The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-02-09

the guests r0.mS, ana Wncn tnu
engaged, / always wear soft slipper.
so as to avoid annoying any one il
an adjoining room, who might b
sick or enjoying doze. Well, sil
one day, while attending to thes
duties came along a passage lead
ing to their room and found thei
door open. / supposed, from thi
fact, that they had left the room
and i was on the point of entering
when / heard Mr.. Kimball say
''Well, Hanold, you have given m,
a surprise | must confess that
never should have suspected tha
you wore wig, and for the reasons
mentioned. And since We look lik'
twins when YOU have it off, let m,
see if l look like you with wig on
my head"
Greatly interested, peeped int
the room while Mr.. Kimball put or
the wig, and was perfectly astonish
ed TO see how strangely he resem
bled Hanold. Only it appeared to
me that the wig fitted him too loose
lly. and moment later he exclaim
ed "The wig is rather too large fol
me, otherwise / would readily bt
taken for YOU"
"When he renewed the wig and
returned it to its owner ] looked al
the two men, and to my amazement
beheld, as twins t,oo Jocelyn KIM
balls Twins could not possibly
look more alike. They had not OBJ
served me, and slipped away quiet
| ly and resumed my ocupation at
the further end of the passage.
"rhe physician when examining
the dead mans head, also remarked
that the wig he had on was too large
for his head. The companion Of
Mr.. Kimball changed clothes with
the dead man, after sending the boy
away for the doctor. Can you see
it 2" asked he eagerly.
after what you have told me in
reference to the incident in their
room. | can readily believe that such
a thing was possible" remarked the
detective, with a serious air, "and
the change of temper. habits and
disposition i'll the present MIR. Kim
ball, would naturally cause me to
arrive at such conclusion. Know
ing what YOU know | shall take the
matter in hand, if thatis your desire
and give it a thorough investigation:
l shall stop at your fathers hotel
under the name of Mr.. Otto Kunka-
ly. and profess to be acquainted
with you. Let us therefore agree to
this point-where we became ac-
quainted providing your father
should ask me"
SAY we met at Lancaster last
winter, at a party said she.
Very good" was his rejoinder,
and they parted to meet again at her
fathers hotel.
Next day, in the early forenoon,
Mr.. Kunkaly" entered the Farmers
Hotel and registered his name. At
dinner he saw the hosts daughter,
but she did not recognize him, al
though she appeared to be anxious
" awaiting his arrival. Varnoe wore
4 complete disguise.
After dinner he saw her alone,
md made himself known. She re-
o-lo1 -. ,r,4l, o,no1oraonf HoH
le not mentioned his assumed name
md his object of coming there, she
would not have believed that he was
Mr.. Varnoe.
She introduced him to her father
md mother, stating where they had
net, and then had a long converse
ion with him in the private parlor.
She informed him that Mr.. kimball
as we shall call him for the present),
when asked whether he had apprls-
ID Mr.. Hanold's friends of his death,
No; for the very good reason that
know nothing at all about them.
picked him up in Philadelphia,
Turing my stay there, but never
heard him allude to any of his re-
atives. | think he has none, so
nave concluded to give him a decent
burial in one of your cemeteries"
Miss Mosher handed Varnoe a
etter, sealed and directed to Mrs.
agatha Kimball, New Orleans, La.
''This letter." said she, twas hand
d to me on the day Of the accident.
rhe real Mr.. Kimball asked me to
nail it for him. ] had quite forgot
en- to do so, and the sad affair oc-
urring so soon after quite drove it
rom my mind until my suspicious
we're aroused, then | concluded to
etain it and give it to you, hoping
.ou could discover something to aid
'ou by perusing iG
my dear lady," responded the
detective, mot for the world would ]
,reak the seal of that letter; you
must mail it. / shall send tele-
ram to the same address. am
lad you have the address. ! was
bout to ask if you knew where Mr..
friends resided"
'He told me his home was in
Jew Orleans" rejoined the lady.
lie also informed me that he had
,een travelling in the eastern and
.orthern States for the past eight
and had not been home dur
ng all that period"
Varnoe at once sent a dispatch re-
Iuesting Mrs. Kimball's immediate
presence. He then took look at
he dead body, and noticed that the
zig was not on the head or the
orpse. He turned to Miss Mosher
Or an explanation, and she replied:
Il removed it surreptitiously be-
ore the body passed into the under
aker's hands. 1t may become of
Sc in the investigation that is to
axe place"
THAT was discreet, Miss Mosher,"
eplied the detective. "You have
lany qualities that are requisite to
lake good detective"
THANK you for the compliment"
aid she.
Varnoe received Mrs. Kimball at
he Station, and on the way to the
otel made her acquainted with all |,
hat had transDired during the mast