Boone County Recorder . day* later returned to mfrom New Y«*st titty by mail. On her leal head I had noticed *curious, riiur, end the day on whtoh Isum to Clifton I saw its exact counter-part on the hand -of a lady who la atthis hotel. Confident that two such ring* do notexist, I made inquiries of this lady rel-ative to the one I had seen on her could only learn that It belonged to afriend, who did not wish her namementioned in connection with It. The person with whom this lady ismore intimate than with anyone elseIn Clifton is Mrs. Mary Ashleigh, whomI suspect to be the owner of the ri
Boone County Recorder . day* later returned to mfrom New Y«*st titty by mail. On her leal head I had noticed *curious, riiur, end the day on whtoh Isum to Clifton I saw its exact counter-part on the hand -of a lady who la atthis hotel. Confident that two such ring* do notexist, I made inquiries of this lady rel-ative to the one I had seen on her could only learn that It belonged to afriend, who did not wish her namementioned in connection with It. The person with whom this lady ismore intimate than with anyone elseIn Clifton is Mrs. Mary Ashleigh, whomI suspect to be the owner of the ring,which I have not seen since the timespecified^ You do not suspect that Mrs. Ash-leigh was connected with the burglary,do you? the detective asked, in a toneof surprise mingled with horror And it is not strange that he wasastonished and horrified at the idea ofher guilt, as Mrs. Ashleigh seemed to EMERGENCY FINANCIERING. Hevclattoa el atopaMleaa THE STORY OF A RING. Bow the Perpetrator of a BankRobbery Was N LOOKINGover a collectionof finger-ringsin the posses-sloiLQta friend who has a greatfondness forsuch ornamentsI came across amost uniquecharacter. It was aheavy band ofIfold, set with a cameo cut to representa snake that lay coiled with head erectIts eyes of emerald seemed to snap at a?-•ay bird, also cut in stone. There is a singular incident con-nected with that ring, whjch, myfriend remarked, as I picked it up andcarefully examined it, perhaps youwould like to hear. I should, was my reply; and henarrated a story which I will tell asnearly as I can in his own words. Three years ago I went to pass afew days in Clifton—as you may know,a noted summer residence, but a betterresting place than most resorts. I had been there only a few hourswhen I saw on the hand of a lady wholodged at the same hotel a ring whichgreatly excited my curiosity, forreasons that will appear later in my•tory. I easily secured an introduction toher, and in the course of our first c
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