The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01

im"SlHc Mr.. Barnes chaCr when
Mora caught up with him, touched him
on the shoulder and caused him to turn
and face him.
well. Mr.. Barnes" said Mora, 81
hope l have not inconvcnienced you
any by taking so long to eat my lunch
con. Too bad could not ask you in,
but / had some friends with me who
are little particular about their as
sociates, and they draw the line at de-
tectives. You understand?'
Then. with tnntalizing laugh, he
turned and walked off, leaving Mr..
Barnes spcechless with astonishment.
How the deuce did he know that I
was following him?" exclaimed Mr..
Barnes, forgetting that he was alone
and speaking aloud.
He did not know It," said a voice,
which made Mr.. Barnes even more
amazed, for he recognized the speaker
rs Mr.. Mitchell.
"Mr. MITCHELL he cried. "By all
that's wonderful, what brought you
hereY
Il came by the elevated as far>hs
possible. iou see, I wGs afraid that
fhould be too late"
TOO late for whatW
TOO late to see what have seen."
"And what have you seen?"
"Ail that has occurred. 1 have been
mere ever since left you this morn
ing"
do you mean that you came direct
~ here from your houseY'
II do not think that I wasted as
much as minute. You see, I recog-
nized Mt glance the Importance of be-
Ing here"
"And did not! groaned Mr..
Barnes.
"Oh. yes, you did," said Mr.. Mitchell,
only you took the wrong way Of
reaching here. Instead of using your
brains, you utilized the old fashioned
spy system. Force Of habit, I sup
pose"
"Mr. Mitchell, have made a blum
der. admit it, and feel sore enough
without your chalng. But never mind.
Thank heaven, you foresaw that the
next move would be made here. and SO
you came direct to the scene or acrlon
and awaited developments. Was that
h?"
Yes, That was the way In which
argued 1t out. But you would have
been here on time If you had not made
the mistake OF following the wrong
man."
"What do you mean?'
Mora dressed his servant up in his
clothes. You probably detected the
trick and concluded that he was mere
ly using the man as a decoy."
"Yes. did not believe that he would
trust his servant in an important mat
ter"
"Ah, but he did not need to make q
confidant Of him! What his man had
to do was very simple"
How do you mean? What has oc-
curredI"
II came here early and have loltered
In the saloon opposite ever since. After
O time q carriage drove up, and man
dressed In the clothing which Mora
wore ut my house alighted. saw at
once, however, that 1t was not Mora.
He went into the house, remained only
few minutes and when he came out
went off OH foot, leaving the carriage
standing. Evidently he was intrusted
merely with the delivery of n letter."
-"To Mrs. Morton. Yes; you are right.
Go on"
Nearly an hour passed, and I was
hoping that YOU might arrive. Then
woman came out and entered the
carriage. Next n man brought out n
trunk. which was placed on the car
riage seat. and then the vehicle was
driven away"
"And you did not follow that car
riageT
'IIow could I do so?" was Mr..
Mltchrl's unsatisfactory reply.
'You arc right again. There are no
cabs Mt hand I'm this neighborhood.
Well. It's too bad. They've beaten us
for the time. But I'll find that wo.
man again. or my names not Barnes.
Come. We will go into the house."