Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-09-07
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A PIECE OF CLOTH.

When | was on the detective force
by the way, my name is Jack Hindson,
at your service-l had q case on my
hands that bafiled me. | wanted to get
on, for | was at that time engaged to
Kitty Pease, and she had said that
though she was very fond of me she did
not mean to marry me until had
enough to marry on, which | should
have as soon as | had found out the
party who committed certain murder.
Mrs. Jeffries, rich, miserly sort of
old lady, had been found dead in her bed,
murdered by some one. No one knew
who it was.
Everybody was under SUSPICION
man servant who had been dismissed
weeks before; dissipated nephew, who
had quarreled with her, .peddler; a
man who had mended the roof. But 1t
seemed likely that no one would be ac-
tually proved guilty. To be sure, the
nephew would come in for her property,
being her only relative, but though he
had been to the door that evening he
had been seen to go away again, aud no
doors were found unlocked, and the ser
want had to call for help before the bed
reom door could be broken IN
The only clue l had was bit OF
black cloth clutched tight in the dead
woman's hand--a fine bit of old black
broadcloth torn In quite singular
shape. We hid the fact that this had
been found from the newspaper men,
and was looking for the coat 1t had
been pulled out OF mat would be my
chanee'
Inc dismissed servant was waiter,
but oriped myself into chance OF
seeing his black coat on duty ana 1t
had not peen torn or Patcned' huhtea
up the nephews boarding mousse ana got
into MS room under pretense OF having
been sent from the telegraph ONCE to
see inc wires' but ms ciothes we're all
OF thick, coarse cloth l talked these
things all over to hitty, and she set nor
wits TO work to help me. she asked
me to let her 60 to the ola ladys nome
and snow her the room sne slept 10 ana
shc went out on the roof' as had done
many time, and went along hrst IN
one direction ana then IN another, look
ing at all the scuttle doors, until l
.hought sne would 90 on into inc s'reet,
but she stopped NJ the last Oh the rows
and beckoned me. l hurried up
Close TO the scuttle door lay littie
black button. -.
This belongs to the garment Inc DIT
OF cioth came rom sue said: Ihere
are blacks and blacks. This IS q button
that matches that black. MOI Dlue
black, uor Drownlsh black, nor roxy
black but black that IS almost Invlsi-
bic green DO you know NO. ioV
Its a very respectable, hrst' class
boarding house. sad l.
VIM they take iadies she asked
III they are well introduced
IL shall 60 there to board
Next day got q cara rom nef-she
hadn't been IN the hablt OF having
cards-with that addreSs on IT, | called /,
she came down 10 see me ID hei best
BLACK sliK' win her bonnet ana man
tllla on.
There was an OLD iady 10 inc room
she introduced me TO hcr ana then SAID
she was ready. took the hint We
went out together
III course you know why | came
here she sad. I'm spending all my
salary ana wearing my pest clothes, put
I've iound something out already. Mrs.
Jehriss nephe" calls here some times
lie calls on young WIDOW VINO hal
been engaged 10 MIN Tor some tune
one paused long time ana then