Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-22
IContinued from last Week.

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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 l rightY
l assented, but ventured to inquire
what steps he intended to take.
I'm 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 it tonight,
he'd come gently walking in from one
of the neighboring towns about 10
o'clock or so and lay around behind a
fence till it was time to operate. That's
mis- way on n job like this. l know
him. I'll bet q hat that | can go lay
down in a place where Davy will fall
over me If he's our man. know him
as well as that"
Where would it be-" l inquired with
interest, for | 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.
1T splits in field and one half Of it
runs up to your Office, as you 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 distinct probability.
asked whether Reedy thought that
there was any chance of Mr.. Creers
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. |
advise you to sit up pretty late, so that
IL any message comes from me you
won't have TO stop to dress. Maybe
I'll get him on his first round. With a
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 the office secretly and wait there
without a light. 1t would be handler
than going to the house. This was
pronounced too risky by Reedy. We
might frighten Mr.. Creel away. 1t
would be easy, however, to get into
the main factory building and wait in
a certain little room in the end nearest
the office. We might stay there as
late as would be possible without ex-
citing alarm at the house and then go
home.
This plan was adopted, and we ef-
fected an entrance into the factory
building without the knowledge of my
watchman, detail upon which Reedy
insisted. While this project was in
process of execution the detective Sc
cured a private word with me.
"This amt any trance" said he, re-
ferring to Donald's disclosure. IF it
was, I'd say, Nothing doingn l don't
believe in that sort Of thing. But your
young friends got some kind of dead
straight tip. He knows what he's talk
ing about. He don't know as much as
about the suit of clothes as an exam
pie. He merely followed my lead. But
what he does know for certain is that
somebody's after that money, and he
wants to make sure that they don't get
It, And that description is no dream.
You can gamble on that"
So long as Mr. Reedys view did not
hic
deavors in the case | had no desire to
quarrel with him, but he did not dis
turb, in the slightest degree, my faith
in Donald The matter Of the position
of the packages had settled that, not TO
mention Donald's accurate knowledge
OF the amounts contained in them. l
have never been able to remember why
l divided the money in that way, but
there was no reason why | should have
mentioned the circumstance to any one
My opinion at that time was that Don
aldson might know about 1t, though
could not positively recall having told
him We knew the total amount, and
SO did Carl Archer and Jim Bum, but
II was a certainty that none OF these
persons had given Donald his informa-
tion.
1t was about o'clock when we got
into the factory, and during an hours
time nothing Of importance occurred.
The night was windy and dark. We
could get very imperfect view from
our window, for the lamp In the street
was dim and very much blown about
Once we thought we saw the figure OF
Reedy crouching beside the office and
occasionally our watchman appeared in
the roadway between the two build
ings.
This utter monotony Of waiting Sc,
our nerves on edge, and when the whis-
tie OF the 10 o'clock train blew we
jumped as If it had been an unusual
sound. 1t seemed very loud and star
tling.
a fine rain had begun to fall, but we
top Of covered carriage that passed
along the roadway glitter with the
moisture. 1t was q carriage that | did
not remember TO have seen in Tun-
bridge, and l communicated this fact
to Donald in a whisper, though fancy
we might have spoken aloud without
doing any harm.
The carriage passed rapidly just as
the train whistled, and thought there
must be somebody In 1t who was hur-
rying to the station, but could see no
one at all. Half a minute later our
watchman paused directly in front OF
the window. He lighted his pipe, and
the match made great flare in the
dark Then, after he had smoked q
bit, he suddenly thrust his pipe into
his pocket and ran toward the office.
Curiosity got the better Of me, and l
softly raised the window. The sound
of angry voices came from beyond the
smaller building. The words were in
dIstinguishable at first, and then |
heard Reedy say with precision and
conviction:
You're Scotch Davy; that's who you