Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-30

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another affair"
"What other affair.""
Abduction.
Abduction? Absurd! Who on earth
has Miss Remsen abducted?"
"The girl Rose Mitchell. "
"And who, pray, is the girl Rose
Mitchel-the daughter Of the murdered
woman?"
perhaps. That is what I intend to
discover. She passed, however, as your
daughter.
"Ahl Now can you prove that she is
notf''
emo"
every good. Then, so far as your in
formation goes, Rose Mitchell, who pass
ed as my daughter was removed from
g 7artain house 70 . certain other house
to You unknown. He paused o moment
as though to enjoy Mr.. Barnes discom
future, then continued: "She was taken,
so you suspect, but cannot prove, by,
Miss Remsen. Now, then, if Miss Rem
sen, my affianced wife, takes girl who
is my own child from one house to an
other, where is the abduction so long rs
I make no complaint"
"Let us drop this nonsense, Mr..
Mitchell. You know very we'll that that
child was removed for purpose, else
she would not be hidden away. If Miss
Remsen had a hand in this, she was
aiding you to battle detective investiga-
tion, and that was an illegal act. There
fore we have the right to watch her in
order to discover what we can
Every we'll, then, we will grant you
that privilege. Much good may it do
you. But as to the removal of the child,
that was done because your spy Lucette
had discovered where she was, and I
did not choose to have her annoyed"
"What makes you SO certain that this
Lucette was my spy, as you term it?'
"Well, I don't mind telling you that,
though perhaps I am showing my hand
little. Let us go to the beginning. In
the first place you knew about my bet,
and I knew that you knew that much.
From that starting point what more nat
ural than for me to suppose that you
would begin by having me shadowed
To be sure of this made few trips on
the elevated road, structure peculiarly
applicable for such test, with the result
of course that soon became pretty we'll
acquainted with your assistant When
ever had nothing else to do, I would
amuse myself getting away from him.
You gave me occupation for several
hours, assure you. But to come to Lu-
cette. guessed that the next step in
your game would be to supply spy No.
3, who would take up the trail wherever
spy No would lose 1t. began to look
for this second man. See, admit that
did not count upon woman. You
beat me there, Or almost did. I don't
suppose you told the girl to let me see
her face, eh?"
Mr.. Barnes made no reply, though tC
himself he said, "Just as I told the
fool" Mr.. Mitchell went Oh: eat last
one day, just as Twas getting on train.
smart looking young woman came out
of the waiting room and followed me
aboard. Purely from habit walked
through the train to the first coach.
ride in that because it is the coolest in
summer and the least drafty in winter.
Now there were several cross seats
empty in the coaches through which
passed, and as the young woman behinC
me did not take one, but followed me
through the train, I became suspicious.
When she sat down opposite me, o.
course I studied her face. hardly eve1
forget a face after have made men
tai note Of it. The rest is simple. Sh'
was sharp enough not to get off the trai1
when I did, and I dismissed her from
my mind. Thus I suppose she was en-
abled to follow me to the Irving plact
house. But, of course, I recognized he
at once when I saw her at Miss Rem
sens"
"Did I understand you to say tina
this Rose Mitchell is your daughter?"
II don't know what you understood
but did not say so. I spoke of her jus
as you did, Rose Mitchell, who passed
as my daughter. ,"
"Well, then, is she your daughters"
IT decline to answer"
"Why do you do so?"
II must decline to reply to that also.
"Do you not see, Mr.. Mitchell, yo'
are simply making your actions NOR
and more suspicious?'
my dear Mr.. Barnes, I do not care
straw how much suspicion I arouse S
long as I am not confronted by an
proof. Whenever you think you hav
any proof against me-. come to me and
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