The Washington times., 1904-05-22


whispered 10 Beetrice bout er man
what hangin' round dis place Pore
Beetrice done git white and cry. Den
dey whisper some noah an dey say dey
go way. Beetrice. she makes me prom
us not ter say nothin'. So l doan' say
nothin' bout whar de go. only bout
dem bein here. See. now?"
But 1 need her." / said. II would
not do her any harm. 1 will protect her
and Norah from all harm. They shall
not be sent to prison.
But the woman shook her head.
Il done glib my promus. an I amt
break hit fur yo.''
Come. doctor. we have learned all
we can here. said Carter.
did not like to give up, and essayed
once more to break down the reserve CT
the faithful old negress.
''Yo' kin take me ter prison an lock
me up" she said. II neber tell yo
nothin' till Beetrice glib me leab.''
stepped out into the street with Car
grinning and triumphant face OF Bill
in the WINDOW
L half believe the girls are there"
said
Il don't. but they cannot be far away
They have been hidden from us. We
will find them tomorrow"
Carter took our failure very coolly
But to me there was a stretch of long.
anxious hours between then and to
morrow. " I accompanied Carter 20 the
police headquarters. and he found await
ing him imperative orders that took him
out OK town
/ resolved to do little hunting alone.
and went to a hotel and got my supper,
for il was by that time late in the d..
I was impatient all the remainder Of
the afternoon, and gladly welcomed the
darkness that 1 felt would somehow
assist me in my search. It was. for
tunateiy, a cloudy night. When dark
ness had fairly settled upon the earth
l went again 10 Canal Street.
Next door to the house occupied by
the Trumbles was a small unused shed
I say unused, but it was now Uttered
with brushes and pals, no doubt the
property Of the energetic Bill Trumble.
] whitewasher.
| Inside this shed was totally dark 1
watched my chance. and. when no per-
son. black or white was in sight,
slipped IN.
! The shed was probably fourteen feet
from front to rear. I fumbled around
10 make sure I was alone. I discovered
in the back. IN one OF the corners. two
empty barrels.
AS may well be guessed, I had even
up 20 this time no weil-dehned plan.
did not even know just what I hoped
to gain by playing the spy on the Trum-
bIes.
1t was possible that Beatrice and
Norah wero still In the house, ana that
Norah would go out in the darkness 70
finish her interrupted shopping.
Sheltered by the darkness Of the in
terror Of this old she'd I took up my
position near the front which was all
open. II any of the Trumbles did come
out, I intended TO follow and ascertain
IN that manner, If possible. the hiding
place OF my wife ard her faithful at
tendant
had not been In the shed long when
heard the tramp Of some one corning
down the street. II was too dark and
the gas lights too dim for me TO see
this pedestrian very well. but saw that
81 was a man. He seemed roughly dress
ed. and walked with a slouching gait
He was approaching the shed, and J
withdrew to the rear to allow him &c
pass without detecting my presence
To my establishment he stopped in front
of the place
1 slipped down behind the two barrels
I had discovered. Dark as the nigh
was. there was just suffiient light from
the nearest lamp post for me to SEE
this hullking rambler of the night. a:
he looked up at the door OF Trumble''
shanty and then peered into the sheC
as though he would penetrate every
secret OF its darkness.
Evidently satisfied with his scrutiny
, the man stepped just within the sheltel
OF the shed and stood exactly where
, had been standing a moment before.
. He uttered a grunt of satisfaction
and this startled me.
Something in his voice, as well as II
his manner, seemed familiar. What wa.
his purpose there? The same as M
own. undoubtedly, TO learn the hiding
r place of Beatrice.
who" 1 asked myself. had the sam'
4 interest as myselfT
! Forrest was in Auburn, and could no
begin a search for his daughter. ever
had he reason 20 do so. Ellis EnIanC
was dead There remained beside my
self. only James Lee.
I felt a thrill Of wild excitement as
D saw the hulikng form dimly outlined II
the background OF light. That it wa
q Lee I had no doubt.
The chief OF police Of Utica had prom
4 ised to look up Lees movements, but
l had not taken time to ascertain II n
had discovered anything.
. feared that the beating Of my heart
or my short, excited breathing, woul
/ | attract the attention OF this man. Blu
0 his whole attention was absorbed wit
his watch on Trumble's front door.
o Thus we waited for an hour or NOR
= the stranger motionless at the edg
- OF the shed front. and I crouched be
n hind the empty barrels.
Then there was a stealthy opening c
:, Trumble's front door. A footstep wa
r heard on the Stoop. Then a voice, cas-
!. fly recognized as that of the laundres.
,, Now. yO min yo'self, Binw sh
e whispered. "Doan' yo' betray nothiI
l. by yo' fcolishness. Doan' 20 stop ~
d no drinks nor nothin'. Yo' know da
old boat?"
= Guess 1 know him" said Bill with
/, chuckle Done cotch a lot Oh ifs
round eroout dat place"
With that the door softly closed an
: the big fat feet of Bill went down tll
n front stoop as softly as Bill could b
any possible means compel them TO g