Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-03

picaSin' mastered went in. so | lust
come as far rs the room next To the par
| lor"
DID you then hear anything"
| Ihey kept IL up. sir. Master seemed
20 be arguin' with him in low. steady
voice. and the stranger would break in
! and beat the table with his inst. Once
heard him say he wanted half of some
INN and just after master answered
l heard blows and the failin' OF chairs.
thought l had waited as long rs
could, and. graboin' old pistol that
! always kept by me. rushed in. Mas
ter was on one side of the room. behind
"A sofa. and the fellow was holdin'
chair 10y the back and Just about 20
/ RAISE II. When he saw me and my pistol
he put down the chair. and. with an
! oath. backed out of the room. | fol-
/ lowed him as far as the front door aud
SAM HIM spring over the fence and walk
away quick.
Then ! went back To master. TO my
surprise. he WAS tryin' To smile as if
rotain' had hapPcpcd; but he was as
white as a ghost. For minute he
couldn't say word. Presently he said:
Rather nasty temper he has. Mat
, '@eNs. My friend was little upset.
liut lie would have come around all
right. You frightened him away With
that pistol
Didn't he strike YOU. masterT
asked. 1 thought heard YOU fightin'.'
And then | noticed a bruised spot ON his
! forehead which showed mighty plain
\ under his white hair an on his pale
! skin. lie saw me lool,in' at it. and put
his nand over Il, hut he was so excited
! h" co2ldn't Keep trom shown that he
didn't war' 80 lot me know what the
! ca.:-o as ne trouble Wa.
/ THAT fellow MAS drunk master
said. 4 think his mind is wrong, too. a
httle. YES, lac did strike me. and rccl,-
ON YOU were right TO come when you
did.
Then he asked me IL was sure my
! pistol Was loaded. and told me 10 sleep
in his room. and see that the windows
ga" all the doors were locked"
( WAS that ALP" asked the colonel.
! deeply Interested
/ Yes. sir, except hc made me promise
/ rot ia mention the affair 10 ~. Wild
| 10y nor anyone else. I'm sure I've didn't
! sleep "a wink that night. for l heard
( him rollin' and tumbiin' in bed, an he'd
| get up every now and thcn and eau
! tiousiy look out of the window"
After that, did You see anything Ia
/ Indicate that MIR. Strong MAS ever
{ frightened or greatly cNcitcd about
anything"
"Nothin', sir, except he bought fire
watchdog. the on uhat lied last win
/ ter, You know lie was always inter-
. cstcd in him. and particular about ieav-
in him unclaimed at night, Their do
/ seem To remember that now and .hcn
master would get letter that would
! c',ritc him somewhat. They AWAY S
, came in strengthening blue envelopes.
/ Once when ! gave him one at break
last he turned pale when he opened it.
. and didn't finish catin'"
Col Wlrrcuton rose and knocked the
/ ashes from his cigar.
I've got an appointment down
/ town." he said. See here. Matthews.
don't say anything about what you
/ have told me. | am investigating a
little on my own account IN this mat
/ ter and J don't want anyone - know
, IT,. Hold Your tongue, and Ill see hat
On don't lose anything 10y it,"
y few minutes later he colonel wa,
/ IN his Office downtown. lie bad Just
begun the dictat,un OF 'cttcr 10 his
Steuographer when he heard ,he cry
? of q new sboy in the street.
Extra, ENtra Morning News! New
developments in thc Leighton avenue
murder ease! Extra! ENtra.'
The colonel went TO the door quickly.
and returned reading u newspaper still
/ damp from the press. Under large, SEN
sJiiou1l headlines hy read % detailed ac-
count OF circumstance that seemed
20 bear strongly on the murder of The
. night before. No less than p type
+ written notes had been picked up in
/ different parts OF the city carly that
morning; they had been found OF the
/ s.dcvaiks. under the doors OF private
/ residences. 'n the yards of unoccupied
+ HOUSES. in the mail boxes by lcttcr-car-
gicrs. behind Tin" counters Of shops. aud
, one in the coat pocket of Mr.. William
/ Euondtrcc. the mayor. vhr mac do
clarcd TO "a reporter that il must nav"
/ been put there while he was weaving
]
The wording uf all the note, was cN-
, ac,ly the same and ran as Fellows:
"Nobody VIII ever discover who murdered
/ Richard y. Strong. - will p" useless TO
/ try The secret iica 600 the smile o.; the
3 dead mans face. WHO puj b. thcrc, and
7 how wac IL doueT These questions VIII
Icmaln unanswered tim the end OF time
But this Is not all. Before long others viii
wear the dead, white smile.
ONE WHO KNOWS his BUSINESS
col. Warrcn,on hurricdly read the
rest of the sensational article. then
/ threw aside thc paper. and went down
( the street for Two or three squares aud
/ up 10 the Oilicc OF the may or. He sent
/ ia his card. and was admitted al once
/ Mr. ROundtrec was writing 81 his desk.
! but he rOsC aud drew b., chair near him
/ fot his friend 10 sit down.
II just ram in 10 see about that note
/ you got" said the laVFc els TIA fact
I tlat sou found IT, in your packrt?'
I Tine mayor thrust his right hand into
Z the pocket OF his sack coat. lie put
/ IL right there. colonel. could show 30
I TO you. but sent TO- 20 thc police. {
I thought IT. was the only one tiii read
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