Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-06
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| till YOU send for me. A note to head
quarters will reach me quickest Good
morning"
"Good morning, Mr.. Seton, and
thank you" Mr.. Barnes extended his
hand, feeling that perhaps he had been
unnecessarily discourteous
Mr.. Seton took it with that genial
smile of friendship 30 common to the
native southerner.
Left alone, Mr.. Barnes at once pre-
pared for trip to Algiers, determined
not to let any more time be lost. He
reached the shops just after the men had
knocked off for luncheon. The foreman,
however, told him that Leroy Mitchell
had been at work in the morning, 80 he
waited patiently. 4
When the men came back to resume
work, the foreman pointed out man
who he said was Leroy Mitchell The
fellow had bad face, and if ever he
was gentleman he had sunk so low
through drink that no evidence Of 1t re-
mained in his appearance. Mr.. Barnes
went up to him and asked when he
could have talk with him.
"Now, if you pay for it, )" replied the
man insolently.
"What do you mean?" asked the de-
tective
"Just what l say" said the other.
1--WE get our pay here by the hour, and
if you want my time, why, you'll have
to pay for it at union rates. And ne
laughed as though good joke had been
propounded.
"Then," said Mr.. Barnes, taking in
the kind Of man with whom he had to
deal, "I'll engage you on job that I
have for you and pay you double wages
as long as use you.
"Now you are talking" " said the fel-
low. "Where'll we gof''
II think I'll take you to my hotel" :"
And thither they proceeded. Up in his
own room again Mr.. Barnes felt at ease,
while his companion certainly made
himself comfortable, selecting rocking
chair and putting his feet up on the
window sill 49,
"Now then," began Mr.. Barnes, II
want to ask you few questions. Are
You prepared to answer them?"
"That will depend on what they are.
II Won don't ask impertinent questions
or ones that I think ought to get. more
than double wages for answering-why,
I am with you"
"In the first place, then, are you will
ing to say whether you ever knew wo-
man Who called herself Rose MITCHELL
"Well, rather. I lived with her till
she broke me-"
"Do you know where she is now?"
81 don't and don't care to. F"
"Suppose were to tell you that sahe
is dead, and that she had left 500, 900
which is unclaimed?"
The man jumped to his feet as though
shot and stood staring at the detective
He gave long, low whistle, and keen,
tricky gleam came into his eye, which
Mr.. Barnes noted. At length he spoke:
"Are you giving me this straight"
81 am telling you the truth. The wo-
man is dead, and that amount Of prop
erty is where can get it for the man
who can prove that he is entitled to it. "
"And who would that bef" He wait
ed eagerly for the reply, and Mr.. Barnes
saw that he was playing trump cards
"Why, Mr.. Mitchell, that is what l
am down here for. You see, I thought
the party would be willing to pay me a
good commission for proving him the
heir, and that is why I am hunting him
up. I started out with the idea that l
might find her husband. He would have
q claim"
81 see." Saying which, he sat down
and seemed lost in thought The detect
i've deemed it we'll to wait for him to
speak again, which he did.
"See here" he exclaimed. "How
much do you want for getting this mon
ey for me?''
81 cannot get it at all unless you are
the womaD's husband" replied the de-
tective.
"Well, I am her husband. Didn't l
tell you l lived with her till she broke
me?"
eyes. but are you legally married to
her?''
"Why, to he sure Don't tell you I
am her husbandf'
"Then, in the name of the law, ar
rest you," said Mr.. Barnes, suddenly
rising and standing over the man.
"a. rest me-" said the fellow, jump
ing up, pale with fright. "What for?"
"Rose Mitchell has been murdered,
and the man who killed her has con-
fessed that he was hired to do it by
you
"He's blasted liar. "
81 hope so for your sake. But as you
admit that you are her husband, you
are the man we are looking for. I'll
have to take you to New York. "
"But, I say" said the fellow, now
thoroughly alarmed, There is a big
mistake here. I've been lying to you !;
I'm not the woman's husband, and my
name is not Mitchell"
"That won't do, my man. had you
pointed out to me by Seton, the detect
i've here.
"But he is the very man that hired
me TO mass off as Mitchell to you.