Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-12-28

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Dr.. Maidhof. She has not the appear
ance Of young lady in need Of his pro-
fessional services, and shouldn't won
der il she wants 20 discuss my call upon
her. Fact is, I feel little unwell my
self and think I ought to see the doctor
as soon as can"
A minute later he was walking along
the street short way behind the young
lady, upon whose movements he kept
watch.
Simpson was not amiss in his suspi-
cion Of her intention. She turned into
the Qate of DR.. Maidhoff's home and was
admitted with only momentary delay.
Waiting o very brief time, he followed
her, The servant, telling him that the
doctor would be engaged for o few mo-
mepts, showed him into the sitting room.
This was what Simpson wished, but
he felt that his fortune was almost too
good to last.
Seating himself in the chair nearest
the door of the doctors office, he was no
sooner left alone than he softly rose and
placed his ear as close as he could get 1t
to the crevice.
It was running great risk, but couldn't
be helped. Any movement Of the doctor
could be anticipated by the eayesdrop-
per, but he could not detect the approach
Of one from the other direction, nor could
he conceal what he was doing from such
q one. These risks, however, are &C
cepted as q matter Of course by the pro-
fession. ,.
Every word uttered a few feet away
was heard distinctly by the listener, who
only prayed that no other patients would
arrive for some minutes, or until the
conversation was over.
"What makes you think so?' was the
first remark which reached his ears and
was uttered by DR.. Maidhof.
"He looked so sharply at everything.
It seemed to me he would never take his
eyes off the safe in the dining room"
"He may be contemplating raid upon
it." was the jocose comment Of the doc
tor.
"No; he is no burglar, but believe
he is here on business connected with
the ruby. Dear me, doctor, I can hardly
sleep nights, am so worried"
Haven't assured you there is no
cause for fear? Then you know there is,
or rather was, q regular detective here.
He was sent at my request, and If he has
not already gone home disgusted with
the business he will soon do So"
"How do you know he will"
"Why, how should I know except from
his own hps?"
"I Iwonder IL those men always tell the
TRUTH"
The listener smiled and said in his
.l,k tr,1 1,ra afo For
my hardest task will be to outwit her."
"Did he make any inquiries of you
concerning the-ah-affair of last week."
"He started to do 30, but gave him
such plain hint that the subject was a
It."
"You didn't give anything away, Miss
Gilder2"
IT think not, but he confused me for q
moment by his abrupt question. I am
sure that IL he continued I would have
tripped."
aWell, my good friend, cannot share
your misgivings. Nothing is more nat
ural than for man to look over the prop
erty which he contemplates purchasing,
and cannot see anything suspicious in
the call of this gentleman on you. i
trust you looked becomingly sad when
he referred to the death of your beloved
aunt3"
That this was a hypocritical query was
proved by the audible laugh which ac-
companied it. The young lady said re-
provingly:
II assure you, doctor, that can see
nothing to laugh at in this business.
shall not cease to worry untir-
"Until when?" he asked as she hesi-
tated.
"Oh, until it is settled and the whole
matter of our hands,"
"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
" to the other side Of the apartment,
where he was demurely seated when the
doctor, having hidden Miss Glider good
day, opened the Ssher door to invite him
into his Office.
The face Of the physician showed that
he was q little startled when he recog-
nized in his visitor tho gentleman whom
No nhU Ooen tsAiA1AS hUOu1 W tAo youi6
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 if
Mr.. Simpson was really detective he
had been given fine opportunity to pick
up some interesting points.
And it was just there that Folsom
Simpson made o brilliant display Of his
skill. He told straight story to the
doctor about his call at the residence Of
the late Miss Livermore, made 80 many
inquiries about the property, looked 80
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:
"What goose Miss Glider is to Inn
agine that he is o detectiver'
CHAPTER vi.
MAX MANSON HAD ALREADY CAUGHT
NEW SOUND.
detective Max .aanson when he set
ont to track the two natives of Hindoo-