The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-07

Every word altered few feet AWAY
was heard distinctly by the listener, who
ohly prayed that no other patients would
arrive for some minutee. o. until th>
conversation was over.
"What makes you think aos' was the
first remark which reached his ears and
was uttered by DR.. Maidhoff. "a
Helooked 90 sharply at everything.
It seemed to no he would never take his
eyes of the safe in the dining room"
s f.I1e may be contelnp plating q raid upon
IT. was the jocose comment Of the doc.
tor.
t'No; be is no burglar, but believe
be is here on business connected with
the ruby. Dear me, doctor, can hardly
eleep nights, ! am so worried"
Haven't assured you there is no
cause for fear? Then you know there Is,
or rather was, regular detective here.
he was sent at my request, and If he has
not already gone homo disguised with
the business he will soon do 50. +"
How do you know he will?r
why, how should know except from
bis own lipss"
.1wonder il those men always tell the
TRUTH -
The listener smiled and said in his
mind, "She ought 10 be- a detective. for
my hardest task will be to outwit her" Z
s'Did he make any inquiries of you
concerning the-ah-affair of last week.
He started to do SO. but gave him
such plain hint that the subject was q
painful one to me that he did not repeat
It."
'.You didn't give anything away. Miss
Glider
Fl think not, but he confused me for q
moment by his abrupt question. / am
sure that IL he continued would have
ripped
eWell, my good friend, cannot share
your misgivings. Nothing is more nat
ural than for q man TO look over the prop
erty which he contemplates purchasing,
and cannot see anything suspicious in
the call Of this gentleman ON you. !
trnst yon looked becomingly sad when
be referred to the death OF your beloved
aunt
That this was hypocritical query was
proved by the audible laugh which ac-
cdmpanied it. The young lady said re-
pfovingly:
FL assure you, doctor, that can see
nothing to laugh at in this business. l
shall not cease to worry until
Until wheny he asked as she hest.
tated
"oh, until it is settled a a;ii, the whole
matter Of our lands"
r-Sn And that will be the case pretty soon.
Take my advice, Miss Glider, and think
no more Of it, except to smile over the
clever way in which the whole thing has
been managed. But believe patient
is in the next room
The waiting patient" whisked silent
II to the other side of the apartment,
where he was demurely seated when the
doctor, having hidden Miss Glider good
day, opened the other door to invite him
into his Office.
The face of the physician showed that
he was little startled when he recog-
nized in his visitor the gentleman whom
he had been talking about to- the young
lady. Despite his assurances to her he
was not entirely free from suspicion.
though he sought to conceal it by his
manner He must have reflected that il
Mr. Simpson was really q detective he
had been given fine opportunity to pick
up some interesting points. ~
And it was just there that Folsom
Simpson made brilliant display of his
skill He told a straight story TO the
doctor about his call at the residence OF
the late Miss Livermore, made so many
inquiries about the property, looked 30
truthful when he said he thought he had
better have little more medicine, and,
IN short, played his part SO well that
when he departed the doctor, looking
after him, said to himself: ~
I What a goose Miss Glider Is 10 i'm
agine that he is a detectiver'