Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-03-05
CHAPTER III

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While the meal was progressing,
man silently passed through the room.
No one would have guessed that he had
any special motive in doing so, for he
noticed no one. Neither would one have
supposed that Mr.. Barnes observed him,
for he had his back turned. Yet this was
the same individual who upon his in
struction had followed Rose Mitchell
when she left the train.
Breakfast over, the two men started
to leave the restaurant Reaching the
stairway which leads above to the main
floor, Mr.. Barnes courteously stood aside
to allow his companion to ascend first.
Mr.. Mitchell, however, with wave OF
the hand, declined and followed Mr..
Barnes. Whether either hid any special
design in this was o thought occupying
the minds Of both as they silently passed
up stairs. Mr.. Mitchell had slight adj
vantage, in that being behind he could
watch the detective. There seemed,
however, to be little to see. To be sure
the man who had passed through the
restaurant was idly leaning against the
doorway, but as soon as Mr.. Barnes
mead appeared, and certainly before he
could have been noticed by Mr.. Mitchell,
he stepped out into the street, crossed
over and disappeared into the bank
building opposite Had any signal passed
between these two detectivesf Mr..
Mitchell, despite his shrewdness in send
ing Mr.. Barnes up stairs ahead Of him,
saw none, yet this is what occurred:
Mr.. Barnes said adieu and walked
away. Mr. Mitchell stood in the door
way, gazing after him till he saw him
enter the elevated railroad station then,
looking carefully about, he himself
walked rapidly toward Sixth avenue.
He did not glance behind, or he might
have seen the man in the bank step out
and walk in the same direction. They
had been gone about five minutes when
Mr.. Barnes once more appeared upon
the scene He stopped in the doorway
where the other detective had been
leaning. Keenly scanning the paneling,
his eye presently rested upon what he
was seeking. Family written in pencil
were the words 'No. - East Thir-
tieth." That was all, but it told Mr..
Barnes that Rose Mitchell had been fol-
lowed to this address, and as it Tailed
with that which she herself had given
to him he knew now that she could be
found when wanted Wetting his finger
against the tip Of his tongue, he drew
it across the words, leaving nothing but
dirty smudge
"Wilson is keen one, " thought the
detective. "He did this trick well-saw
my nod, wrote that address and got out
of sight in an instant / wonder if he
can keep an eye on that shrewd scoun-
drel. Pshawl I am giving the fellow
too much credit. 1 must leave it to Will
son for today anyway, as / must get
through with this Pettingill matter. -
Half an hour later he was at headquar-
ters talking with his assistants
Meanwhile Wilson followed Mr.
Mitchell to Broadway, then down to the
Casino, where he stopped to buy tickets
then out again and down Broadway to
the Fifth Avenue hotel, which he enter
ed. He nodded to the clerk, took his key
and passed up stairs. Evidently he lived
there. Wilson, of course, had no further
definite instructions. From Mr.. Barnes
backward nod he had understood that
he was to shadow this man, and, under
the circumstances, it was his simple
duty to do this until relievsd by further
orders. In these days of telephones it is
easy enough to make hurried reports to
headquarters and then continue the pur-
suit. The Fifth Avenue is not promis-
ing place in which to watch man, pro-
vided the man knows that he is being
watched. Tt has three exits-one on
Broadway and one each ON Twenty
third and on Twenty fourth street.
Wilson fiattered himself that Mr..
Mitchelwas unsuspicious, and therefore
whichever way be might leave the buikl-
ing he would first return his key at the
desk. He consequently kept that point
in view. Not half an hour had elapsed
when his man appeared, gave up his
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crossed the bridge, but instead of taking
the annex for the Grand Central depot,
as one ia expected to do. he slipped
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