Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-07-14


alone knew where The deposif was
placed
What did dor turned 70 Mrs. Gray
again. and In about week sonsething
happened 70 prove that was on the
right trail One OF the street ssif fines
OF the town ran down 10 the railroad
depot. II was Mrs. Grayis habit or an
afternoon 10 ride ON this line with the
little girl rs Tar down as a certain park,
and 70 SIT near the fountain and read
while the gtri rolnped abouf with other
children had closely watched her
while In this park, but no ono had ever
come near her and her demeanor had
been perfection.
On the third afternoon after the rob-
berry she occupied her usual seat for an
honr without anything happening.
sat on bench in the rear Of her and
about thirty feet away. and by and by
noticed that she was writing q note
with pencil. She did it 70 deftly that
ons sitting in front Of her could not have
told what she was at Beside her was q
large shade tree, and MS near ms could
make out she disposed OF the note. when
folded mp. somewhere about the tree.
When she left | followed her for short
distance. aud looking back saw a
young and well dressed man occupying
the place vacated by her. An hour
later, when | could examine the tree,
found hollow In the trunk just about
on line with her shoulders ms she sat
ON the bench. One not looking for IL
would have sat there fifty times and dis
covered nothing
My theory was that she had an ac-
complice-the young man whom had
seen. The hollow In the tree was their
postoffice. Next day was at the park
half an hour before her usual time, and
behold the young man was occupying
that bench. As she appeared he got up
and took seat hundred feet away, and
by watching closely I saw that she took q
note from the tree. Before leaving she
wrote and posted" one in reply, and
after she had gone I saw him get 1t. 1
was now certain that was ON the right
trail, and went to Mitchell to secure
some particulars | wished to know. l
told him had clew. but would not re-
veal which way 1t led. learned from
him that the combination Of the vanIt
door had four numbers, and he alone
knew 1t. 1t had been changed about a
month after Mrs. Gray's arrival, and he
hesitatingly admitted that the word was
"Aime." which was her Christian name
He would not, however. admit that this
fact was known to her.
For two weeks after receiving this in
formation hardly got sight OF Mrs
Gray. For some reason she remained
very closely AT home. found out from
Mitchell In a roundabout way that the
money needed to pay the men at the
coal mine and also at q large factory
was deposited with him ON the 18th of
every month. 1t was simply passed In
TO him to be locked In the vault over
night. as 1t came up from Pittsburg by
messenger. reasoned that Mrs. Gray
would work this information out of him
In some way, or that her accomplish
would discover 1t, and that IL she had
the combination Of the vault she would
make her strike on tho night of the 18th.
On Aug. ~ she exchanged notes at tho
pahh' hiso on tne ioth. I'm TINS latter
date ! Swallowed the young man for
three hours and became satisfied that he
was from Pittsburg and .'slick I'm"
Among the things he did was 10 On IN
the depot and inanira about variov,.
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