Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-19

cesled cheerfulness, as OF one certain OF
| distinction and rcward-to pursue this in
vestigation la the end might he to iniiict
] ineifable shame upon his goddaughter.
| Were this Camillac the offender, any trial,
| any public examination, must need bring
that miserable episode Of Grsce's Partisan
| education into the broad glare of news
paper publicity.
| Mr. Penwern seemed troubled in his
mind after the discovery Of these irregular
| prints in the flower-b beds He went back
| to them-he scrutiniZed them as closely as
| a great chemist might have watched some
curious experiment He was evidently
| dashed in spirits. He had made up his
mind that this little affair had been car
| ried through by the distinguished tovey.
| 1t bore, rs he thought, the very stamp OF
| Covey's workmanship: for Covey was I'M
ScrupulOus, and would not have hesitated
at shooting down any one who came In his
| way. He did things neatly, but he did not
mind little blood now and then. But
Mr. Penwern seemed 10 know Covey as il
he were his brother, and he could not be
| lieYe that any turn Of fortunes wheel
could bring Coyey TO wear such boots rs
those disgraceful objects that had left the
print of their down-trodden heels on the
hower-beds of Darnel.
IF | could believe in n tramp clever
enough to do such neat work, should say
that this had been done by tramp. said
the detective, with conviction; "but never
knew a tramp yet that could rise above n
kitchen-window robbery"
Come back Ia the house and have some
lunch said the colonel, with the sinister
intent of giving the detective such liberal
entertainment rs should at least take the
sharp edge off his power Of perception.
He could not hope to make such a re-
spectacle man drunk; but he thought it
might he possible To get him slightly mud
died
The colonel urged Purdew in confiden-
tial aside 10 do the very hest he could for
Mr. Penwern, and Purdew opined from
the colonel's tone that there was some
especial reason for making much Of the
stranger. He sent peremptory order to
the kitchen. and he brought forth a fat,
cobwebby bottle of his choicest Burgundy,
a yelvety Chambertin, with an aroma Of
yiDlets. Beside the sacred wine, which re
posed slanting wise in a basket, the butler
placed pint decauter of dry sherry, bright
to the eye pleasantly bitter Ia the taste, n
tonic and an appetizer. The cook WAS
quick 10 respond to the majOr-domO's or
der In a little more than quarter of an
hour Just time enough for Mr.. PenweTn
to look at Sir Allan's pictures and To wash
his mouth out with couple Of glasses OF
dry sherry. the meal was ready. \ tilleted
sole with olives and mushrooms. a salmi
Of partridgcs, with plenty of trufiies in an
incompatible gravy.
The detective lunched luXuriouslv;
and now he leaned back i'll his chair,
made himself thoroughly comfortable
with his toothpick, and slipped the big bell
shaped glass of Burgundy.
a very pleasant wine. he said, approx
ingly; IA sound. wholesome wine
Don't he afraid Of it, Mr.. Penwren."
.aid :he colonel, 1T is too good a wine To
10 you any harm"
Not after such luncheon as have
Iartaken Of" said the detective, who was
evidently in an expansive mood.
A light little meal like that leaves "A
mans intellect free To work ont Ia diff
calty, whereas your cold sirliOn and
JiclIles weigh him down like lead, and
,our table beer stupeties him. And yet in
almost all the houses 90 into it's III,
same old story-beef and beer They for
yet, sir, that man i'll my position can get
beef and beer at home. He needn't go
:.mong the magnates of the land, and fiog
his brains in their service for such enter
:ainment as that. However, that's neither
here nor there What have to do is find
the man who took those notes and fired
that l'istol.'
Don't You think that the odds are very
much against your finding him, he having
had three clear days start,' suggested the
colonel
That increases the difficulty, grant.
sir, but il is detectives business TO rise
superior TO such difficulties. suppose the
family will offer a handsome reward"
Il really don't know. think not, an
swered tile colonel, nervousiy.
Mr.. Penwern : cOuntenance fell, in spite
0f the Burgundy.
Il don't think there's much chance for
the man or the money being found un-
less the family offers reward" said Pen
vern.
The door opened as he spoke. Dora Dar-
lel entered quietly, and took her seat near
he colonel. who would almost as soon
nave seen a cobra occupy those luxurious
cushions.
The family will offer reward" said
Dora, answering Mr.. Penwern, who rose
at her entrance, and began to
fold his napkin with a vague idea of get
ting il back into its original shape of |
bishops miter Il. on the part of my
brothers family will be answerable for |
the reward. Shall We offer ElOO. Is that |
enough.n
Hardly" replied Mr.. Penwern. "The |
money stolen was 400. You had better |
offer 900 for the apprehension of the |
man who wounded Sir Allan. fyou get |
the man, you are very likely to get back a |
part of the money"
The money is of no consequence said |
Dora, sbut do not wish my brothers mur- !
it is too likely we may lose him |
to go unavenged. We need not wal; |,
Until he is dead to find the man who at
tempted his life"
mo, madam, there is not All hour 10 b.
ost. Time is half the battle in these
;ases," replied the detective.
He was flushed with meat and drink, his
yes sparkled, he had the comfortable
Ook of a man who had lunched abun-
iantly, but there was not the faintest in
iication of a muddled brain. Not cloud
the professional intellect.
CoL Stukely felt that he and the cook and
he butler had labored in vain.
With your permission, ma'am, l will
90 TO the nearest town and get fifty small
posters, offering E:tD reward, said the de
ective. 4 can get EN- printed and dis
rlbuted In a couple of hours, If I'm
harp"
by all means said Dora approvingly.
You can get II conveyance from the
table, and you had better make Darnel
our headquarters while you are carrying
III the investigation
The colonel got up suddenly, and
walked out Of the room i'll savage
lumor. There couhi he no use in his
Wasting mara tina in dinlnnafic hand |