see through
the dining-room windows, were begin
ning to lay the table for tea ; the level
bars of sunset were si anting across the
fields ; still Mrs. Moreton and the ser
geant did not appear. At last the library
door was flung open, and Mrs. Moreton
entered the hall. She came immediate
ly to where we were sitting. She was
very pale, and evidently agitated. John
took her tenderly in his arms.
" Why, Nelly I" he exclaimed, " what
is the matter V
" Nothing," she replied ;" only don't
leave me alone with that man again.
He has done nothing but ask me ques
tions. Some of them I couldn't answer,
and he seemed to think I was trying to
deceive him. He couldn't have been
more more no, not insulting, but rude
if I had been a burglar myself. He is
a dreadful man. I never want to see
him again."
" My poor girl," said John, patting
the yellow hair, "I will speak to him
about this. Where is he now V" .
"Up stairs examining the room where
where mother died. O John, send
him away, send him away 1"
" Certainly I will, if you wish It," re
plied John ; " but then suppose he can
find your diamonds!"
" I don't want my diamonds," she
cried, " if that man must live here. But
If he does stay, let him keep out of my
Bight."
" I will," said John. " I will speak
to him now."
He entered the house, leaving Mad
dock and me on the piazza. His wife
followed him, but as she crossed the
threshold, her beautiful, limpid blue
eyes were turned an instant toward us,
and I saw, or fancied I saw, a quick,
instantaneous flash of intelligence come
into them as they rested upon Maddock.
It was like the reflection from an electric
spark, so transitory, so unsubstantial.
When she had gone, I laid away its im
pression lu the inner recesses of my
mind, among ephemeral dreams, and
unreal funcies. Subsequent events only
brought It again to my mind, and gave
it any significance.
During the next few days I did not
see much of Sergeant Polhemus. Wheth
er Moreton had really requested him to
avoid meeting his wife, or whether the
sergeant was busy in other quarters, I
did not know.
I met him sometimes in unfrequented
roads early in the morning, when I took
my dully walks before breakfast. On
such occasions he always appeared to be
in a hurry, and his eye would roll, as he
nodded to me in passing, but he never
stopped, and seemed to wish to avoid
being questioned. He was frequently
absent at meal-times, and I suspected
that this was a device of his own for
obtaining his meals subsequently In the
kitchen with the servants, with all of
whom he seemed to be on terms of grat
good fellowship. At all events the 'ser
geant was left to himself, and allowed to
work in his own way.
Mrs. Moreton evinced the greatest
aversion to htm, and her feelings in
this respect like most of her other fan,
cies, was fully shared by her cousin, Mr.
Jack Maddock. This gentleman took
little pains to conceal his admiration for
her, and my heart was heavy, for my
friend's sake, when I saw that Mad
dock's regard for her was, to a certain
extent, reciprocated. In fact, so evident
was this to me, that I was more than
once on the point of advising John to
tumble his wife's cousin out the window
baggage and all. As for John, he was
blind to everything but his wife's sweet
ness and loveliness, and I could not
bear to arouse his suspicions.
One morning, after breakfast, the ser
geant requested a few moments' private
conversation with Moreton and my
self. "Is It about the burglary?" asked
John.
" Yes," replied Sergeant Polheruus.
" The we can all hear it," said John.
" We are all friends here and there need
be no secrets."
The detective coughed deprecatingly
behind his hand.
" Mrs. Moreton is so nervous on this
subject," he said " that I think she had
better not be present."
"On the contrary," observed Mrs.
Moreton, "I would like to be present if
I may. The ordeal can scarcely bo
worse than the one which I was subject
ed to the other Jay. The diamonds, you
will remember were mine."
u You see, sergeant," said John. " My
wife prefers to remain."
"I cannot consent," said Sergeant
Polhemus, rolling his eye toward Mrs.
Moreton, "to speak on this subject be
fore Mrs. Moreton or Mr. Maddock. I
have no objection to Mr. Clayton, for he
is, as I understand, your legal adviser,
but what I have to say is for your, and
his ears alone."
" Nonsense !" exclaimed John. " Slay
Jack, don't go. I know, sergeant, that
that's very professional, and all that,
but this iady is my wife, and she has
lost her diamonds. Of course she Is as
anxious as I am to know what become
of them. The gentlemau.Mr. Maddock,
is my wife's cousin. I will answer for
his discretion. So proceed."
" If you will not give me the private
interview that 1 request," said the de
tective, " I must decline to proceed any
further in this business. I have the
gravest reasons, sir, for refusing your
request."
Again there flashed aoross my mind
the semi-recognition of an instanta
neous telegraphing between Moretou's
wife and Maddock. Again it might have
been only my fancy. John looked won
deringly at the sergeant for a moment,
and then turned abruptly into the libra
ry. Polhemus and I followed him.
" I suppose I must humor him," John
called out to bis wife and Maddock ;
"but I'll tell you all about it after we
comeback. Now, sir," he continued,
locking the door, and turning to the
sergeant, " what is it ? Have you found
who committed the burglary V"
The detective drew forth his handker
chief, and placed it over the door knob,
to cover the keyhole, before answering.
Then he replied in a low voice,
there has not been any burglary."
" What 1" he exclaimed when he re
gained his voice "no burglary J Wasn't
the chamber door burst into splinters?
Aren't the jewels gone? Wasn't the
hall-door found unlocked? Wasn't"
The sergeant stopped him with a
wave of the hand.
" All these things may be true," said
he. "For the sake of argument we
will admit that they are. Nevertheless
there was no burglary."
" AVasn't the chamber broken into ?"
exlaimed Moreton, angrily.
"No, sir."
"Do you take me for a fool, sir?"
exclaimed John, turning red in the face,
and rising hastily.
"Not at all, sir," replied the imper
turbable sergeant. "To the unprofes
sional eye the chamber does certainly
look as though it had been broken into.
But it was not.. It was broken out of."
" Ha ! The robber, then, was conceal
ed In the room when my wife and moth
er entered it, you believe ?"
" No, sir," replied the detective. " A
robber would not have burst through
the door, when he could have simply
turned the key, and walked out. There
was no robber in the case."
Moreton looked for a moment into the
detective's Bingle revolving eye, and
sank back again In the chair.
" What are you driving at ?" he ask.
ed, wiping his forehead with his hand
kerchief. "Don't make a mystery
wheie there is none. Have you found
who took the diamonds, and what be
came of them ?"
"I believe that I have," said Sergeant
Polhemus; " but motives of delicacy
restrain me from pursuing my inquiries
further with out your permission. That
is why I requested to speak to you in
private."
" Motives of delicacy!" exclaimed
Moreton. " Hang your delicacy ! If
you have discovered anything, let us
know what it is." Concluded next
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