Putnam patriot., 1908-05-29

ssndins bis wire. which he iufthef
 ? .s,,e8 br telephoning to his New
 kh-' ,.,,,raSsItfatiyes. making an ap-
 ie'. aat with them for later during
 Ss, As be had plunged straight
 7. he telegraph office. he neither SAW
 '" ,s saea by MT Jacob Renwyek
 thai gentleman. accompanied hy
 ,,ip .slntheS men got of the rear
 ~ ,he sane train. rushed across
 .n .s. nlatforia. jumped into d waiting
 ~s.-sv the euly carriage that happened
 -. that train. and drove rapidly
 Nor did he hear several people
 ...r;,e of the station agent for walk
 -. s,ractiailS to Mir. Renwyck's s place.
 .s.s, there u.is well gfeemed. some
 's., nonlppns official looking English vitb T red face and white side
 ..s;stsrS evidently d man of author =. and ifs3fartance. Next there was ..n Hand young woman. with q
 s-pping~ figure. who expressed sur .,isa thai 10 vehicle was there to meet Ter And finally there were an excited s,i farmer A hard featured man tn ,,oi, elotbes-also with an official look snd fussy little representative of ,,otor cauapany. if one could judge ., his cap and general automobile rig. In despair of a carriage all Of these ustkad slowly up the hill in the diree- t.an ,.f Hestnlere although in the fact ,hst save the farmer and the plain als,h,.s etticial, each pursued his way
 afone heiJing no communication with
 ,s. others was conclusive proof that
 tsir simultaneous arrival and their
 cannon destination were merely eain-
 .idences Mr Renwyck aud his com
 aalans arrived long before the others.
 Enh the two detectives he went i'm
 ,,siiatelv Into the library where he
 s5at his vie and Mf. Gorli-an. The
 .sfe WAS nilie olien. showing the tum
 bsd contents just as they had been
 fr,nd when the door was unlocked
 TWO hours eHflier hy GHeie Michael.
 h utter silence the two sleuths made ap examIaaIiqu but beyond one tiny
 scratch neaf Inc keyhoie of the inner
 
 having been tauipered with. Besides
 Nr RenwFek. there was no one else who knew tue combination except the old butler. who was confined 10 his bed with rheumatism ill Il small vil- lase several miles away and who was quite above suspicion anyway. Clear R. then, the thief had in some way learRed the combination or else he was aa experienced eracksHan.
 CD hearing of the robbery the first fought thut flashed into Mir. Ren- syek's mind was his curious meeting iu the library with his English guest al 5 o'clock i'll the morning. with the window open and the burglar alarm turned of The providers explanation had been quite simple. Mir Renwgck bad honestly striven 10 persuade hinl- self that it was entirely satisfactory. although be could not drive away q sheaking suspicion that everything was not just right. In The light ef present developments his lHiBd reenrrel to this suspicion with attled force. Then there saS that draft which the earl had so inexplie;bIy refused to sign after first offering te do so. q small matter in itself. yet coupled with the strange noetHrpll wanGerines aef a gentleman who wished to seek fer book at quarter past 3 o'clock iB tine morning vet il troubled Mr Reuwyck HsS a little. Al lhe way to iFvingron hs had tarRed tbe matter over tH his mind let @n iseeting Lord .Croyiand on Jhe front reranda he WAS tforcee fo admr that tse frank appearing young mat looked as little like burglar as him sci
 Mir. tsFFigan was the first to give BIS eylleHee. He explained abeut the ramp w th cast in his eye and told how he had first observed the man on fhe train coming from New ] ork. then hew the same man had come to Rest shefe beseAlg. He offered to bet lis apftaiier-li-Iaes a thousand -deilafs ts hye nundreA that the cock eyed fellew vas Iile rql1l,e.r, but Mir. Renwyek cold ss deolned to sake the wager. hr' seFrigan described the appear ahee of flie naB with enthusiastic mi asleneSS at which the foremost of lAe leiees fes smiled an oily slai.ss.
 Nell. hs gaa." he exclaimed infeA eateIs, If eaat doesn't hit Jack Bilsi1s. men I'm Dutehman. If Jacks got your sinners. Sir Renwyek. you'd bet Ter whsstle for sem"
 Whyf asked Mir. Corrigas.
 Becs sss he's the slickest crock fR seven states" returned the sergeant. h"dding vigorously. Hes a hundred shd fifty nssles away by this time. sure
 tmr' said t,ncle Michael If you had listened to me. Jake. instead of ufins to be numerous. you .suh. shat m. wia youf" growled Mir fen~yck- This is Ho time for recrim- iAalien You'd argue the sun. moon a'a stars ogt of the sky together 1T sea found any one to listen to yon-
 Apw Whe ever saw saa. moon and ssaN iR the sky at the sa me time. qaeFlei the irrepreSsiI,le Michael.
 iiere you 90" reiorted his brother lA-F'"- Your story Of the tramp IS sasi as absurd now as 1t was in the sVs'ahing- Come: let's get down 10 '',slaess. Call everybody in These 2a'eefs will question every inmate of 'ne house. Gentlemen" be said. turn As To the detectives. you have my f1il lssion to proceed in any manner ' aieh seems best to you- We are en- lFe'y in your hands
 All right. sir" answered the de rcnYe sergeant. whose name was ait.t We'll take the servants first hschard was crossing the hall in 6 '@iA search for Harriet when he need To oyerhear this last remark IN hearr went down again If Wool