The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-02

: "you are foy,anatO-ss early In the
morning"
1T IL this. that the head of these
affairs In not tn be found In the under
world. but higher NJ. For all We know,
one who passes aE a gentleman"
That I have tboughx Of myseif.s
said the chief. t~hoURhtfuiiy. Per-
haps we have been working In the
wrong direction all along. Well. I can
only urge you To do our best. or we
shall lind ourselves dislikcd by the
press and the public n In general
disrepute."
"Ill try n new tack" and the de-
tectivs brought his teeth together
with "A snap. Don't think I haven't
worked hard Over this cursed aftnIr.
IL worries me quite as much ms 10
does you" but the chief did not seem
to be listening. was leaning back in
hiS chair as " a asleep. and the 9TH
er. seeing him SO ~preoccupied. too
the opportunity to slip out of the room.
The closing OF The door reused the
chief from his revcrIc. for he sat up
ans looked around as IL wondering 10
find himself alone. Just then a timid
tap sounded on the door and the at
tcndant entered.
Well. what TO you WANT asked
the chief.
There's a heavy swell outside who
says he thinks he has news OF import
ancc. bout this last robbery on lie
aveny."
Some other fool-crank. I suppose.
TO take up my time growled Barnes:
then. settling ack IN his chair. with an
air Of resignation, well. tell him 10
come in"
The visitor tripod In gayly. as n
bent on "A pleasure mission. He was
..Ne.a- aNAaIaAanI aHI awR -
denia In his lapel. His face wns smil-
ing. but Barnes IN an iil-humor
frowncd a down.
You have some information-be
brief. SIT down." motioning toward n
chair. The Visitor dropped into the
seat.
Inspector Barnes. ] believe you are
aware that a man known under the
Eobriquct of VIII O. the wisp recently
escaped. with others. from the Auburn
prison"
Barnes nodded yiifiy.
II have reason TO know hat he In
still In this city. That he arrived here
a few days ago"
Are you sure OF that?' cycling his
visitor keenly. Our men have been
looking for him. but ! had no news OF
his whereabouts"
well. you see an amateur some
times can "A a professional
But how do you know you have seen
the man-do you know him person.
ally"
well. hardly. not being In the habit
OF associating with such people" with
a laugh.
Explain yourself"
II need not 20 Into detailS-in fact,
I prefer not To. This man. II happens.
called or us some time ago. He old
"A paper-a document. which. IL made
public. would do a great injury to our
family. Now. he could only have got
hold or this paper through n fellow
prisoner-one Martin Frale-to whom IL
was confided many years ago"
II see. Frale was the IMAM who
was killed when n Crowd OF them cs-
capped from Auburn" and the chief cx-
nmlned n paper which he drew from
one OF the plgeon-holcs above his desk.
This Frale and Will. Il seems, had
struck up a great friendship In prison.
Frale. i learn. v his life from the
assault OF another man when they
were working I'm the shoe shop. Since
thnt time they were like brothers. It's
rather "a pity that this Frnle was shot:
because. you zee. he had but "A short
time more To serve. IL he had not at
tempted To escape" Tie replaced the
paper I'm his desk. and looked TO his
visitor as II waiting for him to speak.
by the way. you have not told me
your name" ms the other maintained
silence.
ITO be sure. I forgot that. or course.
! don't want to appear conspicuously In
the matter"
You need not"
My name In Frank Ellison"
And you think that perhaps this es-
capped prisoner may be the head OF
these recent robbcriss. The supposi-
ton Is not "A bad one. for whcn he was
at large he conducted some pretty clev-
or Jobs
He took n memorandum pad from his
desk. and dipped his pen into tho ink.
at the same time assuming an atti-
Iudc Of attention.
Now. then. where IL this place where
our man can be fourd?'
There are reasons why Il cannot tell
YOU as yet said Ellison.
Th' chief dropped his pen on the desk
~angrily.
Did YOU come here to have FUN with
the department.
Nothing OF the kind" And the Wis
Itor looked n~nNiously toward the door.
Their explain yourself. n briefly"
II must orange "A meeting with this
mIn-if I can"
What forg" snapped Barnes.
1T must be part Of M bargain. /
FIRST 81 All wish To- secure possession OF
this document. IL would inJurc us II
his fellow should be arrested and that
paper In his hands, lie would make IL
public. and hat would be "A poor re-
ward FOR what ! intend TO do"
Continued Next Week.