The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-11

ouSlneSs, Une inspector SAID 'UnleSS
am mistaken in him, he is very observant
he was being followed all would go for
nothing. Besides, if he did post letter, it
would prove nothing unless we knew whom
IL was addressed to. AS for his not visit
ing wall street, or any brokers' office in
town for that matter, / know it already
my arrangements were such that if tue
speculations in Golding's stock had been ex-
ecuted in this city, should have been in
formed of it, and would have had the means
OF tracing the operator"
he knew enough to do his work out of
town, thenan
Evidently"
well, he's q clever fellow. But
wouldn't it be possible to get sight of the
addresses on the letters assuming that
Cunlltfe is the man we WANT before he
posted thems"
Possible no doubt" said the Inspector,
struggling his shoulders.
He must write them either at the club or
In his own rooms" resumed the other; land
in either case he probably dries the writing
with biotting paper. Now, the address on
the envelope is generally the last thing
written, and a man blots it Immediately
before putting on the stamp. / have the
run of the club, and though | have never
been UP to Cunliffes rooms, could get
there without much trouble. If could find
single piece of blotting paper with Gold
ings name omit, the thing would be as good
| as settled"
''There is something IN that notion" the
| Inspector said, land it has been sometimes
| tried successfully especially in novels. But
| Mr.. Cunlitfe probably reads novels and
may burn his blottlng paper as soon as he
| has used it, or he may write the letters al
| his hotel, or at the Office of an acquaintance
| perhaps of man who has some rela-
| tons with Golding himself, or it may hap
| pen that Cunliffe is one of those men who
| guard against all remote and unlikely con-
tingencies, and don't allow for The Obvious
| ones under their noses; and in that case
| your plan might catch him. Wehave tried
| a good many ways now, and nothing has
succeeded. Unless we mean to give up and
| admit ourselves beaten, we must hit upon
something before long. Before many days
| it will be too late"
How so, Inspector~
'The fellow will have got all he can ven
ture to take, and have cleared out. He has
probably set out to net a certain sum, and
when he has obtained it he will quit. He
knows the danger he is running, since he
threw off the mask and appeared in his
true colorS as blackmailer We may find
cut at any moment, by an accident, through
whom he does his business, and then he is
lost. He will quit, the letters will stop, and
we shall never know who he is. That will
never dol"
"How would you like to invite him of
on trip somewhere-to the Hot Springs,
say-and keen him under my eye all the
time. 1t could be arranged so that we
would occupy the same room and De con-
stantly together During that time
During that time" the Inspecsor inter
posed, land supposing Cunliffe to be the
man, Mr.. Golding would probably not re-
ceive any of the letters"
The Captain handled his whiskers.
AT all events" he said at length, ''it
might prove a negative. II Mr.. Godine
| did receive a letter during that time, we
| should know that Cunliffe didn't want it,
at might be tried with this addition. ,
| the Inspector remarked, after a moments
thought. During your trip with him, we
| might insert in the paper an advertisement
| so worded as TO demand an immediate an
swer. He would be obliged either to an
swer it or to miss an important opportu-
nifty. The few hours during which mis- an
swer must be written would be the limit of
the time you would have to watch him.
And it would be enough if you ever saw
him post letter, without knowing any
thing about the address of it; for if Golding
received letter next day bearing the post
mark of the town you were staying in, ii
would be an awkward coincidence for Mr..
Cunliffem
II believe you have hit it at last, Inspec-
torn exclaimed Capt. Hamilton, his eyes
sparkling.
THAT must fetch him-there's no way
out of it,"
There are two ways out Of it," returned
the Inspector, impassably.
"What are they"
"The first is that, if Cunliffe Is not the
man, the plan will come to nothing
the second is that, if he is the man"
'Well, what then"
"Then he will refuse to leave New York
in your company, or in fact to leave it at
all"
Hanilton's face fell The objection was
well taken, and there seemed to be no es-
cape from it.
f'Never mind" said the Inspector
kindly, Though we haven't yet hit upon
an infallible method, | think we have got
upon the right track The solution must be
somewhere in this direction if it's any
where. Follow up that line, and by and
by you will get there. And when you
do, depend upon it it will be SO simple you
will wonder you never thought of it be-
fore.n
''What shall I be doing in the mean
whileF Hamilton inquired.
II would go and hear that young lady
sing, if were you" replied the Inspector,
rising from the table and putting on his
hat.