Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-22
THE TORN GLOVE.

Ii was almost ii O'Clock as I left m,
friend Alport's law office and bnryia,
up town. / had DELAYED longer than
knew, interested deeply in his aecount
Of an intricate will case. in which h,
was Just at that time engaged. As
now remember, property of some tw,
millions, held by reSiduary legatee
had suddenly been claimed bv one wbf
announced himself as the direct heir
and devisee, a nephew of the testator
who had not been heard from for seve,
raj years.
Airport deemed the fellow an i'm.
poster, and although his story had
been well told, and his plan of action
well laid throughout, my friend Thought
he had secured proofs of its falsifv
In tact, he had bundle of papers con-
tanning the positive proof that Neil
Harcourt was not Neil Harcourt
nephew of old Duncan Harcourt. tes,
tator; and it was his explanation of
this case that had rendered me So late
ON my up town journey.
As L hurned onward, mechanically
my hand sought my pocket for a cigar.
ana hnding nOne-a most unusual
condition OF things-I glanced about
for some place where / could purchase
some.
Just down a side street light struck
my eye, and moving toward it, l found
a small but neat cigar store, waited
upon by girl.
l entered, threw down my money.
and called for cigars. The waitress,
or shop girl, was evidently on the
point of closing, for one light was
already out, and she wore her hat and
shawl; more than that, as she placed a
handful Of regaliaS before me, noticed
that she had also drawn on her gloves,
and that one, that upon her left hand
had been partly torn across the palm,
and neatly mended by the insertion of
another piece of kid.
This trlfiing incident would doubt
less have escaped me, had it not been
that the glove was a pale orange in
color, whereas the inserted kid was
black.
l selected my cigars, lit one and
walked out. An hour later | was at
home and in bed.
The next morning after, l read at
NV breakfast table that Lawyer AlpOrt
had been murdered the night before.
To say that | was shocked would be
but feebly to express my horror. Al
port was a warm personal friend, my
attorney, and a man without stain.
His death in the most natural way
would have been a sad loss to me; 10
hear of his end by murder simply para
lived me.
Leaving the table as soon as L could
collect my thoughts sufficiently to do
so, | at once threw on hat and overcoat
and hurried down town.
My friends Office was IN Blank
street, a little off from the main cur
rent of travel; but this morning l
found a number of persons gathered
about it-neighbors, stOrekeepers and
brother lawyers-passing whom L con-
fronted an officer standing guard at the
Office door.
He would have stayed my entrance,
but AS | handed him my card his lace
changed. 49,.
Major Minton, of the detectiyesT
he said, inquiringly-
| bowed.
The man at once opened the door.
you'll find Captain Ross and an
other gentleman inside. L presume
they'll be glad TO see you.
| entered.
As the policeman had said, l fouhu
two detectives-men whom hIe"-
within. Their story was soon liiiie'
IL seemed that Alport had been III
his Office late; that a lady had called III
The evening and remained an hour OF
more. that after she had left, his nSiit
continued 10 burn a long tiiIe-ul'.
morning probably-and that II was .ioe .'o
until some important client opeheu lnt
unlocked door, at about j. ni., lna'
the death of the attorney was hhoMn.
He lay dead in his office char, Wheh
found, a thin, foreign looking khiie
sticking In his heart. Evidently ne
had been struck unawares; there ha9
been no struggle, but little bioou' anu
no robbery that the officers couiu ui''
cover.
Nor was there any clew remaining
Evidently the woman had kllieu I'M
though why was as yet unahs"eioU'
No one knew the woman
but the reason-the motlVe! saiu
.sSurely there must have been one.
If we can find that, we may have c.ue
To the criminal. Without II eVerylnih
Is in the dark" F" mo-
..True.n " replied Ross; "but the mo
tive is lust what puzzles us III oh esi,
dentiv was not robbery, as his watcn
~ 1,,a,, u-ere on his person Wheh
.sHoldrr said /, with a suduen r
thought. ''Might not ne ii"'o
robbed of papers!" How do we
"Yes; but what oness a,, Ii1m Wv
know what documents he had
A new idea had come " % anars
ho%an at once to search for tne PAP -
which Alport had read to me usuconrt 1HU I
heforeNtbe % proofs in the Harcoui'
'"1ri Tbev were gone. but found IN ineal IasaI
e.oan lving among letters ana esa'
1;ttsr it, in his waste basket, torn g.o1,~, ,~,
hnoodv and mended across tue pam
with bit of black klo. ont
drew it out with a shout. .;,,ortant
.sHe was robbed of some nlt nix NIGHT
uaners that he showed 10 lie 9 land
before LAST said i, excileuiy, re tbi:
tbe nerson who killed MN "oi
glove!'' Contain Ross, as hi
reached for it. .r, said |. s'Thi:
NJ, ~, nw Abort was my a..ol =,
,ar - m' and md now that 1 have one e,ose on t. h
ney, dnu, tb;s case, L proposo =,
,SEs Toups, but the revenge me masi shpee RE days
At t1s ice emu criminal M or turn you over d
o~ 1Uu nroofs roo and give it up. .,,;s n,an. ant