Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12

have shadowed her in connection with
another affair.
"Wbat other AFFAIR.""
Abduction.
"Abductioni Absurd Who On earth
| has Miss Remsen abducted?
1.-THE girl Rose Mitchell "
"And who, pray. is tho giri huao
Mitchel-the daughter Of the murdered
woman"
Perhaps That is what I intend to
discover She passed, however, as your
daughter. -
"Ahl Now can you prove that she is
notf"
"No.
Every good. Then, SO far as your in
formation goes, Rose Mitchell, who pass
ed as my daughter, was removed from
a certain house to certain other house
to you unknown. He paused moment
as though to enjoy Mr.. Barnes discom-
| future, then continued: "She was taken,
so you suspect, but cannot prove, by
Miss Remgen. Now, then, if Miss Rem
sen, my affianced wife, takes girl who
is my own child from one house TO an
other, where is the abduction so long as
l make no complaint?"
"Let us drop this nonsense, Mr..
Mitchell. You know very well that that
child was removed for purpose, else
she would not be hidden away. If Miss
Remsen had hand in this, she was
aiding you TO battle detective investiga-
| ton, and that was an illegal act. There
n h. .f,,l.E 20. fgh n
order TO discover what we can. "
Every well, then, we will grant you
that privilege. Much good may it do
you. But as 10 the removal Of the child,
that was done because your spy Lucette
had discovered where she was, and i
did not choose to have her annoyed. "
"What makes you 80 certain that this
Lucette was my spy, as you term itI'
"Well, / don't mind telling you that,
though perhaps / am showing my hand
little. Let us go to the beginning In
the first place you knew about my bet,
and knew that you knew that much.
From that starting point what more nat
ural than for me to suppose that you
would begin by having me shadowed.
To be sure Of this / made few trips on
the elevated road, structure peculiarly
applicable for such test, with the result
Of course that soon became pretty well
acquainted with your assistant. When
ever had nothing else to do, would
amuse myself getting away from him.
You gave me occupation for seyera
hours, assure you. But to como to Lu
cette | guessed that the next step IL
your game would be to supply spy No
2, who would take up the trail wherever
spy No 1 would lose it. / began 10 lool
for this second man. See, admit tha
/ did not count upon woman. YoI
beat me there, or almost did. l dom
suppose you told the girl to let mo sec
her face, ehF'
Mr. Barnes made no reply. though e
himself he said, Just as | told th'
fool. F" Mr.. Mitchell went on "At las
one day, just al was getting on a train
a smart looking young woman came GU
Of the waiting room and followed IN
aboard. Purely from habit / walked
through the train TO the first coach
ride in that because it is the coolest ii
summer and tho least drafty III winter
NOW lHtTb WtIb Htbtidi iIOn7 H'"t
empty in tho coaches through which
passed, and as the young woman behin'
me did not take one, but followed m
through the train, became suspicious
When she sat down opposite me, 0
course studied her face. / hardly eve
forget face after have made IA mon
tai note Of it. The rest is simple. Sh
was sharp enough not to get off the trail
when l did. and dismissed her from
my mind, Thus / suppose she was en-
abled TO follow me 10 the Irving plac
house. But, Of course, / recognized he
at once when / saw her at Miss Rem
sens"
did j understand you to say tina
this Rqfe Mitchell is your daughter
II don't know what you understood
! but did not say 50. / spoke Of her jus
al you did, Rose Mitchell, who passed
as my daughter. "
,'Wcll, then, IL shp your daughterF'
II decline to answer
fWhy do von do sof"