The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-06

the ambulance. and confess revcr felt
more relieved in my life than when saw
him safely locked ep in padded cell.
AS was coming away from the hospital
i met Merritt hurrying towards II.
Hello" he called out, lis II all OVER
Eyes. he's locked up II that's what you
mean
We'll. doctor. you've had pretty lively
time OF Il. my man tells me-"
Its entirely owing 10 your forethovght
in having Argot Immediately watched thAt
some OF US are alive at present.
You don't say, Well. lets have little
drink 10 celebrate the occasion You look
little white around the gills. doctor
After tossing down my second bracer 1
said: We'll Mr.. Merritt. how do you feel
about your bet now?'
''oh, all right" he answered with twin
kle in his eye.
I stared at him in bewilderment. Then.
remembering that, Of course. he had not
yet heard rnadame's story. / proceeded az
VERY curious was the only comment
he made.
But look here. Mr.. Merritt: what more
do YOU want to convince you of the French
mans guilt" f.
Proofs that's ALL he replied. cheer
fully.
But what further proof do you need:
Here you have man who is undoubtedly
insane. who is Furthermore an inmate OK
the Rosemere, and who. on Tuesday even
ing. went out with the avowed intention
of killing his supposed rival; and, TO cap
the climax. the victims hat is found In MS
possession. And yet you have doubts"
The detective only smiled quietly.
by the way he said, Il must go 70 inc
I hospital and get that hat before IL disap-
pears again.
l started.
1T didn't occur to me before. but when
we put him into the ambulance he was
bareheaded." l confessed.
Merritt uttered exclamation OF impa-
tience.
We'll go to your place then: IL must DO
there. When you saw him in the street ne
had on hat similar to the one we are
loking for. didn't he?"
Then it's probably somewhere in your
hall. That you shouldn't have noticed its
! absence does not surprise me so much, but
| that my man should have overlooked an
/ article of such Importance does astonisn
me. It's his business to look after just
| such details"
| fight our way through a crowd of reporters.
| but in the hall, sure enough. we found thes
hat Merritt positively bounced on IL, AND
taking 1t into my Office examined IL care
What do you think of it?' I at last
asked.
I'm not yet prepared to say. doctor; be-
Sides you and / are now playing on diner-
ent sides of The fence-of that $50 In other
words-and till / can produce my pretty
| criminal NUNS the word
when will that be- -
"Let me see" replied the detective; to-
day is Tuesday. What do you say 10 THIS
! day week? If l haven't been able TO prove
| nv case before then l will acknowleose
myself i'm the wrong and hand you the $50.
THAT suits me-" said
am ashamed to say that all this time
had forgotten about poor madame. hde
| ing remembered her. i went to her at once
| and found her violently hysterical and at
tended by several well-meaning II helpless
| Irish women, who listened TO her voiuDls
| French with awe, not unmixed with ois'
| gust. | at last succeeded in calming ner
| but I was glad her master was spending
several days out of town, for could mag
inc nothing more distasteful 10 that cor
rect gentleman than all this noise and no.
toriety / was afraid that II he heard tha'
more reporters were awaiting MS return
he would not come back at all.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow