The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-26

ance.
"ly tho I.0r:l Harry. we shall bc in
Queer street il they don't turn up" lie
said with much emphasis. Wood or
no Wood. we've got to get them. or
there will hc a jolly row: Il cabinet
question. cGad, and the devils own
complications. The matter can't rest
here. SO cheer up. Miss Frida. Wen
all do our level BEST
''Why, certainly" added Snuyzer,
"we don't depend entirely on police
cooncls, and this one is not so al
mighty clever. I've got to get on the
inside track of this business. and Ill
do it yet. you bet YOUR bottom dollar"
1t was kind of them, but I would not
be consOlcd. When l got to Hill street,
| crCpt up to my room, very sorrowful
and sick at heart. and cried myself to
sleep.
Next morning while 1 was dressing
they came and told me that Mr.. Snuy-
Zcr had called. lie had something i'm
portant to tell me- and was rather in q
hurry.
Captain Woods not in that house"
began the American abruptly, when
l got down stairs.
"IIow do you know? Why are you
so sure?" asked.
Haven't the smallest doubt of it
l know, because l went right through
the house last night, every single
ROOM"
What! q Did they let you fn?"
mo. miss; l broke in-burgiary you
call itHin this countrx---I- h-r-~-, o-a
| viVp info rnStO6v IF
| please. But the detective that's not
good enough to break the law on an oc-
casion rs we'll as break into a house
and stand the racket had better give
| up the business"
The mans audacity staggered me.
was quite terrified, but liked him for
| it.
"You sec, miss, can't afford to stick
| ut triflcS. My professional reputation
| Is at stake, and the more L thought it
| over the more l hungered to get inside
| chat house in Featherstone Gardens,
| and this is how l worked it: First l
| set n close watch on the house, front
and back, and found before midnight
| that no one had gone either in or out. /
| rcckoned thai there were not very
many Of them, and We mustered half
dozen, two of them practiccd crooks
| professional burglars, miss. We got
! into the house right enough-thc crooks
| managed that-in half an hour First
| thing was to lay hands on the care
taker. There was no one else in the
! house. He Sworc to that, and we soon
saw that he was speaB ing truth, for We
| drew every room, ramsackcd every cor
| inv nd n,,rl,no or.l hnt
nary soul was to Dc found. They'd all
cleared out but this one crittcr So l
went back to him arsl threatened his
life. He was very stlrf, but a revolver
is mighty fine pcr.suadrr. and pres
emily he outs with the story; lies may
be, maybe truth, but good enough to
make him worth kccldng till we could
get some corroboration."
"What was his story? Anything
about Captain Wood? Did he admit
that they had taken .lim:'
"You bet he did. Told us the whole
game from lil;st to last. The first we
d"-Iis >anxiilfary2 2'' sdfeef%r d!feef%r" ihevaSt is
ister. cleared from Victoria dock yes
terday at y. IN. I've been there un'
verified it this 1uorning.
| ALREADY ,,,
Eyes" he went on. "Ihc yacht lc"t
de-Lis, Chapman master, left the "oc'
, at D. III. yesterday. They knew ne
| well there. She was waiting, reau! ~
e sea, fires banked, blue peter nEii';
f waiting only for her owner anu lc'
y her berth directly he was got on poar'
He was an invalid, came i'll carflis :
d to the dock side and had to be carrle
ON board wrapped up in blankets
"Ah! Joe was right then
y "a lady helped him, thought TO
TT his wife, but she did not accompai
him to the ship. She staid on shore OH,
very much upset, they told me VINO %
ic her, and could hardly be persu'ueu
We re-enter the carriage. But Seii'icn.
Oh at1ast made her, eand they drove IL"
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