The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-17
coPrndA1, 1885 sY d.p purHAN's SONS.

hAMS SOhS
ter. FOR tho present, II DO NOT make a
conddmt Of you, You must attribute it
to caution rather than to distrust
"Oh, | am not easily offended. I
would act in the same manner i'll your
place. But you will find that am your
friend. You can count on mo to aid you
on demand. won't trouble you again
gill you send for me. 4 motto to head
quarters will reach me quickest. tiuod
morning, "
Good morning, Mr. Seton, and
thank you Mr. Barnes EXTENDED his
hand, feeling that perhaps he had been
unnecessarily diScourteous
Mr., Seton took it with that genial
smile of friendship so common to the
native southerner
Left alone, Mr. Barnes at once pre-
pared for trip to Algiers, determined
not to let any more time be lost. He
reached the shops just after the men had
knocked OFF for luncheon The foreman,
however, told him that Leroy Mitchell
had been at work IN the morning, so he
waited patiently
Wien the men came back to resume
work, the foreman pointed out a man
who he said was Leroy Mitchell. The
fellow had bad face, and if ever he
was a gentleman he had sunk SO low
through drink that no evidence of it re-
mainod in his appearance Mr. Barnes
went up to him aud asked when he
could have a talk with him.
Now, if you pay for ii, (" replied the
man insolently.
"What do you mcan" asked the de-
tectiye
Just what | say, +" said the other.
"We get our pay hero by the hour, and
if you want my time, why, you II have
to pay for it at union rates, " And he
laughed as though a good Joke had been
propounded.
"Then, said Mr. Barnes taking in
the kind Of man with whom be had to
deal, "Ill engage you on a job that |
have for you and pay you double wages
as long as | use you. "
"Now you are talking" said the fel-
low, "Whero'll We got"
II think III take you to my hotel "
And thithcr they proceeded, Up in his
own room again Mr. Barnes felt at ease,
while his companion certainly made
himself comfortable, selecting rocking
chair and putting his feet up on the
window sill.
"Now them" began Mr.. Barnes, II
want TO ask you a few questions. Are
you prepared to answer them?"
THAT will depend on what they are.
Ii You don't ask impertinent questions
or ones that | think | ought to get moro
than double wages for answCrns--why,
am with you.
In the first place, then, are You will
ing 10 say whether You ever knew wo-
man who called herself Rose Mitchell"
"Wcll, rather lived with her till
she bI IKE me, "
DO you know where She is now?"
II dent, aud don't care TO- "
Suppose / were to tell you that she
is dead and that She had left 800, 600
which is mclaimed:'
The man jumped to bis feet as though
shot and stood staring at the detective,
He gave long, low whistle, and keen,
tricky CLEAN came into his eye, which
Mr. Barnes noted At length he spoke.
Are you giving me this straightY
81 am telling you the truth. The wo-
man is dead, and that amount Of prop
erty is where | can get it for the man
who can prove that he is entitled to it.
And who would that be:' He wait
ed eagerly for the reply, and Mr. Barnes
saw that he was playing trump cards.
"Why. Mr.. Mitchell that is what !
am down here for You see, thought
tho party would be willing to pay me a
good commission for proving him the
heir, and that is why am hunting him
up started our with the idea that |
might find her husband He would have
q claim.
~ see. Saying which, he sat down
and seemed lost in thought. The detect.
i've deemed it well TO wait for him to
speak again, which he did.
$3.50 here, he exclaimed. GLOW
much do you want for getting this mon.
cy for mel"
IL cannot get it at all unless vou arc
the woman's husband, replied the de
tective
"Woll, | am her husband Didn't
tell you lived with her till She broke
me-"
Eyes, but arc you legally married to
herr"
why. to be sure. Don't tell you
am her husbandt"
"Then, in the namo Of the law, ] ar
rest you,' said Mr. Barnes, suddenly
rising and standing over the man
ARREST mc, ." said the follow, jump
ing up, pale with fright "What for?"
"Rose Mitchell has been murdered,
aud the man who killed her has CON
fosscd that he was hired to do it by
you.
Hes a blasted liar
81 hope SO for your sake. Bat as you
admit that you arc her husband, you
are the man we are looking for I'll
have to take YOU to New York "
"But, say. said the fellow. now
thoroughly alarmed, there is big
mistake here. I've been lying to You