Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-26

he, grimly. Where Is a thief harbored,
here; and by this time Tomorrow you will
not have silver spoon in yourlposse ssessiop,
unless / find him out. / must see every
soul you have got under your roof" ~
VA thieflp said i q" impossiblel Inev-
er have even so much as strange waiter.
Thatbutler has lived with me for ten years.
and my. two footmen even longer.roE will
answer for their honesty" I-jno ot iyL.y
"Letme see 'em, sir; that's all .want,p
was the decisive reply, sn1SL 10 7,il " H. bn
/ "It is not BowlesH said !, appealingly;I
"do not say it is BOWles;p but, although it
agitated me beyond measure to think that {,
| should have toitrust a new butler with All
my new plate, confess that had horri-f
BILE idea that it aoas Bowles. n pEIg.5 r.
4 l think moi" said the detective quietly.
" Let me see the other men," i turned the
gas light over the door as high as it would
20, and called them both into the hall. sa
sit isnot them," said he. What other
men have you in the house" yg. ..,r 4 an.
"None but my guests said l, here In
the dining-room.p Oh f-mus aai .. I.r..
"Do you know them all very well, sir
Are none Of them mere acquaintances or
heighbors ?" ... .,,
"Well," returned /, with hesitation, and
| feeling very glad that Mrs. Macham was
not otalthird party to thisihterview, 81 know
some better than Otherspo11 -If .."
!"Just so,'' said the detective quietly;
"then must see them1 lrH ]" sI5l uul
This was a shocking proposal and made
| me feel hot all over; but still i was not GO
| ing to run any risk with those shield
shaped salvers. Major Pinckney; / now
| remembered, had expressed great wish to
examine them, and perhaps that fact had
some weight in my inviting him to dinner.
Who the deuce Major Pinckney was-ex-
cept that he belonged to my club-I GER
tainly, knew no more than the detective,
andWperhaps great deal less. Still it
seemed very base thing to open the din
ing-room door and let this fellow scrutiniZe
my guests, in hopes to find a scoundrel
Upon my life, Mr.. Detective" said !,
81 can't do it." L.., W.
'"Very right, sir-very natural" replied
he, smiling in his Quiet way. "It would
never do, would It? But look you, sir, I'm
| a waiter-a hired waiter. Who is to know
that have not business at tyourside-board.
In one minute could run my eye over the
whole lot, and spot my man, if he's there,
as sure as taxes" ..
did not like even this arrangement; but
still it seemed the only, thing to be done.
So, sending for Bowles, l arranged with
him the plan of proceeding, and returned
to the dining room. My feelings are not to
be described, when, a few minutes after
wards, sltglng at the mead OF the taole, l
heard the door open,lanq knew the detec-
tive was In the room' lie was much longer
at the sideDoard than he .had promised to
be, and every hair on my head seemed to
stand npIlght ali tne tlme, suppose ne
shoulu suquehly lall on MAJOR flhckhey ana
orr ia
Sol. awankay 4lllseil snoulu prove W .De
the ohenaerI lseemea 70 nave lost al con-
ildence In my Fellow creatures. Alter pc,
rloa Oh anxiety no measure " uas co9lu
lhoicaee' the supposed waiter LOOK MS oe-
parture: e i....y-. ,,!lg,
louVe gEC new man, ! see, salp "
d%lstle, dSt Icareiessly' ~ WIN 80 Tucn @ Piate
honesty I,.lw, ~, ,ilay ,,,,n
was eNceeuinxiy ma Eau 70 hn, nllu HlI nWIS- h
tp mas nVISSr etu nai lioS a SeoI ee Vahen, py
the shirt lrlll, ana walked on 10 BOW street;
Ogs .Ib, u course eiu noGCelt IN L'in shas; -
III riease, slr, you re wanted again, WIS
perez DYwless S as ne Drought IN anoener
oVtSte pi SialeS. q ,..u,.. g..
VT Ilg klscns!l. oii,n,ilIeS @ 70 ,9p .Hre, am
glau we nave Hlileu' 9oseLVtu CHe nia!olr
gOoa-numoIeuIy. II can pe o. SERVICE
prayg giG Gorna nnt ~ s6rm ne in in ,o,af Il os ,
- ulu tVI lliloIuh lilil W uas 2 tStlet Az W ~
20 me that ne was not wanted; put, remark
ing Glat IL Wasonly nVSle uollestlc 'InaD-
Cef, I'M once more I, soushe tne tpspeetor.
1ne one IN altes - lloC auong ui Slsni'
sI, 80 lhE az khSW, H4oeeLfeu snis olleclii, a,
JgIhlhg ms Inuulo III Clie plleetlon vi Tug
ulhhR7roonl' IL llAIsyoH sure SgeIe are ny
more nlen oa IA your house pcsiues 'nose 4
sSes !. soid I itbere oro no mora, ''"F.
sThen now I mTst have look at the Ia
Il dos ), I-''s''i- -
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uon no aJS, o,,s no information against ber Snn'
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ioI i'' so NV : t.s'S 'es ',iS 20
was t asConishing even 70 l9