Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-12
nm ARTIST IN CRIME
BY RoDR1GUEs oTToLENGUI.


mysterious ROBBERY ana muroer. Leu II
one reads the papers he must submit to
that almost every day"
"Do you mean that this particular
case has no interest to you?"
why should it interest me? Because
l happened to be on the train and was
compelled to submit to being searched
by an order from laundering detect
ive?"
"There is more reason than that for
attracting your attention. Any man with
grain of sense and with the knowledge
of your wager must see your hand in
this"
"In which, the robbery or the MUIR
der?"
my God, don't know. You and I
have been the best Of friends ever since
we first met. I have stood by you and
believed in you in spite of all that your
enemies have said against you. But
now
"Well?"
"Well, / don't know what to think.
You bet me that you would commit a
crime. In few hours there is robbery,
and little later woman is killed in
the very house where the Remsens lived.
1t is known-there is another account
in another paper here-it is known that
you were in that house for an hour after
II 80 at night and that while you were
there a woman was heard to scream
from that apartment where the corpse
was found. Then here they find the
jewels, and the case had your name on
it."
1.-THE woman's name, you mean. The
paper made that deduction, I think. "
"That is true. did not think of that.
Of course it was her name, but. don t
you see am all muddled up and excited?
I came here to ask you to say outright
that you have had nothing to do With
this thing. -
"That is impossible.
"What, you refuse? You will not
claim that you are innocent? Then you
practically admit that you are guilty?"
II do not. neither deny nor admit
anything. Do you remember our wager?
l told you then that this crisis would
arise-that you would hear Of some
crime and come to ask me about it.
warned you that would refuse to en-
tighten you. I simply keep my word" "
This. was followed by silence. Mr..
Randolph seemed much disturbed. jam
ming his hands into his pockets he went
and looked out Of the window. Mr..
Mitchell looked at him for some minutes
with a smile of amusement lowering
about his lips. Suddenly he said:
Randolph, does your conscience trou-
BILE you?"
"Most decidedly" answered his COM
panion sharply, turning toward him.
"Why not 60 and unburden your soul
to the police?"
II think it is my duty to do so. But
feel like a coward at the idea. 1t
seems like betraying friend.
"Ah, you still count me your friend |
Then, my dear friend-for assure you
I value your good will will show you
how to act so as to satisfy your con-
science and yet not injure me-"
II wish to heaven you wouldv
Nothing easier. Go to Mr.. Barnes
and make clean breast of all that you
know"
But that is betraying you to the po-
lice"
"No; Mr.. Barnes is not the police.
He is only private detective. If you
remember. he is the very one about
whom we were talking when the wager
was made. You were boasting of his
skill 1t should satisfy you then to have
him on my track, and it will satisfy me
if you agree to talk with no other. Is it
a bargain?"
Eyes, since you are willing. must
tell some one in authority. 1t is impos-
sible for me to withhold what may be
the means of detecting criminal. "
Mr. Randolph, upon leaving the no.
tel, went in search Of Mr.. Barnes.
Meanwhile that gentleman was holding
a conversation with Wilson.
"You say" said the detective, "that
Mr.. Mitchell gave you the slip again
yesterday afternoon"
Eyes; he doubled so often on his
tracks on the elevated road that at last
be eluded me, getting on train which
failed to board. You see, it was impos-
sible to tell, till the moment of starting,
whether he would take train or not.
He would mix with the crowd and seem
anxious to get on, and then at the last
moment step back. I had to initiate
him at the other end of the coach, and
finally he got on just as the guard at
my end slammed the gates. "
"This was at Forty second streetT
"Yes; Lc took the down train. "
"Did he notice you in any way?"
II suppose SO, but no one would have
guessed it. He appeared entirely igno-
rant of the fact that he was followed, so
far as watching me was concerned"
"You are not to blame. Go back to
his hotel and do the best you can. Leave
the rest to me. will discover where it
is he gees OH these mysterious trips.
TO BE CONTINUED.