The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-24
GHAPrER IX
Mr.. GORBY MAKES A START

| Fiction in the looking glass, "Tve been find
/ ing out things these last twenty years, but
/ this is>l puzzler, and no mistake
Mr. Gorby was shaving, and as was his
usual custom conversed with his reflection.
Hang it," he said, thoughtfully stropping
his razor, n thing with an end must have a
start, and il | don't get the start how am
TO get the endf
AS the mirror did not answer this question,
Mr. Gorby lathered his face, AMI started
shaving in q somewhat mechanical fashion,
for his thoughts were with the case, and ran
on in this manner:
There are three things TO be discovered
First, who is the dead man Second, what
was he killed for And third, who lid it :
Once | get hold of the first the other two
won't be very hard to find out, for one can
tell pretty well from a mans life whether it's
TO any ones interest that he should bo got of
the books The man that murdered tint
chap must have had some strong motive, and
must find out what that motive was Love
No, it wasn't that-men in love don't go to
such lengths in real life-they do m novels
and plays. but I've never seen it occurring IN
my experience. Robbery No there was
plenty of money in his pocket Revenge :
Now, really IL might be that ; it's Kind Of
thing that carries on most people further
than they want 70 go. There WIGS uo VIC
lence used for his clothes weren't torn 50
ne must have been taken sudden ami before
he knew what the other chap was MP to. BY
the way, don't think examined his clothes
sufficiently. There might b. something about
a ola rot b Il ffff
looking after, so IN start wish his clothes
SO Mr.. Gorby. after he hal finished dress
ing and had his breakfast, walked quickly 10
the police station, where he asked for the
clothes OF the deceased TO be- shown 60 him.
When he received them he went int0a corner
by himself and started to examine them
There was nothing remarkable about the
coat, as il was merely well cut and well
made dress coat SO with grunt OF dissatls-
faction Mr Gorby threw 10 on ono side and
picked up the waistcoat.
Here ho found something that Interested
him very much, and that was poke. made
on the left hand side Of tho waistcoa, and oa
the inside
"Now. what the deuce is this iorN said
Mr.. Gorby scratching his head 90 aiut
usual 10Y az 40 - fFttA1AAeeAH w ti.sfN 90
on It's inside, as Tn aware OF, ana,' con-
tinucd Che detective, greatly excited. "this
amt tailors' work; ho did il him Is. and
Jolly badly be did it too. Now he must have
taken the trouble to make this pocket h.rl-
self, so that no one else wOulc know ans thing
about IT, and it was made 10 alrry something
yaluable-so valuable that no had e. carry II
with him even when he wore evenlu5 clothes
Ali here's & tear on the side nearest the out
side OF the waistcoat; something hes been
pulled out roughly begin 10 see now The
dead man possessed something winch the
other man wanted, and which he knew the
dead one carried about with him. tie sees
him drunk, gets into tho cab with L..n and
tries 70 get what he wants. Tho dead man
resists. upon which tho other Kills hin by
means of the chloroform which he mad with
him, and being afraid that tns cab viii stop,
and he will lie found out, snatches what he
wants out Of the pocket SO quickly that he
fears the wastcoat and then mases of
That's clear enough, but the question Is
What was i, he wantedi A cass with Jewe'ss
MOI Il could not have been anything 80
bulky, or the dead man would never have
carried 10 about inside his waistcoat II was
something flat. which could easily lie ln the
pocket-a paper-some valuable paper which
the assassin wanted, aud for which he killed
the other
"This is all very WELL" said M t.".y.
throwing down the waistcoat, and rising.
II have found number two before number
one. The first question is: Who IS the muir
dered mani He's a stranger in Melbourne,
that's pretty clear, or else some one would To
sure b. have recognized him before now by
the description given IN the reward. NOW, l
wonder if he has any relations heref Pri-
yate lodgings moro like and a landlady who
doesn't read the papers and doesn't gossip, or
she'd have known all about it by this time.
Now. if no did live, as | think, in private
lodgings, and suddenly disappeared, his land
lady wouldn't keep quiet It's g whole week
since the murder, and as the ledger has not
been seen or heard Of, the landlady wlll
naturally make inquiries. II, however, as
sIrmise the lodger is stranger, she will not
know where to inquire; therefore, under
these circumstances, the most natural thing
for her to do would be to advertise for him;
50 III have a look at the newspapers"
Mr.. Gorby got file of the different news
papers, ana looked caieluIly III .hc 'Viu"iiio
where missing friends and people who will
hear something TO their advantage are gen
orally advertised for.
"He was murdered" said Mr. Gorby to
himself, "on Friday morning, between |
and > o'clock, so he might stay away TIL
Monday without exciting any suspicion On
Monday, however, tho landlady would begin
TO gel uneasy, and on Tuesday sh1 would
advertise for him. Therefore, said NJ
Gorby, running his fat finger down the
column, "Wednesday 1T is"
1t did not appear In Wednesdays paper,
neither did il in Thursdays, but in Fridays
issue. exactly one week dta the murder,
Mr.. Gorby suddenly came on the following
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