Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-17

The backs of the brushes certainly
/ looked very thick, and when Mr.. Wylle
/ examined them closely he found that they
were even thicker than they looked, for
the hair in the centre was much shorter
| than at the sides, and the backs, there
| fore must be deeper there. Indeed, they
1 looked so suspicious that the detective at
onse began to try if they did not open in
some way CT other. He soon discovered
that they did. The top gram of polished
wood ran in groove, and was easily
I movable He pulled il back, and there,
in the middle, was a hollow space crushed
/ full Of letters. Trembling with excite
ment, he lift d them out and looked at
them. To his delight they were the very
ones he vas in search of.
There were two cases, each containing
two brushes. In the first brush he open
ed there we're sixteen letters from Lady
Noodle; in the second there were fifteen.
These were all in English. The brushes
in the other case had also movable backs,
and contained letters, but q glance at
the handwriting showed MIN that they
were not Lady Noodles.
He glanced rapidly over the letters,
/ Their contents we're OF the most Innocent
]
/ latious, condolences and Inquiries such
as d friend would write 20 a friend.
/ II don't see,' said the detective to him
I self, "why she should be- afraid of her
husband getting these. But she said there
were more than forty Of them, and there
| are only about thirty here. Let me see.
| By Jove, have H. She told me there
/ we're only few OF them that were of a
] 3 - afr-H g h.. Ft.Vg
/ that are missing. He has them in his
| pocket and I've failed again.
He sat silent and still for a moment,
dazed by this discovery; but he quickly
regained his habitual GOODNESS and
decision.
/ "Weu," he said ~ may as well see what
! the other letters are aboat'
He began rapidly TO read them. They
were in various handwriiugs but most
/ of them in one which he somehow or
other thought he had seen befose, These
/ letters were signed simplp with an III,
ana were couohed in the most aiiectionate
terms.
II wonder who this H can be?' he
said. "She's evidently very much gone
on the count, and no mistake. There's
love or a 'dsrliug' for every other word.
Z
sweet il is. But here is one in which she
has gone farther than the H. 1t is
signed Helena Now, 1 wonder who
Helena is! Hullo, what's herel A
letter from man, and signed 'Syeudeleri
the old Jewish money lender and re-
ceiver of stolen goods. That atall events,
looks suspicious"
He read the letter very carefully. WheA
he had finished it he lay back in his chair,
and drew long breath.
Good heavensv he said, when he had
recovered his oomposure, "this Is a dis
coyeryl Was there ever anything 20
ortunate? I'm of by the morning train,
and our friend will be safely ia quod
before he has chance of seeing Sir
Charles"
'sBut stay" he said to himself, cit
isn't quite so simple as | thought.
must account for how | came by this
paper, which will be difficult. Besides,
I'm not sure it will be evidence against
him unless it is found in his possession
Let me see
He paused and reflected. TAeu, after p
few moments, with a cry of triumph, he
set to work renla cling the contents of the
bag. When every thing was in except the
letter
CORES pondence, he selected about ten OF
the most innocent of her letters, and, re
placing the remainder in the back of the
brushes locked up the portmanteau
Then he placed Syendeleri's letter ia one
of Lady Noodles, put them IN his pocket
restored his disguise TO what 1t was when
he claimed the co1nt's luggage, and, tax
ing the portmaBtoau in his hand left the
he O. m 4 h..
called hanson and drove to Enston.
At Euston he asked for the station
master. That official was duly forth
coming.
This | find" said the detective to him,
SIS not my portmanteau after all. /
thought it was at first, as IL has my iui-
tials on the side and IS about the same
sIze but mud that my key won't 90 into
the lock- so 10 can't be mine"
mo, sir, it isn't yours replied the
statioumaster; ''it is Count Ulricl's. He's
been kicking up deuce OF row about
it. We've had half-a dozen kilograms
from Rottenborough already. I'm glad
it's recovered Wtat a9oat your own
sirf'
"Thacs the question. You had better
{ telegraph down the line about It. 1t must
have been put out At one u Tue ntdtlOh7
Z the five o'clock train called at, ] suppose
: I'll call and hear what news you have to-
> morrow. Good night" Aud the detect
i've walked Off
Before four o'clock next morning Mr.
Wylie was at Euston, not disguised this
: time, but in his usual costume. He took 9
ticket by the first train for kottenbor
] ough, where he arrived about eight. AT
, ter swallowing hasty breakfast at the
. hotel in that interesting town, he Oh
J tanned a cab and drove to Darlingbourne
3 There he inquired for Sir Charles
Noodle. SIR Charles at once saw HIM.
he explained to Sir Charles that he wai
p detective. He had long, he SAID, beer
s shadowing = foreigner who was suspected
@ Of great crime, and who, he learned
p lately, was about to try 10 levy blrckmal
upon SIR Charles by pretending TO have
L. letters from Lady Noodle which reflected
q on her reputation. He was anxious (
q have a tall with this gentleman IN an IN
c suspected character, ia order TO try an'
: obtain some unguarded statements IRON
r him. He begged Sir Charles to ALLOW