Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-07-21
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. SATURDAY, JULY u, 1900.


Neither OF the tapers had ever been
lighted on the night preceding the rob
berry. The one I found was partially
burned. Il could no; have been thrown
down. because there Is no window iu
that ioom over the porch. and so il
must have beer brought down. \
burned match was on the stand be
meath The sconce. and 80 ! knew the
eancie had been lighted in the room.
We have no carpets on that floor
which il OF hard wood The RUGS had
been taken up on the day preceding the
robbery. that the foor might be oiled.
and BY looking closely. one can detect +
the marks Of a bare foot. These foot
prints are very illegible. because the /
floor was almost dry. but in the proper
light they can be seen. That bronze
caudiestick has not been used 20 hold
a candle since we purchased II. IL /
you will examine IL now. You viii find /
wax ciinging 20 &c. which serves 20 con 3
vince me that the woman had put thc
candle in that cardiestick while she
went about her work"
"You are exceedingly observing"
said Mr. Dixon. "and it looks as II you
were right IN your conclusions"
'wehave never thought Ruth particu-
larly observing" said Mr.. Arnold; "hut
there is n new hat and a sealskin jacket
NJ stake. which may account for her
acutcness at this time"
oh" said Ruth. lightly. edo not fear
that / mean 10 rob YOU OF amy Of the
laurels of ysor profession. / am anx-
, ious. in thia case. because fathers
money is at stake. but hardly think
should want to make detective work
! my profession"
1t would not trouble me IL YOU did"
said Mr.. Dixon. for I believe this 10
be- my last case. For that reason am
/ particularly anxious 10 succeed. have
formed a law partnership. and my
whole time. from this on. must be given
to my chosen profession"
Day after day. Ruth and Mr.. Dixon
worked upon their various clues. each
trying Co excel the other I'm obtaining
desirable information. and both en-
loved the work more than they real
lied. The days heightened into weeks.
and soon an entire month was gone.
Early one morning Ruth startled
her parents hy rushing into the IL
brary. her face all aglow with excite
ment.
/ I've found IT." she exclaimed
''Here IL is. the box-the papers-cv
erything."
"Where--where? began Mr.. AT
. mold. who was too excited 90 form al
intelligibie sentence.
.'Out in the summer house. on tha
little shelf, which is oniy "A trih
I higher than my head-why We Nigh
= have seen il at any time. had we onl
3 thought TO look therel"
Mr.. Arnold opened the box. IN
u papers were found 90 Ice uudisturbec
e When Mr. Dixon called, that morning
Ruth met him with a smiling, tr
Il umphant face, and led the way 10 th
Il library.
B. Mr.. Detective" she said. pointin
10 10 the box. confess yourself outvi
e ted"
Have YOU also discovered that tl
= tail woman with the black hair W.
possessed of blue eyes?" said Mr. Dr
o. on. jestingly.
"Oh. YOU may make fun OF me q
10 you like" retorted Ruth. "It is yo'
n. only resource, but l can afford
X overlook it,"
'Wer." said NJ. Dixon. Il am gla
the papers are safe. but the case
=. not concluded until the thief
4 found"
., so long as we have the papers, Y
oil do not want the thief replied Rutl
~ 1--WE shouldn't know how TO enterta
~ her properly, il we had her" AT
T.. then. AXE an excited child. she 10
= him how she had found the papers.
as ''The recovery of the property do
as not end the obligations of the law
,r. said Mr. Dixon; and I am more 4
es termined now than ever TO find q
he guilty party. have one more Gle
lct but ii will take me away from hei
X unless"
II away from herei You are goi
n --away?'
hel ''I must"
II am very sorry" II was all S
ed said, but woman's voice is often h
nj surest betrayer.
Would you like our case 10 Il
rs a little longer2'' he asked. comi
at closer 10 her. "I confess that
I, should"
no. What she replied does not conce
IN. us. II is enough for us 10 know tn
YET before the interview ended. Ruth a
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