The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-07-24

binary, happens to prevent l don't
seem to have any confidence in the
strength of the safe or in our watch
man, and / don't know whether 1t
would do any good to take the money
and put it somewhere else"
what do you want us to DOR ! ask
ed. "Set a special watch"
1.-THE thing that would please me
best" he replied, would be to have
this matter a secret between you and
me. Can't we do that Uncle John
Don't tell my father or mother or any
body. Just let me wander down here
every evening and sleep on that couch.
Nobody need know, and If nothing hap
pens you won't laugh at me-
/ answered that | could not allow
him to take the risk, and held to this
opinion although he protested that
there was no ground for alarm.
This man wouldn't make luncheon
for me, uncle" said he, squaring his
broad shoulders. "I'd be positively
ashamed to lay a hand upon him In
violence Besides, I'll bring down my
shotgun If you'd feel any safer"
| We discussed the matter for few
minutes, with the result that l tele-
phoned to New York for a detective
whom l have occasionally consulted.
He is at the head of one of the best
private bureaus and prides himself
upon personal acquaintance with ev-
cry criminal Of consequence in the
country.
| That evening after dinner Donald
and l went out for walk, and in
secluded place which had been desig-
mated in advance we met Mr.. Graves
Reedy, the detective When the case
was unfolded to this astute and expe-
rienced man, he confessed that he not
ed in it some slight flavor of the IN
| usual
Il Amt exactly accustomed to hav-
ing descriptions come In this way
| said he, but I'll tell you one thing
right off the griddle-I know the man.
| amt seen him in some time and
thought he was out of business 1t
was said that he'd gone to Australia,
and then 1 was told that he was dead.
But, dead or alive, David Creel, alias
Williams, alias Carney, is the man"
you recognize him" said I.
He spread out his hands as one who
dismisses a matter that is all settled.
Perfect" said he. There's only
one Scotch Davy-that's his nickname,
He's a safe blower, and a good one
He must be sixty years old by this
time"
"He didn't look it." said Donald
He's a well preserved man." re-
joined the detective, cor was the last
time / saw him. He's always lived
right; never dissipated or had any bad
habits. He was good man in his
way and kind to his family Did you
notice how he was dressedY'
"A sort of dark sack suit, as l re-
member" replied Donald.
kind of a reddish brownY"
Yes, with faint red stripe"
you mean what they call an invisi
BILE check" said the detective" stripes
up and down and crossways?"
Precisely"
Reedy rubbed his head
That's the suit he was wearing nine
years ago when l saw him last" said
he Cant have it yet. Be worn out
before this time By gee! 1t begins
to look as If he was dead"
He laughed softly and then became
serious
MY advice to you, Mr. Harrington"
said he, lis just this: Leave the whole
business to me. If there's anything in
this, we'll nip the man right here. If
there isn't anything in it, you don't
want word said. Am / rightT
l assented, but ventured to inquire
what steps be intended to take.
am hang around" said he. IF
Scotch Davy is going to do this job,
he's been in town to look the ground
over. If he was going to do 1t tonight,
he'd come gently walking In from one
of the neighboring towns about 10
O'Clock or so and lay around behind
fence till it was time to operate. That's
his way on job like this. l know
him. I'll bet hat that l can go lay
down in place where Davy will fall
over me IL he's our man. l know him
as well as that"
Where would 1t be n inquired with
interest, for l like these men of fine
instructive perception who can foresee
the acts of their natural enemies.
There's path comes up across lots
from the railroad station" he replied.
at splits in a field, and one half of it
rms m to Vour office MS Won call II
while the other goes to Elm street just
at the junction with your private way.
Davy will loaf along that path because
that's where nobody ever goes at
night"
1t struck me as a distinct probability.
asked whether Reedy thought that
there was any chance of Mr.. Creel's
operating" Immediately, and he re-
piled that he saw no reason for delay.
IF he knows the stuff's there" said
he, 'tonight's as good as any other. I
advise you to sit up pretty late, so that
II any message comes from me you
won't have TO stop to dress Maybe
I'll get him on his first round. With
fellow like that there's no use Of wait
ing till he actually breaks In. Consid-
ering his record, we can send him up
anyhow. whether he does anything or
not. The judge'll know that Scotch
Davy wasn't out here for the scenery.
So you can't tell when you may hear
from me-"
Donald suggested that we might get
| into fha nffica aacrof1v and xuait fhorp