The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-08-26
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i DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.

DETECTIVES EXPERIENCE.
The airline, or lightning express, brough
these words down from Harney:
~ have case for you, Mic; come up
no hard work. real soft job this time; :
and leaping on board the 6:30 train, l wen
up to VI. Harvey met ne TT the eta
ton, and says be, leading the way to din
gy little Office in town, and talking 10 hi
old style, with his teeth gripping the stem
of his meersehaam:
"Now for particulars. You remembel
Rolf DOnald?"
I "The suporannuated banker?''
''Bless your soul, yes. Less than a year
ago he fell under an evil. He married d
well kept, scheming widow. How under
the blue heavens she managed it, to induce
him to increase his family expenses, with
his miserly instincts, is beyond my compre-
hension, unless some famous, or Infamous,
iovephilter, were introduced, cannot con-
ceive. Things, it seems, went fairly enough
with them until :. few mouths since, when
he became outrageonsly jealous Of her and
a certain friend of hers then visiting them.
| Then he took sick, off and on, sent for a
! doctor, consulted, then had Putnam up to
make his will and decided his entire estate,
cOnditionally, to his wife. Donald, how
ever, reserved long, narrow, metallic box,
which was to be buried with him-unopen-
ed, undisturbed. lie dwindled on, madam
rather OVERRIDING the assiduous.
"By-and-by, the doctor, who had left
late in the evening, was hastily re- summon
ed IN the morning to pronounce the old
man dead, while madam went into eCstacies
! of grief.-Dr. Giles shook his head, and
said that he had gone out ike candle, as
it were-sudden, sudden
''When was this?"
''lle was buried this morning. and I
want you to watch inside the .cnb to night,
as | am convinced that there will be an at
tempt made to rob the coffin of the metallic
box"
"Wh0-"
"Sir Mustachoes, of course, at madam S
instignation.'
"WhV not watch there yourself?"
That's it, exactly-why not? Because 7
am IN the direct lire of hiership, my moth
er being Donald; so in easel unassisted,
attempted to implicate them in conspiracy,
robbery, murder, it would smack of malice
"Your plans then! Tor ms reasons were
conclusive.
early in the evening we will 90 out to
the suburban cemetery. You will go into
the family tomb Of the Donalds, Gnd silent
Iy wait developments. Mark the intruder
so that yau can swear to his identity, and
should you succeed in eliminating the pair,
! will remember you when | come into my
kingdom; meanwhile these two saw-hors-
es," presenting me with two ten dollar
bills, "should reconcile you to the unpleas-
antness Of the situation.''
The night came on thick, murky, and
with anything but IN exhilarating atmos-
phere. l fancied that | could have lain in
the tomb with better relish could ! have
pictured a moonlight scene outside; but
were Uarney's suspicions correct, the night
was made to order for the robbers.
We went cut of the city by the western
road, crossing the-river by way of the
covered bridge, and the gurgle and guzzle
of the water beneath sounded, for all the
world, like some living thing drinking heayi-
ly.
We had deemed it wiser to be on foot so
as not to arouse suspicion if any one were
l1rking around. We went on silently, as
Harney's voice lad a popularity of intona-
ton that would risk recognition. The
cemetery was nearly surrounded by a heavy
growth of pines, which even in the calm
ness had a weird rushing and whispering
in their dark recesses. We leaped the pal
ings, and with arms stretched out before
us, began our blind walk among the graves
Where there were tombstones we made safe
progress, where there were none we stumbl
ed over the ''cradle knolls." Cradle knoll'
happy thought for in these cradles tht
sleepers lie undisturbed by ftful dreams.
This disagreeable game of "blind mans
buff went on for some time ere We cam
to TIE tomb. Harney fitted the key int
the rusty lock, letting me through the por
tai with this exhilarating instruction.:
"Feel along carefullv-it's roomy, an
you will find the births mostly occupied o,
the right hand side, bu: there's comforta
Bile gap on the left. Hide there. Kee
perfectly quiet, fer Gods sake, as any ur
expected dash of his might fastened tn
spring lock, and no one knows what b
might do if driven to desperation. / 60 t
Belmont on the 9:30 train, bat viii be her
early in the morning to take you out I
breakfast.
The door was closed and licked, and
was entombed The air, owing co the r
cent opening, was net DAD, besides a sol
of wheelshaped slide was open above tt
portal. | felt my way along by the shelv'
where rested the cOffns of the Donald fam
y. There were terribly smells of earth
ness and new varnish. and mould. By tt
fresh scent of the varnish | knew when
passed the coffin of the late banker.
little farther on | sat down, placing a
of broken bier between me and the dan
earth.
"Soft iobr' I mentally soliloquized,
4. the silence and darkness of that solen
- place brooded over me; ''if | live to z
out agair, will explain some things
Harvey"