The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-30
THE BOY DETECTIVE.
1.-THE case is hopeless {"

Tell me the facts again, said his
companion. bright appearing youth Of
8, as he took a notebook from his pocket.
81 will, said the other dejectedly,
but fear it can avail nothing. We
can prove that Mrs Goodlot has been
missing since Aug. 2. We know that
she had quarreled with her husband and
that he had threatened her life. We can
show that on the night of Aug the
defendant generated ozonotic gas in his
chemical laboratory, and we have every
reason to believe that he put his wife
into the gas tank, but to prove it-ah,
that is the difficultyp
What is the effect of ozonotic gas on
human tissueP" asked the youth, with a
thoughtful expression on his face
ut converts all animal matter into
gaseous vapor Within ten minutes aft
er the body had been put into the tank
there was not trace of solid substance
left.
II will examine that tank"
your"
Eyes"
1T is guarded constantly. They will
kill you I"
"We shall see. -
He arose. and, after shaking hands
with the great criminal lawyer, passed
rapidly to carriage in waiting The
reader may have suspected ere this that
he was none other than Eddie Parks,
the newsboy detective
"Haltl''
AS this word was spoken a revolver
CLEANED in the moonlight
The Waterman standing at the great
doorway of the Goodlot chemical labora-
tory strained his eyes to see what the
object might be that was approaching.
All right. Don't be afraid, /" came a
gruff voice from the gloom, and po-
iceman stepped into view.
81 am glad it was you," said the
Waterman in a relieved tone of voice
"We have instructions to shoot and kill
any strangers found near the labora-
tory
The next instant the watchman felt
his throat clasped as if in wise. He
heard voice at his ear, Maintain
quiet, or / will throttle you. -
In a few seconds he was bound and
gagged The policeman took the keys
from the PROSTATE form.
Nov, my good man, stay here until
return, . he said gleefully With that
he threw off his disguise.
1t was the newsboy detective
Before starting on his perilous night
trip to the chemical laboratory our hero
had studied plan of the interior Of the
vast structure, SO that even in the pitch
darkness, it required but few moments
for him to find the tank in which the
ozonotic gas had been generated
Taking can opener from his pocket,
he cut circular opening in the tank
and crawled in.
After few minutes he emerged with
satisfied smile on his face.
As he approached the doorway at
which he had entered he saw four men
standing in the moonlight. The other
men on guard had discovered the bound
and gagged Waterman.
They were waiting for our hero to
return.
II will not be captured, - he said,
drawing his trusty revolver.
At that moment his foot struck bot
tie, which fell and broke with crash.
The four men came through the door
way Our hero turned and ran
He knew that all the doorways were
locked His only hope was the stair
way.
The pursuers were close behind. He
fed up one flight Of stairs after another.
Below he could hear the curses and
CALCULATIONS of the enraged watchman.
Suddenly he emerged into an open
tower. He had reached the topmost
point of the great building. Over 100
feet below him was the placid river.
The pursuers came painting at his
heels
There was no time to be lost
With defiant shout he leaped far out
from the tower and dived for the river.
At 10 o'clock the next morning James
H Webster, the great criminal lawyer.
was seated in his office
There was a knock at the door, and
Ralph Dumont. counsel for the defend
ant, entered the room.
81 came to tell you that the foolhardy
youth who dared to visit the laboratory
last night is no more,'' said he, a smile
of triumph lighting up his malignant
features.
"DeadP' exclaimed the great lawyer,
blanching perceptibly.
"Yes-dead He was pursued to the
tower and leaped into the river He did
not come to the surface So you see,
Mr. Webster, that your trump card has
failed. You can never convict Anthony
Goodlot
Don t be too sure of thati" came a
quiet voice from behind.
"Perditionp' exclaimed Ralph Du-
mont
Eddie Parks. the boy detective, was
standing in the doorway
AS soon as James Il. Webtser saw our
hero alive ana well he rushed toward
him with open arms.
Ralph Dumont hurried from the room,
muttering curses
HE seemed surprised to see me-"
! said our hero, laughing merrily.
"You are indeed brave youth, said
the great lawyer, gazing at our hero in
admiration. "But, tell me, have you Sc
cured any evidenced"
81 have" replied our hero modestly,
and taking a small paper from his pock-
ct he unrolled it and showed false
tooth.
''This is porcelain tooth and was
not affected by the gas, said he. after
finding this tooth I inquired the name
of Mrs. Goodlot's dentist. "
"Ahar said the great lawyer.
81 looked up the address in the direct
DRY, and upon going to the address
learned that the dentist died three years
ago."
Course the luckr said James Il
Webster 1.-The fates are against us. Is
there no way to identify this toothH''
There is a way" said our hero.
leave it to me Now let us deposit
the tooth in place of safety"
AS they passed out Of the building
there was terrific explosion, and James
H. Webster's Office was completely
wrecked.
The Goodlot murder trial was in prog
ress.
The prosecution was about to close its
side of the case.
There had been no direct testimony
TO show that Anthony Goodlot had muir
4 dered his wife.
The attorneys for the defense were