The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-23

no more Children take 10 Preole tor ms
good looks. The little fellow wanted 10
make friends with aim al once.
Not used TO spare diet muttefeh
the detective: but he may be However
81 won't he right away
with clever. sleight OF hand he slipped
something out Of his pocket. and tucked
81 under a blg book on a table.
~ fine boy Is Albert" said Prehle
am glad TO have seen him. Now, MIS-
Mcneil. must GO"
.But YOU have told me nothing. why
IN the insurance worthless? Why
II believe II is something about the
payments. You mustn't ask me any more
questions now. Believe me, it's best not
20. Very soon you'n know all about 1t.
He got away with the exercise or IN
finite tact, avoiding further questions
In the lower hall he paused moment.
There was a curious piece or antique ihi-
niture near the door-a table with an up
right back bearing small mirror. Per
haps a dressing table once. whereat Ia
dies of the old school sal comfortably
and admired their images while their
maids were al work making corkscrew
curtis Time had dealt unkindly with II.
and there was wide crack between the
top and the back
ssShe wasn't at home when the letter
came" ne said TO himself. 1T was
tossed upon that table. Did lie when I
said that l knew where II wasf | think
not"
He explored the crack In the old table.
and found that II led 10 various recesses.
Nobody came 20 disturb him, and ne car
rled his searches TO a successful issue
on the following morning. the deiec-
tive appeared bright and early in the or
fee of Mr.. Hersch. That gentleman had
not Yet arrived. hut Preble waited pa
tlently, leaning against the magnificent
carved mantelpiece. He was looking par
ticularly well that morning 50 well. In
fact that the experienced Mr. Hersch.
when his eve III on the young man. re-
marked inwardly that ne had rarely seen
a safer risk.
well. sir" said the detective. Il fiat
ter myself that have brought this bust
ness 10 a satisfactory conclusion"
'liave you got the letter.
wait a bit; I've something TO say first.
It's In the nature OF advice When you
engage detective. why don't YOU tell
him the whole storvs'
what do you mean
why. I've learned that Mcneil WAS in
sured IN your company four years. Now,
your policies permit man 10 commit SUI
icide In less time than that. IL he wants
to-~its one year. isn't ITO
YES; lis one year"
Then what sort OF a fools errand have
Il
NO FOOLS errand. Mr. Preblr. as Won
shall confess when YOU touch the money.
This is the explanation. our agent. Mr.
Stanton. did | mention him 10 youP
Well. ne was a friend of Mcneil and
brought him into our company. That was
all right. Re was good risk But
about six months ago. when Monell's af-
fairs became so &errlbly Involved. and no
eot 70 worrying over them. stanton came
TO mel manage that part OF the bust
ness. You know-snd said that DE was
afraid Mcneil would KIN himself
SCI mention h I'm couiidence-Ne nut
M a little job, Stanton persuaded No.
nell 90 change his policy FOR a better ono.
and brought him down herr. The policy
was changed. The suicide clause was in
each. hut the limit az one year ran from
the dafe ~ the new policy not OF tho old
one. | fixed that so cleverly that Mcneil
did not see IL. and it was devslish good
stroke OF business"
so volt made = contract with him folr
years ago hN the terms 81 which he VAS
60 pay certain sum every six months
for which consolidation van agrred 20 in
sure his wife-so far as money could do 3.
against loss hy his death. provided that
81 no wanted 70 commit suicide DE should
wait one year before doing a. Then.
fearing shat Won might have 70 pay IN,
money as agreed. YOU got man wno