The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-05
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she came to England. | was inclined to
put 1t all down to fancy, but to-day [ found
that she was right This beats me alto
gether, who in the world can be acting
against usf'
II can't tell, Robert Those INQUIRIES at
Oxtord puzzle me altogether, but this is ex-
traordinarY.n
swell, we know that at Oxford it was
some one who said he had been sent down
by Wilkins people; at least. their name
was on the card he gave the porter. The
Fellow was careless in letting out the name
Oh his employers, but probably they never
anticipated that we should be going there.
too. Do you know anything of these fell
lowsm
- little; believe they do their work as
well as any of these private detective
firms. They get some information together
very well Tor client OF ours who employed
them"
Would you mind seeing them, Jim. It
is no use my going to them because they
would laugh in my face, but as a solicitor.
and one who perhaps might one day throw
JOB In their way. you might get something
from them"
swell, l will try anyhow, Robert
James Ferris said. I'VE will take a hanson
to their place, and you can wait outside
while will go in. 1 saw Wilkins two or
VIA CO blAuOo Wu6H u0 WIS WORKING IlQU case.
he Is an ex-sergeaut OF police, and pretty
shire ~d fellow. l don't know hether he
Is susceptible to a bride or not, but it may
be that twenty pound note may induce
him to open bis lips a little.'
James Ferris on sending I'D his name was
at once shown into the little room which
formed the private Office of Private Detect
i've Wilkins, In Chancery Lane.
GOOD morning, Mr.. Ferris; is there any
thing can do for you9"
wilkins was strongly built man, with
square shoulders, and seemed still to be
wearing his police uniform. His face
shrewd look in the gray eyes under the
shabby eyebrows.
mot regular business this time, Mr..
wilkins, but | want some Information
which, Of course, am ready to paw for if
you feel at liberty to afford it, as to case
in which you are engaged"
A slight smile stole over the detectives
face, and he shook his head.
II don't want any breach of confidence, "
the lawyer went on; however, | will tell
you what l do want, and you will see
whether you can give it without what you
consider a breach of confidence 1t is not a
matter in which l am professionally en-
gagged, but in which 1 am, | may say, per-
sonally interested, and l am willing to
give twenty, pounds to have my curiosity
set at rest"
Let US hear what it is, Mr.. Ferris"
II want to know why on earth you are
tracking the movements of those two
women from st. Malo"
II can answer that question easily
enough, Mr.. Ferris. l have not the most
remote idea in the world"
you have notp James Ferris repeated.
in establishment.
Not the slightest simply received in
structions: Send over to st. MaIo, see if
any Englishmau visits a Monsieur and
Madame Duport living there with an
adopted daughter, who goes by the name of
Corbyn. If they leave ST. Malo and come
to England have every movement watched
You will understand that if did know
what l was watching them for l should not
tell you. but as don't know l do not mind
doing so. The very day after my man got
there you visited them; three days after
ward they came over to London. and have
kept them in sight since"
"All that l am aware of, Mr.. Wilkins,
but it is the motive of the thing that puz-
zles me; / cannot for the life of me make
out who is interested in their movements
that is what l am ready to give twenty
pounds to know"
IF knew myself, Mr.. Ferris, should
not tell you for ten times that SUN, but, in
the present case, my client, IL / may call
him so, has not taken me in the slightest
degree in his confidence. | received my in
structions by letter, inclosng a handsome
fee in hank notes. My instructions were to
post each day any discoveries / might make
TO Mr. Zachariah Smith, at a post flee in
one of the Midland towns, where it would
be called for. The name, of course. is an
assumed one, and don't think it right to
OlVa the nf the
might put some one to watch who calls for
letters addressed to that name. | receive
letters with that signature posted in that
town, but as my client is evidently very
cautious gentleman, should think it likely
that he does not live there, but that some
agent of his receives and reposts my letters
to him and posts his letters to me.
don't know whether that is wor tn twenty
pounds to you"
well, yes, l think it is" Ferris said !;
land / will send you check across from
my office. 1t was the same employer, of
course, who sent your man down to Oxford
to inquire about Tom Morson."
The detective nodded.
do you guess who my client is?'
mot in the least"
ut is the most mysterious affair | ever
came across, Harbut," the young lawyer
said when he returned to his friend.
wilkins declares that he does not know in
the least who his client is"
And he repeated the substance of the
conversation.
There is no doubt of one thing, who
ever be is, he must have known from the
first all that we have learnt since. He was
aware OF the existence of the girl at St.
Maio before we were, for the Duports were
watched before l went over, aud they we're
before you in their inquiries about Morson.
how did you find that you were watched
to-dayW
That plucky girl has made up her mind
to start for Australia to try and find this
man Morson, and Lwas going with them to
take their passages by the Mandalay, which
sails next Thursday. when SIZE recognized a
man behind us as one of the men who had
been following her. NY first impulse was to
punch his head, but / thought better of it,
And he then related the steps be had
taken to throw their pursuer off the track.
az don't feel at all sure that succeeded. -
he added, in conclusion.
Il should doubt it, too,n Ferris agreed.
81 think it quite on the cards that a letter
will be posted this afternoon to NJ.
Zachariah smith, saying that the two
women have taken berths for Sydney in
the Mandalay. Do they go under their own
names2"
"No, they are entered on the list as Mad
anne aad Madamoiselle Renaa.n