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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-03
The Monument to Tucker.

The stone slab which marks the spot IN
tho sir Moses Nontefiore Cemetery where
the remains of Samuel Tucker, the pediar
who was murdered IN North Carolina,
was dedicated on Sunday morning with
touching ceremonies. At 10 o'clock about
Sir Moses Montefiore synagogue, inclpding
Rabbi wager and Mr.. 5. Stern, the presi-
dent Of the congregation and the donor
of the monument, left the synaSogle IN
the appointed place the company gathered
round the grave, AMI The stJne was deoi,,
Gated with prayer. Rabbi Wager delrered
an appropriate oidress, Hrd Mr. stern
turned to the city shortly after ~ on
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\ klIH Chst III
and much colder weather; north
westerly winds.
For North and South Carolina: Much
colder, generally fair weather, and north
eriy winds; cold wave.
The barometer is decidedly low on the
New England coast. II has fallen in the
extreme Northwest and risen rapidly In
the central valleys and Lake region.
The cold wave has extended eastward,
and now covers the country from the
Lake region southwark to the Gulf coast
1t is warmer on the Atlantic coast, and
in the extreme Northwest. 1t is below
freezing as far south as the northern
portion OF the Gulf states.
Rain has prevailed on the Atlantic
coast. and light SHOWS have fallen in the
central valleys and Lake region.
Much colder. fair weather will prevail
on Tuesday from New England southwark
to Florida. Fair weather and cold north
erly winds will continue in the central
valleys The temperature will rise slowly,
with fair weather in the Northwest.
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PORT OF RICHMOND. DEC. 2. 1895.
ARRIVED

PORT OF RICHMOND, DEC. :. 1895.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Old Dominion. Brakeman,
New York, merchandise and passengers;
George w. Allen & Co. agents.
Schooner w. II. Kinzel. Soper, Philadei-
pha. coal: Wake & Ballaun
Schooner a. e. NJ. Carlisle. Willets,
Philadelphia coal; 5. II. Halves q Co.
Schooner j. T.. Simmons. Doughty, Phil
adelphia, coal: s II. Halves & co.
Schooner Francis l.. Godfrey, Cullen,
philadelphia, coal; s. II. Halves < Co.
Schooner r.. Van Dusen, Godfrey. Rap
pahannock river. fish-scrap; Richmond
Chemically orks.
SAILED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves. Norfolk.
merchandise and passengers; irwin Welsh
ger, superintendent.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, DEC. Cd.
Q3y telegraph.)
ARRIVED. i
British steamship Wydale, New Orleans.
Steamer New York, New YORK.
Schooner r. Barnes. New Haven.
Schooner +. j. Place Providence.
Schooner Mary Curtis, Riano.
SAILED.
british steamship Australia. Dunkirk.
british steamship Lueina. Manchester.
british steamship Wydale. Rouen.
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unfortunate

Cod-liver oil suggests
consumption, which is al
most unfortunate.
Its best use is before you
fear consumption when
you begin to get thin, weak,
run down then is the pru-
dent time to begin to take
care, and the best way to
take care is to supply the
system with needed fat and
strength. SCOTS Emulsion
Of cod liver oil, with hypo-
phosphites, will bring back
plumpness to those who
have lost it, and make
strength where raw cod
liver oil would be q burden.
4 s~Ss,Ifpis oziy i-iisies M org mai.
S1prr BoUss. Chemists. N<w YORK sc. and 90"
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RICHMOND LIVESTOCK MARKET.

RICHMOND, VA. December ?, ,SeJ.
Cattle-Receipts, 400 head sales, 400
head.
Sheep and Lam5s-Receipts. 20 fead;
sales, 200 head.
Hogs-Receipts 10 head, sales. 200 head.
Prices: Cattle-Best 1 To 4ac. grC Gs;
medium to good. , t. nc. gross; common
10 fair 9 TO 2Ac. gross; bulls, to 2Ac.
gross Sheep, TO &c. gross. Lambs, ~
TO 3lac. gross. Hogs, "A to &c. net.
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND, VA, December 2 1926
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry, 20 to
ne. mixed, 50 to re; shor,berry, IS to
lie. No , red, lie. COrn-White Virginia
30 TO &c; No white, 36 to &c; No. 2
mixed. 50 70 3Jisc Oats-Eo. , mixed. %
TO 23lac.: No. mixed, % to G-iec.; winter
seed oats, Is to 32c. Rye, ID 10 isc.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET

BALTIMORE, MD, December 2.-Vir-
ginia century bonds, g. bid; Baltimore
and Ohio, s.. bid; Consolidated Gas. stock
Co 3-S; do, bonds, SIS, III l-2, asked.
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GAINESVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

GAINESVILLE, TENN, November 30.
Offerings much improved IN quality, about
- hogsheads good leaf being In the breaks.
Lugs ran low. mostly common, trashy
stun Market firm and strong for better
grades. Good seasons this week have en-
abled loose buyers 10 make purchases.
and considerable new tobacco Is being de-
lvered 10 factories.
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CBlueheld Telegraph.

IT5IutTltII ItItBIHPII'7
Governor O'Ferrall makes ore goou
noint after another, and is always aiert
for tho GOOD OF the grand old COR.
monwcalth. 49, L.skAAA-1AxAA
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FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
Sale of 100000 ) per Cent.
Bonds Of the City
Lynchburg.

Bids are invited up 10 and including
Monday, December O. 1885. FOR $1,000 OF
PER CENT. COUPON BONDS OF THE
CITY or LYNCHBURG. 10 run thirty
four years from January, 1896.
Rids are invited for such bonds: First.
10 be exempted from taxation by the cits
OF Lvnchburg; second. subject 10 taxation
For further Information apply 10 MIX
Otey, city Auditor. Lynchburg' va. M
bids must be marked Bids for city
Bonds;' and addressed TO n. c. Manson.
Jr.. Chairman OF Finance Committee. The
right Is reserved 10 reject any and all
bids n. G. MANSON, JR.,
Chairman Finance Committee.
9tDaQ
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MONEY TO LEND

Ar ALI. TIMt:S. on CITY OF RICH
n. W. BOWIE.
~ x-ly No. = north Eleventh street
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RIcHMoND TOBAcCO MARKET.

RICHMOND, VA, December . 1895.
No auction offerings on Change or loose
Private sales: Filters. s; wrappers S2;
Tugs 4: western, Q. Total, SO hogsheads.
Revenue collections: Cigars and cigar
cites. $685.; tobacco, 2,Ss5.79. Total.
Private sales for month OF November:
Warmers. 17S; smokers. 226; filters, 400;
cutters. rs: dark leaf. 800; scrap, A.; Bur
ley. i23; Tugs, 34; stems, 81. Total, Lao
hogsheads. against 2iI2 nogsneads Iast
month and 2se9 hogsheads for November
There was a fairly good demand for
wrappers to-day, with two or three Soou
sales made at satisfactory prices.
The usual bright and dark loose sales
Tomorrow at all the warehouses;.
STATEMENT SHOWING RECEIPTS AND DELIVERIES OF
rrIr TOBACCO IN TIE CITY or RiCHA0SD DU-
WIG rHg PERIOD BETWEEN OCTOBER D, 1893.
Am NOVEMBER 80. 1895, AND STOCK on HAND
NOVEMBER 80, 1879
RECEIPTS.
Period. Hhds. TICS & o'xa
Month November, 1885,. 500 OF
Two months ending Nc
yember 80. lS9o....... l,S't $50
Two months ending NO 80
yemper 20. lS9i.......... 2,lzo iio
DELIVERIES.
Period; -. ,so, n Isss yes 1 B'n's-
Two months ending No.
yember 20, lb95..,..... 4,3zo zSo
Two months ending No 49,.
yember 80, lS9i.......... o'Vof o@t
STOCK on HAND.
Inspected,
Iierces.
p.r,od Hhds. Boxes.
November 80, 1885. 1909 300
November 80, 1894. .is'ov eIs
November 30, 1888 ........,-'.zo'n'o l'Z's
-Uninspectrd.-
Tierces.
Hhds. Boxes
November 80. 1s95............. f,o2S -
November 80, 1854 49, %
November 80. lso3............. @'eSo 81
TOTAL Stock
1ierces
Hhds. Boxes.
,r.~...,o.. m 100, 1Sg25 46J
ssN-to. IA 1904 DO Bg Ssl
Novan,nor an 1s93. 2a.s45 l,3,
Pounds
n ,o,s, $50, ........ 3GS, 100
Move nber. ~" 49, -. o'"'' 20
Ioia two months ending November .o
30, 1899 ..-....-..... -----. - i'~T~'~o"
To.ai Two montns cnd:ns SJsen-
Der 80, is34- .i'-t
Total Two months ending S0vem-
Der 80, 1898. ..............'''' i'SV'''~o
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her Of DR.. Hoge's special Dts
course. On This s""''''-''' "''
,..upc-Dr. Landrum wants
Made Frcc-pnstor Called
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SILVER IN LONDON.
RICHMOND sToCs aARKEr.

ONION, December Bar silver
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HEAR NEW PASTORS.
,,,t Of The Methodist Ministers Take
charge O. Their Churches

r.,rm or rrH SCULPTURES
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MARKET QUOTATIONS
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT BUsS-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices Of Money, Bonds. Stocks
Grain, Tobacco, Cotton. &C., and
In Addition Thereto the Weather
lndica lions.

- WASHINGTON, December 2.--Fore-
Cilp cast for Virginia : Generally fair
~" and much colder weather; north
,xeatarlv winds
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Cash quotations: Flour quiet and un-
wheat. 56hu5Sc.; No. ? red. 59i406iIzc. No
corn, 3i4aZ53.c. No. oats, l13sc Mess
pork. N6zzuN15 Lard. S5.3OuS32is
Short ribs, Si55ut55: dry-sated shout
ders, S5GuN75; short clear sides, N62izfo
$475. Whiskey $l22
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was steadylng power later in the seq
sion .....
May pork and lard each closed &c. lower.
and May ribs 2iqc lower
The leading futures ranged as follows. 81.
.''t" openibz. axoes'. ioses,. ,,osny.
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CINCINNATI, o.. December 2Flour-
Fairly active and easy; winter patents,
S.3GnS.60; spring patents, $500 1915.
Wheat-Steady, No. red, TO arrive,
6iac.
COrn-Steady; No. mixed, SOC
Oats-Quiet: demand moderate; No.
mixed. 2l02lhc.
Pork-Quiet but hrmer: mess. $3.50.
L1u-tasier; steam leaf, SSH; kettle
lard, SSH.
Bacon-tirm loose shoulders. $; short
ribs. S5.25; short clear, $50: boxed meats,
sc. more.
Dry-Salted Meats-Firmer but quiet:
loose shoulders, $3.50; short ribs, $3.50;
short clear. Si7j. boxed meats, 25c. more.
MhiskeX-Ouiet and easY al 81 D.
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ST. LOUIS, MO, December 2.-Flour--
Unchanged and quiet.
Wheat-Higher; December, 5Si,c.; May.
csc.
Corn-Unchanged
Oats-Unchanged
Pork-Standard mess, s..
Lard-Prime steam, &.15 choice, SIS.
Bacon-Shoulders. $.25: longs. s.; clear
ribs. 5l2i2c; short clear. S.3.
DrySalted Meats-Shoulders A.62iz:
longs, $3.50; clear ribs, si.62is; short clear.
A.75.
High Wines-Steady at Si.22.
Bagging Twine-Jobbing lA-pound, &c;
2-pound, NE; A-pound, 5isc.
Iron Ties-l5c
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UNION STOCK-YARDS, ILL. Deem
Der 2.-Receipts. 2o.Oo0 head. Market steady
for choice and loo. lower for others COM
mon TO extra steers. S3US.20: stockers and
feeders, s2.250s2.T5: cows and bulls, $500
$3.50; Texans, $2.S5H$3.40
Hogs-Receipts 6j.0o0 head Market weak
and 5nl0c. lower heavy packing and ship
ping lots, S;gMS.S9 common to choice
S.57ik light $s.354s55: pigs. S22oaS5o
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head. Market
weak and l0c. lower; inferior TO choice.
ST. 75qs3.i0; lambs, s3Hst4o.
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STATEMENT SHOWING WORK ~ OFFICE
sPgcToR-rERroD. MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-07

4 sdlD him StUop TO Tutse No sash.
would be so eviden; that howard and
his wife, as we'll as thr old couple with
whom they lodged, would be flied with
thankfulness therefor.
But how explain my presence AZ the
critical moment? They would naturally
want to know what brought me there
at that unseemly hour. If should say
that was an officer of tho law who rad
Regarded the interlopers with suspicion,
it would hardly satisfy them. Store
the burglars who had quarTeled With
the others and was as much to be dread
ed as they. A complaint to the authori.
ties would put me in an unpleasant sit
uation, and though | could soon estah-
dish my identity all proceedings, SO far
as concerned the couple in whom | was
interested, would be brought to naught.
1t is rarely safe for detective to act
upon impulse He must weigh each
step carefully and labor to the end in
view with the careful calculation of a
professor solving an intricate problem
an mathematics.
Waiting until the ooEspirasors had
time to get we'll clear of tho PREMISES,
moved stealthily around the end Of the
house to the front and was making my
way toward the lane when tall agnre
doomed up IN the darkness, and came
face to face with a man who held -
shotgun in his hand
'Who are you?" he demanded in Is
threatening voice, bringing his formida-
BILE weapon partly to level
"A friend" made haste to reply
81 mean no harm.
knew instinctively that the mau be-
fore me was Isaiah Bridges, the owner
of the house, and that he was making
an investigation of his own, with load
ed weapon in hand.
WAS it You who fired that gun lit
tie while ago."
Eyes; ] saw burglar trying TO
climb into one of your windows and
dropped him.
This ought to have disarmed his sus-
picion, but it did not
"And how come you to be sneaking
round heres'
ut was a natural question and the ono
I was expecting.
al was passing along the highway.
and they entered your lane. l did not
like their locks snd followed. When l
say thee, trying e, es'tes the window,
fired. .
did you kill the tari.al scamp"
NO. but 5urt him so badly that he
+, "a to leave with the help of his
+ They win trouAo you no
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attempted to enter asst night 49,,
/ must examine.
compressed my lips and
sternly at her.
But don't care if you are an
fer of the law, You can't 90 In there
And why not, pray?''
1t is private, and neither my h,
band nor myself dare pat foot inside OF
it.
Nevertheless l shall do so, and you
must not try TO stop me
took two steps forward and grasped
the handle of the door expected TO
have it locked in my face, but il was
not, and showing it vigorously inward
I stepped across the threshold and al
most stumbled over Mrs Darius c.
Howard. who calmly confronted me with
the icy question:
"Well, sir. what do you want9''
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Evidently she had received insuuc-
tions from her boarders, and even 7
pretended business did not fully reas-
sure her.
My original plan, as / have limited,
was to pretend to be an assessor who
had called to examine the property, but
the events of the preceding night gave
me another pretext. / doubt whether
even that would have worked had her
husband been at home, so took care 20
call when he was absent, looking after
his farm duties.
"Couldn'tyou stop when Mr.. Bridges
Is homer" she asked, sinking into a
rocking chair and surveying me with
distrust
when will he be in?"
II can call him. If / don't, he will
not be home until sundown."
THAT is hardly necessary. May / ask
whether you saw any of the burglars?"
Mercy, mol didn't dare look out Of
the winder. Ny husband shot at one Of
them, who pretended he was a friend.
Ibid he kill him?'
''I'm sfeard not, for we haven't found
his body"
"What pityi He will not be likely
to show himself around here again
"No. indeed. The gun in the kitchen
is loaded. and we're ready for him."
THAT'S right. Don't let him catch
you unawares. Did they attempt to en-
ter by way of the door?'
mo; they must have clumb one of
the trees and tried to git into the back
winder. They had a quarrel among
themselves, and one of 'em fired off o
gun or pistol, and then my husband he
fred, too, and the man groaned and
jumped up in the air. So he must have
been hit purity hard"
Undoubtedly. l will take look at
the room and window, please You
know it is necessary that should secure
all the information can"
Mercy, can't allow you to do that"
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might censure him for not having done
So showed my weapon back in place
and walked briskly down the avenue
Leading TO the main highway.
But there were others to think about
Tho presumption was that the two East
Indians, having preceded me, might be
waiting in ambush to adjust that little
affair in the rear of the farmhouse.
They could not fail TO know that it
was | who had tumbled one of them
from his perch and nipped in the bud
The scheme lie had in mind They must
believe was in league with the How
ards, and that before they could succeed
with them | must he brushed from the
path. What better opportunity than
that which now presented?
Rut the wound of one of them must
have been a potent factor in preventing
what feared. | was that apprehensive
that | held my partly discharged revolv-
~ in hand after entering the road and
trimming in the direction of the farm
ha:se where | made my temporary
hsaie EAEN
VIVA: had bfhe Secff1sm could not
be guessed rs r. F. HAL, gone IN
the direction at Y. M. q
like.Efier RuilSauHEn,u !.
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CHAPTER Ky.

Had the sun been shining the Estate
ment of Carl Wittner" would never
have been written. The gloom inter-
fered with the old farmers aim; but, as
it was, felt the wind made by the
heavy load of buckshot as it whizzed
past my ears. 1t was close call.
Angered, | wheeled about and leveled
my revolver, but checked myself before
pulling tho trigger. Suppose fired and
killed himl
1t would have been murder without
excuse. My life was no longer in any
danger and his act in firing at me was
justifiable He would not have been
punished had he carried out his threat
ard called me with buckshot. Many
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But Mny tiun you, let me know
afore they tried - >ir tricks?'
"They are strangersNto me. could
not know they intended any wrong I'M
ill saw them attempt it. Then it was
too late TO warn you."
"Why didn't you come round to the
house afterward and tell me?"
"You were asleep, or | supposed so. !"
$50 we war, but that racket woke
us. -
II have just come from the rear,
where discharged my pistol and hadn't
time to wake you up"
'That won't do, )" said the old man,
his suspicion active again. "You
warn going toward the front door, but
trying to sneak off down the lane. Con-
found you, believe you are one of 'em
I've good mind to fill you full of buck
shot.
81 wouldn't advise you to try that,
for there are several cartridges left in
my revolver, and before you could bring
your gun to level l would use them
all. told you was a friend, but you
can consider me an enemy if you wish. F"
made suggestive motion with my
weapon, which he understood. He ached
to let ME have the contents of his gun,
but was afraid.
"Waal, the best thing You can do is
to clear out from here as quick as you
can travel. There have been several
murders in this part of the country, and
the law bAin't found out who done 'em,
but if you should catch it while prowl-
ing round where you've got no business
to be l won't hesitate to tell the folks
that done it. ="
Now, Mr.. Bridges" said concili-
atingly, "what is the use of our
"Who told you my name9" he broke
in.
Every one in the neighborhood
knows you as good citizen and gen.
tlemau like your brother Nathan. You
do me great injustice to suspect me of
any wrong intention. would no more
harm you than would my own father. "
THAT talk is very nice, but don't
know you. You haven't told me your
name nor where you come from.
Don't you know William Browning
Of Railway"
THE president of our Lank?"
"Of course he knows you we'll, and
I'm his son."
THAT won't work. l don't know any
Mr. Browning. and there's nobody of
that name that has anything to do with
our bank. Now know you're an i'm
poster. Cl'ar out!"
The old fellow was too shrewd for
me- was outwitted, and with little
laugh I turned about and strobe toward
the open lare.
had not gone 20 PAGES when what
did he do but bring his shotgun to a
level and let fly at me with both barrels
in quick succession!
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nus whole figure was new stamped

ms whole figure was new stamped
| with ink against the dimly 1t window
shade, his head reaching to the TOP, and
his arms, body and legs clearly showing
as if painted against the yellow back
ground. His companion waited for him
to open the way They intended to eG-
ter the apartment Murder was in the
! air.
1 saw him stoop to grasp and raise
| the sash. His pose was fair one, and
sighting as we'll as could in the gloom
pulled trigger.
A smothered exclamation, wild
clutching for support, and the man
slumped to the ground, where he lay as
il killed. His astounded comrade was
paralyzed for the moment and then let
60 and dropped beside him. maintain
ed my position, with the smoking ro-
volver ready for more service
''That evens up the little affair in the
lane," muttered, land saves tho life
for the time of the man whose life NAY
not be worth saving"
But the fellow was not killed. There
were whispered words between the two,
and then, from the sounds that reached
me, for could not make them 81! in
the deeper gloom, knew they were
moving slowly around the ard Of tho
house toward the front
What could be their thoughts? Did
they believe the shot came from the
man whom they attacked in tie lane,
or did they think that the suspicious
Howard was on guard and winged one
of them in the nick of timer
The explosion of the pistol uinst have
reached those in the house. cvon il all
were asleep. But no ono cac,o 20 the
window to investigate The dim light
was undisturbed, and so far ~ appear
ances went tomb was NOT n5-e devoid
of life
A curious impulse came 20 ma. 1t
was to sound rho knocker On toe door,
rouse the occupants and tell them what
had occurred l could we'll claHm that /
had prevented the commission of q
crime and probably saved the life Of one
or more persons. That such was the fact
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fix the crime upon them. You certainly
wish to give me all the help you can. !"
Eyes sir, butt
"Nonsensel Come on"
Having gone thus far, it would have
been fatal to hesitate She had some
powerful reason for preventing my 60
ing up stairs, but she did not dare state
it and was awed by my assumed char
acter.
started at a brisk pace up the broad
winding stairway. Was l mistaken, or
did catch the sound of light, hurried
footsteps along the upper hall?
She was more deliberate of movement,
and at the landing above waited for
her with an apology for taxing her
strength so much.
1t was easy to tell from the location
of the rooms ON the second floor which
was the one to be examined. Not desir-
ing to betray myself too soon, opened
the door on my right.
1t was a bedroom, neat, clean and
simply furnished. A glance showed that
it was occupied, for the signs were
everywhere present.
THAT isn't what you want, she
said, breathing fast because of her ex.
ertion. THAT is front ROOM
II beg pardon; but, you see, am not
acquainted with your house"
81 wish you would let me lead the
way and not be in so great hurry"
This was said with an Impotence
which showed that she resented the way
had taken matters in my own hands.
Il beg your pardon, but am yuun
ger than you and presumed on your
strength /"
at seems 10 me you are presenting
on a good many things How do |
know you are what you claim to bean
ossifer of the law"
A very proper question, and answer
ed it by drawing from an inner pocket
my shield. which showed that was
member of the detective police of New
York
This of itself was proof that was not
what 1 had claimed to bean officer of
Union county, N. J. / had not stated
that but L gave the impression. had
her husband been present he doubtless
would have been quick TO detect the de-
ception and would have quickly ended
my visit.
But fortunately he was absent, and
the trick served ms She was impressed
and made no further protest.
But, simple hearted and honest as she
was, she showed a cunning that sur
prised me. Having stated that had en-
tered the wrong room, she led the way
to another apartment, whose windows
opened ut the rear of the house.
That, too, was an occupied bedroom,
but the furniture was much palmer than
in the other. / decided that it was the
one used BY herself ed IlIlaiaR while