San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-28

ngnuing MS pipe, Il want 20 mas,
compact with you this evening. You are
general practitioner am n snecial-
list. / have no taste for murder or ,nur-
derers. To me murderers are uninter-
esting people. They are either, as a gem
eral rule, lunatics or savages. am n
civilized being, with fixed ideas about
portable property, and what / like is a
good thief, a clever forger-in fact. auy-
thing really good in the prieyinr or
swindling line. There feel l am deal
ing with sane men. am ON sonnd
ground The murder business is too fulI
of pitfalls for my taste Now, Briggs.
you haven't started any special fad lust
yet. I'll give you the murderer, and
YOU IL give me the thief. That's fair
bargain, isn't it?''
ga very. fair bargain, but doesn't il
mean the same thing? Whoever killed
Mrs. Davorn stole the notes. +"
''Do you think that is quite certain?'
sis there any reasonable doubt about
it?"
"a considerable amount. For instance
to give you tip to start with-Dr.
Percival is not confident that Mrs. Da-
worm died from inhaling chloroform."
1.-THE deucel Isn't he? He left no such
impression ON my mind this morning.
Did he tell you this?"
'Not likely. He is too cautious to run
the risk of giving himself away, but
formed my own conclusion after very
short interview with him. But do / un-
derstand it is bargain about the divid-
ing of the spoil?"
Certainly"
"Then make clean breast of all your
suspicious, opinions and conclusions.
You were first in the field after your
Jealous, and, must say, very intelligent
officer, 204Y. You know the neighbor-
hood You have, take it, fair general
knowledge of the people. You are all
there, or rather all here. If you aren't,
you ought to be. Help me in every way
you can to find the thief, and I'll help
you in everv way can to find the muir
derer. haven't been idle all day, but /
will admit / haven't struck lie yet.
All l can offer you at present is the ben
eft of my criticism.
(Which is worth a great deal more
than anything 1 can offer you in re-
turn"
"All right. We shall probably both
get at the same result in the end, but I
want to start with my mind fixed en-
tirely ON the coin-in short, as city folk
say, to make it strictly cash transac-
ton.
"It must seem small cash transac-
ton to you. F"
Il never quarrel with the amounts. I
take as much interest-nearly-in track
ing a flyer as l do in tracking five and
any amount of naughts. Come, begin. p"
"Of course l am only too glad to do
anything you suggest. am bound to
disclose everything to you. So far Ihave
done so. 7"
81 don't think you ould be bound to
disclose your private opinions to me-
We are in kind of way partners in this
job, but you have u private estate in
your very inner thoughts. We are both.
to put it another way, on the outer edge
of a circle, each of us t'xls on arriving
at the center"
"And you want to travel alone?"
well, pretty much so. ksss 1872 =
have the honor and glory of finding the
coin and leave you the honor and glory
of tracking down your bigger criminal F"
"Who is the same person."
Possibly Anyhow, as an earnest Of
our bargain let me have your views. 1t
will help you to piece your case togeth-
er for. the coroner's court-Saturday,
isn't it?''
Eyes; Saturday, at IL a. m, in the
vestry hall Well, here are my views
They are bit raw yet, and that win
dow sash is in my way. /"
"Never mind about that until we get
to it.
after the two dodgers, Steinworth
and Vickery, went to bed last night, "
began Inspector Briggs, setting himself
we'll back in his chair, and pressing the
palms of his extended hands together,