The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-25

$200,00O in cash with him. MT. Ouirk fully realized what an easy thing it was, but he uttered no word of warn ing. He was waiting to establish his reputation.
 After calling at the last bank on his route old Folsom always took a short cut through an alley to reach his own institution. It wasn't an alley so much as 1t was passageway. It was only six feet in width and used by pedestri- ans only. At any moment from 10 o'clock in the morning till in the afternoon you could look up or down the alley and count at least twenty pedestrians coming or going. There were doors opening into the rear of office buildings. and there was one door opening into an empty building that had formerly been a rag shop One afternoon Folsom failed to return to the bank at his usual hour When half an hour had passed, an alarm was given. Men were found who had seen him in the alley, but an alarm of fire was on at the time, and there were much excitement and confusion. At 10 o'clock that night Folsom was found in the old rag shop. He had received a severe blow on the head and was tied and gagged. Something like $13O0OO in cash had been taken from his satch- el. It was MT. Quirk who was given the case, and it was MT. Quirk who found the old man after long hunt.
 It was four days before Folsom re- gained consciousness and told his sto- ry. There was very little to tell. He had backed up against the door to stand for a moment and look for the fire, and the door had been opened, he had been drawn in, and then followed the blow on the head and darkness. He had not even seen his assailant. He was very grateful to MT. Quirk, and he felt the fullest confidence in him, and yet there was clew that he suppressed. Why he did he could not have told himself. AS he fell he must have grasped the mans coat and torn off button, for there was the button clinched tightly in his hand. They took it from him at the hospital and. strangely enough. said nothing about 1t until two weeks later when he was dis charged. Then it was among his things. Folsom could not make it out at first. It had the name of a tailor on it, and he had never patronized the man. He believed he had seen but tons like that on a business suit, and it came to him after that the suit be- longed to Mr. Quirk. The tailor cor roborated him.
 MT. Folsom was old, but he did not lack wit and acumen. He set himself to work, and inside of fortnight he found men who had noticed the detec- tive in the alley on the day he was assaulted. In the dust on the floor he had been bound with new rope. He discovered who had purchased it and where. As a matter of fact, he work ed up good case against MT. Quirk and had him arrested, and ten hours later the missing money was found un- ueE luc uOOE Ol luC iottSA S loOh. AAC would not confess, but the jury found him guilty, and he got sentence of twelve years and died after serving half of it. He had planned for years only to be caught by man from whom he thought he had nothing whatever to fear. M. QUAD.
 Her Secret.
 wife--Have you any secrets you keep from me, dearestf
 Husband-None, darling.
 Wife-Then I am determined I will have none from you either.
 Husband-Have you secrets, then?
 Wife-Only one, and am resolved to make a clean breast of It.
 Husband (hoarsely)-Go on!
 Wife-For several days I have had a secret-a secret longing for new dress, with hat to match, for my birth day.
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