The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-02-02


CHAPTER "
Nm ooRBY NAKEs a start.
Well aid Mr.. GsIrby. addressing bis 70
noction In the looking glass. I've been and.
ing out things thess hast twenty year. but
this b puzzler. and no mistake"
Mr. Gorby vas shaving, and q was his
usual custom c1nvensd with bis renOetion
Hang IL" bs said, tho1ghtfully Stropping
his razor. "a thing with IN end must have .
start, and 10 I doup get The start bow am
N got the endF
A. the mirror did not answer this QUESTION,
Mr. 0Orby latherod bis face, and started
shaving In q somewhat mechanical faahion,
for his thoughts WerO With the case. and ran
on In this manner
Thsro are thrOO thing to be discovered-
First, who Is the dead man Second, what
was be killed for And third, who diditl
Once ! get hold Of the tlrst the other two
won't be very hard 10 and out, for ono can
tell pretty well from o manS lifo whether itS
to any ones interest," that be should 30 got oR
The books The man that murdered that
chap nIust have had sons strong motive. and
must flnd out what that motive WaA Lowell
No, Il wasn't that-men In love don't 70 10
such lengths In real life they do In novels
and playH, but I've never seen II occurring In
my experience RObbcryf No, there Was
plenty Of money In his packet. RsVsng0l
Now, really Il might b that itS . kind Of
thing that carries ON mort people further
than they wnnt 70 GO There was no viO-
lence used, for his clothes weren't torn %
he must have been taken sudden and before
be know what the other chap was up To. by
the way, don't think ! examined his clothes
sufficiently. There might I've something about
them 70 give clsw; at any rnte, It's worth
looking after, 80 ri start with his clothes"
10 Mr.. Gorby, after lie had finished dres+
ing and had his breakfast, walked quickly 10
the police station. whore he asked for the
clothes Of the deceased 70 he shown 70 him
When he received them he went intOa corner
by himself and stRrtld to examine them.
There was nothing remarkable about the
coat, as IL was merely well cut and well
niade drcSs coat, 20 with grunt Of dissntis-
faction Mr. GOrby threw it on one side and
picked up tho waistcUak
Here be found s0msthins that Interested
him very much, and that was pocket made
on the left hand sidO Of tho Waistcoat and on
the inside
"Now, what the deuce 10 this forF aid
Mr. GoFby, scratching bis head: ut aims
usual for drzs waiHtcoat to have . pocket
on IL inside, a. I'm aware VI; and," con-
tinued The dstcctivc, Greatiy Oxciesd, 'this
Amt tAil0rs' work; he did 10 hiniself, and
Jolly badly he did it too Now hs must have
taken the trouble 70 mako Ibis poekst him
solf. % that no Que else would know anything
about q. and 10 was made ~ curry s0mothing
valuablO-sO valuable that DO had 10 carry it
with him even when DO wOrs evening clothes.
Ali heroS tear On tho side nearest the out
sidO Of the waistcONIt, nImething has besn
pulled out roughly begin 10 soo now The
Dad man pOssrsed soua<thing which the
other man wanted, and which 10 kneR tbs
dead one carried about with him He ssss
him drunk, gets into the TAB with him and
tries % gut whist ho wantN Tho dead man
rssists. upon which the other kills him by
means Of the chl0rOform which hO bad with
MIN, and icing afraid that the cab will stop.
and he Will be found cut. matches what be
wants out VI the pookes % quickly that b
tsars ths WaiAtcoat and then makes on.
ThAtS clear enough, but the question b;
What vas IL Be wantsdI A case with javplsI
Not u could not have lusen anything %
hulky, Or ths dssd man would nsver have
carried Il about inaids his waistcoak q was
sDmethiny fiat. which cUuh easily lie IN the
pusket-a papaF-Rplpo valuable paper which
The aAAAta wanted. sui I'T whish bs klllsd
Tia 0thsF
/ aThlS b all vsry wsll,' sAid NJ. 0orby.
throwing down the waistSOat. and Ftsing.
Il have found uumhsr tv0 beeorO number
oaa Tho nnst question b; Who b The muir
dsrod nlan' He's . Stranger IN Melbourns.
that's pretty clear. az els suns one would b
anrO % have re0gninri him hsforS now BY
ths description given IN ths reward Nov. I
wonder u bs has any rrlatiaun hersi Pri-
vats lodgings mOrS like and landlady who
doesn1 read thr papsna and docsnt gonip. or
fheJ have known ell uiOut q By this TINA
Nov. " W dti hyo. ~ ! think. IN private
lodgings. anil arhlp1Ils IlkappeafPd, hls lend,
lndy WuuldnI ESyp dulYt Its WHALE Epek
sincs the niur,ier. and rs thV lotgee hes not
bsen asen OF beard Ut. tbs landlady viii
naturally make inquiries u. howsvsF, q
surmiss. the IoISsT Is . stranger. she will not
know Whsrp u inquire. tharof0rU. undsr
thsss circumstances. The uluss natural thing
for her 70 do WOuld 10 70 advertise Tor him.
% IN have lISnk ~ the uoWspapeRs
Mr.. Uorby GOT die Of Ihs dlneruns nswN
paperS, ard looked oarsfully In tn columns
wheru missing frisnis and people Who viii
hear sOmsthing % their advantage ere gsa-
orally adVoFtiaod for.
sHs was murdered" AId Mr. oogby 70
hl1itslt. ;op . Friday morning. bStuG,n
I'D o'cIoek. % 81 might GtgY away till
nonday without SteltiiiE Nv SdrplSioX ~
tloHday. houSeof. tbs 'laidlldy would bskA
d tel unsasy. and Oh -raadAy ne Would
oAvsrtinS for him ThsSOforA.s I'D NJ.
Gufby. running bis fat nngor doSn tnS
column, "Wednosday % iAp -
n did not aDoaar a WeAnu.davN nao,r.