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

appeared as if the eartL had swallow
ed him. s5 ls
Suddenly and quietly the door open
ed, and found myself confronted by
awoman. 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 to know my
business * s
s'.You have somebody staying With
you, / began. n q. .55 :5 s 6.
on nre mistaken" she answered, 8
coldly; mo one lives here but myself.
You can come in and see if you like. ''s#:
Inodded, and stepped III without
answering her. j 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
ively to be on my guard. 81 .&. 4 j;
'Hanway is here, = ! thought, land
this hag is his accomplice" sF=}$
The hut consisted of one room,
roughly divided into two by a 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 a stool; on the
other side Of the partition, a mattress
and some articles Of bedding Uttered
/ the floor. A fire burned cheerfully in
1 the rusty crate. and the. atmosphere
! was that of a furnace. :zf4r.# n~551 fsI55"s9g
! My attention was attracted to- my,
guide. and I could not help renarking
the sturdy strength OF her figure,
s"Look, "she said, gruft1y; ''there's
no man that ! know Of DO look
around now. There you see all there
is to be seen-rot much, either-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." / replied. 81 shall wait a
"sYou will?" :. - .
eyes" So. 49, 49,
| ."Why?"
| I saw her temper flash up in her eyes,
and guessed that was on the right
track = -. r..
Because I am detective, and am
looking for q man whom / followed
here"
s'Bah!"
II am not easily deceived" I contin-
ued, 'and lam certain he's somewhere
near" 49,. y.
| "Bah!' r.
Her coolinsolence irrated me beyond
measure, but | conquered my rising
anger. - '"
! "Come, dame,"' I said at last, cit
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 we'll try
to move. a. mountain as move me.
| You can go where the fire is, or do as
you think proper. l shall not annoy
you. But here am, and here / will
stay till daybreak." ;.:s'.' >.'%
We looked at each other in silence.
Her breath came quicker, and her eyes
fingered ON my figure with a. sudden
fierce interest, as though she was cal
culating what was my physical
strength, in the event of my encoun-
terins the man sought in 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. ~ >
l took hurried turn across the
floor, drew the stool in front of the
door, and sat down on it, withmy arm
resting ON. the table. The, fire was still
burning behind the partition, and so
bright was it's glare that the shadow
OF the woman's cap loomed through
the opening on the wall opposite me. All
was silent-al still as death around
US. .t7~ - r.. e.
Slowly, the night wore on. Tired as
l 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. was swide-awake, alert in mind
and body, as 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 strange fasci-
nation for me. I never looked away
! from it; never even altered my posi-
ton, except when / drew out my re-
volver, and after ascertaining that it
was in order, laid it softly downbeside
me. / cannot say exactly why / did
SOFT might have been throughrestless.
ness, or that want OF occupation which
an energetic man feels so painfully; /
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. v
| When l noticed the woman again, I
saw that she had moved. She was
sitting up, the outline of her head
sharply defined against the wall. j
sprang to my feet T." ri, &s1*r a
Thewomanladr risen too. For an
instant I saw her tmotionless shadow
the next, and I beheld startling
transformation. The bent figure grew
erect; the hawltell from her shoulders;
the concealing cap was torn aside. 1t
all flashed on me in moment, even
as / looked. No woman's shadow
was this-but a man s; the arm thrown
up-the murderous knife in the strong
right hand? ia. - g T.. i. ,sss.. - ....
He burst through the partition in a
headlong rage, but my finger was al
/ ready on the trigger Of my revolver,
and fred at him point blank. He