The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-11-30
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In nothing did Folsom Simpson show
his wonderful readiness moro markedly
than In his action on finding himself
alone In the office OF DR.. Maidhoff. The
most that be had hoped for on his way
thither was the opportunity Of look at
the interior and Of making the acquaint-
ance Of tho physician. In general way
he intended to play the part Of patient
Of his a. long a. It could be made to serve
his purpose. but here he was with the
chance which he had not looked for un-
der week at the least
Springing lightly to his feet. he first
made for the drawers. numbering about
dozen. beneath the cases in which the
physician kept his Jars. bottles and va
rious compounds. He drew out one after
the osher, bestowing only momentary
glance on each They were half filed
with Whist might be classified under the
head Of rubbish, such as wrapping pa
per, twine, empty bottles, scraps Of let
tiers and tidbits- The fact that none was
locked was prima facis evidence that
they contained nothing worthy Of his
attention, and he gave precious little at
tention to them.
"The receptacle for which am look.
ing IL locked" was his conclusion as he
turned his efforts to the large writing
desk, whose top was thrown back. Here
1t ID" he added q moment later when
one Of the small drawers resisted his
efforts
In twinkling he had out his bunch OF
skeleton keys. and In less time than
would be supposed the receptacle was
exposed to his view.
It contained nothing but letters flung
loosely together.
Doubtless there are some missives
here which would interest Mrs. Maid
hoff. but which 1t would be as well that
she should not see,r reflected the jovial
detective. who fingered over the differ
emit letters with the skill Of postoffice
clerk. Il haven't struck anything in
the nature Of casket, and it is too
much to hope that win find the Won
derful ruby, but--hellor'
His eye caught an envelope with q
foreign stamp. A glance at II showed
that the postmark was Calcutta.
THAT Is worth looking into" he NUT
tered, unhesitatingly showing the en-
velope, whose plumpness showed that ii
contained letter. into his pocket.
There may be more Of Them
Possibly there was. but the oppor.
tunity to search further was denied him.
More than 20 minutes had passed since
he began his Illegal work, and he was
getting along famousiy when a cough
and tho sound Of footsteps ON the side
porch warned him Of the doctors ap-
proach- With inimitable dexterity
Simpson slid the drawer back in it's place
and locked 1t, slipped to his seat on ths
lounge and looked like man suffering
from severe attack Of collie.
Mrs. Maidhod had informed her hus-
band that q patient awaited him In the
Office. 50 that he was prepared for his
visitor.
Assuredly the physician was deceived
by the action and appearance Of his
strange caller. for nothing is easier than
to assume the looks and manner of
desperately ailing man. Simpson un-
blushingly admitted that he had been
overindulging In series Of fruit, topped
of with wine. whisky and couple Of
swallows Of brandy whose quality ex-
cited bis suspicion.
Il s'pose it's my own fault" he
groaned, ''but that doesn't help these
COMPOUNDED cramps. Oh--ah-oh, doc
tor, can't you give me something quick
before dieY'
The physician lost no time in prepar.
ing fiery compound, which was admin
Uttered to the sufferer on tho spot After
q few minutes appropriate delay the
SICK man announced that he felt much
better, and In his gratitude handed the
physician double bis fee and took his de-
parturs before the doctor could mako
some inquiries he had in mind regarding
his Identity, for. knowing every one as
he did in Ellenville, little natural curl
osity on his part was perhaps excusab1s |
under the circumstances.
Fifteen minutes later Simpson was
back again in the room Of Max Manson,
to whom he recounted his experience.
There may be something and there
may be nothing in this letter." he re-
marked as he drew it forth from the en-
velope. 1--WE shall soon find out--con-
found itp
The last exclamation was caused by |
lhs discovery that about one-third of the |
sheet containing writing he'd been torn
Oh and was missing. The penmanship |
was excellent. 90 that without difficulty
The two detectives read the following
broken communication:
CALCUTTA, June
Two natives. wickmsn and La some
fime during the present month BY steam
they viii saii for the United States, their nj
being the town Of Ellenville. In the state
of---They are both desperate villains. who
tcok-----mutiny, and, hare good reason to Be
the organization Of assassins Known
Thugs. and which was suppressed BY Eng
Thoy have been sent By the raiah of--an-
csstors once owned the wonderful gem kn---
ruby. This fanaticsi potentate has been eng
effort 10 trace this jewel and has asceS-
tained--that u is now in the possession
-- Livermore Of EilenvilIe. Conn, U. s. A.
---an immense reward 20 bring II back.
and----is within the compass OF human abil-
ity--no crimes or means 10 secure their
pur----
write hastily in order towarn you--may
not start for several weeks or months---the
steamer which carries this letter. Be-
may lose the rajah's ruby. and probably your
----essuredly be the case II It 10 necessary
them 70 accomplish their purpose. Very
respect How
Both Manson and Simpson were skilled