The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-18
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4 WONDERFUL DETECTIVE.

BY THOMAS cREAMEn.


Jack Green was a reporter on a Lon
don paper, and IN that capacity he
solved the riddle Of the celebrated
Sykes robbery case The story was
printed from one end OF the country
to the other and It made hero Of
Green. especially as he received a
slight wound from a stray bullet IN
ne fraeas that took place when Sykes
and his confederates were arrested.
Green was a modest and self-re-
strained young man He knew in his
eHn heart that pure chance and the
Instructions Of the editor were respop-
slble for all that he had accomplished.
In fact. the experience had convinced
him that he had neither aptitude nor
appetite for detective Investigation
The reputation that he had gained
alarmed him, fer he felt that he must
inevitably sink to the depths Of dark
disgrace.
His injury won him a months yaea-
tion, which he resolved to spend at
his home in Kent Ashford was not
q very lively place IN the winter, but
Green was not looking for recreation.
What he wanted was a place where
crime was unknown. and Ashford very
nearly answered that description.
Also. he wanted to SEE Ethel Watson,
who lived III that village, and was.
in Jacks opinion. the sweetest and
smartest girl ia the world
Ashford gave blm a joyous welcome
His fame had preceded him All his
old friends shook him BY the hand and
talked about crime Even his mother
took occasion to remember when I'm
Gle Williams house was broken into
As for Ethel. he told her point
blank that he was wild, preposterous
accident and a lions skin stuffed with
straw, but, Of course. She didn't be-
lieve him But that was what ice
Sawyer, who also was in love with
Ethel, believed IN his heart, though
he didn't dare say 30 openly Joe
was lawyer and the only one in
Ashford who had any practice.
On the afternoon OF his seventh day
IN Ashford. Green drove up to the Wat
son house to take Ethel for a drive
There had been fine fail OF snow the
night before Ethel was standing by
the gate talking with Joe Sawyer
Hello Sherlock Holmes, said the
lawyer. Have yea heard the news?'
No answered Green sourly
I'm really surprised, said Sawyer
You should have deducted it from the
state Of atmosphere and the price Of
potatoes.
II haven't responded Green
Justice Rawlings house has been
robbed. said Ethel And / think IT'S
positively prcyidential that you're
hers
Green took of his hat and famed
himself. though It was as cold as
Chilcoot Pass He looked at Ethel
and he saw that she expected him to
perform great miracles He looked at
Sawyer and saw something quite diff
ferent.
Get in here, both Of you.n said
Green, and Wen see what we can
do
They drove to the Justices house.
Il was big, square edlfce, standing
on the top Of Hill at the head of the
main street and overlooking the town.
A walk 50 yards long and lined with
trees led from the gate to the door. In
the winter the house was unoccupied.
for the Judge and his family used it
only as a summer residence. Green
hnnxv that cref,o 0pa ola -tf,.a,, ..g....
and many other articles OF value We're
allowed to remain in the house during
tho winter.
The robbery had been discovered by
old Mrs. Gubbins. life long depend
ent Of the judges family, who went
through the house three or four times
n week to see that all was we'll, but
did net live there, She had reported
the case TO the local police-a day and
a night watchman-aud these ftine-
tionaries were present. with dozen
OF the neighhors when Green and his
companions arrived The lawyer in
troduced Green into this assemblage
as wittily as he was able, and IN
way to make the reporter feel as ln-
comfortable as possible
eHe will solve the case in twenty
minutes the lawyer concluded. TAX
ing out hts watch with a flourish.
Green also consulted his watch. and
then he slowly walked into the hall.
where the old fashioned safe built into
the wall CAPPED emptily. He glanced
around with hstless eye while every
body watched him. Then he walked
into the parlor and stood for half a
minute by the mantlepiece. from which
certain little treasures had been re.
moved. He stopped down aud exam
ined the carpet near the center OF the
room. then glanced up at the quaint
old swinging cluster OF lamps and
even put his hand upon H.
From this room he passed through
ali the others IN the house. slow
procession following him. Sawyer er.
iivening the way by many tests. but