Three Character Girl

The disappearance of the jewel box

 "The party at Avonmead should be very lively, complete with dancing. Therefore my daughter brought almost all her jewels - the overall value was probably around a hundred thousand dollars."

"In a moment," commissioner Saga interrupted.

"Who takes care of those jewels" Your daughter or the maid?"

"Flossie always takes care of her own gems. Keep it in a small blue bag made of soft goat skin."

"Forward, Monsieur."

"In Bristol, the waiter, Jane Mason, packed my daughter's makeup bag and dress she was carrying and walked over to Flossie's bedroom. Jane was very surprised because Flossie said he would not go down in Bristol, but would go even further. He ordered Mason to drop off the luggage, and put it in the station daycare room. Mason can enjoy tea in the drinking room, but has to wait for Flossie at the station. He will return to Bristol by train back and forth the day route. Although shocked, Mason panicked what he was told. He put the trunk in the daycare room, and then he went for tea. One by one the trains went back and forth, but the master did not show up either. After the last train entered, he left the luggage at that place and went to a hotel near the station for the night. The next morning he read the news of the tragedy that befell Flossie and returned to the city on the first train there." "There is no explanation for the sudden change in your daughter's plans?"

"There was. According to Mason, in Bristol Flossie is not alone in his room. There was a man with him. At that moment, the man was standing, staring out the window some distance from Jane Mason so that Mason could not see the man's face."

"There are alleyways in the carriage facing the bedroom?"

"true."

"Where's that corridor?"

"Next to the platform. While speaking to Mason, Flossie stood in the corridor."

"Are you not hesitating - sorry!" commissioner Saga stood up and straightened out the location of the slightly tilted inkbed.

"Je vous demande pardon" he continued, sitting back.

"I always feel bad to see anything that is not straight. Strange, right" I asked, Monsieur, is there no doubt in your mind that this unexpected encounter might cause a sudden change in your daughter's plans?"

"It looks like it's the only reasonable forecast."

"You can't guess who that guy is?" The millionaire hesitated for a moment, then he replied,

"No - I don't know at all."

"Now - about the discovery of the body?"

"The inventor was a young sailor who immediately sounded the danger sign. On the train was a doctor. Checked Flossie's body. Flossie was first sedated with chloroform, then stabbed.

The doctor said this explanation was his personal opinion because Flossie had been dead for about four hours. So, the murder must have panicked not long after the train left Bristol - maybe once between Bristol and Weston, or between Weston and Taunton."

"That box of jewels?"

"Lost, M. commissioner Saga."

"One more, Monsieur. About your daughter's wealth - who gets it when she dies?"

"As soon as she married, Flossie made a will, bequeathing all her possessions to her husband." Halliday hesitated for a moment, then continued, continuing,

"I need to tell you, Monsieur Commissioner Saga. I consider my son-in-law an immoral bastard and on my advice Flossie is trying to part with her husband officially - not hard. I arranged Flossie's money in such a way that the man couldn't touch her for the rest of Flossie's life. But, although the two had been separated for several years altogether, Flossie often complied with her husband's demand for money, rather than face open scandal. I am determined to end this situation. Finally Flossie agreed and my lawyers were instructed to arrange the procedure."

"Where's Monsieur Carrington now?"

"In town. I'm sure he was out of town yesterday, but came back last night." commissioner Saga thought for a while, then said,

"You want to see Jane Mason, that waitress?"

"If you don't object." Halliday rang the bell and gave a short order to the male servant in charge of receiving the guest. The next few minutes Jane Mason came in. A hard-faced, emotionless noblewoman faced this tragedy, as a servant.

"I can ask you a little question" Was your employer mediocre before you took your trip yesterday" Not nervous or confused?"

"Oh, no, sir!"

"But, in Bristol it's another one altogether?"

"True, sir, he became so fretful, that it seemed that the Madam did not understand what he was saying."

"What did he really say?"

"As far as I can remember, the Madam said, 'Mason, Rani was forced to change Rani's plans. Something has happened - I mean, Rani didn't come down here. Rani has to keep going. Put the luggage down and put it in storage. After that you can have tea and wait for Rani at the station.'"

"'Waiting here, ma'am"' I asked."

'Yes, yeah. Do not leave the station. Rani will be back by next train. Rani doesn't know the time. But it won't be too late.'"

"'Well, ma'am, ' I said. Not in place I asked, even though I felt so strange."

"Not as usual, eh?"

"That's it, sir."

"What do you think?"

"Well, sir, I think the Madam's decision has something to do with the man in the room. The madam did not speak to him, but occasionally turned to him, as if asking if what the Madam said was true."

"You didn't see the man's face?"

"No. That long he stood his back to me."

That jewel box?"

"Lost, M. commissioner Saga."

"One more, Monsieur. About your daughter's wealth - who gets it when she dies?"

"As soon as she married, Flossie made a will, bequeathing all her possessions to her husband." Halliday hesitated for a moment, then continued, continuing,

"I need to tell you, Monsieur Commissioner Saga. I consider my son-in-law an immoral bastard and on my advice Flossie is trying to part with her husband officially - not hard. I arranged Flossie's money in such a way that the man couldn't touch her for the rest of Flossie's life. But, although the two had been separated for several years altogether, Flossie often complied with her husband's demand for money, rather than face open scandal. I am determined to end this situation. Finally Flossie agreed and my lawyers were instructed to arrange the procedure."

"Where's Monsieur Carrington now?"

"In town. I'm sure he was out of town yesterday, but came back last night." commissioner Saga thought for a while, then said, "I think enough, Monsieur."

"You want to see Jane Mason, that waitress?"

"If you don't object." Halliday rang the bell and gave a short order to the male servant in charge of receiving the guest.