The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-07-13
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= So NE1uuk On mG sW1Q VIVA OOue
- 4d1Rs eoRlngeF idfpl dlin bloett
NY glass allowed ME to observe that
the plaster was -sllghtly scratched In
doing It., which would not hnveI been
the case II the mans nail had: been
trimmed. I gathered up some scattered
sashes EoR the floor. at ssy9es dark in
ss06lG mad tlafeYt s9chS a1 aSf ID only
shade b asTHc4 hoboH. ~ WE made
q special study OF cigar ashes-in fact,
have written a monogram upon the
ssphject. l fiatter myself that 1 cah dis
4inguish ut Ns1sNlSe the ash Of any
known brand d1ther of cigur or Of to-
bacco. It is just I'm such details thnt
tie SKILLED detectsye differs FROM the
Gfegson and. kStrade tHpe."
And tile flotld faceY asked.
"Ah that WIS the lnors flaringL shot,
though 1 nave no douhfSthat was
right. = You might not aSlne that ut
the present site Of, the ahl(f."
G PASSED nyShand i Sye1 my brow.
tmysterloussit St0s6 HOY came these
two menAf there were tM1;snen Into
an empty house? What: has' become of
sthel ca6 man who~fr0ve tlcm?i How
could one man compel another to take
poisonI Where did. the blood come
from3 What was the object of tho MUIR
der, since robbery had no part I'm 1t?
How caIpes the woAanS xing therc?
,AbotesalE Why I'D thA ssecoI( man
write up the Gerihnn word ''rnchie" be-
fore decamping? i confess that cannot
see any possible way Of recOnciling MI
these facts.' II
My companion smiled approvihgly.
Fs.Y0rs Ss.sA up the dNnculties Of the
situation succihctfy Ands we'll" lik said.
''There Is much that Is still obscure,
though have quite made up MY mind
on the main facts. AS to po9t Les
trades discovery, It was simply blind
Intended 20 rat the police upon ahvrOng
track, b. suggesting socialism and Sc
cret societies. 1t was done by Il Ger
man The 4, df you natieel. was prt4tS
ed somewhat inter the German fAdla6n.
Now . real Gerpiap Invariably prints
IN the Latin chataetkf, 90 mat We may
safely say that this Yasrnot written by
one, hat by ID sSultefl kbN htorf s119
overdlds III part. 1t was simply. d Fuse
|S} Fl! tsf.s!hGSlts issige Sng es31sl;
s..sl. e, case sds You 4eE &, E; com ss
explained his striclts ani II l. show you
too, much OF my s.hsthdi DE- .Wpikita.
you Will come to the conclusion. that ]
am. a. very s5rdlstryk h9tiadual lafsf
-a-zkaI ssssss.sr sao;ssat gsE, t4ft~ss;;
you have brought detection as near
an / eta6 scEnees dssit aTFr,, Min the
brought in this world" r'NsFf v '''@
$Myc6mpanion fnhetl mp with pleas
ure at my wortls. and the earnest way
In which uttered Them hptl already
Observed that he was sensitive sof lint,
could be Of her beluty. *. s: ~ :.
"I'H tell you .one thing" he said.
in the same cab. and they walked do%a
the pathway together; Qs friepaAy;-ha
possible-arm-in-arm IN nh probability:
When they got inside they walked up
and down. the room-or, r,lther, Patent
/ leathera, stood ss:fsill Wh4!e squares4ess
that ans ND dtss;nt1 Ecould refd that
s.a T. 9 4Ss r. + shown no fn s1 aepsss
ed length Of his strides.-.He- was talk
ing ~ the while, and q. working himself 4,
tre2qdi saccurre64 1He told sou aM. (
know MYSELF now. f6f the rest isAhere
snrmise and conjecture. We have q
Is start. Z We must hurry up, for. l want
TO go to Halle's concert. to- Alr Nor
imam Neruda, this afternoon. !" 20 81
+ This conversation Ind occurred, YkIle
our cab had been threading it&tNA1
through a long succession Of 81
streets and dreary bysMaySsy La tn a.