The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-29

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ceeding a short distance Mr. Mitchell re-
! ferred to the readiness with which his
| companion had understood him when ne
had made sign to him TO say nothing
about his having been I'm conversation
| with slippery sam, and he banked him
for having changed the subject.
'"rhat Is all very well. Mr. Mitchell"
| said Preacher Jim, but you owe me an
explanation. and | wouid like to have It
now.
What is IT that you desire me to ex-
plain TO your" asked Mr.. Mitchell.
II saw you talking with Slippery Sam.
but ! could not hear what you said. OF
course. being at the window on the top
floor But when the women came out and
the carriage was driven off and Sam fol-
lowed easily understood that you had
ordered him to learn where she woufi go.
You are correct. And he IL TO report
| TO me tongh."
"He will not do so.'
why not"
Because he will not know"
you are mistaken My cab was
around the corner. and ] gave Sam an
order which transferred the vehicle 10
him. lie will be easily able 10 keep the
| carriage in sight
You do not grasp ',he situation You
have given him the means OF following
the Garage, but nevertheless he did not
do So.
Dld not 40 So w ny. now 90 you KNOW
what occurred after they passed out OF
our sight?"
II know as well as though ! had seen.
| will tell you what took place. The car
riage was driven rapidly 10 the Bowery.
| There II stopped. and she driver alighted.
As soon IA your cab came around the
corner the driver OF the carriage hailed
II and then spoke TO Sam. He told him
not to follow him any farther and Sam
abandoned the chase. dismissed the cab
and strolled le.s,irely down town"
You intimate that i.he carriage driver
was known to you, acting by your orders
perhaps?"
as you go. The driver is a member Of
our society and acted according TO In
strucuons. He was warned that he might
be followed and told to prevent II at all
hazards"
vino HHvr MN these orders7
why, who else but the man who hired
him?"
Then you mean that Mora did this:
that he is what you call crook"
That will be for you and Mr. Barnes
To discover. But. you forget II was the
valet who engaged the carriage
Then he is
One OF us We will now put VI palmer,
Mr. Mitchell Let me be perfectly franz
with you. and then perhaps you will be
equally candid with me. Mora learned this
morning that Mr.. Barnes had discovered
that he had a place i'm Essex street, and
he determined To prevent him from ASK
Ing too many questions down there He
was shrewd enough % go the long way
around as We say. I'm order to be sure
that there were spies after him. He
soon learned that there was at lonst one
and so decided to send his man on the
errard. This fellow came direct to our
HEADQUARTERS for assistance, and one OF
taI n AZ.
job. | happened 10 be at the rooms NJ
the time. and | got enough out OF the
valet to feel assured that you would turn
up somewhere near the Essex street
house. You see. Judged hat you would
strike the scent by using your hrau
rather Ian by following Mora about. as
Mr. Barnes did. Now. IL happened that
Slippery Sam has been stopping at this
same house. and. remembering the in
timacy which has sprung up between
you two. ! decided to be on hand person.
ally, and a, the same time / hook the
precaution to give special instructions TO
the coachman az 10 the course TO pur-
sue In the case Sam should follow him.
SO. you see. what seems such omniscience
and omnipresence on my part Is merely
the result OF confederation and sys. EN-"
Does Mora know the true character OF
his valet?"
~ shall leave you to ask him. You
When an employer has peculiar work 10
be done, he needs to hire suitable man"
Then you believe that Sam abandoned
the pursuit7''
1T Is more than belief But now II is
your turn To explain your position. wish
to know Just what you are doing In this
business. ]"
81 agreed TO assist Mr.. Barnes, and am
doing So"
You are undertaking more. Mr. Nit
chel Don't class me with your detective
friend. You may hoodwink him. but |
see further than he does. You take very
little interest in this Mora case"
You are mistaken. take the keenest
sort OF interest in solving this mystery"
True In measure but you care Moth
ing for the mere discovery Of the murder
er. That Is Mr. Barnes business. but Il Is
not yours. You are gentleman"
81 thank you for your good opinion. hut
since YOU do not accept my statement
perhaps you can guess what actuates me
In this affair"
II could but I choose To have YOU tell
me inste ld. Barnes suspects Mora. and
with dogged persistency he kept watch
on his man. There is your true detective
instinct. and u pays I'm the majority OF
cases. You either did not suspect him or
you were Indifferent on the point OF his
guilt You went after the woman. Why"
II followed the French system, seek
the woman I was sure that Mora would
turn up In Essex street merely took
the shortest road To the scene Of action.
That is all"
yes. Perhaps you are telling the truth,
but YOU do not tell all the truth. Listen.
You went into the house and searched the
rooms OF both the woman and Mora I
Since then you have taken more interest
In the woman. That l. what wish TO
have explained
Mr. Mitchell thought he saw an opportu-
nifty and fastened 10 take advantage of
IL. He took the photograph from his
pocket and handed II To- his companion.
remarkng;
II found that I'm Mora's room That
Is why | am now anxious 20 find the
woman"
81 don't follow YOU. Make Il palmer"
lie had taken the photograph. and his
eyes now gazed upon II admiringly. but
Mr.. Mitchell was not able 10 Judge from
his countenance whether or not tho orig
inal was known to him. But next he
played his trump card
THAT photograph. Preacher Jim" said
he with deem meaning IN hfs tones tsle