The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-03
days before--the proofs in the Har.

Il $500
court case.
They were gone, but I found in
their stead, lying among letters and
legal litter in bis waste basket, torn
glove. bloody. and mended across the
palm with piece of black kid.
/ drew it out with shout.
HE was robbed of some important
papers that be showed to me only
night before last" said ], excitedly.
and the person who killed him wore
this glove !"
"a clue !" cried Capt. Ross, as he
reached for it.
"No, no, my friend!" said l.
This is my case now. AlpOrt was
my attorney and now, that / have
one end of the thread in this case, /
propose to follow it out The honor
shall be yours, but the revenge must
be mine. Leave the matter with me
three days. At the end of that time
I'll either give you the criminal, or
turn you over all my proof and give
it up.
Ross at once agreed to this plan.
and my friends body having been re-
moved, and a coroners jury having
rendered a decision of death by the
hands of some party or parties un-
known" the case was for three days
in my sole care.
naturally felt certain that l had
the right clue-the missing papers
and the torn glove-but l knew my
business sufficiently well to understand
that could neither walk into the
cigar store where my supposed MUIR
deress was and arrest Der, nor we it
at all likely that | could bluff or
brighten her into confession. More
over, l wished to know first why she
should have cared for these missing
papers.
That afternoon [ strolled to the
cigar store. An elderly German was
behind the counter. In the evening
| tried it again No girl was to be
seen.
| determined to learn something of
her. | entered the store and bou sht
some cigars.
keep the store alone?" said / cas-
uallv, as l lit my cigar.
"Yaw."
Trade good ?"
'Yaw."
"You ought to have a pretty girl
to help you catch the young fellows
trade.
"Yaw."
turned and walked away. Nothing
to be male there.
/ watched the store until it clos
ed, and half The next day. Then l
was rewarded. At about noon a girl
entered. laid aside her hat and cloak,
and took her place behind the coun-
ter, while the man went away. When
he was we'll out of sight dropped in
and did a little trading.
1t was the sam, girl, a little ner-
vous, | told myself
/ watched her until the store closed
then followed her as she hurried
homeward. Sne lived two miles away
near the river shore, i'm small old
tenement house. She climbed to a
roon near the roof. / followed Ell
the way, stumbling in the uneven
halls, but looked u;or, doubtless, as
q new tenant little oil.
The girl entered her room, locked
the door, and then heard the voices
of two talking. Evidently she was
with man.
/ made friends with q half-boozy
bachelor on the floor below, and found
from him that the girl was an old
tenant, but that a man had recently |
arrived, who occupieda room next
to her, and was called her brother.
/ waited all night just across the
street from the old tenement house.
Early in the dusky dawn I saw a
man steal out, l followed him.
He went straight into the country,
walking fast, and covering nearly
five miles before sun-up. / followed
all the way. not near enough to
cause suspicion, but near enough to
watch.
At last the fellow turned into q
piece of woods. / FASTENED, and, just
as l entered the grove, saw him not
far away, bending over little fire.
As be heard me coming, he looked
up hastily. hesitating a moment, then
turned and ran.
At first l was impelled to follow,
then something at the fire caught my
eye, and l paused.
Papers were burning. Quickly
Selling the bundle-for such is proved
to bel managed to extinguish it
while still considerable portion re-