Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-07

Into cab. where he could reason with
him.
Ill. companion submitted. q cab va,
called. and the driver directed 10 &c
straight to IIolbrook's Office.
When they were once on their way
Tom said.
"Im not sure that the bcs, way is no,
to tell the police. want 10 discuss IL.
I fear Il u not. The result of giving the
matter Ia the police would b. that a gen.
eral alarm would H. given and the bird
take flight ] am positive We are fol.
lowed II We were 20 20 % the police.
In ten minutes the party would know %
10 n. on the contrary. We 90 quietly
TO your office. they will H. thrown Oh
and suppose that Ne have not yet walked
up 10 the affair To lull their suspicious
Is 10 make a great gain. Believe me.
this 1. the surcr way. Bc guided by me.
thu. far at all events"
"Well. SUPPOSE ] submit, what theni
What ). gaincdi Time will have been
iost-precious time"
II have gained something when have
~, you to a point that you will argue
with me
"What do YOU mcanr
That your reason Is rcstorcd-we
want coil thought on this subject"
Thus Tom. who was hghting for time.
succeeded IN gaining H. The truth was,
the reporter was NO, altogether disin.
gcnuous or disinterv-tei In the policy he
was pursuing. lie quickly realized that
any application To the police for assist
anoe must result In telling Ia the author.
itics everything they knew. Convinced
n he was that the same hand that
struck down ths brother hai seized the
sister. he felt that the discovery % tho
girl would lead straightway to the dis-
coSery 81 the murderer.
To give this matter into the hands of
the polio. would ls to give them the
means Co Ihrasci tie crime ~ Union
square. and they. nOt be. would have the
credit of the detection and arrest.
lie was Ia momentary fear that Ifol.
brOo. would detect his purpose. and he
~as At has wits end 10 furnish argument
In favor u the position be had taken.
Ills gral truuble was that be- could not
.uggc-t to him..lf. let alone IIolbruok.
feasible plan u procedure II the matter
we're not given Ia the police, nor indeed
even invent plausible one.
Time was the gr,at dssideraium, and
this, by all the ingenuity be- could eter.
ci.s. De snieavorcl to gain. Ills task
was made not an casy one by the impa-
,iencc 81 llolbrpok.
While thus arguing. talking. dcclaim.
ing and l.Cturng with llolbrcok, Tom
caught a giimI-c ~ the shadow stand
IN upon the curlsione. and perceived
that the shadow had -ccn him.
Tie gave him hasty signal to follow.
AMI vas pleased to observe that IL was
rccugnilsi
Thi. incident afforded Tom another
prytsHt. and thus. 10y dint % one device
AMI another. he succoc,lcd In getting
llolhrDpk a. his Office.
They 18th entered together. a. they
diI ~ clerk said
There i. Mr. lIolbrcok-
Upon thi. a very dirty. very ragged
and very small boy came up TO lIol-
bfuok and asked.
he you Mr.. llolelooky
"Ycs, replied the lawyer "Tm Mr
liolhrtnA
"Drn dis here. for you.- handing a
dirty slip ~ paper nearly rolled into .
hall
Ilcforv either Tom or llolbrook could
rralize what had taken place the hoy
had shct through the half open door and
scamp--cd III
IL was With difficulty that Iiolbrook
cuuld dcciphrr u, for u was written
with a lead p"ncil upon the margin of .
ncSsIaper.
When hc dlI be uttered a cry Of Joy.