The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-05-16

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-one lnoRlng something Ike 4 stsitaie--
man. tile ather more Lite a eieris n
ROSS. A remarit OF eiie fsssf;ssfgge1' Nenl-
an. however. stl.ucis me sis;f;.,sasaHlf as ct
nnre itnpartauea than her desert pt1on
ST Hliez burglar She said mar the man
who vas dressea hl1e a stabiemau
seemed lilte somebody she ind seem IT,
fsre. but whom she eould not remenl-
bert
The alarm had rieen through the
hnrisinu If a lifi1e faS-terfier vino was
sleeping IN a sasiSet in the hal N me
house. Usually two dogs weIie
5eot 1iie1-s-tfe fox terrier aud a big
nasti4fs bnt when the family wenf -
the seaside, for the benefit II their only
ehildfs health, the t{ftle girl asked ID
nave her doe with her. aHd the doctor
who Nas attending her adssised fhat her
wish should be q1.nted, as she Was
much attached to tbe animals and
'aight FRET if partee fr5n them. flhs
mother assentea; buf, at Fhe AS mo-
ment. the farther insisted that enc
should be left Behind for the Droter~
fion Of the house. To this fartunats
circumstances it was due that tile bur-
elarY was discovered before the house,
breakers ennld secure their piander.
Collie and Inspector Beodle spent
several hours IN NEST exhaustive eS-
animation. AZ the end of Is one ortxo
thinQs seemed clear enough. AS be-
fore, it was clear the burglars wers
adopts jan their business as before, 10
was elear, TOO, that they knew well me
interior Of the house; and, as before,
there was not a trace or mark 70 show
who thcy we're or where they came
from.
When they gave over the iaeestiga-
ION for The day they walked 10 the VIII
age both deeply depressed, and one
rejecting deeply. The latter was
seret. Collie After he had reaelaed
his lodgings he SAT- qllietlY faf some
time retleefing still. Then be f8se,ir
pnt on his overeoat and walked down
to the village farrier's. The black
smith. was slill at the FORGE though il
was now evening. sergt Collie, who
knew him slightly. bade hem Rooe-daY~
"Tlaa a busy day ?s the sergeant then
asked the blacksmith.
Pretty we'll pretty we'll. am
swerefl Yaleaa This weather, Yoa
see, makes fine roads plagaeg heavy and
there's lots OF shoes dropped"
II Thought So. answered Collie. Il
myself found one Ife took the shoe
out of bis pocket.
eAY. afse said the blacksmith. look
ing at the shoe; fore off. should say.
{ had three of them today"
Amy Of them about the size Of
tbat?@
AN of en-, + should say" answered
the blacksmith
'sWhose were theY9s
LET me see. Yes Farmer Cakes
mare. the carriers pony and-and I
should say The third was DE- Felfs
gelding yes, it was"
"What sort of man is the eafrier2''
asked Collie.
"OId FaraeI1o One Of the best cd
soals living" said the blacksmith.
@Ife's lived in the village since 1t eas
started. ! think - remembers when
there wasn't a big bonse within three
miles, except the Cd manor house,
which was pulIed down by Mr.. ST.
John Smith, three years ago. Hes
getfin' past work. I'm feared"
Ire detective sat in silence for a min
ate or two, Then he said. II don't
feel At all well tonight"
II thought you were Icoking a Bit
glun1," said the blacksmith J.,
"I1l 60 home, I think, and get to
bed.
The detective went home and went
to bed. Before he was long there he
directed his laudlady TO send for Or.
Fell. and ask him to come as quickly as
possible as The case was Ureezft IN
spite Of this intimation, DR.. Fell WAS
not particularly quick of coming, and
by the time he arrived the detective
seemed very III indeed. He made the
doctor feel his pulse, examine his
tongue, and try the state Of his lungs
and heart, Then the doctor left, say
ing II seas merely a gastric attack, and
promising TO send him some medicine.
When the doctor was gone Collie sat
mp in his bed and reflected.
~ have seen him before" he said to
himself. "tVas N rs witness IN a
stabbing case, or what? Let me SCR.
now. Hes altered, Of course; but
feel sure know him He paused and
thought again. Then he suddenly
jumped out Of bed. II swear 81. It's
Jack Ilowse, the forger, or I'm an assl"
Half an hour later the doctor, his
coachmau and footnan were in custody
on charges NJ breaking into and steal
ing from the houses of Mcssrs St. John
Smith and st. James Jones and Sc.
George Robinson, and half the plumber
Of those burglaries had been found by
The police safely slowed away6ysi the
doctors house and stables. w
At the assizes Dr. Fell and his osso-
ciaies were tried and convicted Of fhe
three burglaries. The history Of Fcll
was then made public. IIis real name
was John Howse. Ile had been q med
zeal student in q London hospital, from
which he had been expelled for dis
honesty. One Of his chums had sue
cecdcd, however in getting a diploma.
This man, who was as disrcputabIc -
iigstsc iiniscH, was called T'cll. short
~ iftcr MS expulsion Ilowse WIS con-
yicted of forgery and sent TO penal
scrutudr. While nc was serving h.s
sentence Fef died. or. ~ nnv rate. d.r-