The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-08-02

all who knew him.
81 did not recognize my brother de-
tective, but when he had made himself
known to me acquainted him with my
case and your description Of him. The
latter caused him TO laughand say that
he looked into your store by the merest
aecident
SAT the hotel where I took my sup
per, ! asked the clerk if the establish
ment was pro ,ided with a burglar
proof safe He gave me a negative re-
ply and then, in the presence OF the
crowd that was in the office, informed
him that i had a large sum of money
with me, and inquired who had such a
safe in which would be permitted to
place the money over night. He mem
toned several persons who had combi-
nation safes, adding:
"'hir William Hardy has one and his
place Of business is nearer than that OF
any other person whom | have named
Il learned, rather was informed,
where yon lived and then came here,
During my previous interview with
Yon You said that you were TO be alone
for q few days, or, more. exactly, that.
your wife was passing few days out
Of town with her invalid mother. /
have proposition to make to you
that you allow me to pass the night
with you as your bed-eompanion. II
the one who bnrglarized your safe last
night was among those in the hotel
who heard me speak OF my money and
attempts to secure the money which !
am supposed to have placed in your
safe, ! assure you that shall hear him
il you do not
Il heartily approve of your plan"
Mr. Hardy rAjoined.
Then will go and inform the clerk
of the hotel that"
Our conference was interrupted by
the appearance Of customer and /
went from the store, to which re.
turned half-hour, more or less. later,
After we had retired for the night. /
entertained -wearied, it may be-Mr.
Hardy with some of the most exciting
experiences that had been mine as q
detective, which caused him to tremble
from head TO foot Finally, however,
he fell asleep.
The next morning, handing him q
package, asked:
is that what was taken from your
safe night before last2"
Yes he fairly gasped, having ex-
amined the package. WAS my house
again entered last night, without wax
ing me2'' he inquired
lit was, | rejoined, 'by way of the
window over the sink"
By man or woman2n
"a man"
Where is hep
''Within my easy reach.
WAS he among those in the Office at
the hotel when you spoke Of your
money!"
ssNo."
waited moment, and then began:
Yesterday / casually learned that
Ynu are vr have been inclined to SOM
nambulism. and nothing else so tends
to its development as excitement or
anxiety.
sit at once suggested itself to my
mind that the unexpected coming into
possession of so much money would
render you extremely nervous; that this
nervousness would result in sleep walk
ing; that, IN sleep-walkiug condition.
you would give esPeeial consideration
10 the money and be likely 10 remove
it from the safe to some place where no
oue would look for it.
These impressions were strengthened
~ what had learned when here yes
teriay afternoon-that the mud tracks
ended in your sleeping-room, proving
that there YVES no mud GN lh8 feet Of
fhe one who removed your Taoacy from
The safe when the deed was done; taab
gonr feet and the malefactor's were Of
tie same size
What ] told you with reference ID
asking the MOTEL clerk about safe. and
50 forth, was one Of the snbterfuges-
lies, in fact-to which, am sorry to
confess, we detectives sometimes arc
Obliged to have recourse, for the par-
pose Of gaining your permission 20 re-
main with you over Gight And the
experiences which / narrated were de-
signed to render you as nervous as pos
sible, because, as I have said before,
nervousness would probably cause you
to walk while yon were asleep
"About two o'clock this morning you
left your bed and went 10 your safe
which you nopened. After feeling
around in it you went from inc house,
closely followed by me, to q hollow
tree in your back yard. Into the hole
in the tree you placed yopr hand and
the moonlight enabled me to see that q
smile Immediately stole over your
conntenance- From the hole / took
the money.
swell. ! declarer' he exclaimed, after
drawing a long breath.
For my services he compensated me
literally, complimenting me for my
keenness and promising that If he ever
again had business III my line If should
he intrusted to me. Pred W. Foster,
ia Chicago News.
--conundrnm--"What's the difference
,etween cat and legal document?T
snswer--"Tlie one has clawses at the