The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-11-14

cious Me, who had drawn his on ,la; tutGn
about the case, thought TIL. WV WV .eoncluSos'
lngratiate himself with tho 'a as Toe tina
late employer. husband a h.
She amt much, sir, he said =,
Vanity with his thumb, land she M ladicads
much, sir. Your good lady and never re,
instrumental in finding of her o''. mes hss
There ne stood, with his swolan sli.'
yellow eyes and greasy attire. tora Lace sa
cap for reward, and looking s,c shUueans b
stumbling infamy that Willie's a. mode d
crimson with shame. 'ace turns
'Look here!' Willie cried fur,.,
you ever dare to speak to ma aaU! IT
I'll-d'ye hearf "saaa-lu>
He left something to the ,r..
Gracious Ae, but at the same t;~ s,natloa d
toward him in a dangerous wav ''0 aovaas
Gracious Me made no ra,l,.
tho wrath In Willie Shows counfs,. aea1is
hastily concluded that his time ws easace h
aud disappeared round the corpa. sS a.. d. baud
markable rapidity, looking more l;, "M n
than ever. sNG
Now, for the first time, Wi,ua
that stranger was lettering about ss;.s
air something like his own-as If WIN d
decided whether to 60 or stay. Thit us ~ ~
short parsonage with gray hair ss Ss
shaven face, and the manner '% %,o
Snow fancied-of shopman. Az th,' "ula
eyed Willie curiously, and seemed o. sas na
speak, Willie. who, above all thinas A A.!
;, avoid Vanity, turned abont )" "aaes
stranger:
do you know anything Of this s,,,.
linary affairs' a's'
my firm has reason to know a pooas :.
the man answered. I'VE have lest nross
to the value of five thousand three hnaps1g
pounds in connection with it, 4Ss
Give thousand three hundreaw wn
echoed, aghast. What u sum OF mon @u y
he sure.''
yet, seeing, too, you might carry Il ,,.
in your waistcoat pocket continual y
small man-''if, that is to say, ths ws;s... ~
was large enough-why then, You va y
wonder ceases"
Robbery Of notesg'
mot notes, sir. But very portable nv,
erty for all that-very portable. You m m
carry enough to buy an annuity for the r.
peror OF Russia In cigar case, and enona
to psy off the national debt in an eirbtsss
penny leather bag. 1t has been tprhL
loss to Us, sir, but as wonderful robbery |
ever heard off,
"Tell me-" Willie said, dropping his win.
''how is this young-person connected viii
it! She is not the theft
There, SIR" the small man answers
speaking, it seemed, for the detective uIr
force and the plundered firm, ''you have n
UP to last week we knew very little. A.
this present moment we are practically il
the dart-."
"But surely" Willie said. wondering vha
he answer would he, ''you do not coup.c
the-the young lady with thatr'
THAT IS the mystery, sir. This you,
lady and her father have been for some tim
travelling about, or, rather. &c. NJ from pAc
to place. The father, so far as can be d.
covered, is a quiet, good old man-fond
his church, they say, when he can get there
AMI he has been known to ask if such ,a
such a ministry was improving Stead
respectable old gentleman. And his daugt
ter seems fond OF him, too"
WELL" Willie said impatiently, "wha
nextg''
''Why, sir, wherever these two co-r
least, wherever they have gone up to tha
lne-a man has been observed to be con-
acc 'el with them, coming to their houss By
a.ght -never seen by day-Lut evidently
l!Dn most intimate terms. This man hk
Zen at last identified as y burglar mi
worse than burglar, and the police believe
nat they are on the ev, Of one Of thames
important discoveries that have Leun mads
tor years. in fac England will ring with
lat least % th,7 say"
Am to understand" Willie asked
drawing nearer to the other. and speaking
in low whisper, ''that you think the young
woman is connected with this strange man
without her lather's knowled-e!'
"Well, not exactly, perhaps" the Other
answered But, you see. til, ODD gentlemsn
aln'1 very slightly, and is hard CT hearing,
and so forth, and our view is as he ikep
pretty much in the dark. There is no que.
ton that he IS steady goer. He has ben
watched sharply by pee. de with eyes in theu
heads. and he has been reported steaG
goer"
WELL" Willie Snow murmured. recalling
al he knew, ~ cannot make this out" :,
"Sir,' the little man said, facing him WITH
superior air, when the detective pols
force, who have been on the scent thS
month or more, and has a shelf Of note
hooks on the subject-when they, sir, cam"
make it out, it would he surprising II you
could unravel it five minutes after you nea
little bit Of the story in bayfield,"
The small man SO adjustel his emphasis .
to suggest that the bayfield, complicated tns
problem amazingly.
Look there" said Willie. seeing that tf
detective moved forward: they are gons
into the Farm. must see this matter out
And in strange sort OF way, mach lS's
walking funeral, the party moved on to"ar'
Tumbledown Farm.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE SECRET IS REVEALED. -,
1t Is now plain that the detectives NV >,
taken such precautions that til, escape r.. "
any one from the Farm was an inlroSslollA.;
Another officer in plain clothes had )onss
my friend, and two men were to be seen y
preaching the Farm, carelessly as 1t sesu r.,