Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-14

wounds bespoke it's truth, as did also the damp ground in the alley, which showed plain signs of a hard struggle.
 The missing money amounted to $60,- 900, and MT. Guilford, the president, was frantic. As the hours wore on and the police appeared to be accomplish ing nothing, Guilford summoned my partners and myself to conference. Nobody could offer 3 suggestion. All at once an idea flashed across my mind. remembered Daniel Draper and his singular success in ferreting out the mystery of Simon Gilbert's will, and it occurred to me that it might be worth while to can in this peculiar young man. With some trepidation, being the youngest member of the firm, made this suggestion. It was not received with much enthusiasm, but Guilford was ready to grasp at straws, and in the absence of any other plan asked me to find Draper, who aspired to be private detective.
 He was the same shock-headed, star ing-eyed, dull-lookng, loosely-dressed indiviudal I remembered, and ins sooth was somewhat ashamed of him as 1 took him into the bank. With a pa tience and deliberation which amount ed almost to stupidity, he went over all the ground we had gone over be- fore, asked innumerable questions about all sorts of matters having no apparent connection with the case, roamed over the bank in a desultory manner which made Guilford suspi- cious that hewas looking for chance to purloin something himself, talked with everybody in sight, clerks, police men, watchmen, reporters, bank off cials and doctors, and finally dropped himself into the alley and got down on all fours and measured the foot prints, procured one of Morris shoes, then the other, and fitted them to prints in the earth; tried to fit other shoes to them; went back to the doc- tor who had dressed Morris wounds and asked him for minute statement of the injuries; went again into o the bank and talked long and earnestly with the employees; then went to the corner, bought an apple, returned and sat in a. dark corner of the presidents room for fully half an hour. Finally he arose, shuff1ed over to where I was talking with the president and said:
 Will you go with me? I think you can help me-
 '.Where?" I asked.
 "To arrest the thieves,' he replied, mildly tossing the apple core in a spit toon. Tt is time to act, and act promptly, if we wish to save the 1aoney. Will you come, sir?'' followed him. Once outside, he said:
 T desire to get search warrant for certain house and warrant for the arrest of certain person from some justice who will keep it quiet until we finish our work. Else we will miss one of the birds. Can you arrange it?''
 T can,'' replied, "but you know this is dangerous business. You can't go on fishing expeditions with war rants"
 T am going on no fishing expedi- Eion," he replied, quietly. ''I am going 60 get the stolen money. If you do not care to help me, all right. l will be able to get along alone, I daresay."
 Impressed by his confidence, I de- LAACtA lO SOs WILL ndA AO u1lu- culty in having the justice issue the warrants. The name Draper gave was that of woman, Myrtle Perry. Pro- curing cab, we drove to a respectable part of the residence district, alighted at a corner and sought the number. Draper rang the bell, and as soon as the door was opened stepped in. You are Miss Perry?" he said. re- gagding her keenly. >~