Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 6 November 1895 — Page 4

THE AZTEC OPAL

By EODKIGUES OTTOLEKGUL

through their own blundering or by accident, rather than because of any great -skill possessed Lw* the detectives." "Yes And I hold the same view uow, though slightly modified since my acquaintance with you, Mr. Barnes, •who are an exception. I admit that you have brains." "Thank you. But let me proceed. Yea wagered with your friend that you could commit a crime, and nevertheless escape detection. The wager was accepted, and the fun began. Several crimes followed so quickly, that, though I had the advantage of knowing your purpose in advance, for over a year you baffled me utterly, and in the end you won the bet." "I did said Mr. Mitchel in a self gratulatory tone. And considering that I was contending against the most skillful detective of the age I really feel proud of the achievement." "So that, on the whole, it seems to you that in battling a detective you showed more skill—that is to say, better brain v.'oik—than he. Am I not right:" "Well, yon put it ratherunflatteringly for yourself. But. certainly we used •our brains against one another, and I won.'' "Now, then, Mr. Mitchel, we have reached the point where I may make a proposition to you. I have today been called in to investigate one of the most singular cases that have fallen in my way. It is oue in which the usual detective methods would be utterly valueless. The facts were presented to me, and the solution of the mystery could only be reached by analytical deduction." "That is to .-ay, by using your brains:" "Precisely. Now you have admitted that you consider yourself more expert in this dir rrion than the ordinary detective. .1 wish to place you for once in the position of the detective, and then see you prove your ability. "All. I comprehend! You think that avoiding detection, such as I did in our recent afnir, is easier than actually ferreting out a criminal?" "I do. .Therefore i* you care to lister I will tell yon all that I know of the case to which I l:."vo a 1 In (led, and then give you my solution of it after you have expressed your views. Vv can then see which of r.s is correct, or whether we reach the game explanation." "My dear Mr. Barnes, you could not come to me with a more alluring proposal. My mind this morning is in a peculiarly analytical pose, and I am already impatient lor you to begin. "Attend carefully, then, for in these affairs the smallest details may have the gren+pet V-.H* Early this morning I was summoned by a messenger to go aboard of the steam yacht Idler, which lay at anchor iu the lower bay.

Why, the Idler belongs to my friend, Mortimer Gray," said Mr. Mitchel. "Yes," replied Mr. Barnes, "I told you that your friends are interested. I went immediately with the man who had come to my ottiec, and in due season I was aboard of the yacht. Mr. Gray received me politely and took mo to his private room adjoining the cabin. Here he explained to me that he had been off on a cruise of a few weeks and was approaching the harbor last night, wheu, in accordance with his plans, a. sumptuous dinner was served, as a sort of farewell feast, the- party expecting to separate today." "What guests were on the yacht?"

"I will tell you everything in order as the facts were presented to me. Mr. Gray en in.! crated the party as follows: Besides himself and his wife there were Ills wife's sister, Mrs. Eugene Cortland!, and her husband, a Wall street brokoe. Also Mr. Arthur Livingstone and lii.s sister, and a Mr. Dennett Moore, a young man supposed to be devoting himself to Miss Livingstone." "That makes seven persons, three of whom are women. I ought to say, Mr. Barnes, that, though. Mr. Gray is a club friend, I am not personally acquainted with his wife or with the others. So I have no advantage over you." "I will come at once to the curious Incident which made my presence desirable. Accoruing to Mr. Gray's story, the dinner had progressed as far as the roast, when suddenly there was a slight ,ihock as the yacht touched, and at the same moment the lamps spluttered and then went out, leaving the room totally dark. A second later the vessel righted herself and sped on, so that before any sort of panic ensued it was evident to all that the danger had passed. The gentlemen begged the ladies to remain seated until the lamps wore lighted, and this the attendants undertook to do, when they discovered that they had been dislodged from the brackets which held them and were so broken or bent that they could not be used. It became necessary, therefore, to get others. Thus the

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room was totally dark for several minutes." During which time, I presume, the person who planned the affair readily consummated his design?"

[Oop^v*'-T"' by the Author.]-' "Mr. iiiicLci," began Mr. Barnes After exchai'?" .£ ereetiugs, "I have call«d to see y*»t« ,.*«» a sr.nject which ain suit? will .. -i. juur keenest interest xor several reasons. It relates to a magnificent jewel. It concerns your intimate friends, and it is a problem requiring the most analytical qualities of the mind iu its solution. "Ah Then you have solved it?" asked Mr. Mitchel. "I think so. You shall judge. But! first will you permit me to allude to the chance which first led to our acquaintaote?" "Assuredly. Proceed as you please. I -will give you my attention." "Very well. It is little more than a year since I was traveling from Boston one night to this city. Upon that occasion I overheard a curious conversation between yourself and a friend. You stated to him '{hat it was your opinion that criminals are usually caught ^j. neck. At Mr. Gray's question all

So you think that the whole series of events was prearranged Be that as at runy, som^rL imppen in tli.it dark room. The gentlemen had started from their sears to assist in relighting the lamps mid then ir.'-.-ned their way

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the wrong places, as was seen when the fresh lamps were brought. |.'his was considered a good joke, and there was some laughter, which was suddenly cheeked by an exclamation from Mr. Gray, who quickly asked his wife, 'Where is your opal?' "Her opal?" asked Mr. Mitchel in tones which showed that his greatest interest was now aroused. "Do you mean, Mr. Barnes, that she was wearing the AzU« opul?" "Oh! You knew the gem?" "I know nearly all jewels of great value, but what of this one?" "Mrs. Gray and her sister, Mrs. Cortlandt, had both donned decollete costumes for this occasion, and Mrs. Gray had worn this Aztec opal as a pendant to a thin gold chain which hung around

looked toward his wife, and it was noted that the clasp was open and the opal missing. Of course it was supposed that it had merely fallen to the floor, and a search was immediately instituted, but the opal could not be found. "That is certainly a very significant fact," said Mr. Mitchel. "But was the search thorough?" "I should say extremely thorough, when we consider that it was not conducted by a detective who is supposed to be an expert in such matters. Mr. Gray described to me what was done, and he seems to have taken every precaution. He sent the attendants out of the salon, and he and his guests systematically examined every part of the room.'' "Except the place where the opal was concealed, you mean." "With that exception, of course, since they did not find the jewel. Not satisfied with this search by lamplight, Mr. Gray locked the salon so that no one could enter ir during the night, and another investigation was made iu the morning.'' "The pockets of the seven persons present were not examined, I presume?" "No I asked Mr. (.-hay why this had been omitted, and he said that it was an indignity which ho could not possibly show to a guest. As you have asked this question, Mr. Mitchel, it is only fair for me to tell you that when I spoke to Mr. Gray on the point he seemed to be very much confused. Nevertheless, however unwilling he may have been to search those of his guests who are innocent, he emphatically told me that if I had reasonable proof that any one present had purloined the-opal he wished that individual to be treated as any other thief, without regard to sex or social iiosition." "One can scarcely blame him because the opal is worth a fabulous sum. I have myself offered Gray $20,000 for it, which he refused. This opal was one of the eyes of an Aztec idol, and if the other could lie found the two would be as interesting as any jewels in the world.'' "This is the story which I was asked to unravel." continued Mr. Barnes, "and I must now relate to you what steps I have taken toward that end. It appears that because of the loss of the jewel no one lias left the yacht, although no restraint was placed upon them by Mr. Gray. All knew, however, that he had sent for a do tective, and it was natural that no one should offer to go. until formally dismissed by the host. My plan, then, was to have a private interview with each of the seven persons who hud been present at the dinner." "Then you omitted the attendants from your suspicions?" "I did. There was but ono way by which one of the servants could have stolen the opiJ, and this was prevented by Mr. Gray. It was possible that the opal had fallen to the floor, and though not found at night, a servant might

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have discovered and liavo appropriated it on rhc following 'aorning, had he been able t.o enf SiJtn But Mr. Gray had locked L- do I,C' «'O servant, how ever bold, -.vou' !«. btcn -s.uie to take the opal from i,toy's neck." "I think vo.,r reasoning is good, and we will confine oursclvc,. tho original seven." "After my interview with "-Ir. Gray, I asked to have Mrs. Gray sent, in to me. Sho came in, and at oneo I noted that she placed herself on the defensive. Women frequently adopt that manner With a detective. Her story was very brief. The main point was that she was aware of the theft before the lamps wTere relighted. In fact, she felt some one's arms steal around her neck, and knew when the opal was taken. I asked why the had made no outcry, and whether ulie suspected any special person. To these questions she replied that she supposed it was merely a joke perpetrated in the darkness, and therefore had made no resistance. She would not name any one as suspected by her, but she was willing to tell me that the arms were bare, as she detected when they touched her neck. I must say here, that al-

I though Miss Livingstone's dress was not cut low in the neck, it was practically sleeveness, aud Mrs. Cortlandt's had no sleeves at all. One other significant statement made by this lady was that her husband had mentioned to her your oti. Cr.Q.for tb ottal and had u. V-v si-Il it, hat she una reiusi.v.'''

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point about the naked arms of the thief. I therefore sent for Mrs. Cortlandt. She had a curious story to tell. Unlike her sister, she was quite willing to express her suspicions. Indeed she plainly intimated that she supposed that Mr. Gray himself had taken the jewel. I will endeavor to repeat her words: "'Mr. Barnes,' said she, 'the affair is very simple. Gray is a miserly old skinflint. A Mr.. Mitchel, a crank who collects gems, offered to buy that opal, I and he has been bothering my sister for I it ever since. When the lamps went out, he took the opportunity to steal it. I do no.t think this—I know it. How? Well, he made a mistake in our relative positions in the dark, and he put his arms around my neck and deliberately felt for the opal. I did not understand what he was about at the time and said nothing, but now it is very evident what he was after.' 'Yes, madam,' said I, 'but how do you know it was Mr. Gray?' 'Why I grabbed his hand, and before he could pull it away I felt the large cameo ring on his little finger. Oh, there is no mistake whatever.' "I asked her whether Mr. Gray had his sleeves rolled up, and though she could not understand the purport of my inquiry she said no. Next I had Miss

Livingstone come in. She is a slight, tremulous young lady who cries at the slightest provocation. During the interview, brief as it was, it was only by the greatest diplomacy that I avoided a scene of hysterics. She tried very hard to convince me that she knew absolutely nothing. She had not left her seat during the disturbance, of that she was sure. So how could she know anything about it, and at this her agitation reached such a climax that I was obliged to let her go. "You gleaned very little from her, I should say?" "In a case of this kind, Mr. Mitchel, where the criminal is surely one of a very few persons, we cannot fail to gain something from each person's story. A significant feature here was that, though Miss Livingstone assures us that she did not leave her seat, nevertheless when the lamps were lighted again she was sitting in a different place.:' "That might mean anything or nothing.

Exact ly. But we are not deducing values yet. Mr. Dennett Moore came to me next, and he is a straightforward, honest man, if I ever saw one. He declared that the whole affair was a great mystery to him and that while ordinarily ho would not care anything about it he could not but be somewhat interested because he thought that one of the ladies^ he could not say which one, Mispfcted him. Mr. Livingstone also impressed me favorably, in spite of the fact that he did not remove his cigarette from his mouth throughout the whole of my interview with him. He declined to name the person suspected by him, though he admitted that he could do so. He made this significant remark: 'You are a detective of experience, Mr. Barnes, and ought to bo able to decide which man among us could place, his arms around Mrs. Gray's neck without causing her to cry out. But if your imagination fails you suppose you inquire into the financial standing of all of us and see whcli one would be most likely to profit by thieving. Ask Mr. Cortlandt/ "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells. "Yes he told enough for one to guess his suspicion and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more. He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt. When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be iu pecuniary difficulties he became grave at once. I will give you his answer. A .r 'Mr. Livingstone and Mr. Moore lire both exceedingly wealthy men, and I am a millionaire in very satisfactory business circumstances at present. But I am very sorry to say that, though our host Mr. Gray is also a distinctly rich man,'lie has met with some reverses recently, and I can conceive that icady money would be useful to him. But for all that it is preposterous to believe what your question evidently indicates. None of the persons in this party is a thief, and least of all could wo suspect Mr. Gray. I am sure that if he wished his wife's opal she would give it to him cheerfully. No, Mr. Barnes, the opal is in some crack or crevice which we have overlooked. It is lost, not stolen." "That ended the interviews with the several persons present, but I made one or two inquiries from which I elicited at least two significant facts. First of all, it was Mr. Gray himself who had indicated the course by which the yacht was steered that night, and which ran her over the sand bar second, some one had nearly emptied the oil from the lamps, so that they would have burned out in a short time, even though the yacht had not touched." "These are your facts? And from these you have solved the problem? Well, Mr. Barnes, who stole the opal?" "Mr. Mitchel, I have told you all that I know, but I wish you to work out a solution beforo I reveal my own opinion." "I have already done so, Mr. Barnes. Here. I will write my suspicion on a bit of paper. So. Now tell me yours, and you shall know mine afterward." "Why, to my mind, it is very simple. Mr. Gray, failing to obtain the opal from his wife by fair means, resorted to a trick. He removed the oil from the lamps and charted out a courso for hife pacht which would take her over a sand bar, and when the opportune moment

came he stole ttie jewel. His actions since then have been merely to cover his crime by shrouding the affair in mystery. By insisting upon a thorough search, and eveu sending for a detective, he makes it impossible for those who v. .e. cnt i« n.crur-e him hereafter.

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'•But you have not told me whom you suspect," said Mr. Barnes, slightly irritated. "Oh, that is immaterial," said Mr. Mitchel, calmly preparing for the street. "I do not suspect Mr. Gray, so if you are correct you will have more ability than Come, let us liTrry.

Or their way to the dock, from which they were to take the little steam launch whioh was waiiing to carry the detective back to the yacht, Mr. Barnes asked Mr. Mitchel the following question: "Mr. Mitchel," said he, "you will note that Mrs. Cortlandt alluded to you as 'a crank who collects gems.' I must admit that I have myself harbored a great curiosity as to your reasons for purchasing jewels which are valued beyond a mere conservative commercial price. Would you mind explaining why you began your collection?" "I seldom explain my motives toothers, especially when they relate to my more important pursuits of life. But in view of all that has passed between us I think your curiosity justifiable, and I will gratify it. To begin with, I am a very wealthy man. I inherited great riches, and I have made a fortune myself. Have you any conception of the difficulties which harass a man of means?" "Perhaps not iu minute detail, though I can guess that the lot of the rich is not as free from care as tho pauper thinks it is." "The point is this: The difficulty with the poor man is to get rich, while with the rich man the greatest trouble is to prevent the increase of his wealth. Some men, of course, make no effort in that direction, and those men are a menace to society. My own idea of the proper use of a fortune is to manage it for the benefit of others as well as for one's self, and especially to prevent its increa.se.'' "And is it .so difficult to do this? Cannot money be spent without limit?" "Yes, but unlimited evil follows such a course. This is sufficient- to indicate to you that, I am ever in search of a legitimate means of spending my income, provided that I may do good thereby. If I can do this, and at tho name time afford myself pleasure, I claim that I am making the best- use of my money. Now, I happen to be so constructed that the most interesting utudies to me are social problems, and of these I am most entertained with the causes and environments of crime. Such a problem as the one "A inch you brongiit to me today is of immense attractiveness to me. because the environment, is one commonly supposed to preclude rather than to invite crime. Yet we have seen that despite tho wealth of ail noncerned some one has stooped to the commonest of ail crimes, theft." "But what has this to do with your collection of jewels?" "Everything. Jewels, especially those uf great magnitude, seem to be a special cause of ci'i u.e. A hundred carat diamond "will tempt a man to theft as surely as the falsa beacon on a rocky shore entices the mariner tu wreck and run:. All the groat jewels of the world have murder and crime woven into their histories. My aUeution was first called to this by accidentally overhearing a plot in a ballroom to rob tho lady of the house of a largo ruby which she wore on her breast, I went to her, taking the privilege, of an intimate friend, and told lier enough to persuade her to sell the stone to me. I fastened it into my scarf and then sought the presence of the plotters, allowing them to see what had occurred. No words passed between us, but by my act I prevented a crime that night." "Then I am to understand that you buy jewels with that end in view?" "After that night I conceived this idea—if all the great jewels in the world could bo collected together and put in a place of safety, hundreds of crimes would be prevented, even before they had been conceived. Moreover, the search for and acquirement of these jewels would necessarily afford me abundant opportunity for studying the crimes which are perpetrated in order to gam possession of them. Thus you understand more* thoroughly why I am anxious to pursue this problem of the Aztec opal.

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Ono of tho WOUH auieiiuaiii.-j oin. at the children's sanitarium on tho Lincoln pr.'k lake- shore tolls a pretty story. "A woman who was sick enough herself to bj in a hospital cai&> up here with her child. It was a tiny thing'and so weak tia it could hardly cry. Tho mother had !o be assisted under the shelter, and then we gave lier a reclining place from which she could see the lako. Soon after there stopped in front of the building an imposing carriage and team. The occupants were a woman, whose dress indicated riches and refinement, a pretty and elaborately dressed baby and the nurse. The three came in. The mistress of tho party saw the sick woman and spoko to her. I did not hear what was said at first, but a few moments later I hoard tho rich woman say: 'Don't be afraid. I will leave you my child as security.' And then tho rich woman picked up the tiny child that was so weak and carried it herself to tho carriage and got in and was driven away. The nurse and the rich baby remained at tho sanitarium and entertained the sick woman, and when the other returned the sick child had on a new dress and a bunch of sweet peas was fastened about its neck. It was so quietly done, and so pretty, too, I just went nff. a lone, and crieiJ from joy. "—Chicago

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