The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-09-28
CHAPTER III.
WARNING.

CHAPTER III.
WARNING.
An American gentleman mas been
here several times,e SavoYy said when
I reached my rooms. Would have il
he'd got an appointment with you
Told him didn't know when you'd be
home"
"Wcll. show him up when he calls.
I'll see him."
Presently he brought up Il card with
~ name "EraStuS X SnuyZrr'' on It
In gold letters, anl the man himself
quickly followed. He was dressed in
the same irrcprc2ch2LlH fashion as
when l had seen Lin in the morning
: good new clothes, we'll cut, q glossy
hat, gardenia and the shinicst Of
shoes with big bows.
"Well, now?' l asked as l offered
him chair.
''Its this. way" he replied. "My
people have calculated that you might
like to secure their services"
"One moment, pray. Who and what
arc your people,
"Saraband & Sons. You have surely
heard Of them-the great rrm or pri-
vate detectives. l was with Allan Pin
kerton myself for years, and he rcck-
oned was one OF his SmartcSt pupils
"What on earth should l do with
private detective?" l cried, with great
laugh.
"I may venture to remind you that
you have just succeeded to vast for
tune The heirShip of the McFauSht
property must be worth several mil
lions to you, and-and-so Sarabands
desired me to call"
as it part of q rich mans duty or
business to keep q private detective?
was still laughing, but found no re-
sponse on the portentously solemn face
Of my visitor.
That's as may be, Captain Wood
Some do and some don't. Those who
didn't have come to wish they had; so
might you."
"And what would happen If I were
so foolish as to refuse the obliging Of
fer of your people|" l asked smiling
ly.
"I beg of you to be serious, Mr.. Wood
Take us or leave us, but employ some
one. Do not for heavens sake, at
tempt to run alone"
he spoke with such evident earnest
ness and good faith that l began tt
feel little uncomfortable.
do you imply that l need protec
ton, that l am in any danSer-an
personal danger-that unless am taxi
en- care Of shall fall victim to som
what shall say-some plot?"
"All that and more. l cannot at thl
stage be more explicit In my warning!
1t would be giving away our business
But there are ample grounds for wha
say l indicated something of II
sort of thing when l spoke to you TIL
morning. There are those who grudg
you your newly acquired fortune, WI
deny your right to it or even the tests
tors right to 1t. They are ready to en-
ploy any means-secret, insidious, eve
violent means-to wrest 1t from 20
Let me tell you, sir, that even now.
this moment, you may be, I believe yC
are, in imminent peril-you and yo'
life"
"But this is matter for the police
cried hotly, springing to my feet.
"Your police cannot help you in th
1t is too private and particular. AZ
they are Of little good till after t
event. What you want is preventio
anticipation. You must meet gu
with guile, plot with counterplot,
ways supposing there is time"
"Where Is the hurry"
eve have reason to know that ever
thing was planned some time since
"Why, the news is not day {
yetv'
'Tt has long been expected that
McFaught millions would come
England, but the name of the real h
was only disclosed week ago. Eve
thing was ready, and the campai
was to commence directly 1t W
known who should be attacked"
I looked at this heavy featured. 81
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