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secure them unnoticed by his host.
When an opportunity presented itself
he placed them together, at the FIRST
glance he recognized them as sideutical
with that Of the partially burnt letter
found in the ''burglarized" store on
Church street. #@
Then this Thought flew onward with
lightning speed. This woman had
asked for ''Jim," and the Major told
her that he had left fifteen minutes
ago on private business. Yethe must
have had reference to Pete Burns, as
no one else had left the place at the
time referred to. ~ ''
In subsequent conversation with
the Major he casually observed:
''Did that lady wish to see Jim Ben
SOM"
"What?" exclaimed mine host, in a
scornful tone, "Fannie Dawson in
quire after a petty sneak theft Not
she. She is too high-toned for that.
She wanted to see Pete Burns" !"
"Then / must not have heard her
aright," rejoined the detective, care
lessly, ~ thought she asked for Jim,
hence I inferred that it was. Jim Ben
son she inquired for"
"You are correct in one part" said
the Major with a smile. "She did ask
for meaning Peter James Burns
is his full and proper name; but my
lady doesn't fancy the first name; in
fact she dislikes it SO much that she
never mentions it, but always calls
him by his middle name."
Eureka almost issued from the
lips of the detective as the concluding
words left the lips Of the speaker. He
had one of the Church street burglars
almost in bis clutches, and need only
bide bis time to have him completely
in his power.
Half an hour later Burns returned
to the saloon, but found the Major
absent. At this juncture Varnoe dis
played his shrewdness to a remarkable
degree. BY the scraps Of paper he
had picked up where Fanny had
thrown them, he had learned that
she was about apprising him ''that
devil of a detective, Varnoe," had
left Philadelphia with clue Of the
Church street burglars, and she fear
ed he might have traced Jim to New
York.
What more she had written in the
note given to the Major to be deliv-
cred to Jim, Varnoe did not know, of
course, but he was resolved that Jim
Pete Burns should be in his power
before that note could fall under his
observation.
To accomplish, this, he ascertainetl
that Burns would return to the saloon
in an hour at the farthest, probably
sooner. Upon this information he
sent the Major on all errand that
would consume an hour, at least, then
patiently awaited the return Of his
"game."
When the barmaid had informed
Burns that the Major had been called
away, Varnoe at once took him aside
and said in an undertone:
"The Major requested me to tell
you that he would be at the Globe
Hotel, and wanted you to call there as
soon as possible. He said l should
tell YOU that the Church street affair
would prove much more profitable
investment If you were to meet the
parties at the Globe"
"Church street affair p echoed the
burglar, pretending surprise, yet
glancing gsuspiciouslya "Mr. Fabian y
"What does does lie mean by that p
IL don't know, but | supposed you
wouldw was the every innocent" re.
spOnse.
"Ah, yes, now l know" suddenly
observed Burns. "and I'm Otfat once
Any objection to accompany me 2
asked he.
''None at all" replied Varnoe. And
the butcher led the lamb to the
slaughter house quite INCREASINGLY.
An officer of the Philadelphia police
force awaited them at the hotel and
arrested them both, and the afternoon
train conveyed Pete Burns to the
City of Brotherly Love, where he had
a speedy trial and a long term Of i'm
prisonment, and to this day, proba'
) bly, he does not know that the "New
} Orleans gent" was the cause of hi
arrest and conviction, for at the tria
: Varnoe donned his customary dis
guise, whereas when in New York a
the Majors saloon he wore no dis
,, guise whatever.
As "Mr. Fabian" Varnoe returned
to New York and managed to secure
two more of the burglars, and recov
) cred the greater portion Of the stolel