Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
HIS RARE SKILL.
, ACK GREEN Mas q rnr

celebrated Sykes robbery case. The
story was printed from one end of the
country to the other, and it made a
Zero of Green, especially as he received
slight wound from a stray bullet in
she fracas that took place when Sykes
&nd his confederates were arrested.
dis injury won him a months vaca-
ton, which he resolved to spend ut his
home in Kent. Ashford was not a very
lively place in the winter, but Green
was not looking for recreation.
He wanted to see Ethel Watson. who
ID his opinion, was the sweetest aud
snartest girl in the world
On the afternoon of his seventh day
IA Ashford Green drove up to the Wat.
SOD house to take Ethel for a drive.
There had been fine fall of snow the
night before. Ethel was standing by
the gate talking to Joe Sawyer, who
also was ia love with her, but didn't
aare to say so openly. Joe was a law
yer, and the only one in Ashford who
had any practice.
Hello, Sherlock Holiness said the
lawyer. Have you heard the news?"
NO, answered Green, sourly.
I'm really surprised said SAWYER.
You should have deducted it from the
state of the atmosphere and the price
Of potatoes"
Il haven't" responded Green.
Justice Hawkins house has been
robbed" said Ethel, "and | think it's
positively providential that you're
here"
Green looked at Ethel and he saw
that she expected him TO perform great
miracles. He looked at Sawyer and
saw something quite different.
Get in here, both of you" said
Green, and well see what we can
DO"
They drove to the Justices house.
The robbery had been discovered by
old Mrs Gubbins. lifelong dependent
OK the judges family, who went
through the house three or four times
week to see that all was well. but did
not live there. She had reported the
esse to the local police-a day and a
night watchman-and these function
aries were present, with a dozen of the
neighbors, when Green and his COM
panions arrived.
Green consulted his watch, and then
he slowly walked into the hall, where
the old-fashioned safe built into the
wail gaped emptily. He glanced around
with listless eve, while everybody
watched him. Then he walked into the
parlor and stood for half minute by
the mantelniece.
Prom this room he passed through
Ril the others in the house, a slow pro-
cession following him. Finally he led
them to the starting point, the broad
bah, and there he sat down upon the
stairs and looked Mt his watch, which
he had consulted occasionally IN the
course of his stroll.
Nineteen minutes and half" said
Green. Mr.. Jones, 1 believe you are a
deputy sheriff of this county as we'll as
a constable of the village. l will make
nay report to you, sir. This robbery
was committed by two men who do
not live in Ashford, and who are not
here at present y Where they are
we will consider later.
zone of them is about six feet tall
and rather slender. He has red hair.
but is bald on the front part of his
Uranium. He wore n long black over.
coat and heavy rubber overshoes. The
little finger of his right hand has been
broken and is bent almost double.
at may interest you to know how l
rhn fnF t. 81
cause he bumped his head on the
swinging lamp in the parlor, and that
ia about six feet from the floor. He
left upon it small portion of his scalp
and one red hair If he had not been
bald in front he would have left more
hair and less scalp.
"The prints of his overshoes show in
the dust on the floor of the kitchen
closet. The print of his little finger is
in the dust on top of that table, or was
before Joe Sawyer sat down on it."
There wasn't any dust here-not n
speckw exclaimed Sawyer. jumping off
The table.
lit depends on the eye" responded
Sreen, calmly.
short. thick-set and dark. He wore a
pea jacket and a fur cap. He had a
heavy black beard. which may, how
ever, be false. | cannot tell from tue
single hair which found upon piece
Of bread in the kitchen until l have
examined it with microscope He
was an Irishman."
oE.aaf SaOffr' axeloi,oad 4ha ..o,,
stable. How do you know that?''
From his method of knocking out
the ashes from his pipe" replied
Green. "lriShmen have peculiar way
OF doing it. l have not time to explain
in detail"
1.-THE tall man walked on this side"
said Green. Mark the longer stride
and the prints of the overshoes. With
out doubt they walked across the mea-
dows to Chartham and took the 7:10
train for London"
why not the ESQ for Dover:" ask
ell Sawyer.
Thieves with plumber always strike
for the big Cities" said Green. Mr..
Ianes. if you telegraph TO London. Civ
ing a description of the men and their
plunaer. l think the police can catch
them for you before tomorrow morn
ing. Now. Ethel, if you're ready. Wen
10 for a drive"
At O'Clock the next morning Jones
received this message from Scotland
Yard:
Have your men. Description per
feet. Most Of goods recovered. VIII
send men in charge OF Detective CUT,
10 O'Clock train
"Ill give it up" said Joe Sawye.
And he gnawed his knaekles till they
bled. Green walked away from the