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In fact, we did not name them. 'We cannot let the Lausch business go out of our hands without letting the other party into the matter as deep as we ourselves have gone, said Dave, 'and the brunette has put her finger into the pie.
There was no room for doubt or mistake. The chamois bag contained a portion of the jewels stolen from the pavilion of Monsieur Lausch. There were some half-dozen of the dew-drop sparklers taken with the silver-leaf tray, one large topaz and two of the smaller ones, and there were also two solitaire rings which were not of the Lausch collection.
We knew, no matter how, that he had purchased an emerald of value, we told him; and I further added that he had bought it from an accomplice, knowing that such an accusation would soonest bring about the desired result, as indeed it did. A sight of the jewel sent Monsieur Lausch into raptures and rages. It was the lost emerald, the finest of them all!
Lausch himself; and after we had questioned them closely and carefully, we closeted ourselves together and discussed the few 'points' so far gathered, if points, upon investigation, they proved to be. 'Carl, chuckled my friend when we were at last alone, 'one of our missions here at the great Columbian Exposition was to hunt diamond thieves eh!
'And why may not this act be repeated, three or four times, say, by the same woman, slightly changed as to dress, as she could have been? Lausch, you recall, accosted her. 'Yes. When Dave grew laconic I knew him to be almost convinced.
The jewels were duly turned over to Monsieur Lausch, who had now recovered nearly, if not quite, half of the jewels he had lost, these all having been in the possession of the brunette.
In the meantime a warrant must be issued, or rather two, one descriptive of the brunette as a woman, the other as a man; and since the Lausch people had not done so, we would, if we could, arrest her or him on the charge of robbery. I had to go over the ground once more to quiet Dave, or to tire him out; and we ended at last, as usual, in mutual agreement.
Lausch here was very clever; he sent for me at once, meantime keeping everything under cover; and when I saw how the land lay, I ordered close mouths all around, and put up a card "Closed for repairs." Then I sent for you, and we came back here. Of course you will want to see the place. 'The place and the people, I said, somewhat impatiently; 'and we can't get it over too quick.
I sent him my 'shadow, Billy, and the boy went with him to the café where she had been seen to come and go, and to the places in the Plaisance where she had more than once disappeared; and having done this we could do no more, save to wish him success and to wash our hands, for a time, of the Lausch diamond robbery and the little brunette or so we thought. But now I had upon my mind a new case.
'Take his description from Lausch find out who was detailed here I put up my hand, and he stopped staring. 'Dave, there is not a Columbian guard on the force who would, or could, have played that part if it was played. It was simply one of the band wearing a guard's uniform. My friend sat down opposite me, and for some time not a word passed between us.
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