The weekly standard., 1869-10-13

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front of the Doctor, he began to cough The
ct was violent one, and lasted several min
utes, or so it seemed, before be was able to
speak. The person who had been SO stten-
tive TO me asked in low tone of his
friend: ezA = s''-f7't iaek - - "a
who is that i'','e-,sEw ma,-...s
aJim Andrew, the tailor.p ssk&SAkl
sDo you think he is the MANI"
Not bit Of IL Hes as harmless as a
kitten and as honest q the day Is long
The question suggested itself to my mind,
"if they are searching for the burglars of
last night, what have these itinerant oil men
to do in the case n
But now observed the doings at the
wagon. Theman who had xsmsined silent
most of the time said p the eoughing pa
tient.
Z Give me both your hands," They were
extended and examined closely. Then the
supposed Doctor said to his companions:
2 Jim gust hold these hands till 4 fix the
oil'
They were elutched so sayagely by Jim
that the patient attempted to withdraw
them, but could not. Quick as thought,
the second party clasped = pair of handouts
AIOunU LHt Mfi1tSr auQ iSdpiHS ztl0At thc
wagon, can ght the patient By the collar and
dragged him through the crowd INTO the
hotel. The tailor struggled, but 1t was. OF
no avail, for several others lent their assist
ance to the Doctor, among whom was the
person who had examined me so closely
Once inside, the Gilman said, addressing
his patient: .
"Oh, I've got you now. You needn't
make any fuss for it's no use, Jim Andrew.
Didn't use soap and water enough, did you
Got bad cough and q blood stone ring on
your little finger. ITS all rght " not well
make 1t So" A
"Of what am accused s. gaspcd the
tailor.
Nothing yet, put yous VIII De. LOOK
here, boys. Examine these hands and this
face"
Several DID SO, WITH expressions OF sur
pIise ana evident indlgnation' ihe suPp"-
sed GILMAN exclaimed
you dldnt recognize oetecuVe BOWEL
did you! Come to get your cough cureu.
Well, well cure 1t Tor you come along
MhereT gasped tne laiior.
TO jail, OF course
Andrew was takan from the notel' strong
~ guarded, ana iolioWee os q arge croWu,
VINO, IKE mysel', were iSnotant Vi ''e lea
facts OF the case. inquired Oh several
around me wnatlt meant, Dut they eouio not
or would not inform me-
In an hour the man VINO mad announced Gee
himself as detective Bowen returned 10 the
motel: he extended MS hahu 10 ine Ill
friendly way, ana saio,
four cough rendered you conspicuous W
mgnt; Dut never miss man, anu you are
all night. Besides, know you.
Yes, II you refer TO the robpery and at
tempted murder"
do. am detectlVe, ana tne case was
put into my hands tins morning to work up.
hadnt.so much OF clue to work upon as
you might think, but 1t was easy enough for
me. You see the rascals-there were three
ofthem-a1ter smoking the OLD man sense
less stopped to tie the boy who came to the
assistance OF his father. That the ROBBERS
were white men blacked up as nlggers was
PLAIN from the marks LETT upon the hands OF
the lad, and from other marks tnat are iound
around the mouse: Ihat was our clue"
iaiht one, snouid Juage.t
IL leu me 10 DeileVe tnae Tue aeeu was
committed oy parties resldlng 10 TINS very
town, at all events, Wen questioned the
boy, and he told me that one OF the Williams
wore blood-stone ring on the little finger
of his LETT hand. Tor he plainly saw 1t as he
was beng tied.
| "Ihere might something De made OF
that
| !" Yes and there was another thing. The
man who wore the ring had aViolent cough.
| That was still another clue; and SO all this
day have been on the street looking out Tor
violent coughs and blood-stone rings l