Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-01-30
4 Sflfrt story,
A DETECTIVES STORY.

'iiN So'o Nbi IL III y iot = " l1stS aii III
skill as ii detective was called in.
don't speak OF my skill in u vain sense
at all-but as a detective WAS reckon
ed right smart chap. At the time
when the mysterious murder of Mr.
! Loring occurred in the town OF l.,
which was my native place, | WAS down
South engaged in an affair of much
mystery, and requiring the utmost per
severance, as we'll as delicacy, in its
/ treatment. Well, We were successful
my partner and me, but it cost me the
worst attack Of chills and fever that
I'd ever had. | was so bad had tC
lay of from business for while an
| 20 home 10 recruit
When | got to = heard all the
particulars about young Allan-Wlll
Allan-hsving been arrested on sus.
picion IT the murder. an how that
| pIucky little girl married him in pri
son, an theL set herself to find proofs
/ Of his innocence. admired this littlS
woman, tell you. ! felt like thank.
ing Heaven for making such little
ones. an I'd just liked u have kissed
her hand, if it hadn't been too great Il
privilege. Well it was all over wher
/ got home, the trial. aud all that
Will Allan was acquitted. an the
young couple were off on their wed
ding rour. But il turned out wher
Mr.. I.orings will VAS read. that he had
left handsome sum Of money to Mr.
\ Ian. Well. this news had no sooner
spread over l. than u lot Of hateful
! folks began 10 saw that VIII had done
the msrder. after all. and 10 show good
| reason for 1t IN the money he had 10.
/ herltsd. or Course they couldn't hav,
him tried again. aud lis life Was safe
enough ; but | knew night we'll how
he'd feel, for ID known the lad since
/ he Was knee high 10 duck. an
could kinder understand how cut uT
that little vie Of his would feel hen
she heard these new suspicious against
| her husband. So wasn't bit sur.
prlse.l hen Sallir. my hired gIrl, one
evening brought in little piece OF
pasteboard with Mrs. William Allan
printed on il. OF course | said that
would See the lady at ouce-lt was
just What Id been wanting ever since
hard Of her; and she as sight
for sore ewes when | did see her. tell
yon. Pretty as y pink, white and rosy,
with lovely yes aud beautiful hair.
--s.s.'s--.t=:t.- =tsc"t Ter that tuIls
YOU think Of pearls. there was surn .
.l1mWcr a. ont her face and dress and
white hat. She came I, the business
IF her visit with Just that directntss
Won m' ght expect from a little woman
OF her character.
Mr.. Rurn,.' she sid, Il have heard
Of YOUR great Il ve' ness IN finding out
criminals | want 10 engage Your skill
tn discovering the murderer OF Mr.. Lor
lng-thr rich banker who ~as mur
dyrcl last .ummer. You will under
stand shy NV heart Is set on this.
+. ..ru tel YOU that notwithstanding
IN, husband Mas fully acquitted Of the
charge. sguce lie inherited good deal
ii money under Mr. Loriugs will
there ars those Who still suspect him
nf having committed the crime, and
thissuspic c.on has almost the bitterness
r death l. him and To me. There /.
onl, one way of entirely clearing hi,
reputation i. tins matter and that
as YOU perceive Al nee, IS by discover
lng the real criminal
| didn't interrupt her by II word
instead. encouraged her To keep talk
ing. 1t Was rare pleasure to see bel
pretty face flush up aud her sweet
yves sparkle and melt and then fust
again shsn she talked SO altogether
/ | Knew every circumstance IN regard tC
the arrest, trial and scqultal of vii
/ Allan. | got her to 60 over the whole
/ ground. and she told me how she had
watched over the sick bed, OF Mrs
/ llavens. the daughter Of the murdered
man and the only living being who
could absolutely prove AlIan's limo
cence-- how her patients condition
| fluctuated for months, growing better
/ and then worse, and then better again
aud finally how she entirely recoyere,
and rewarded the Young wife's devo
ton by giving testimony ~hich, in th'
eye of the law, holly cleared him from
even the shadow of suspicion. Their
she added:
mir. Burns, there is something els,
that want TO TIL you, although i
may not be of any such importance a
| have thought it. One of the mos
mysterious things about the murde
WAS the want Of any clew to the rea
murderer. 1t seemed absolutely deaf
secret: but, interested rs | have cen
both heart and hand, in this dreadful
affair, | have natural V observed SOM
things that t. others would have ~
significance. In talking over all tn,
possibilities of the case with Mrs. Ha
vens, with whom | became intimatel,
acquainted during her illness. learnet
that Mr. L"rlhg's chief objection to he
marriage with Mr.. IIavens lay in tn,
fact that he had promised her hand il
marriage to Mr.. Wsrtield. a junio
member of the firm admitted within
the past two years, and, until then, ,
stranger in l.. Mr.. Warfeli hal
apparently gr at influence with Mr.
L"rlng, and was passionately in low
with Mrs. lavens-the Miss Loring
The young lady was not only inditier
ent to the esuitor selected by her father
but absolutely hated hun, and took NJ
pains to conceal the fact. Mr.. War
tie d prosecuted her with his atten
tions, nevertheless; and one occasion
when she told him bitterly how disa
greeable he was to her, he said h.
had "her fathers consent. aud tina
was better-for it is rs much rs hi
life was WORTH" said the persisten
suitor, for him to break faith with m
and you dare not disobey him."