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If I know anything of the purpose of the law, and I think I do, you must first prove this man's guilt before you carry him to Austria to be tried by a foreign court." "I don't care a snap for the purpose of the law," retorted Le Drieux. "Our treaty with Austria provides for extradition, and that settles it. This man is already under arrest.
"You will pardon me, gentlemen, for eavesdropping, but I was curious to know what you thought of this remarkable young man who calls himself 'A. Jones." Arthur faced the intruder with a frown. He objected to being startled in this manner. "You are a detective?" he asked. "Oh, scarcely that, sir," Le Drieux replied in a deprecating way.
"You must prove that, also." The boy thought for a moment. Then he asked: "Who accuses me?" "This gentleman; Mr. Le Drieux. He is an expert in pearls, knows intimately all those in the collection of the countess and has recognized several which you have recently presented to your friends, as among those you brought from Austria." Again Jones smiled. "This is absurd, sir," he remarked.
A telegram from Major Doyle corroborated Le Drieux's assertion that Jack Andrews had arrived at the port of New York via the Princess Irene on January twenty-seventh. A report from Lawyer Colby stated that he was now so thoroughly posted on everything pertaining to pearls that he could easily confound the expert, Mr. Isidore Le Drieux.
"Doubtless you have been misled by a casual resemblance, coupled with the fact that Andrews is suspected of stealing pearls and Jones is known to possess pearls the pearls being of rare worth in both cases. Still, you are wrong. For instance, if you have the weight and measurement of the Tremloe black pearl, you will find they do not fit the pearl I am now wearing." Le Drieux smiled genially.
"Every bit of honest evidence was on our side," declared Maud. "I shall never be able to understand why we lost." "Bribery and corruption," said Flo. "I'll bet a cookie Le Drieux divided the reward with the judge." "I suppose it's all up with Ajo now," sighed Beth, regretfully. "Yes," replied Colby, who had accompanied them; "there is nothing more to be done for him at present.
I haven't a particle of malice toward any one of you, I assure you not even toward Andrews himself." "Then why have you bounded him so persistently?" "For two reasons." said Le Drieux. "As a noted pearl expert, I wanted to prove my ability to run down the thief; and, as a man in modest circumstances, I wanted the reward." "How much will you get?"
Therefore, when our expert, Le Drieux, attempts to show that the pearls found in Jones' possession are identical with those stolen from the Austrian lady, he fails to allow for climatic or other changes and cannot be accurate enough to convince anyone who knows the versatile characteristics of these gems." "Ah, but does the judge know that, Mr. Colby?" asked Maud. "I shall post him.
"He's good stuff, that boy," commented Uncle John. "Perhaps it is due to that John Paul blood his father was so proud of." When Arthur went into the lobby a little later he found Le Drieux seated comfortably and smoking a long cigar. The pearl expert nodded to the young ranchman with so much evident satisfaction that Arthur could not resist engaging him in conversation.
"All together, the rewards aggregate twenty thousand dollars. I'll get half, and my firm will get half." "I think," said Arthur, to test the man, "that Jones would have paid you double that amount to let him alone." Le Drieux shook his head; then he smiled. "I don't mind telling you, Mr.
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