The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-23

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"No ger can't"
ing parties or whether the widow in
question was the relict of the artistic
| genius whose brain had conceived and
whose hand had drawn the picture |
am unable to say, as particulars were
not given. In regard to the details of
the rattle, however, the promoters of
the enterprise had condescended to be
more explicit, as another label announc-
ed that the price of tickets was sixpence,
| and that they were ''to be obtained Of
| the professor ~ l was, however, more
| concerned at the moment in ascertain
| ing what had become of the letters, so
l scanned the room carefully, shifting
meanwhile the outspread and interposed
broad sheet of The Daily Telegraph,
like yachtsman setting his canvas
close to the wind, so as to keep myself
out of reach of the professors too in.
quisitive glance, and switching my eyes
from object to object until they discov-
cred the missing letters placed upon q
rack which hung upon the wall near the
window
Its very dark here, or else my
sights getting bad and / shall have to
take to glasses. I'm hanged If can read
this small print" said aloud, standing
up and moving toward the window, as
if to get better light. For half min
ute pretended to read, and then I lei
surely shook out the newspaper to its
fuIloot in, 30 he
sheet. thus hiding myself completely
from the professors eye.
As did 80 1 to-A tho opportunity TO
snatch the packet of letters from the
rack. 1t was no easy matter to shuttle
through them with ONO hand aud with
out attracting attention, but accom-
plished the task successfully, and not
without result, for the bottom letter of
the packet was for Mr.. Henry Ieanes
and was in the handwriting of the bar
Der at Cotley.
The reader will remember that / had
prepared two envelopes bearing the Cot
ley postmark and addressed to Jeanes
in as close an imitation of the BARRIERS
handwriting as possible. Into one OF
these envelopes had that morning slip
ped sheet of blank paper on which
was pasted the newspaper cutting about
the finding of the body of poor Green Il
had a reason for doing so which Will
shortly transpire), and this envelope l
was at that moment carrying just inside
my sleeve. TO abstract the original let
ter and replace it by the dummy was
the work Of few seconds. 1t was well
that l had come thus prepared, for III
the next instant the professor had snatch
ed the packet from my hand and was
asking, in a voice quivering with fury,
what the dickens ! meant by such inn
pudence.
"What's the excitement" l said al
calmly and unconsciously as possible
81 was only looking if there was ont
for me? There's no harm done. T"
.'Oh, isn't there?' he said. "Bu
there soon will be if yer get meddlini
ere again." And with one swift!
searching and darkly suspicious glanc
at nv face he fell to examining the let
tors. and, as / could see by the move
ment of his lips, counting them one b.
one to see that none was missing. M
heart l must confess, jumped bi
when he came to the forgery with whicl
had replaced the letter had abstract
ed. But the result was apparently salts
factory, for he put the packet back upo
the rack without further comment an
took up the discarded shaving brush
continue his task. did not feel at tn
best of ease, when, after the custome
/ had paid and departed, surly Nov
theni' summoned me to the operatin
chair, for it was not altogether reassul
r ing to have a razor in the grip Of sue
, ruffian at ones throat. But, thong
the shave was accomplished with non
, too light hand and the scoundrel Dire,
D blood by the probably intentional an
r malicious way in which he rasped m
: somewhat tender skin, he did me no s,
r rious injury, and it was not long befol
9 was back at the hotel and engaged
v opening the distracted letter.
9 There were two documents inside, IL
4 first Of which was addressed to Jean'
In Mrs Stanley Burgoyne's handwritir
y and ran as follows:
t "JAMEs-We are glad to have 20,
9 promise and will carry out our part
J. the contract faithfully. We shall r
y main here ~ you direct until you tel
% graph the word Come, when we shs
n start for England at once, and you q
IT count ON the yacht being at the pla
you mentisn within four days and rea'
ID - start again ~ . few hours' motto
70 We shall - just on the boatbuildel
81 Safst. where our little yacht IL laid q
~ y = not - aay nsosssit~ .