Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

TOSSING IT'S CONTENTS CAREIEssIY.
iy weakened still further by an hnbitual
eubserviency To notebook and pencil.
Possessing a certain sense Of humor, a
fluent style OF expression, and the
leisure that enabled him to exercise his
literary talents, he frequently clnbo-
rated his daily notes beyond the mere
iotting down Of facts which II was Inn
portant for him To remember II you, |
dear reader, could have deciphercd the
hastily scruwlcd pages preceding the
entry upon which he was now engaged, |
You would have found them 10 rcad |
thus:
"Mondny. In court this morn !
ing for the first time since the Dunllirk |
will case was called. Found things In |
statu quo Hopkins and Shepherd both |
out OF town. Possibly after that missing |
witness who still continues non est In. |
vcntus. Suspect she's myth. Hunter
and Kctchum both jubilant Say they
are sure ~ winning Hope they will;
credit Of the Office at stake. Thus fai
no trace of that missing niece. Query
Is she myth, too?
TUESDAY. -Startling Developments In
the DunlSirk case to-day. win proven
TO he forgery. Hopkins and Shcp-
herd evidently had no hand In II. They
were both considerably taken aback
when this fact was established by the
experts, and they tclcgraphcd NJ once
to the claimants confidential legal ad.
viser-odd that | never happened 10
hear him spoken OF by namc-to find
IA L.. Hal. .Va
they would better send n detective after
him. I'll stake my last cigar 1.-THE one
l. smoked last, ! meant that the fair
claimant and her confidential legal adj
viscr-who, by the way, has wisely
kept at safe distance from New York
during this investigation-will prove to
he the persons who forged that docu-
mcnt. Hunter and Kctchum are still
advertising for information concerning
Annie Dupont, the niece and sole heir
ut law. No result thus far. Mean
while. there Is u fine little case OF
forgery TO be investigated. Already the
inside theories are being woven, and, u
mistake not, there will he some iuter.
esting developments In the case before
many days
w tunthuNNs - llfIt NNdAN VI
thingsl Hunter and Ketchum have
to-day received communication from
man calling himself Dennis O'Reilly
doesn't that SAVIOR Of the Emerald isle?l
living In ", city OF considerable
Importance In the wild west, who-the
freshman, | mean-claims To be In pos.
session OF facts that will lead TO the dis
covery and identification Of Annie Du.
pont. For my par, | have no faith In
the story; but II. and X. think the mat
ter Is worth investigating, and they
have proposed that | go at once to x,
find this man and follow up his clcw n
II should prove TO be worth anything.
The prospect Is rather enlivening, and,
Us II happens, my professional engage
ments are not so numerous or eXacting
Just now as TO interfere with my absent
ing myself from the office. Prosecuted
case of assault and battery yesterday
and sent defendant TO Jail. Don't know
whether he was guilty or not. Suspect
not; but prove that he was, ant
that was the end Of IL. And now, In
famed by that grand success, my vote,
Is still for warl Wish could get hol,
of something sensational, something
really worthy OF my attention. Assault
and batteryl blush TO write tn,
words. Are my talents TO be dssi
pated, my nerve and brain tissues to b
worn out pursuing such paltry game n
that? The fates Forbid There mus
he some higher destiny In store for m,
Perhaps this mission TO u will fur
nish me the sensational experience
that long for. | think I'll start t.
morrow. My constitution demands
slight change of air and scenery, an
the trip will no doubt be Of great ben,
1T TO me, though whether anything ;
importance TO business interests WI
result therefrom is somewhat problem
atical."
Immediately after this came North
latest entry:
"Friday noon.-At X. just q
here. Quite a breezy, wide-awake lit
city, inhabited by set of harmless al
amusing lunatics. Their first mantle
tation OF eccentricity was TO insist tn
! am some other fellow, who odd
enough bears my illustrious name, f
lows my honorable profession, loo
like me, and, as the final link In this q
tonishing chain of condolences, 1
though out of town at this prcse
writing, boards at the very hotel
which ! am stopping Tried 10 co
vince them OF their mistake, No us
Average mind not open to convictio
Finally decided TO let them have thu
own way about it, and am thereto
going 10 play my role In this comedy
errors us Antipholus Of Syracuse, unl'
Antipholus Of Ephesus steps In prem
turcly and defeats my purpose. MI
hunt up Dennis o'Reilly. Forlorn hol
Don't know where 10 look for hi
Probably digging bitches somewhei
II. aud X. must have been crazy to p
AN kitension " his Communication.