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"Then it was your firm that lost the valuable collection of pearls you mentioned to Mr. Merrick?" "No. They were the property of Countess Ahmberg, of Vienna. But we had sold many of the finest specimens to the countess and have records of their weight, size, shape and color. The one you are now wearing, sir," pointing to Uncle John's scarf pin, "is one of the best black pearls ever discovered.
We know, however, that Jack Andrews occupied the box next to that of the princess. A coincidence perhaps. We now come to the robbery of the Countess Ahmberg, the third on the list. Jack Andrews was a guest at her house, as I have explained to you.
They brought him the pearls Jones had presented to them and then the lawyer bade them good night and went to his office to master the history of pearls in general and those famous ones stolen from Countess Ahmberg in particular. When he had gone Uncle John remarked: "Well, what do you think of him?" They seemed in doubt. "I think he will do all he can," said Patsy.
"The evidence submitted in proof of the alleged fact that the prisoner is Jack Andrews, and that Jack Andrews may have robbed the Countess Ahmberg, of Vienna, of her valuable collection of pearls, is in the judgment of this court clear and convincing," he said.
Then Le Drieux's expression changed from chagrin to joy and coming forward he exclaimed: "Your honor, this is the collection the balance of it which was stolen from the Countess Ahmberg!" The judge looked at him a moment, leaned back in his chair and nodded his head impressively. "What nonsense!" protested Colby.
"No, sir; I have never before heard of the Countess of Ahmberg or her pearls." "Well, the story filled the newspapers for a couple of weeks. The collection embraced the rarest and most valuable pearls known to exist." "And you accuse this man, Andrews, of stealing them?" asked Uncle John, tapping with his finger the portrait he still held. "By no means, sir; by no means!" cried Le Drieux hastily.
The judge who issued the warrant believes that Jones is Jack Andrews and that Jack Andrews stole the pearls from the Countess Ahmberg. Of course, the prisoner will have a formal examination, when he may defend himself as best he can, but we haven't made this move without being sure of our case, and it will be rather difficult for him to escape the penalty of his crimes, clever as he is."
The gilded youth of London, Paris and Vienna cultivated his acquaintance, and through them he managed to get into very good society. He was a guest at the splendid villa of Countess Ahmberg, near Vienna, when her magnificent collection of pearls disappeared. You remember that loss, and the excitement it caused, do you not?"
The case opened with the statement that the prisoner, Jackson Dowd Andrews, alias A. Jones, while a guest at the villa of the Countess Ahmberg, near Vienna, had stolen from his hostess a valuable collection of pearls, which he had secretly brought to America.
The collection of Countess Ahmberg was noted for its variety of shapes and colors more than for its large or costly pearls; and that leads to my great discovery." "Thank heaven," said Flo, with a sigh. "I have discovered that our famous expert. Le Drieux, is an arrant humbug." "We had suspected that," remarked Maud. "Now we know it," declared Colby.
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