Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-07-28

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may he on. late"
"Ics. Well, there is Il directory on the
counter there. If You don't know exactly
where to locate them, you will find their
names and places of residence there, il
they are l;altimorcans."
THANKS" said Mal.bN. as he moved to-
wards the directory. II will avail myself
of it,"
MIR. Maltby turned over the leaves of
the directory. casually glancing from leaf
to leaf. ,ntil he had reached IL page at the
head OF which appeared the letter 5.
-Four pages of names commencing with
; he passed. then bent over the book.
"Si-St-lIcre We are. St-St-Ste-
phrns! should find the name hcre-Stc-
phcns .Adam-Stcphcns Alfrcd-Stcphcns
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bruce. and here Is
Charles Nj. Stephens. wholesale grocer
Clarence Stephens, attorney mt lnw-Stc-
phens Stephens - Stephens - Humph!
There is no c. n. Stephens recorded here"
thought MIR. Maltby. as he closed the book.
well. have YOU located your friends,
Mr.. Maltby:' asked the clerk.
No. am disappointed. too. The name
of the one l most desire TO find does not
appear here"
Then your friend is not an old resident
of Baltimore. That book is this years di-
rcctory, and unless he has taken up his
residence here since April last his name
would appear there: but perhaps / can as
sist You. What letter were you %tracing?"
IS. NJ. friends name is S;cphens-C.
n. Stop!!cns.'
y such name here" said the clerk"
"aM,! ! newer heard of a G. \. Stephens.
Here is the wholesale grocer, Charles NJ.
Stephens. He is an old MAI near seventy.
and rcSi'.es on Laurel street. Here are n
dozen others commencing with e, but no
&. n. What business is your friend EN-
gagged in?"
"Oh. he is not Il friend. merely a friend
to parties with whom l am acquainted,
and who wished me to look him up. They
were not certain that he was in Balti-
more. 1t does not matter in the least. II
l encounter him, we'll and good; if not. the
same," and so saying MIR. Maltby turned
away and Il half hour later entered the
office of John l.. Thorp, chief of Balti-
more detectives.
Gould l see the chicf?" he asked Of the
young man who was seated at the desk
within the railing.
HE is engaged in his private Office"
said the secretary, but 1 will take in your
card.''
II declare l forgot to provide myself
with one said the planter. 'Just tell
him that o. n. Mnltby Of South Carolina
is anxious to see him.
The secretary vanished. but soon return
cd and conducted Mr.. Maltby to an inner
office.
pray be seated, Mr.. Maltby.' said the
chief.
The planter complied, and the secretary
withdrew.
What can l do for you. sir. You are
a planter. l judge. Runaway negroes that
you are trying to locatc:"
mo. sir. No. Thorp. no! l lave come
to interview YOU" said Maltby, in an en-
tircly different voice from that the chief
had heard when he inquired for him in
| the outer office.
Hey" exclaimed Thorp. Jumping to his
feet. well, III bc-So you have turned
planter. Mr.. S~ellars-pianter. Give me
your hand. 1 have not seen you in IL coon's
age. What wind blows you here"
"Thorp. YOU sized me III about
right when | entered the office. I am
Planter Maltby Of South Carolina. for the
time being. and I am here to inquire if in
your department you have any record Of
one G.. y. Stephens"
II can answer that without Ever refer
| ring TO the books. / never heard the name
before. Baltimore contains no man of
that name."
Are you sure, THORPE"
Certain. To he sure, ON one of the
many crook that infest the city may on
occasion have used the name."
II understand that. What I wished to
ascertain was whether there was a man
known to your department as C. A. Ste
| phens.'
''Thcre is not: but what crime has c. A.
Stephens committcd?"
"None that l know of. I merely wish to
locate the man."
II see! He may have committed a
crime! Well. l can't help you without q
description of your man, perhaps not then.
What docs lie look likcY'
II have never seen him, to my knowi-
edge"
MOP"
"Nor have L his photograph. 1 under
stand he is about six feet in height, Of
middle Z and has a grayish mustache.
That is all l know about him.
"Humph! You will find five hundred
men in Baltimore, who would answer to
that description"
II know it. 1 imagine he is a sporting
character-perhaps a drummer"
You might make a round of our gam
bling houses. No one on earth would
know you. True, some sharps might try
to do you.'
II am willing" said Sellars.
"Yes: well, l will give you a list of the
new houses. You know the old ones, or il
you will wait ten minutes I will so with
YOU"
Good. will"
Two planters were soon making a round
of the gambling houses.
They explored fully a dozen, and several
men whose faces Planter Maltby closely
scanned would lave come up to Adams
description OF G. A. Stephens, but some
thing was lacking. OF course, Thorp knew
them all, and Sellars was fully satisfied
that he had not yet encountered his man.
There is but one more Of any note,"
observed Thorp, as they stepped from the
door OF partridge Brothers about II
o'clock.