The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11

! 10 you remember handling Mr..
Cheeseman's box that day."
Eyes. took IL into the private
room, and afterwards replaced it,
WAS that after Mr.. Cheeseman had
gomez"
After he had gone out; yes, SIR"
How old is Mr.. Brnstair?'
About sixty-f1ye think, sir"
I'm good healthy"
Fairly good Work has been press.
ing rather heavily on him of late. He
had an unusually large number of
briefs for this circuit"
Accustomed to work late here?'
Often.
"A temperance man."
Strictly"
Smoker"
Rather excessively, should say
ten or a dozen cigars day"
Where does he keep his cigars
here?"
In a box in the drawer of his desk"
"Oblige me by bringing the box
here"
The clerk went into the '-ner room,
and presently returned with cigar
box in Ms hand This" ne said lis
the only one find and it is empty"
| Tarrant glanced at it, thanked him,
and added that he had no further use
for it.
We'll, inspector" said Tarrant,
few moments later; that document
| ic NOT baro didpJt c,pnOco ~ 1,yoc
but the time hasn't been wasted. Have
you telegraphed to the Sheffield police
YETI"
NO" answered the inspector, sur
prised "Why?"
Well, / should, if l were you. Ask
if man answering Brinstair's descrip-
ton has turned up, wandering in the
streets of that town. will come back
in about an hour to see if you have
an answer"
They left the Offices together, the in
spector to act on larrants' hint and
the latter visited the nearest cigar
shops. Finally, at one of them, he
learned that gentleman who, from,
! the shopkeeper's account bore some re-
semblance to the missing man, came
in a few evenings before at about ten
O'Clock and bought dozen cigars OF
a special brand not often called for.
Asked If he had any conversation
with this customer, the shopkeeper re-
piled: ''Well, now, | most forget. |
remember he remarked it was a hot
night, and-oh, yes; he said he Won
dered if it would be cooler down on the
embankment. He lit one of the cigars
and went out, and l haven't seen him
SINCE
Tarrant wandered down to the en-
bankment, also lit cigar and leaned
on the parapet, with his eyes on the
traffic on the river. He changed his To-
cality three or four times, always ap-
parently, selecting a spot near a seat
where one or more OF the homeless
frequenters Of these outdoor lodgings
were sitting. Presently an idea or a
recollection struggled into the mind
| Of one of the tattered and unshaven
ones, and he frightened up bit, and
called out to Tarrant, "Yer'll lose yer
at, gllv-nor, if you amt keerful."
what makes you think so?'' asked
Tarrant, turning to him.
well gent like you comes down
ere t'other night and stands a-smok-
in at the river, an talking to hisself
like, an, Gawd bless We, is at went
owver an e nearly went owver after
it. E might a. guy me that at instead
O. slim it darn to Woppin'."
"I'm Obliged to you for the informa-
ton, my friend. Do you think it is
worth bob?"
THANK e, guv'nor; easy armed"
Tarrant strolled back to Brinstair's
Offices The inspector met him with
an expression of admiration on his
face. "Yeu hit it, Mr.. Tarrant," he
said; "our man was picked up wander
ing in the streets of Sheffield last
night, quite out Of his mind like.
Couldn't remember his name, or where
he lived, or what he was in Sheffield
for. He was detained and is being
taken care of; but how did it occur to
| you, sir?"
why, such things happen, inspec-
tor. There was no good ground to sus-
pect foul play or suicide, and mag
ined that a man VINO had overworked
and oversmoked himself might collapse
! like that. You knew he had not turned
up in London. What more likely than
that he should follow out fixed pur-
pose and make his way to the station
and book for Sheffield though quite
unconscious of what he was doing?"
81 see; but how did his hat get into
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