Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-04-02

thing, Colonel You're veteran, while
1 am but a greenhOrn in the business"
Tell me, JOslyn, how you happened
TO be in that house, and knew of the
three officers lying in waltz"
1. gave him the story almost straight,
telling how had entered the house be-
lieving it TO be empty, and heard the
officers coming and hidden, listening to
their short conversation before they Sc
GREETED themselves.
Then l went on to tell how had man
aged to back out as far as the kitchen,
when the door opened and another police
officer appeared, flashing his bull's-eye
upon me-
This was too much for me, and I had
made up my mind to cut through at any
cost when. upon a little investigation,
the last conner had proved TO be a COM
rade instead Of a deadly foe.
My story was so frank and my manner
so engaging that he could not help be-
lieying all l said.
In return, he told me what already
knew with regard TO his arrangements
with the man left in charge of the Madi-
son avenue palace, and who had betrayed
him.
was looking around me all the time
in an interested way. Not that there
was much to see, but I was determined
that nothing should escape my ObserYa-
ton that might serve as a clew in the
case l was engaged on
Was this the man who had entered the
house Of DIR. Seabury by means of the
pantry window?
Looking at him, I tried to imagine
what cause he could have for the bitter
hatred against the old Doctor
He was swarthy enough to have been
under an Indian sun, and his hair was
black as the strand found in the dead
mans clasp, but not so long by half.
/ had some hopes. 1t was plain to me
that Mr.. Ketcham believed the man who
had entered that house intent on burg
larry could tell something of the crime,
but, on my part, hoped he would prove
the author of it himself.
had built up a new theory. The
man from India was pursuing him on
account Of some private wrong, and he
it was who had been it at the death.
Colonel Cain was my man.
He had all the appearance of muscu-
lar fellow, and might have been 4 match
for a stronger man than the old Doctor.
Strange, though, that either LeOnore
or Theodore would not know of him, for
the former must have some connection
with the case. else why those words on
the photograph?
Was this sable-haired Colonel Cain
her father? II might be possible, since
she was only ward of the Doctors.
This thought brought new trouble.
looked my man over again, and was
ready TO say there seemed no actual flaw
in the chain as yet.
Blindly I shut my eyes to the main
facts, and would only see what was
pleasing.
This was human nature. We very
often do this same thing in ordinary life
Meanwhile, the burglar was making
himself at home. From a hole in the
wall, which served him as a closet, he
took bottle and a couple of glasses.
you must excuse the lack of style, my
friend. 1t is hardly possible to live in the
hunted manner ! do and keep up with
the reigning fashions. Like all others,
hope some day to make fine haul, and
retire on an Independent fortune"
-Let us hope that the day of our re-
firing is not far distant" 1 said, and he
of course misunderstood me-
We drank TO the retirement. I am n
very moderate drinker, and 1 said so to
my new friend 1 had been exceedingly
careful to let him take the first sip to
prove that the liquor was not drugged,
for / was on the lookout that such a
game should not be played on me.
AS raised my tumbler to sip the con-
tents again, I received an electric shock.
1t was as though my system had sud
denly come in contact with the positive
and negative poles OF a battery.
At the same time great feeling of
satisfaction came over me. l realized
that step forward had been taken in
proving the innocence Of LeOnOre-
Upon the wall hung knife. 1t was OF
peculiar mold, and recognized the fatal
Malay creeset
This signihod great deall
When my eyes had fallen upon this