The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-05-08

beside him, and, further away, a pis.
toll, which he supposed must have
been dropped by the burglar. When I
got to the house 1t was all lighted 10
the women were upstairs screaming
and going on, and two or three neigh.
bcrs, attracted by the shots, were
just arriving. The poor Old banker
was yet where he had fallen, and
nobody seemed to have the nerve to
take even a second look at him.
aadc everybody stay IN the house, got
a lantern and stationed the coach.
man Mt the front gate to keep newcom-
ers from tracking W the Snow.
"Onc OF the first things / did after
making sure that Kaufman was dead
was to examine ais pockets. His watch,
a good gold one, was in his vest, which
was unbottoned as IL be might have
hurrledly thrown it and the coat on.
He was fully dressed even to the lac.
ing Of his shoes. remembered about
the $4,000 which he was in the habit
Of carrying IA his inside vest pocket
and looked for it, 1t was gone. The
pistol ball had entered his forehead,
was powder burned. l locked for
tracks in the snow and found only
the single trail Of the c1achman as
he came from the stable and those Of
fox terrier, Kaufnan's, which was
now following ne about IN the yard.
As most Of tine clowfall had come
since midnight began to be rlystiGcd
about the burglar-how be had come
and how be had gene, Then I looked
about for signs CT the single discharge
Of the shotgun, and found the shot
had imbedded Itself in the side Of
Heckburg'S house, just across the lawn
from Eaufnan'a porch.
"Well, the town authorities soon ar.
rived, and the coroner and all Of them
made a thorough examination Of the
whole premises. They decided that
Kaufman had frightened the burglar
away before the latter had q chance
to rob him. The neighbors began h tell
yarns about 'suspicious-looking tran2s'
having been seen, and Of course the
next days papers played 1t for a mys-
FERROUS murder, which was battling tho
whole police department. / got charge
Of the case and was still working cp
ii when the Kaufman family moved
away to town An found from them
was that poor papa had been late that
night searching the house for some
paper he had lost two days before, and
that since his loss he had been much
worried.
The next day went to the President
Of the Dexter National Bank, and cfter
swearing to keep the secret, learned
that the sem!annual count Of the
banks money made by the directors on
the day after Klufman's murder dis
closed a shortage. How much was
itF asked him. Three thousand dol
lars said he. l may get II back for
you, told him, only asking that be
maintain the same secrecy he had re-
Quired OF me. Meanwhile the papers
and the people Of Cedar Grove were
roasting the police in general and me
n particular for not catching the
burglar and murderer. 1 got the keys
Of the Kaufman house and lived there
alone, searching 1t for three Gays before
got a clew. And what do you suppose
1t was?
II simply found lot Of chewed-up
greenbncks in the empty doghouse in
the back yard! Then I knew that
the fox terrier was the burglar.
sifted the old straw, waited until the
Glow was gone, and raked over every
inch OF that yard, looking for pieces
Of the money. found nearly hatful
CT faded, tattered shreds, You can
guess the rest. 1 took the old pistol
found beside poor Kaufman and
showed it to every pawnbroker IL
town. wanted to find out who bought
1t, for knew that Kaufman never kept
q pistol in the house and never carried
one. At last landed in an old junk
shop on the West Side and showed the
pistol. The owner recognized 1t at once.
He knew me and made a straight story
of II. He had sold the gun to fine
looking old man who wore side whis-
kers and was very nervous. He told
me he wanted TO kill vicious dog NIT
it, explained the dealer. But knew
all wanted to know.
"'But you haven't explained every
thing? objected the lookup man, who
was dull.
"'You're fat-headed Denny
s1eered the Captain, Can't you see the
dog carried off the money? Well, when
the old man couldn't find 1t and re-
membered that next day was count
day at the bank he just bought the pis-
toll, took q shot at Heckburg's house
40 n blind md Then KILLED himself