The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-06-17

rev queSJOnS, though ne QaQ nlI0efu
avoided meeting him. In fact. DuntOu
/ had not visited the Marblehead resi-
I dence, but had depended upon yelled
questioning Of Switzerland for such IN
formation as he desired. AT this stage
Of the case, however. personal in~es
tigation seemed necessary. and be &C
cordingiy paid visit to the broker To
his summer home.
Up to this point Dunton had not dis
closed his theory Of the robbery. and
now, when he todd Switzerland Of his
suspicious. he was amazed to learn
that varney had been dismissed from
Southeriand's employ Suddenly about
ten days before and that nothing was
known of him stnce that tune. Why
had he been discharged? A personal
difference; he had been disrespectfui.
You'll waste your time II you work
ON the yarney theory said the broker.
q advise you to leave him ont Of It :
deavored to locate Varney at the young
mans Office, where two or three assist
ants were carrying ON the business.
but he learned that varney was seldom
there. and his house address could not
be obtained In view Of this situation
the detective decided to take up the
clews in New York. including varney's
record there.
Accordingly DuntOn teiegraphed hts
professional brother In the metropolis
that he would be In that city at
O'Clock ON the following afternoon. and
he received reply directing him to go
to a certain address, engage q room
and expect call at O'Clock. The
address was not far from the Grand
Central station. where Dunton's train
set him down a little after 8, and a
few minutes later he had engaged
what Is called back paraor In a very
ordinary boarding house
There was time for bit OF work be-
fore the hour Of the appointment, and
Dunton did not nnger TN his new quar-
tiers. AS he approached the street door
ON his way out key was thrust into
the lock from the other side. The form
Of woman was dimly visible through
the ground glass panel. and Dunton.
who was in no hurry TO encounter any
Of the other dodgers. halted sharply.
but before he could begin retreat the
door swung open and the woman en-
tered. Dunton noticed In the first
glance that she was young and sufk-
ingly attractive, that she was smartly
dressed and had been heavily yelled,
but at the moment Of entering the
house she had pushed up the veil to
the brim Of her hat.
she stopped stock st1f1 and booked at
him as If dazed. He saw that she took
In her breath with futterfng gasp.
$50" said she, you've caught me-"
and with that she fell at his feet ina
profound s~oon.
For some minutes the uaturai human
impulse to give aid was stronger in
Dunton than ell other feelings. Amaze
ment was forced to the background Of
his consciousness. while sympathy rush.
ed to the front. nor had be any time for
such reflections as would have been ap-
propriate to his Calling Whom had he
caught! What had this beautiful girl
been guilty of that she should faint at
the sight Of a detective4 How did she
know who Dunton was? He would
have staked his life that be had never
seen her. Did she mistake him for
somebody elsei No: there was perfect
recognition In her glance.
Assisted or at least accompanied by
the landlady. who had heard the sound
Of the fail DuntUn carried the uncun.
scious girl into the room which he had
lust engaged and laid her upon the
couch. Then be Gummuned physician
from an adjoining house. Meanwhile
he had learned only that the girl had
taken room in the house that morn
ing and given the name Of Mary Stone.
A little later, hDweEer. when the
doctor had taken chnrgH Of the case
upon the incident side, Dunton was
able to give his undivided attention to
that aspect of II witch appeTtafned to
his own profession. Miss Stone had
carried small black shopping bag,
and it had fallen upon the floor of the
hall. Dunton thought himself priv.
ileged to examine 4ts contents, and the
first thing he found WIS rUi1 Of bills
amounting to almost thousand dol.
lars. DAydng deeper be came upon a
small green memorandum book which
bore upon its FIRST page the maine Of
Mildred SogHhe11and.
Duntm was dware ffrat Mr.. South
er4and had a daughter named Mildred,
but he had not seen her ON hts single
VISIT to Afartded1eah. Il was clear,
however, that she muEt have seen him
and known his efrand Meeting him
thus after her flight from home, how
could si1s douht that he had pursued
and passed her and. having learned
her destination. had awaited her there
This Is very bad bnstness0 said
the detective TO himself "and H's up
to me to see that q gets no worse"
Miss Snutha4and had been carried
into Dunfnn.s room beEauSe the one
which she had engaged was up two