Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-03-06

Eyes" said /, "there are no more"
"Then l must now have look at the
ladies"
"Thc ladies!" cried /. aghast at the
proposal. "You don't want to go in
the drawing-roomP"
ut would be more satisfactory, OBJ
served the detective. coolly. my in
formation is very reliable. But at all
events, who is there?"
'Well," said /, ''my wife is there for
one; you have no information against
her, l SUPPOSED"
He nodded satisfaction so far.
''Then there's the honorable Mrs.
Matcham and her daughter.
"Safe, rejoined the detective, check
ing them off on his fingers.
"Alrs. Twistle, of Regalia Square,
and Lady Bobbington.
81 suppose they're all right" re-
marked my inquisitor, doubtfully.
"Are you sure there are no morep"
There's my mother-in-law, and she
is in her own room, and exceedingly
unwell."
Every good" observed the detect
i've, inconsequentially. "There is a
plant somewhere in this house, how
ever; you may take your oath OF that,
and in the last place you would ever
look for it; so now | must see the
maids.
was full of suspicious that the de-
tective himself was 'plant" that
would soon blossom into q burglar;
but my overtaxed mind refused to bear
this burden. If it was so, l would trust
to his clemency, to leave me q silver
fork or two to carry on the business of
life. If this man turned out to be any
thing less than what he described him.
self TO be, all authority henceforth
would lose its effects with me. He had
to repeat, $50 now / must see the
maids,h in his undeniablc manner, be-
fore could collect myself sufficiently
TO lead the way TO the kitchen. To say
the cook and the kitchen-maid stared
at the phenomena of our presence, is
TO underrate their power of vision.
Nov, dare say you have no char
woman nor any temporary assistant,
my good lady, even on any occasion
like the present." observed my COM
panion urbanely; "but you and this
young woman do all the work your
selves"
That's true, sir; we don't mind
hard work now and then" returned
the cook, tossing her head; land be-
sides don't like strangers in my kitch-
en-" added she with meaning, ''es-
pecially when I'm busy, and would
rather have their room than their COM
pany." The detectives tongue was
silenced by my domestic needle-gun,
and he retired much discomfited l
led the way TO the nursery, he walked
admiringly from cot to cot.
Charming children" observed he,
with familiar nod q thought toward
the under nurse. ''It's neither of them,"
he added in low whisper:
You've got a thousand or two l sup
posep"
The housemaids were inspected, and
pronounced to be free from suspicion.
"But cannot have seen everybody"
he said decisively.
yes" said i. Everybody except
Mrs. Maqueechy."
Friend of the family?" inquired the
detective, with a dissipated air.
"Well," said /, II might almost say
so. She came to us not only with the
best of written characters. but my wife
had an interview with her late mistress,
a Mrs. Ogilvie, who pronounced her
perfect treasure; and we ourselves
have found her all that could be wish
cd"
II should like to see the perfect
treasure" quoth the detective, smiling
grimly; ''wc often find them to be the
very people we want"
May" said i, "but in this case your
are quite groundless; Mrs.
is n superior person, and
takes an interest in us, which you sell
dom find in q domestic except after
years of service. Besides, she is my
mother-in-law' sick nurse, and most
likely they have already made their
for the night. 1t would
be pity TO disturb them"
Il must see Mrs. Maqucechy," re-
turned my companion gravely. "She
seems altogether too charming to be
missed"
you detectives are clever fellows"
replied / with irritation; "but you often
spend your time very fruitlessly. 1t is
a pity that man can't be determined,
and yet avoid being obstinate. How
ever, since YOU have gone so far, you
shall 90 through with the business"
With that / knocked ut the door,
and, admitted to the sick-room, inform
ed briefly of what was taking place;
while the invaluable Maqueechy retired
with her usual delicacy to the dressing
room. Perhaps l spoke little too
loud--for that Mrs. Maqueechy could
stoop to eavesdroping, it is hard to be-
lieve--but at all events that intelligent
woman must haye possessed herself of
the substance or what related, for
when L opened the door to admit the
officer, / found her already outside,
md in his custody. She had endeavor-
ed to escape through the second door
of the Observation-Disclosures like q
said the detective-but had
run into the very danger she would
ave avoided, and there she was with
n couple of handouts over her neat
1--WE know one another very well,
me and Mrs. Maqueechy," observed
the detective grimly, II was told
should find an old friend in this house,
although had no idea who it would
be until you mentioned Mrs Ogilvie.
She is very charitable, she is, in get
ting Ler fellow creatures situations in
respectable families where there hap
pens to be good deal of plate. 1t was
this very night that this good lady
here had engaged to open your front
door to her husband and friend of
his who keeps light cart in the news
yonder. Being a sick nurse, you see,