The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-20


ing. What. asked myself. could j. 5
RoolshHw. Il diguiiicd middle age
and evidently prosperous man. nh'
seemed of sound mind and apurtif,
when met nj tho dining tahle. want 81
fresh caught hawks blucjayH. robins
and even ordinary English SparrnWs'
Why. too. after he had got them. did
he release thcmf | was loath tn &c
ccpt insanity aS the solution since |
prilcd myself on having scented &
deeper mystery
In nay own mind had u SUSPICION
that they might he trained rs caITior'
of messages. Vet | could sec no rca
son why such secrecy should he ~
erciSCd when i private code and IN.
telegraph might he more safely ana
more conveniently used. Though In
whole thing WAS on the surface. incN
plicahle. | WAS convinced that in some
manner !. : EooEshaW was connected
with the pr"ncditated rebellion.
ON the tenth day. during the absence
Of MIR, EnokShaw. the landlord admit
ted me 10 the room of his strange
hoarlcr. In one corner | found Il foW
feathers. in another we're feathers and
saWdUSt. 4 hairbruSh. afterWHrd care
fully cleaned. had been used to sweep
up the debris The contents Of In"
well filed waStehaSkct | Immediately
seized AMI carried in triumph to my
room. spending hours in sorting what
seemed to furnish the only promise Of
Clew
All the specimens of handwriting |
found were torn into small bits. As.
however. no two pieces of paper can
be torn in exactly the same manner
rs regards fit. ] managed to so piece
them together that | could make out
such terms as rising flight. flee. bold
stroke. triumph. difficulties overcome
aud Il few others of no less suspicious
imports Such discriminating fragments
rs these | carefully preserved to send
to the chief ut Washington with my
report. Tho rest. which were of 10
value | burned.
On the morning following my So
curing this evidence j. s Roukshaw
Knocked ut my door. which | opened.
ut the same time inviting him to enter.
He did so. brcathed deep sigh of re
lief and wiped the pcrSpiraiiou from
his brow with q red bandanua. After
a few preliminary remarks he again
rendered his apologies for having dis
turhed me from time to time sud
alluded with Il sly wink to his in
somnil." He concluded hy inviting ne
to accompany him after breakfast ol
drive
To-day" he exclaimed pompo,lsly
yet in low tone as if he were fearful
of being ovcrhgard-"today secs the
GROWING of my labors with success,
As he finished he stared at me very
hard. and. in spite of myself. ] started
with surprise. Was the rebellion. |
wondered. to so soon set up its daring
standard? 1t did not seem probable
Yet felt certain that had within my
grasp. as it were. the man who con
trolled whatever scgments of the revo-
lutionary circle lay scattered among
the Rcrkshire hills. | determined to
surprise my adversary
What I cried pointedly. You ex-
pect success so SOont''
He jumped as if given n violent
shock, at the same time turning that
peculiar hue of red assumed by a lob
ster s1uirming in the boiling pot be-
fore the cover Is put on.
tYou have guessed? You know he
whispered hoarsely.
Yes" responded grimly.
and your advice?' he asked.
rs for you to fly" had no instruc-
tions to arrest the fellow. An i'll adj
vised arrest might influence the result
of the coming state campaigns. for|the
food trust. powerful though it was. had
not then dared to deprive the people Of
the voting franchise.
Il intend to do So he admitted
frankly in II tone | was at Il loss to
comprehend.
He ended the conversation by once
more inviting me to accompany him
on an after breakfast carriage drive,
intimating that | should be a witness
Of his success Still unable to catch