The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

| But bless you, sir, he got that huffy
| there wasn't no holding him. And him
very pleasant hammered gentleman in
| the usual way, and free with his money
too.
Our conversation was interrupted at
this point by the entrance of another
waterman with the key of the shed
where boat that was for sale was laid
up The craft in question was pretty
little cutter named the Pastime, and l
of course made great pretense of in
specting her narrowly and was careful
to put the usual questions about her
draft, breadth of BEAM findings and the
like which would be expected from any
intending purchaser.
''Isn't she rather like the Odd Tiick?"
/ said casually, being DESTROYS of get
ting description of that vessel without
appearing to be unduly inquisitive.
Lord bless you no, sir!" answered
the honest Gunnell. "She's about the
same size right enough, but-tse E1>hme
is cutter rugged and the Odd Trick
yawl Besides, tho Pastirao 80 paintedJ
chocoIata asaA- lA-o-Udd Trick is whitS'
r''vNcd out gold. "
rms was just the information I re.e
CURED. SO after telling Gunnell that .
would let him know my decision ,yhen-
| had seen another boat VIII WIS ln
the r,ariz4.i----.sfrf'cu- half SOVEREIGN
mn his hand, as conscience money"
for taking up his time when had no
intention CT becoming purchaser, and
bade him GOOD day, and thank YOU. -
The result Of my inquiries. though
by no means unsatisfactory, had. Imust
confess, put me somewhat ont of my
reckoning. had all along been OF opin.
ION that Mullen's hiding place waa 49,
water, as the reader is &c, but had |
not supposed he would 20 resi as to
trust himself on vessel y-lAsps II his
connection with ~ 1Jrseoynes should
roooI, 81 80 4 the police. W, mid ~
49,. , 49, .e.dast object of their inc nc
piiio 'ss only account for his doinHiries'
.r-ssggA1nipg that he was convinced SO ny
'"0 k~ad
Mrs. Burgoyne-being known only TO
lhsm and to him-could not by any
means come to light. and that. taking
one thing with another, he considered it
safer to make use of Burgoyne's boat than
to run the risk Of purchasing or hiring l
what he wanted from stranger. Or it |
might be that as no fresh outrages had
occurred for some time the vigilance of |
the police had become somewhat relaxed
and that Notwithstanding it to be so,
and that the hue and cry had subsidized
-relt that his own precautions might
be proportionately lessened.
Perhaps, too, the ease with which he
had hitherto eluded pursuit had tended
to make him careless, overconfident and
inclined to underrate the abilities of |
English detectives. But whatever his
reason, the fact remained that if Gun
nell's story was to be believed-and /
saw no cause to doubt it-Mullen had
contrlved to got possession of the Odd |
Trick by means of telegram which,
though purporting to come from the
owner OF the boat. Mr. Burgoyne, had
in reality been dispatched by Mullen
himself.
That he was the sender of the tele.
gram was evident from some INQUIRIES
which afterward made at Scarborough.
These inquiries / need not here enter
upon in detail, but may mention that
l was able by little diplomacy to get
photograph of the original draft lit is
not generally known that the first
drafts OF kilograms are retained for a
considerable time by the postal authori-
ues), and so became possessed of piece
OF evidence which might one day prove
vaiuable-a specimen of what was in
all probability Mullen's own handwrit-
ing. '' NV
But as q matter of fact.ati good put
csuse' qnise apart froms inquiries pos
which instituted marlborough, to won
-, ssnsiled that telegram had been iuit
~ Il huiien. or his instigation. that
80 - b burgoyks knew By the mas