Sharp County record., 1885-10-29

tended to give up the bit OF newspaper
had picked up, but | had some amOl-
tion to be a detective myself, and con-
cluded to keep it, at least day or TWO,
to see if | could find clew from IT, II
was lucky | did. ,ro "A
On the following afternoon. while Oh
dutv and walking around in ordinary
dress, paused opposite Well-NlloM Il
hotel TO watch some painters VINO were
at work on scatfold under the caves
and my eyes happened to light on i "
man who sat bv third-stOry window
apparently packing yalise, Inc WIN
dPW was open, and, as he lifted some
article to store it away, piece OF news
naper on which it had lain came nut .,
tering down into the gutter near lnS
feet. ,,. Al.
MIGHT not have noticed this trlhlng
circumstance but for the manner ~
which the paper had been torn-tnat Is
not in a straight line, but almost IN u In5 =
form of the letter " as though 1t hau
been done in a hurry This correspond
ed with the piece I'd found IN the ,I mIit =
dered mans house, and l snatcheu II II
mn and ran into an alley to compare
them. What leap my heart cav
when I discovered that the two parts Oh OIL
tbe paper fitted exactly-there was no
doubt of it. ,, ..uo
..On his track" l muttered. lie
must not get off with that yallse.
Being familiar with the hotel, l
crossed the street, went in, and was
soon rapping on the door OF room o. u
twnntv-6ne, from whose window the
paper had Just blown.
Come in" said voice.
T onened the door and recognized,
still seated by the window, the man l
had seen packing the yalise, task he
had completed. He was muscular
man of forty, with clean-shaven face
that wore an expression OF crattlneSS.
He seemed confused when | entered
and said:
"Ah, l thought it was the porter
Haven't you made a mistakes? y?
Without replying deliberately locked
the door and put the key in my pocket
while he stared amazedly.
Il see you are getting ready to
leave" remarked sarcasticaIly.
Yes"
"Suppose you stay in New York a
little longer l said.
"Why, what do you mean?" he ex-
claimed, rising from his chair.
"Oh, nothing of consequence, re-
Piled coolly.
perhaps you wouldn't object to my
taking a look into that yalise, eh?,
Perhaps you will do me the kind
ness to get out of my room," he re-
torted.
He had taken the valise from the
floor andI quickly snatched it from
him. had hardly done so when ne
dealt me blow near the temple, send
ing me reeling across the room, where
| brought up against the door. DE
then threw the valise on the bed ane
angrily exclaimed:
"Look here, sir, are you drunk o.
crazy? Now hand me that key and ge
out Of my room, or I'll throw you ou
of the window" D"
mot so fast" said /, drawing m!
revolver. Il am an officer, and herr
to arrest you for the murder you com
mitted last night.
He stared moment, then chang
came over his countenance, and he sa
down and fairly roared with laughter
Come, you can't play that, " said l
"This is no laughing matter. Wher
are the money and silverware you tool
from Bradley's house?"
"Are you really an officer?" n
asked, growing serious again.
Certainly 1 am. Perhaps you neye
saw this bit of paper, sir, said |, dis
playing the piece that had blown iron
the window.
"Mv friend,' he replied, Il admir-
the earnestness with which you g
about your business as detective, bu
you have got on the wrong track.
am sorry | struck you in moment o
anger, and 1 hope you will pardon me
[ am Charley NJ, a Boston de
tective, of whom you have probabl,
heard. arrived at daylight this morn
ing, and have been taking good sleel
before attending to some business il
Brooklyn. registered as j. Brown
for a reason you will readily cOmpre
hend. Here is my card, and here ar
some slight evidences of my occupa
ton" Here he took two pairs of hand
cuffs out of his pocket and jingled then
before my astonished gaze. "By tn
way, if that is the piece of newspape
that fell from my window, and yol
think it has any connection with tn,
affair you speak of, it will probably at
ford you an important c!ew. | foun'
it here, where it was probably left by
former lodger | think you will find
name on the margin. "
| examined the margin over tn
title of the paper, and to my astonish
ment found written in pencil the nam
and residence of Henry Collins. 1t wa