Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-08

HHolc aHair tbot tho Sc0undrelS would DO
compelled to murder Lucy Palmedo to hido
q lesser crime"
The detective and Frank lay concealed in
tho alley-wGy for over an hour. Finally,
they heard the four sailors ropass and 70
toward Kunaka TOMS.
"Now tho road is clear and we will slim
away" said the detective.
The two men reached their hotel without
accident, when Frank asked:
"llow did you happen to bo on hand
just in tho nick of time to save my litc7"
''l have been shadowiny you every hour
since your first entrance Into that place."
81 is strange that didu't rccoguixo you!
bnt how did you happen to cutter just rs
you did?"
81 had been shadowiag lIamud. And
now vii! show you something curious and
terrible" continued tho detective; and ho
held toward Frank long, slender pioce Of
steel uhout the hcft Of darniny noodle,
aud as sharp at tho point as sewing needle,
"Wiat is that?" asked Frank.
THAT is poisoned weapon, which that
evi.taced lIamud was about to thrust into
your hack, when foled him to tho floor
with tho hutt of my pistol.
Frank conl not avoid shudder, as he
contemplated tbs mysterious weapon. A
few Gays following Walton Sprngue an
nonncrd that tho time had arrived for them
10 pay scco,'d visit to the brig. The de-
,cctivc had received word that several
s'ronsc looking packages had been taken on
board, ATTENDED, with The iutimatiun that it
vas not impossible that female might
have been concealed in ore Of them An
other aigniGGant incident vas the fact that
the brig had been towed down into the bay,
aud WAS anchored Oh the Staten Island
shore. \ SPY was on board of the tug
which steamed her down to her new anchor.
age, and he WAS able to ascertain that there
was 10 Immediate intention to sail. Early
II the evening tie detective and our hero
took Il carriage aud crossed the Hamilton
Ferry to krooklyu. From the ferry shey
were rapidly driven toward the Long Island
Bay village known as Bay Ridge, off which
the brig MAS anchored, aud, leaving the
carriage at tho mouth of tho lane which
leads from the nain road to The beach, thoy
proceeded Oh foot On tho ridgo overlook
ing the beach, hear the steamboat landing,
Is hotel. AZ they Turned from the lane
into the shore road they noticed number
OF men coming from the beach toward the
tsycrn. They were talking in au excited
mrnncr in u forcgn laneuage. Tho dctcc-
tive Saw them just n tine to draw Frank
beneath tbs shadow Of tree.
'Jhcy are portion Of The orow of the
brig" he whispered.
The sailors entered the tavern, when our
Elands noticed u solitary figure stealing by,
ovef tho verge Of the ridge, with stoalthy
and cAUt0ua movements.
"Ihnt must be one Of my men piping the
crew" whispered the detective; and leaving
his hiding place, he approached the crouch.
ing man. as ho drew near, the man, who
Was evideutly trying to avoid observation,
moved down the bank. Spragne uttered a
low signal 1t was instantly answered,
and tho rctrca.ing man came over into the
road.
"ls that you, ny mau?' asked the detec
tive.
"Ayo, ayc!' vas the nns7=er from the
river pirate captain, who had been of such
excellent service upon the occasion of the
former visit to the brig
"NNho has gone into the .aycru?" asked
Spraane.
"Thc majority Of the crew Of the brig
ho IS on bOar9?'
III think only the watch, and possibly
one Or two Ct tho crew."
yho detective began to rcvolyc several
plans IN his mind. It vas his object to
keep the n'en tro" going on board again
aHnl he had ulalc his purposcd search o!
'ho ves"t' iro'a stem to stern. AS preyi-