Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-28
your game would be to supply spy no

your game would be to supply spy no.
2, who would take up the trail whereve,
spy No would lose it. began to look
for this second man. See, I admit that
I did not count upon woman. You
beat me there, or almost did. I don't
suppose you told the girl to lei me see
her face, eh?"
Mr.. Barnes made no reply, though tc
himself he said, "Just as told the
fool" Mr.. Mitchell went Oh: cat last
one day, just as was getting on train,
a smart looking young woman came out
OF the waiting room and followed me
aboard. Purely from habit I 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 behind
me did not take one, but followed me
through the train, I became suspicious.
When she sat down opposite me, oi
course I studied her face. hardly evel
forget face after ! have made men
tai note of it. The rest is simple. She
was sharp enough not to get off the train
when I did, and I dismissed her from
my mind. Thus I suppose she was en-
abled to follow me to the Irving place
house. But, Of course, I recognized hel
at once when I saw her at Miss Rem
sens"
"Did I understand you to say that
this Rose Mitchell is your daughter?"
81 don't know what you understood
but I did not say so. T spoke Of her just
as you did, Rose Mitchell, who passed
as my daughter. ,"
"Well, then, is she your daughterf"
81 decline to answer"
: "Why do you do so9'
: 81 must decline to reply to that also. y
"Do you not see, Mr.. Mitchell, you
are simply making your actions more
and more suspicious?''
"My dear Mr.. Barnes, do not care q
straw how much suspicion I arouse sc
long as / am not confronted by any
proof. Whenever you think you have
any proof against me, come to me and
will endeavor to refute it. !"
every we'll. You. have asked me tc
discover who stole Miss Remsen's ruby.
I have already done 80. ="
"Mr. Barnes, you are genius. Who
is it?'
yourself.
"Boshl Can't you do better than thati
Why, I have been sick abed here for over
three days.
'Mr. Mitchell, you are caught this
time. You were not sick abed here at
the time Of the robbery On the con,
trary, you went over to New York, at,
tended the festival and took the ruby
pin from Miss Remsen's hair.
"Mr. Barnes, you are laboring under
a delusion. I tell you have been in
this room since Dec. 80.
Zone of my men followed you to this
place. On the night Of the 1st he regis
tered at this hotel, being assigned to the
room next to this. He picked the lock OF
the communicating door and came II
here, thus discovering your absence.
Every clever idea, I am sure. The
fellow deserves credit. But did he tell
you which communicating door he came
through"
Mr.. Barnes looked around and was
amazed to find that the only door in the
room opened on the hall. The story told
by his man was thus an impossibility.
A thought came to him quickly, and he
said:
"7ou have changed to another room
since then. You were at that time in
No. 1884,"
"And this is number S42, a floor high
or up. But you are wrong. have not
changed my room. will explain how
your man has made this mistake ]
knew when I came here that your spy
had probably followed me. was tired
Of espionage. This is what did. I reg,
istered and was given No. 234. 1 was
shown to the room and at once sent fol-
the clerk. When he came up, I asked for
another room and desired him not to
make any change on the register, as
had an inquisitive friend who would
not hesitate to walk right up if he knew
what room l was in. I explained that
wished to avoid him. My request was
granted. I suppose your man asked for
room near that of his "friend, Mr..
Mitchell" The clerk at once thought
him to be the man whom I wished to
avoid and gave him room next to 2S4,
which of course satisfied him, and l am
sure pleased me as we'll. "
Mr.. Barnes was supremely disgusted,
especially as during the interview he
had become thoroughly satisfied that
Mr.. Mitchell was really sick and troubled
with bad cough. He returned to New
York puzzled.
TO BE CONTINUED.