The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-15
NY ONE DETECTIVE CAST
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 si;lon. When I recovered, started out a find another. My piucky wife gave mo a kiss and cheered me as well as shc could
 | resolved 10 go from door to door in the business part Of the town, without reference to the kind of business. l had visited some twenty stores and manufacturing places when I struck the headquarters of the police depart mont. True to my resolution, l went in. The inspector was in bad humor about something, and considered it mere waste of time to apply to him, but | would not 60 back on my resolu- ton.
 What do you wanty' he asked srufly.
 Anything, Detective work, if you have any"
 "petcctivcs, Blundercrs rather, ! want a good detective right now, and l can't get one. How much experience have youy
 None"
 He sat for a moment thinking, then said: "NIy detectives arc an known to the crooks. have mind to try you on a case because you're not known. The tn National bank was robbed last night. and the robbers are trying to get out of town with the swag. lf arrest them, they won't have the money on them, so I'm letting them run. Suppose I put you on to one of them, do you think you could make yourself out stupid enough for him Co send the stun out of town by youy"
 "I can do a very hard job or trying" I replied,
 He considered awhile. then instruct. cd me to go to a certain cheap hotel and put up as a guest from the coun' try. Rin O'Neil, one who WIS suspect, cd of the robbery, was there, or had been there I was to gain his conf. dence In the hope that he would send me out with at least part of what had been taken from the bank. l fixed my. self up In country costume and went to the place designated. \ man an- swering the description Of Bin o'Neil was sitting In the office when ! went up to register. paid no attention to him nor be to me. I went into the din ing room, ate a good meal SNd on going out saw o'Neil sitting where | had lcft him. I bought a five cent cigar and while was smoking it walked up to O'Neil and asked him if he knew when the next train left for Spottswcod a village twenty miles out. He answered very grufiy that be didn't but l sat down beside Elm and began Co talk about the price Of corn, hay and other country commodities. Presently he called out to the clerk, asking him about the SpottswOod train, and re- ccived a reply that it would leave In an hour. He then asked what road it was on and on being informed said Co me that be was going to a station on the hither side of SpcttSwoNd and we would go together, That Is" be add cd. If can see a man before train time" He couldn't see "a man" before train time and asked me if woult take parcel to Cottonwood. He wouR telegraph his partner to be on the look, out when the train stopped to receive it.
 It looked as if the man had fallen into the trap. but suspected he hadn't At any rate I knew there was a game to be played and my eyes must be like a myriad Of telescopes.
 "AI right" said. Gimme yer bun, de"
 Come up to my room. I've a bottle there, and I'll blow you of"
 It was plain he wouldn't act where others could see. We went to the room and he gave me the bundle. While he was getting out his bottle with tls back toward me jabbej a sharp knife into the package. The blade met with no resistance and caught sand and sawdust in my hand. | had just time Co put up the knife and thrust the bundle Into my pocket when O'Nel turned and | received my liquor with smile.
 l asked for a second drink and a third and so on as long as O'Neil would give me one. | waNcd merry as I drank. and soon saw by the eNpucS sion Of O'Neirs face that he was quite willing l should set drunk. At last In. stead of taking my train l fell over on the bed in an apparent stupor. Had not possessed strong head ! would have been all I appcared, It was now quite dark, and I was snoring lustily o'Neil turned oG the light and heard a key turn and a drawer open. Then he went out, locking the door on the outside. I jumped up, glanced out tEc window, hung outside on the sin and let myself drop twenty feet or uorc tJ sn extension and then down au0thci biz drop to the street, taking position on a corner where | Cou,d SCc every egreSs. waited half au hour ana was about to give up the job when ] saw 8 ~haySecd" like myself go OU; through a side door Sametlmg-l don't know