The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-12-16


"From long experience ones finger
become so sensitive as to enable hin
to open safe when the combination
is unknown to him. rejoined; afte
q pause adding: "Can you give me an,
description of the man who watched
you through the Window"
Il cannot, further than to say tina
he was'evil-loolSing, had a heavy mus
tache and beard, was probably abou
six feet in height" was the reply
"Were his mustache and beard light
Or darb?"
81 should say they were almost
olacll"
81 will see if can learn anything
concerning the whereabouts of this
man..
With these words went from Mr.
Hardy's presence, but two hours later
returned to the store, to find him its
sole occupant, greatly to my satisfac-
ton.
We'll" at once dropped from his lips
in an inquiring tone.
Il found your evil-loolking suspect
and in him detective, who, so made
up that his parents would not recog-
nize him, is working on the mysterious
disappearance of young man from a
neighboring town, some four or five
days ago." said.
The disappearance of Charles
Walker?"
Eyes, that is the name of the missing
man"
1T is o sad affair and wonderfully
strange, too, as he was person of spot
less character and highly esteemed by
all who knew him.
Il did not recognize my brother de-
tective, but when he had made himself
known to me acquainted him tn nv
case and your description of him The
latter caused him to laugh and say that
he looked into your store by the merest
accident.
"At'the hotel where 1 took my sup
per, ! asked the clerk if the establish |
nent was pro yided with a burglar |
proof safe He gave me negative re-
ply and then, in the presence Of the
crowd that was in the Office, informed
him that l had large sum of money
nth me, and inquired who had such a
safe in which l would be permitted to
tSAHSS VIC tAiOiCJ CNGI lie NEIL
toned several persons who had comb
nation Safes adding:
Mr.. William Hardy has one and his
place of business is nearer than that of
any other person whom have named
learned, rather was informed,
where you lived and then came here.
During my previous. interview with
you you said that you were to be alone
for few days, or, more exactly, that
your wife was passing few days ont
Of town with her invalid mother
have proposition to make to you
that you allow me to pass the night
with you as your bed-companion If
1he one who burglarized your safe last
llght was among those in the houcl ,
Who heard me speak OF my money and
attempts to secure the money which /
I'M supposed to have placed in your
afe, assure you that / shall hear him
t you do not" {
Il heartily approve of your plan," !
Or. Hardy rejoined.
''Then will go and inform the clerk
f the hotel that
Our conference was interrupted by y
he appearance of a customer and | J.
yent from the store, to which | re- y
1rned half-hour, more or less, later.
After we had retired for the night. l
Northumberland, it may be-Mr.
ardy with some of the most exciting A
Speriences that had been mine as a
elective, which caused him to tremble
ON head to foot Finally, however, IL
e fell asleep. OF
The next morning, handing him a di
lckage, asked: m
us that what was taken from your &C
fe night before last?n DC
Yes, he fairly gasped, having ex- be
mined the package. WAS my house tr
-ain entered last night, without walk so
G me?'' he inquired. Nj
1T was" 1 rejoined, "by way of the
ndow over the sink. a
BY man or a woman?" an
"a man" sir
Where is hep" wi
Within my easy reach" SUI
WAS be among those in the Office at str
e hotel when YOU spoke of your th,
'ney?7 a Z
No. on
waited a moment, and then began: rel
Yesterday l casually learned that in
j are vr have been inclined to SOM gel
and nothing else so tends tot
its development as excitement or fur
Siety. ion
1t at once suggested itself to my pla
I'D that the unexpected coming into 7
session of SO much money would cor
der you extremely nervous; that this pla
'Vousness would result ID sleep walk sllu
) that IN a sleep-walklng condition, rem
, "ould give esPeelai consideration gre
me money ana De llie'y TO remove tho
rom the safe to some place where no bav
!, would look Tor IL. into
nese I'm presslonS were strengthened thes