Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-09-20
A PRTT1TE DETECTTTE.


buch interested in newspaper accounts
y cases in which private personages at
hined fame 10y acting as amateur de-
ectives in cases where professionals had
billed. He was constantly revolving in
bis mind the possibility of sometime ac-
hiring fame in such line himself, and
Fas fond of picturing his course of con-
4 uct under circumstances which he
Sould imagine himself in. With this
broemial clause, we will proceed to fol-
bw Mr.. Hazlett on his way to catch the
6Rrly morning train for the city. where
Ne was engaged in the hardware bust
less.
The train was nearly filed when he
Uttered, and it was with some difficulty
bat he secured sca. just in the rear of
3To neatly-drcssed ladies. At first he
las so intent. upon his owu thoughts
pat he paid no attention TO the CONVEX
btion of his fair neighbors, but finally
remark arrested his wandering ideas.
Rhat he heard was: What do you in
{nd doing with your husband?" from
fne Of the fair ladies to the other.
d "Oh, l have that all fixed. / shall
bnd him securely with the ropes Sc
{reted in a closet in the room, and then,
fhile he is still asleep, L shall steal out
bnd call Burgess Winburne to come and
lsslst me to rifle the iron safe of all
faluablcs in the form of money, bonds
frd jewels"
what will you do them" said the
pther lady.
n "We will leave my husband bound
>fnd gagged while we pack our spoils
into portable shape and get away to
New York, whence we will sail for Eu-
Pope to enjoy our ill-gotten gains. I
'fm not right sure but what | shall have
Burgcss Winburne kill my husband,
hnd leave his, cold corpse to electrify
Pie servants at Eglantine Villa" laugh
$ngly said the lady of tho gray veil
T fhis rather singular conversation
oused all the dormant detective in Hi
PANS nature, Here was his great OPP
portunity! What should he do 20 work
np Tins apparently rich case to an adc-
qMtely famous climax? He poaderod
lew moments, AID decided 10 stcp ont
the next station and telegraph TO
Ne" York FOR officers to arrest a crimi-
PAL now on board the train.
a Accordingly when the train stopped
= fasSehgcrs nj tine station Hiram was
Nm m trice and sent the telegram.
ne Then returned TO the car AMI sat
closely watching his prey. They did
not indulge in any more conversation of
criminal nature, but Hiram did not
teiax his espionage on that account.
ne ielt that he now had his future in
me hollow of his hand, and visions OF
special promotion in the detective force
it'ed before his eyes.
AS the train steamed into the New
,ofk depot Hiram was all eagerncss.
&ne rose, hut remained standing, with
ny hand on the back of his seat, pre-
ared to stay the passage of the two la
nes when they should start to leave the
Fr
ne was delighted to see two officers
n'er the train before it had fully come
"astop, and, as they advanced, Hiram
Snaiea to them. As they came near,
pointed to the ladies and exclaimed !:
Here they are! I've had time
aching to keep them from leaving the
'1'h at some wayside stationl"
one OF the officers laid his hand on
ue shoulder Of the foremost lady, say
ION are my prisoner, and mo-
aned to his companion to arrest the
PtAer lady.
AT this unlooked-for manifestation
'a prisoners shrieked in alarm, and
:" discomfitod looks might well have
'ea taken for detected guilt.
ny what authority, sir, do you dare
A' me thus 2" said one OF them.
sy the sovereign one Of the law" re-
~ the oficer. "You hive been
&u'ed out TO us as criminals by this