The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-19

Judgment ne formed would probably BIZ
correct, any advice he gave likely TO be
good and anything he undertook most
likely TO succeed.
John Just at that time was not In the
humor to claim so much for himself.
His self confidence had been rudely
shaken. Mrs. Hall had delegated TO him
the duty of finding the missing witness,
and he at the outset had made no ques-
ton of laying hands upon any given Nc
Caffrey required within week or two.
But after three weeks of nonsuccess,
both by himself and his agents, he began
TO question if the lost man was in New
York.
Il cannot tell, F" said the widow when
he raised this doubt to her, that he is,
but have always since he disappeared
had premonition that he would be dis
covered here. My husband, when he was
ON his deathbed, said something about
McCaffrey having gone west, but his
mind was probably wandering mt the
time. 1t does not stand to reason that
man would flee across the world to es-
cape the prayers of poor woman or fear
her when he had powerful hacker in
terested in protecting him. He might
have staid right here safely and prob
ably, in my opinion, did so. One great
trouble has been that had never seen
him. may have run against him in the
streets score of times. He must be
quite an old man now.
"Has it never occurred to you as
possibility that he may be dead?" John
asked her.
''No. 1t has not GCd would not let
him die without making some repara-
ton for the great wrong he aided in do
ing. l am as sure Of it as that l am
alive--some day he will turn up again. I"
well, replied John, ''if he is here,
he is well hidden. When / started in to
find him, l went upon the hypothesis
that he must either be in the directory
or have relatives-other McCaffreys-
who were and through whom he might
be reached. 1t was very soon established
that neither of the Michael McCaffreys
in the directory was the man we want.
Then went to work upon the most
promising hundred Of the McCaffreys
that could pick out from the list, old
and young, male and female, Of all
classes
The most pronounced result as yet is
profound conviction that the McCaf-
frey mind for occult reasons best known
to itself, has deeply rooted antipathy
to the police, and / have also vehe-
ment suspicion that the police will be
justified i'll looking very sharply after
doings instigated by the Mccartney
mind. All my inquiries after the van
isshed Michael elected only demands Of
What wanted with him. did not feel
myself authorized to give any definite
information on that head, and the Nc
Caffrey mind of course leaped to the con-
cluslon that l was minion of the law
seeking to abridge the liberty of one of
the clan, as consequence Of his highly
creditable disregard for some statutory
One amiable old lady Nc
Caffrey pathetically regretted that she
had no water handy that was hot
enough to scald me, and combatiye
gentleman McCaffrey, strangely gifted |
in ornate establishment Of his parts Of |
speech, proposed to do me up just for
luck, and would have assaulted me be- !
yond doubt if l had not been armed.
Il have made up my mind that what
ever talent l may have as sportsman
does not lie in the direction of McCaf-
frey hunting. But the game shall be
pursued all the same and more effect