The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-09-27
AN UNEASY CONSCIENCE.


A faint smile dawned on the lip Of Lyman
Childer. He looked straight back into his
compartments eyes without speaking 1t was
the latter who began to twist and redden
uncomfortably.
"You're regular gimblet to go through
> BODY he complained. "Why don't you
say somethin'l don't like folks as takes
1t all out in thinkin'"
"Shall repeat your own elegant remark
Of catch this kid nappingl My friend, you
did not send the message which brought
me to this hole simply to make that PROPOSE
ton to me. Keep yourself to the business
which it will be greatly to my advantage
10 heer, the last quoted trihe scornfully
from an ill-written and ill-spelled message
which had been placed in his hands that
day.
"Hushl' warned the other, with glance
around. "Don't you call names about the
place here. There's no tellin' who might
hear 1t. You amt got no word about that
missin' package o. your'n, Ireckonf
81 have not.n
"Well, it's that / sent Ito see you about.
I've got onto the track of the cove what
corralled it. If you hire me for the job,
I'll run him inter the ditch-Tll corner him
so tight that lies can't save him.
"Another detective in the field ehl' still
with that slight, mocking smile playing up
on his countenance. sit is upon the prin-
ciple OF set thief to catch thief that you
offer yourself, l supposeFn
"Look you, boss" said the man, Impress
lively; ''if you wor'n't with me you couldn't
say things like that here and get off scott
free. Fur your own good, be leetle quiet
er. AM now what do you sayf'
"When / have any anxiety about that
package, will let you know, Mr.-What
shall call your
"Tom Riddle is my name Red Tom is
good enough handle for me-"
s'Well, then, Red Tom, respectfully in
form you that have no need of your serv-
Ices The regular detectives employed are
good enough for me-"
They're thousand miles off from the
truth an goin' furder. You'll never get
them ere goods back through the detectives,
sir, unless somebody blows the scheme that
was worked rs
Lyman looked at him inquiringly as il he
expected him to say something MORE but
as nothing more came, he answered, quiet
ly:
"You should offer your services to the
express company; they might have need of
them, have not If that is the end and
aim Of your desire to see me, we may as
well close our interview now.n
Red Tom leaned toward him and dropped
his voice even lower in its assured and con-
fidential tone.
'sMebby you'd ruther hire me not to track
the papers an the thief, boss. Pm as open
to that sort Of business as t'other. Think
1t over for mint afore you say no.n
There was change in Lyman Childer's
face, try as he would to keep 1t impassive.
'sWhat do you meann he asked, sharply.
Jest this: I've heerd that you've come
into fortune, boss. Now, s'posen them
'ere papers was meant to keepit away from
you, s'pose it 'ud be sight better fur you
II they never got to you-it 'ud be worth
while payin' Teller to let the business
alone, wouldn't til Kind Of fortunit
thing, that 'ere robbery, in sich a case.
S'posen again that the Teller who got them
papers was ALTERED mad when he found
what they was thought he was maxim q
big haul and found himself left. Materially,
he wants to know how to turn the thing to
the best account, an we'll spose, furder
that he appints me as a go-between to see