Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-04-28

That same day Pa1ton's auxiliary,
who was shadowing Levi Kredge, re-
ported that the fellow was constantly in
secret communication with Pratt i
Weeks, and further, that he had learned
that the treaeherOus ianitor had been
playing the spy at Garrison's ONCE for a
long time
You have done well, Sayer. I am
getting considerably interested in this
Levi Kredge, and I'll relieve you from
duty and take the place of his shadow
for tonight I'll take him when he
leaves GarrisOn's ofiice tonight, said
Paxton TO his agent.
The latter assented, glad Of one night
of duty.
The office of Jason Garrison had been
reopened, as usual. on the day following
the settlement of his Indebtedness to
Pratt 4 Weeks, and business was be-
ing transacted there as heretofore.
Thanks to an advance OF funds made by
Stanmore, in addition to the cheque
which liquidated Pratt Il Weeks
claim, Garrison was enabled to go on
with his business.
Levi Kredge still served as janitor.
Previous TO John Oakburn's murder
the janitor who swept the offiee after
business hours had always turned the
keys over to the old cashier when his
hOIA was uO-Gs nuA AAOn 6A-GG L4OlACe
was 10 be kept in the office over night,
Kredge was allowed to retain the keys,
that he might open the office in the
morning and arrange it for the business
Of the day, before the arrival of the
clerks.
That night after the clerk had left
-GarrisOn's, Paxton, very cleverly dis
| guised, sauntered by the building, and,
| seeing his agent on the watch near by,
II ]. 1. a
| seen kredge enter the office, and he
meant to begin shadowing him when
he came out.
! Darkness had fallen when Kredge ap-
peared on the street.
The janitor cast a swift glance up and
/ down the street, but he did not observe
Paxton, who stood in the dense black
/ shadows of an arched door directly OPP
| posite.
AS though assured that he was unob-
| served, Kredge darted into the passage
where the detective had discovered the
| footprints in the soft earth under the
rear window of the brokers' office.
| Paxton stole across the street to fol-
| low Kredge, and just at that moment
| Richard Stanmore turned an adjacent
street corner and the two men came
face to face.
The detectives disguise prevented
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ton made himself known with a word
and added, hurriedly:
4 am in pursuit of Kredge, and I can
not pause a moment. You can accom-
| pany me if you like. I need not warn
you TO observe silence and caution
Our man has entered the passage yon.
der
Lead on; am novice in this bust
ness, but you shall have no cause K
complain of indiscretiOn on my part,
answered Stanmore.
Paxton glided into the passage will
the stealthy tread of a professional
trailer, and, equally silent in his move
ments, Stanmore followed at his heels
The detective caught a glimpse o
Kredge's vanishing form as the latte
disappeared at the further end of tn,
narrow way, and he gained the extrem
ity of the passage and peered eautiOusl.
beyond it.
He saw Levi Kredge and his siste
Judith standing in the dark shadow
near the rear door Of Oakburn's fiat.
The secret meeting was, in itself,
suspicious circumstance, the detectiv
thought.
Eagerly he listened to the converse
ton of Kredge and his sister.
Their voices distinct ly reached his ears
and their words were plainly overheard
W ell, ulu you get the money! dSAe'
Ley 1,...
his amiable sister.
You won't share with your affection
ate brother, eh2"
mo; this belongs to me-.
That's so. You are a shrewd one
Judith. But take care you don't over
reach yourself. Marion Oakburn strike
me as being a deep one, too"
Let me alone TO look out for myself.
ITS an i'll wind that blows nObod
good, and the murder Of John Oakbur
has turned out to be a windfal for u
both
What have You gained? How has
profited yOu?"
Before Paxton heard Kredge's answer
|, for which he was listening with absorb
ing interest, he heard footsteps in tn
passage, and he knew that danger c
discovery was imminent.