Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-07
sxsaTeR THAN THE DETECTIVE

Sfas2TE7 THAN THE DETECTIVE
1fsss = Western Sleu.hhound, Was Very
NHesi AstoEasshed.
a fasl%es westsarn detective declares
tat re nkve- surprised a criminal more
: completely tseaz be himself was sur
Is-issii ia . reeAa& Journey from Albany
4 to New York
{ Ee. was sea.AA comfortably in par
| Tor car sSSahsains seer a newspaper
| when q gentleman arose from the seat
| o2pesi.& aud. toasaias him on the
sa3ulde-. remarked Ia an offhand way,
] as il t'-lkS had Seea chatting together
fa- hoarSs
yves. SIX, Sf course you will do as
| You th4nh best. for It's my opinion that
| you are IN f41sss SCENT
! s'Hayv - Nau Tlsan?" asked the de-
see.s*e, Staring 1T tne man with all his
eyes II . vAIa aSt&mps to make out his
iG.ssssl4sssS.
Wing, L mesa that there is no use in
j EaGF tryZsg- e. fn2 out the motive
! wAsea sazssinpt7i this Eoung girl to
thE@s2 a4Srs%4f Sato tbs river, because
she wzS aSsal @sf&re she ever left the
| lan1as
VIA. yeHag e.irss What river? Who
the E%sisS &re yeu talking about and
T wha asis ysps"
Al t9<z r%stszssr sharply, for the west
erRsr tsss Ret e little piqued at being
addressed e4sus famiiiariy by an entire
I stranger. WING seemed-and that was
the p'lzssi2ssr part OF ito be perfectly
faHsaia- VITA his private affairs.
81 truste SIR, that am not annoying
! you said the newcomer, with the ut-
most &a4irteSs. At know what profess
/ siolAs s.isEszetssa sails for on your part
/ the extreme iat@rest take in the fate
of this ElnsprtunatS girl prompted me,
! perhaps unzS'4sSly. to veaeure the sug-
gestsa2 goa seem t. resent"
SonegSa+ naolELsd. but as much in
/ the dark - eEar IS to the mans
: iaeatET. tbs detective replied:-
"R1t. ISv 9isar Sir. how can you pos
ssels t2l-e any interest in my business
when yea do not know me?"
"Ah, has there yau are mistaken"
said the othsr. smiling. al do know
geu ve-F wei ana sympathize deeply
with yaa il the less of your poor
nother avha afS1 ah5ut month ago, if
am ast asist4ksn."
This WIS inaise1 The case and won
/ aeringly tae d3testive listened as the
/ gentleman wSat On
by tbs svsss, you must have had an
eNeltiag tssaS il your recent trip
/ a5seaa n pursuit of those St Louis
eeahterfeieSr% What a pity they gave
/ Yea the slip at Mannheim. But for
! that yers won.l have accomplished one
/ of thE greatest pieces of detective work
| Of Esosaru times Don't you think
that German banker who was SO
friendly betrayed you to the rascals?''
II havcats the slightest doubt he
a zr7sr, 81 -
! who in the name of Heaven are you. ?''
/ Che stranger, still smiling, con-
/ tinued:-
81 suppose you have given up the
: idea of having that boy of yours follow
in your footsteps On the whole, 1
think the law will be, a better career
I for him He has not your strength and
endurance and,
Now, look here, my friend" inter
l rupted the bewildered detective, lets
| call halt on this funny business IN
own W you have got the drop on me.
Now. come, what is this scheme? How
| do you come to know and above all,
how in the name OF all that is myster-
ious do you know things about me
| which no one"-
''Oh, 1 know more than that" was
the exasperating reply. II know all
about the mean way you were turned
down at the head office last summer 1
know the man who did it ara why he
was jealous Of you 1 know how you
proposed to get square with him in
this very case by proving that he has
accepted hush money from
For Gods sake, my dear sir, be
careful what you are saying. Same
one in the car may be listening. Do
you speak French?"
THAT is precisely what do speak,"
said Che other. and, suitinR the action
| to the word, he continued in that
! language. which he spoke with the
purest Partisan accent
Nov listen and will give you an
| explanation of the present enigma
| Possibly you may find in it a lesson for
| the future
DO you remember being down in
Pennsylvania about a fortnight ago
riding from Pittsburgh to Oil City with
dark complexioned man about my
height who wore full black beard?'
Yes" answered the detective, 81
! do. That was an eastern detective
who was working with me on a bank
robbery. He is one of nv best friends
s-And you told him. did you not, all
about this recent row you have had at
| headquarters, and discussed with him
| what was the best thing 20 do about
| it?"
Eyes; but how did you know that?
Did he tell you?"
Never mind how / know It. You
also talked over with him the case you
| are now working upon and declared
your intention of exposing the dis
honorable conduct of your rival Is
not that true? And If so, don't you
think that for a detective of your ex-
| perience you showed a lack of caution
in speaking of such serious matters in
| public street car?"
Yes" answered the detective quick
", ''but I remember now that nv
friend and I spoke only French as a
| precaution- No one understands French
ont in western Pennsylvania
''And what IL told you that was in
the seat behind you all the wav TO Oil
Citv. apparently fast asleep? What
| would you say to thas?"
The detectives jaw fell
do you mean to tell me that all you
know about my life and my business
you got from a chance conversation
overheard on a railway"
Precisely"