Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-27

appeared as if the cart. had swallow
ed him. js=z
Sudde nly and quietly the door open
ed, and found myself confronted by
q woman. Her: heavy cap covered hall
her face, and from under it her dark
eyes looked at me with a hard defiant
stare as she requested 20 know my
business. n s $ VI 3
You have somebody staying with
you," I began. 81 IS y
on nre mistaken she answered,
.coldly; mo one lives here but myself.
You can come in and see if you like. !"
Inodded, and stepped IN without
answering her saw q change in her
face as did so, and Instantly drew.
my own conclusions from it., Smooth
" as appearances looked, there was
something hidden beneath them that
courted inquiry and possible detection
something. that warned ME instinct
lively to be on my guard. Fl 4 ..5 4 .sss,
~ Hanway is here, I thought, land
u
The hut consisted OF one room,
roughly divided into two by wood
en- partition which ran across it,
leaving an aperture at one end sufh-
GENTLY wide enough to allow person
to pass from one compartment to an
other. In front and facing the win
dow, was a table and stool; on the
other side Of the partition, a mattress
and some articles of bedding Uttered
the floor. A fire burned cheerfully in
the rusty CRATE, and the atmosphere
was that. of a furnace. ay>. 1870 tF;.FjS 81
My attention was, attracted to- my
guide, and could not help renarking
the sturdy strength OF her figure.
#'Look," said grumy; "there's
no man that ] know of. DO look
around now. There you see all there
is to be seen-not much, seither-and
unless you fancy he's hidden under the
flooring, YOU will admit there's no one
in the room but myself. Are you
satisfied now, Mr.. What-d' ye-call-lt?"
No. I replied. Il shall wait a
bit" -
"You will?" ), -.
eyes, $780,.
"Why?"
I saw her temper flash up in her eyes,
and guessed that l WAS on the light
track -.
Because am a detective, and am
looking for g. man whom ! followed
here"
II amnot easily deceived I contin.
ued, land Lam certain he's somewhere
| near." :! i.
"Bahr' e.
| Her coolinsolence irrated me beyond
measure, but l conquered my rising
anger. Z
"Come, dan1e,"' said at last, "It
won't answer for us to quarrel, and
nothing you can say or do shall turn
me from my duty. Short of burning
+ the hut down, you might as well try
to move a. mountain as move me.
You can 90 where the fire is, or do as
you think proper. I shall not annoy
you. But here am, and here / will
stay till daybreak." '.,,''..~..
We looked at each other in silence
Her breath came quicker, and her eyes
GU ou my ilSuIo Will ~ SuAOcu
fierce interest: as though she was call
culating what was my physical
strength, in the event Of my encoun-
tering the man l sought in a hand-to
hand struggle where there was no one
| to help ME.
| The next moment I was alone, and
| heard her roll herself down on the
mattress with a fierce snarl as if she
meant to sleep. 49,
took a hurried turn across the
| floor, drew the stool in front of the
door, and sat down OH it, with my arm
resting ON the table. The fire was still
| burning behind the partition, and SO
| bright was its glare that the shadow
OF the woman's cap loomed, through
! the opening on the wall opposite me. All
was sllent-au still as death around
| us. 4tr ~ r., &>~'
| Slowly the night wore on. Tired as
was, my anxiety forbade me to rest,
and Set sleep at defiance. The thought
that Hanway himself might suddenly
attack me il I allowed myself to be
surprised reused me to renewed vigi-
lance. I was wide-awake, alert in mind
and body, as I waited there, with my
tace toward the light on the wall.
Nevertheless, do what I would, g.
feeling of WEAKNESS stole gradually
over me, and lulled me. into a drowsy
stupor, which tried in vain to shake
OF. Still my eyes were open, and the
fire-light yonder had a strange fasci-
nation for me. I never looked away
from it; I never even altered my posi-
ton, except when I drew out my re-
volver, and after ascertaining that it
was in order, laid it softly downsbesids
me. / cannot say exactly why did
so; it might have been throughrestless-
ness, or that want of occupation which
an energetic man feels so painfully; I
cannot clearly decide which. Indeed
the, events OF that night are too much
like q nightmare dream to give mo
much pleasure in recalling them. Y
I When noticed the woman again, I
saw that she had moved. She was
sitting up, the outline of her head
sharply defined against the wall. ]
ssprang to my feet .-~~a az +>,s: 3
The woman had risen too. For an
instant I saw her smotionless shadow
the next, and I beheid startling
transformation. The bent figure grew
erect; the shawl tell from her shoulders;
the concealing cap was torn aside. It
all flashed on me in moment, even
| as looked. No woman's shadow
was this-but aman' s: the arm thrown
up-the murde knife in the strong
right hand? :. ,,s. s.'.-~> s1s' la ... u
He burst through the partition in a
headlong rage, but my finger was al
ready on the trigger of my revolver,
| and fired at him point blank. He
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