Tales of Terror and Mystery

           Wemusttrusttothefuturetoshowsomereasonforthecuriouscoursewhichhehasadopted."

           Sowedismissedthesubject,butallthatnightaftermyreturntomychambersIwaspuzzlingmybrainastowhatpossiblemotiveProfessorAndreascouldhaveforwritingananonymouswarninglettertohissuccessor—forthatthewritingwashiswasascertaintomeasifIhadseenhimactuallydoingit.Heforesawsomedangertothecollection.Wasitbecauseheforesawitthatheabandonedhischargeofit?Butifso,whyshouldhehesitatetowarnMortimerinhisownname?IpuzzledandpuzzleduntilatlastIfellintoatroubledsleep,whichcarriedmebeyondmyusualhourofrising.

           Iwasarousedinasingularandeffectivemethod,foraboutnineo’clockmyfriendMortimerrushedintomyroomwithanexpressionofconsternationuponhisface.Hewasusuallyoneofthemosttidymenofmyacquaintance,butnowhiscollarwasundoneatoneend,histiewasflying,andhishatatthebackofhishead.Ireadhiswholestoryinhisfranticeyes.

           "Themuseumhasbeenrobbed!"Icried,springingupinbed.

           "Ifearso!Thosejewels!Thejewelsoftheurimandthummim!"hegasped,forhewasoutofbreathwithrunning."I’mgoingontothepolice-station.Cometothemuseumassoonasyoucan,Jackson!Good-bye!"Herusheddistractedlyoutoftheroom,andIheardhimclatterdownthestairs.

           Iwasnotlonginfollowinghisdirections,butIfoundwhenIarrivedthathehadalreadyreturnedwithapoliceinspector,andanotherelderlygentleman,whoprovedtobeMr.