Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-07-11

that you would charge more. OF
course you understand that il may
involve chase round half tho world
before you can ind him?. Hes a.
slipperya s N eel, and, IL heS nee
gets to. knows5that we are after him,
he'll double and twist like hare"
Hell not be the first man have
had to deal with who possessed these
characteristics" I answered. "And I
have generally succeeded in running
them to earth at the end"
Lets hope for all our sakes that
you will be as successful in this case"
he said. "And now, il may ask the
question, when will you be ready to
begin your search2 We shall both
feel happier when we know you are
on his track" * -
II am ready as soon as you like"
rejoined. Indeed, the sooner tho
better =, for all parties concerned:
Nothing IL to be gained by delay, and
if, as you say, the man has now been
in England two months, he may soon
be thinking of gettinesout Of it again,
if he has not done so already. But
before embark ON anything, you
must answer me some questions
"A hundred, if you like" he re-
turned. "You have only to ask them
and will do my best to answer"
I'm the first place, + must have a
description of this Mr.. Gideon Hayle.
What is he like?'
Tall, thin, with brown hair, and
short, close-cropped beard; he car
ries himself erect, and looks
about 49," =,
S''You don't happen to have . photo
graph Of him in your possession,
suppose?"
no." replied Kitwater, shaking his
head. Gideon Hayle is not the sort
of man to allow himself to be photo
graphed, and what's more you must
remember that when we reached
Nampoung,, the station on the from
| tier of Burmah, we had scarcely q
rag upon our backs. Any goods and
chattels we might once have pos
sessed were in the hands of the Chi
nese. They had robbed US of every
thing, except what that arch thief,
Hayle, had already stolen from U.S.
As he said this, another look such
~ I had ceen ON the occasion of his
previous VISIT spread over his face.
"The robber, the thief" he Kissed,
almost trembling in his sudden ex-
cess st rage; 'twhen@I get hold of him
he shall rue his treachery to the day
of his death. Upwards of . quarter
Of million of money he stole from
US, and where is it now? Where is
my sight, and where is Coddy's pow
er of speech? All gone, and he is
free. Vengeance is Mine,' saith the
Lord, but I want to repay It myself.
I want to-"
Here he leant across the table and
turned his sightless eyes upon me.
'This is certainly a curious sort
of missionary" said to myself as I
watched him. "He may be smitten
on one cheek, but I scarcely fancy
he would be content to turn the
other to the striker"
= At this moment Coddy leant for
ward in his chair, and placed his
hand upon his friends arm. The eff
feet was magical: His fit of impotent
rage died down as suddenly as it had
sprung up, and Immediately he be-
came again the quiet, suave, smooth
spoken individual who had first en-
tered my Office.
II must beg your pardon, Mr.. Fair
fax" he said, in a totally different
voice to that in which he had just
spoken. "When remember how we
have been wronged, I am apt to for
get myself. l trust you will forgive
me?" -:
II will do so willingly" I answered.
"You have certainly won the right
to be excused ii you entertain a feel
ing Of resentment for the man who
has treated you 10 shametully. And
now to resume our conversational
What were yon about to say - &.
:"1 was about to:ask you the num-
Lber and description, 81 The; stones of
which he robbed you. You told me
L
Der Alright. Can you tell me how
many there were of each?"
"Forty-eight} vubies and As sap.
phires,"'. he replied without q mo-
ment's hesitation. *'The rubies were
ansatz sPa Of yariens &c., EangiPs
They were rue-.rubies,~ not :=spineis,
remember that. The sapphires ran
from IL ,oerats Is 66, and there was
not \! hsw amongst them.'' IL: i. 1888
!: ''Has HAyaetanj knowledge sof the
value ef sseioas l.tones?r { >::ea::;
:1he{s's a I! Az IS kee4.er judge in tho
east. He would be cunning man
Who would succeed in takinK him in
about tie value OF anything: from !
;moonstone to- ruby 4; ~ - ::
I'm that case he .wpnld. in all prob
ability, know where to place them
TO tie Best advantage?'' e :. Il s:57
"Yon may lie sure that was his In.
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