The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-31
CHAPTER III.
A DARING AND SUCCESSFUL TRAIN ROB
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berry.
Tho train was just approaching STAN
ford, and from the window in tho sec
ton which he occupied Mr. Barnes was
watching the sun glowing red over tho
hilltops, when he heard approaching
HIM the guard who had assisted him TO
jump aboard the night before. The man
was making mysterious gestures. from
which Mr. Barnes understood that ne
was wanted. He arose and followed the
porter to the smoking room
"Ithiuk you called yourself Barnes,
said the man, las you jumped aboard
last night. F"
Eyes; what Of itf"
Are you Mr.. Barnes, the detectives"
"Why do You ask:'
because, if you arc, tho conductor
wants to SEQ you There was big rob
bory committed on the train during the
night.
"The devilW
Exactly, but will you como into the
next Conch?"
"Wait a minute Mr. Barnes went
back into the main part Of tho coach
and tiptood toward No. s. Comfy NOV
ing the curtains, he pcepcd in and
looked long and earnestly lie saw two
men undoubtedly sleeping soundly
Satisfied therefore, that lie could leave
his watch for brief period. hcfolloWod
tho porter into the next coach, where
lac found the conductor waiting for him
in tho smoking room
"You are MIR Barnes, tho lctectiveY'
asked the conductor Mr. Barnes as
sentcd
Then wish to place IN your hands
officially a most mysterious case We
took ON lady astuight at Boston, who
had ticket TO South NOrwalk AS VIC
were approaching that point a short
time ago she was notified by the porter.
She arose and dressed preparatory to
leaving the train A few minutes later
! was hurricdly summoned, when the
woman, between hysttrical soba, in
formed me that she had been robbed.
"Of mucht'
She claims to miss a satchel contain
ing 500, 600 in jcwolry
You have stated that adrnitly She
claims to miss What evidence have you
that She has met with any loss at allf'
"Of course we cannot tell about the
jowclry. but she did hayo satchcl,
which is now missing The porter 70.
momhcrs it, and we have searched thor
oughly, with no success
"Wo have stopped at New Haven and
at Bridgeport How many persons have
left the trainT'
"No ono has left the sloopors
"When You say that no one has left
tho Shoppers, suppose you mean you
saw no one loayeY
"Nol Imcan just what said. have
sent the parters through tho coaches,
and they report that all cur passengers
are in their borths. But hero wo como "a
point. If no one has left tho train,
then tho thief must be aboardf"
Certainly
"Tho woman when she discovered her
loss concluded to remain aboard and 20
on to New York All the other pasScn-
gers save one are booked for New York.
That one Is man. and he is now dress
ing, as his destination is Stamford. II
he leaves, he may take the jewels with
him, yet what am | To do:'
estate the facts Of the case to him. il
he is innocent, he will willingly submit
TO being searched If, however, he re-
fusas-.wcll, we can be guided by cir
cunstances. Call him in here NOW. "
A few minutes later a foreign and dis
tinctly French appearing man entered
in speech no disclosed his origin, bu
the accent WAS slight He was Of fin,
appearance, dignitcd and geutlcmanly
Mr. Barnes sat at the window looking
out Tho conductor with considerable
hesitnncy explained tho case concluding
with
lyon see, my dear sir, this is an awk
ward business, but We arc So suro tina
tho thief is still aboard that -
THAT you hesitate to allow me f
leave the train, OH, monsieur Is It no
so? Yet why shuul3 there lo any trpu
bic? An honest man must ur}cr Ire luI
in his feelings WHOM be is asked 10 asSis
the law, even though for the ninmont h
is himself a---what youcall i suspect
In this case it is 80 simple If only tn
honest men will make no trouble The
will say to you, search mo- You d
SO, and ut last one comes who says
You insult moi That one is Of cours
the thief. ch. monsieur DDyuu not agrc
with mo- Ilo turned toward MI
Barnes, addressing This last rolnark 4
him Tho detective lulkcd at him ino
mont steadily, MS was his won't when h
meant to remember face Tine French
man returned tie galc undiFtnrlnd.
~ said almost the sanio thing to til
conductor before you ,7,iurin, said Nh
Barnes q.
Exactly so Now, thou, with you
permission will disrubo Lo0k. If W
please, most carefully Ny honor Is d
stake Tho moro carefully yuu eXa.hIn
tho less suspicion can attach tu me hcr'
after -
The conductor made 4 thoreug
search Complying every pocket and tai
ing every Erccaufion He did net cNpc'
t. find anything. bar il wits esscnti.
that extreme care shuuld I've observed
Nuthiu, WAS fmud and the m1u II