The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-02
BY HAWLEY SMART,
[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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notice don't seem 20 have acquired the very
elements Of their profession or they never
could have set such young numb-skull as
that 70 keep watch over me. | wonder
what 1t is they suspect me Of 10 does not
much matter, they have guessed wide OF the
mark, | have little doubt. That girl
/ Phybbs, too, is always lurking about the
! door Of the laboratory: well, she would
make nothing of it if she got inside; it
would take an agent of the French secret
police to do that, and even ne might come,
and welcome, give me but few hours no.
tice of his visit. True, l have done 1t be-
fore successfully, but [ don't like living
under surveillance. Phybbs my good girl.
you're an excellent servant, and | don't
mean to part with you. Ny charming Miss
Smerdon, too | really must calm the fever
in her blood. There is only one way TO cure
women of an attack of curiosity crafty
it. An, | will leave the secret portal open
tomorrow and give you both the desired
opportunity, and you will find nothing
Now this pudding headed young policeman
the idea Of watching my house must
assuredly have been put into his head; he
never would have conceived it Of his own
intelligence. Hum should rather like TO
know hat crotchet it is that his superiors
have got into their brains"
True to his resolve, the doctor next morn
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and announcing that he was going into the
city. departed, leaving the door Of the lab
oratorY ajar a circumstance speedily
noted by Miss Phybbs. That young woman
Jumped at the chance aod determined to
institute a thorough good search through
the apartment. and see if she could lay her
hands upon any slight feni1i belongings,
such as ladies do at times leave behind
them-a glove, n handkerchief, she
,F1rHN L.
something of that sort; also at the same
time if thore was anything to indicate the
correctness Of Dicks suspicions-that
worthy having of late endeavored TO boach
her what was the principal plant of
coiuerS trade as far as his somewhat i'm
perfect knowledge on the subject extended.
Bells might have ruug that morning, but
they would have rung unheeded, as far as
Polly went, until she had flashed her inqui-
sltion, but after giving an hours harder
work to her search than she had ever be-
slowed on the busting of the room, she was
fam to confess herself beaten. There was
not the slightest vestige of anything that
could convict the doctor of receiving female
visi ors, or indulging in the manufacture Of
base silver.
There is no proof anything whatsome-
ever. There is nothing but nasty jars and
bad smelling bottles. Any way my notion
is better team Dicks. We do know a lady
came out of that door-which is more than
can be said about bad half-crown."
Phybbs took care to let Miss Smerdon
know that the forbidden chamber was open,
and Frances could not resist taxing peep
A few minutes satisfied her. She was In
search of nothing, and her Idle curiosity
was speedily gratified. Jars, bottles, and
crucibles were only to be rendered interest
ing by the doctor being there to explain
what he did with them. Frances indeed
was disappointed at lot finding drawings of
cabalistio figures, skull or two, stuffed
alligator, glass mask and all the usual
paraphernalia with which the workshops of
the alchemlst or aStrOloger were garnished,
according TO the old plays and romauces
DIR. Lynden, as an ordinary chemist, was
a very commonplace person, but in those
higher walks in which Miss Smerdon pict-
ured him. he was to DO regarded with pro
found respect aad veneration. The DOCTORS
prescience with regard to events in the
Crimea had lately induced Miss Smerdon TO
playfully express her belief that he was an
astrologer, and that his prophecies were sim
ply the reading Of the stars.
But" as she said to herself "there was
no telescope, and as for skulls, why, there
wasn't even a skull caD.n
She felt no further desire to inquire into
the mystery of Blue Boards chamber. I'M
less by the special invitation of the doctor
himself. 1t was not likely that ANYTHING,
would have come from Constable Terrant s
self-imposed task if he had not been helped
by tie chapter of accidents. Dick was not
at all the man calculated to shine as one of
the sleuthounds of the law. He lacked not
only the keen powers of observation, but
the untiring watchfulness necessary of a
detective. He was rather stupid, indolent
young man, whose idea of hard work was
TO superintend other people doing it, and
especially did he prefer that the said hard
work should conduca more or less to his
benefit. He would speedily have wearied
Of keeping bOotless watch and ward over
that side door, but for one thing, notwith,
standing his compact with Phybbs, Mr..
Tarrant had communicated his suspiciod.
to his superiors They had listened to him
half disdainfully, for they had no faith
whatever in his intelligence, but the senior
of the two or three officers to whom his tale
was told, had almost derIsively comDli-
mented him, and ordered him to persevere
in his vigilance.
There might he something in it" sait
Evans, one of the sharpest officers Of tbs
force, when Constable Tarrant had retire
Il don't suppose there is it's hardly likely
that man like DIR. Lynden moving in the
best OF society in the place, should be run
ming an illicit mint. Still he continued
with grin, I'VE know the benefits of edu
cation and improved machinery. You
tip toppers don't live in garrets and slum
nowadays, but on first floors, and dress like
swells. Now this gang are real clever,
you'll admit that; Scotland Yard, you see
is dead beat about them, and say the mint
age Is quite inimitable.n
His comrades nodded assent. listening
evidently with much respect to Sergt
Evans words.
GAN this points to its being the work OF
tip-toppers. Now, It's q curious thing that
a man should take house here, and build
out a laboratory with private stair CON-
municating with the street. They say he,
very clever, and all that; but his expert
ments IN chemistry must be for his own
amusement. Now there's one grain OF
truth in what Tarrant says, What does he
want with private door all to HIMSELF"
Just So" said Inspector Fumard, ap-
provIngly.
IF these smashers,n continued the ser.
geant, ARE in Manchester, We must lool
for them in the least likely places III
SEE il can make anything out of DR.. Lyn-
den."
If the doctor has anything TO conceal. il
will be well for hi n to take heed. Consta
bic Tarrant he might laugh at, but 1t is 6
cat of a very different color which is now
watching the mouse hole.
That Sergt. Evans should stand either
lounging about or walking UP and dowr
like sentry outside the doctors door wa:
very unlikely; but before week was out
he had acquired some information about
him which, though 1t puzzled the sergeant
convinced him that the doctor had certainly
mysterious svocations Evans high posi-
ton in the Manchester police, enabled hin
to make inquiries which would have beer
impossible for any one not 50 situated He