Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-31
Overton's Sleuthine.
BY EPES WINTHROP SARGENT.


a forfeit. Say" breathlessly ex-
claimed Overton, i've come for the
rest OF those pearls"
There is no more" declared the un-
Gle, sourly.
Byron, waving his bills under the 9TH
er's c%oyetous eyes. 41ll pay full price
for them"
For A momen the old man wavered.
At "A fair price the three pearls would
pay back what he had given Frisco
Red" for the entire string. Red had
been sore pressed for the price OF his
steamship ticket. A larger game than
the pearls had m wrong, and Isaacs
had taken advantage of his need.
ON the other hand. the police had
long suspected him of being "A receiver
OF stolen goods. He had not known
that when be had shown the innocent
appearing gentleman who "A asked
TO see the pearls the handsome string
that he would send for the police. Al
ready three of the gems had been set
ia rings. Only that fact a saved
Isaacs when the prospect OF making
q rich sale had tempted him TO bring
forth the remainder from the safe be-
fore they had been removed from their
I settings. What was to hinder the call
er from appealing again TO the police?
II have none more he muttered,
greedily cycling the bills Il gave them
To you just as they We're pledged 10
me-
Nonsense" insisted Overton, You
bought the whole string. I'll bet you've
got them in the safe now" He sought
TO brush behind the counter.
Isaacs gave a feeble cry. His clerk
seized q $40 bill from the till and
rushed out on the street, returning al.
most instantly with a policeman.
Whatever Isaacs suffered from the po-
lice In general he saw TO it that the
man on beat was 'all right"
The officer led Overton to the police
station, where he left $40 cash bail to
answer a charge of disordeTly conduct
In court in the morning.
In nowise daunted by the first set
back, OveTton pushed on visiting i'm
of fate led him TO a place where held
forth another Isaacs, brother to the,
first.
one OF the pearls had already been
sent to the brother for disposal, and
as Overton entered the salesman vas
just about to conclude the sale of the
| pin to a
were not the same 1T was very like the
ones in his pocket, and, without pre-
amble, he seized the woman's hand as
she was about TO reach for her pur-
chase.
Il must have that pin" he cried,
flourishing the bills.
It's mine shrieked the woman, who
saw a bargain slipping away from her.
1T has just been Sold" declared the
clerk to Overton.
Madam implored Overton, would
you separate two loving hearts, Pur-
chase that pin and / can never be mar
RED"
IL yas ,,ot ~ 10 ,voodarad tbot fba
astonished shopper came to the con-
clusion that Overton was a maniac.
She tossed the agreed price to the
clerk, and with a howl fed from the
store, Overton in hot pursuit.
The knob to the street door was old
and uncertain. With the perversity Of
It's kind it stuck fast just long enough
TO enable the woman TO board a passing
car.
There was a hanson standing on the
corner. Overton ran 10 this and
jumped in. Follow the car" he called
through the trap. Twenty dollars if
you do not lose It,"
The long. keen lash fell upon the
horses back and a later they
were dashing in pursuit.
With the advantage of not having to
stop for passengers, the flying cab
finally caught up with the ear. just as
ii stopped to let some one off. Over
ton could see the I'm the car,
and with a thrill realized that his chase
was almost over.
hut his triumph was short-lived. A
burly form doomed i'm front of the horse.
He heard something said about fast
driving, and, tossing the $40 bill to the
driver. leaped to the street and started
In pursuit OF the a or foot,
The conductor was just about TO give
the signal to go ahead, hut Overton
leaped aboard just as the CIR got under
way. Neither he nor the conductor
noticed that the policeman had abap-
doned the driver, in h belief hat the
fleeing occupant was bigger game.
Byron chung to the rail for a mo-
ment to regain his breath and entered
the ear. The woman CHANGED to look
| unZaaa witia esaAA c4as4lAd uAll.aal.4se
the front door and fell off the platform.
h relied In the slush for Il moment,
then, gaining her feet, started down a
side street, fear lending wings TO her
feet. The policeman connected the
wonan's abrupt departure with Over.
Lions sudden action, decided that this
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