The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-09-23

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r'.1ia,.'ad h,,,r,l ti. door ,f ,,n,nhor III.
toan yl,nt anJ glancing .t the n,,,nbar.
'',,ia,I, 1,,,an,d ,,unhcr t,v.Ivo ,nd af,.r
,,,,.,n,, a., ,,rJar for n .1iob, ,o1rochua,,
| 20 ~ ot,ondout ,vln had follo,v.d mo
| 80, n 1T. I,,.l ,round ,h,. roo,n
Ut f"nmd !, n,as divided from, ,h. my,
,,no n,'i,, D., ,,oode,, nartition ,.,inI,
iii NOD raat.h tho coilinv aud M, la. rn.
moining nerfectly omief I could hear ma,
a nlisnored CONDENSATION vas hein, oar.
ried on in tbc ucxt room The cntranr,
~ l,,. a,ton,lont vim, nv, or,,or diutnrhod
nv investioations hut on hi. dcnartnre
and rcgardless If the old SAVING tLat lis.
teners seldom hear ANYTHING TO their
own od,ontogn I did my hest n MAKE ont
tho conyc,sation DISTINGUISHED tLc
,ai.os 70 ho thooo ~ t,yo men and on,
woman Tho latter I at once recoVnized
or ot least nv IMAGINATION led me 10 he.
Hove IN I've tLc voice Of the nerson who
had called On me a vcar ogo ia mako her
viii Tho voice of one III the mon was
orange IN me bnt after the discovery
bod already made I was NOT greatly as
tonisbod al rncooniziug tho voice az tln
other man IN ho that of Simnson tho 1ro-
otoo in the viii Tho whole thing flashed
mon mo At once and I saw had hcrn
made tho innncent machinery for carrying
tbrnuuh a clover and darinv niece Of i'm
nosturn I however listened attentive
IL to Tho conversation in order ia latham
tho whole AFFAIR
rho arst sentence made ont came from
,bo otr.,oor. al told Won oouo Sinclair
wa. thn vorv m,n tn do tho work for Won
Tloen yon,1 LAWYERS never osk any ans.
tione nc lon0 ne thev yet the busincss "
uWou we'll " soid tho Simnson othnt
10 nil RIGHT nov Rut the present oucstion
10 What is To he done i'm the way of hurry
inv him nm with thc realization of the rs-
tate without cxcitiny SUSPICION? the soon
ar we all vet away from this the better
I nm 0lad that Young fellow Howard
didn't ost onv Questions Rut one thino's
certain we must ret the old woman away
from this immcdiatelv or she's surc To-
ret recoonzed she's been keepinp pref
~ Close latnlv. but daresov she's 0nttiuu
tirod of i, -,rn,t van old lady,"
oIndcnd was The renlv IL would lac
ylod ia uot AWAY from This place to-mor.
row If could I'm SIRE | only wish Won
could have becn content with half of the
estate With Mr.. Edward. instead of burn
;n, thn viii when Won found II WAS Ia he
Jisi(nd hctwcnn Won and him md 0e,tin1
mo to do what did I'm s,,rc it's n won.
1or nv mistress doesn't rise from her
orovr to dcnouncc MS all"
.Kccn thot cant for another occasion
old woman. it's no use pettiup religions
now Tint in tell Won whot-I'yc got an
idle,
Hero tbn conversation pot so lnw that
copld not catch moro than an occasional
word and waot that idea was never
founI out as he never rot the chance 10
trv If IN mo for had heard enough to
know that next door to me were three of
the most DARING conspjrators had ever
come across who had dupcd me. and
modn mo thouuh unvittiurly. thc chief
actor in tbc conspiracy. NV first idea
was to lock the door of the room they
were in and 30 for help: but as that was
litelv to couse n disturbance | drtermiucd
IN sl;n ont and trnst to beiuu back in time
for their arrest As luck would have if
n.arl,, tho brst man | met outside was a
detcctivc whom had known very we'll in
co nnction Win some criminal trials in
which I hod becn engaged. few words
oynlaineJ my nnrnoSc. and sianollhp TO
tLe nearest noIiccmnn. he placed him Mt
the dnor Of the shon and both of MS
walked !, He nodded Familiarity to the
har-trndrr and lcouinp over the counter.
whisnnrrd in his ear, The shopman start |
ed and gavr vent ia n lonp low whistle. |
..Ynull do If os nnirtlv as Won can for
u,o crndit of tho house ;; said he.
..of nnur.o " s,id The dntrctivc show
~, il, ="
IN onotbcr minnie we were inside the
room, r,i,h our hacks ia fine door the die. |
tncti~o donglcd n nair Of steel bracelets
o,d rold;ng .miiinglv round the room.
rho woman fointrd We had no Difficult
=, !, Sonuriny tho mon. md in holf an
Lonr ,yo had tbcm safely housed in iail |
ID pafnro thor triol came ON we lind
,,.,,r,,ad out tho whole story The wo- |
man who Ind called on me and signed |
tha will wos Mrs Simnsou. Miss How