Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-30
CHAPTER II.


MI. EARSES RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.
On the morning Of the Sd 81 January
the mail which reached Mr.. Barnes
contained several letters Of interest to
those who follow this history. The first
which he opened WAC very brief. It
read:
II Mr. Barnes will call at his earliest con-
vcnionco he will greatly obli;c
EMILY Erxsrs.
Eo read this twice, and then took up
another, which was as follows:
J. barnes, ESQ.,:
DkAR sIE-i tal;c the liberty Of recalling TO
your mind the coavcrsation which had will,
you last month. I regret very much that I
should have limited that there was any posi-.
bilty that my friend Mr.. Mitchell might b.,
implicated In the Pullman ear robbery. Az
you know. Nils. Emily RcIascn was ruljb,i nc
the festival. night before last, Of n ruby min
worth t@n,UO. IL Is very evident 20 my mind
that Mr.. litchcls hand IL in this. know
that he prcicnds to bc sick u. hotel in Pi,:la.
dclphia. hut may no. that be- q huEibugP II
would have been easy enough for him 10 s!ip
over. don one o; the Forty Thieves .lomino,.
take the goin and get back to Phila,i, lphia the
same night. This would lie u safe theft for
him g commit, especially IA lic may haze Tire.
assistance o! Miss Ecrnssn. Now az ali l. ,ir
enc a., AZ; a.t.I,', ,.. - - pr''. ior
want TO win that wager from bi,, af.I do,,i
mind spending money. Even If should at
own. rrpyicl v,,, ron,;'. IT,, r''i,Si;, 80 ny
Real ~, -; gs,.,t, ., -. -, =.
tho money. IL takes u sharp man TO got abald
OF Mr.. Mitchell incinsc check for $50 IA a
sort ul retainer. AMI you MAJ draw On Irr for
thc W. ,yi,i', ,,.ri.i,, ., 80, - a.. ~
cn,f,.-.' ,,,t \ ,,-.,, -. a. - - 80 ~ .,
Mr. ,rt,rr, I A., -. IL, 81, ~ 1911 ..
cbca. nj r,rie. Ih,v,. ,.,,,,,., ~, -, -
~ SIM. tb.n. ami H., crtrini, -.
,,,,nc have ,n r,.,..,,, co. iii. ,i. -
anJ. as f,ct .ii.iiI.'. liz, ,n,,it ,,.,.. 'i
N,vcr.hrl,-s. iu.:Ic,, ,r,pp,.it q. 80 ~,
i,nnut ation which 4 ,,,f MN IN, -,
thinc-thr f,rrtucr with ,xLoT, h.. ,,I,-,I a.,
night told You was unln,yrn I, me T -
since utad, hit ao,,t,,ir Ia.,,,., ,,nJ r,c,,,t -
is p,or b IL n ,.,tl,,-, 49,, .''
MI r,tno a. Adrian FgS.r r.,,. ,.,.,, III
helm me-, 20 win NV ,y,.,,f. y,urs ,r,,,,: "''
tf,y,,,,y - ,.-,,,,,,
..c, ', .,.t.. a..
s' u'ouS"' -hr. b,'rhes, even
MI. Rdnuolph sees through the trans
parent scheme of bc!n. sick in p;iladei.
phia and stealing !lis swoctheart's Jew
elry in New York. II is orc thing to
see the trek, however, and qa.to an
other to- prove it. Ho thinks THAT
ThaUrct and Fisher are both virtuous
Well. l am afraid he il mistaken there"
Ho took up another Letter. 1t read:
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Q.
Dr1n I'm, Nm, BAESEs-Pardon ny familiarity.
Guain.e,i Win ono snotHrr' Nv. w. n'ii r '
the Now York newspapers and am stqrtlcd to
see thef sli5i i'c'Hscn va. deliberately robbed
a ," h, W. ,;i rug pi WI rceeatiy
You the cc,a tho very dry TIA. took it 10 Inc
set. ! am very much disturbed abou, this af.
iair' ,spSe..liy as ! nm riibie' through sick
ran warrs w" int r. v.ii b 49,. " ,y ny.
fore can have my room. Will you do ms
great favorH Forget that ever disparagcd
.Is d.'sr,iy' or g, winch You are undouht
hand. IwIi give You 100 If yor, viii viii rrcovar
the Jewel, which IS only small reward, con.
sidering its value. send you cheek for $40.
be needed. let me know. wish a yca e souii
run over to Philadelphia TO sec me. con.
yer WIN you wonid be great sa.isfac'
' " '' RoHrnT .ypoy St,ryu ,ra,s'
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