The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-01-09

which spot he kept his eyes riveted
upon that corner of the room where Bad,
niger had been seated.
He waited and waited. Several law
yors came in the course of an hour and
sat at the table. One even picked up
the list and glanced carelessly at it; but
he tossed it aside again.
Suddenly a man came through the
library door who set his heart to beat
ing.
Mr.. Slivey, of the firm of Sliyey,
Tove & Sons, approached the table, .sss-
He was very cautious man evident
ly. He won't pick up that list yet"
| thought the detective; but he'll pick it
up, nevertheless"
Sure enough Mr.. Slivey, after few
minutes wait stretched forth a long.
lean skinny hand and took hold of4he
little piece of paper. He beckoned up
one of the boys and gave it to him.
The boy passed the detective on his
way to the book shelves, grumbling as
he went: That's the second time l
had that very list OF books this blessed
morning"
The detective watched Mr.. Slivey
closely for the next few minutes. He
was but very short time in the
library before ne got up and went out.
The boy came and put away the books
again.
He's got his message sure" thought
Marshall. Now to find out what it
is" He called UP fresh boyNasS -s~e
4l,o 1;e@ ", ordar tc n w q q
picion.
Unfortunately the boy he called was
busy. He eyed the list for a n oment,
and handed it to his companion.
Here, jim: take those books to The
old fellow over there with She blue
glasses"
Jim took il. He was simply thunder
struck.
Whats in the burned hing" he
calculated. That's the third time
I've been asked for those books this
morning
However he took them over to the de-
tectivc, eying I'm meantime SUSPECT
ously.
Marshall tooX the first book on the list
and opened it at page 1.4. On that
page he found underlined in pencil
the word "further.' lie went through
the whole list, picking out the marked
) words and writing each opposite its OWL
book.
: The result then stood:
Letter further another must before &C
: / any more have expect night
Read either backwards or forwards
this message was rank nonsense. For &
quarter of an hoCr Marshall kept re
, volving the words in his mind. Sud
denly an idea flashed across his brain
: With fingers trembling with eagernes'
| he placed the cooks before him in theil
! alphabetical G;der. A cry of JOY, will
difficulty suppressed, arose to his lips
5 as the result stood THUS:
Expect another letter night mus
have more before go any further.
/ Who wac to expect another letter
< Slivey! of course. And might" simply
l meant ''tp-night." And Badinger mus
have more money before he would 'gc
, any further He saw it all now.
| With an extraordinary feeling of Ella
, ton, tine detective left the library. As
| he stepped across the hall to the esFa'
3 tor. Je disposed of his wig and glasseS
and turned down the collar of his coat
, When he stepped into the elevator, he
Yves once more the new clerk of Nlessrs
= Crpias, Summons &; Circuit. All trace
: Ct the old gentleman with his fiery red
nair and the blue spectacles had disap
: peared. Perhaps he had gone over intC
r the water Office to pay his taxes. Whc
/ knows?
| st is internally hot in this closet
Can't get out for a minute" com
planned poor Mr.. Capias.
Not unless you want to spoil every
thing. He'll be here, | tell you, as sool
4 as every thing is quiet. You mark my
words. You won't have long to wait
t Its nearly eight now"
/ but I'm suifocating.' pleaded Mr.
f Capias. I'm not accustomed to being
! shut up in closets. And he won't come
: any way, for | heard him ring up
: friend on the telephone and invite hin
to dinner"
III bet weeks wages that was
A blind. How do you know he wasn't jus
ldI lHlO llIV lICClNCAf "ANlOuN ga
/ connection. Any one can invite PEG
| pie to dinner at that rate and not ruiz
, themselves. Hark! What's that. Hush
Y not a sound. mind you. ! heard Ike,
in the lock-"
1t was quite dark in that closet in Mr.
, Capias' room. They listened and heart
a key inserted in the door Of the QUITE
t Office and caught the sound of footstep
cautiously approaching. In anothe
moment key grated in the door OF tn
private room and man entered.
q BY the light of sulphur match whicl
e he struck noiselessly, they looked ant
saw Badinger-the confidential Badin
e ger.
He lit little piece of candfo-..ssg.
placed it on the very desk where CAPITA
had that day written an important lei
ter in the Bangs litigation.
His eyes almost stood out of his lega
head as he saw his favorite clerk lift u
his thin blotting pad an1 take there
from sheet OF carbon and very thi
sheet OF tissue paper.
On the latter was an exact fac simil
of the letter written by his client tina
afternoon. Unconsciously, Mr.. Capia
had been furnishing Slivey, Tove