The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25

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ten days before and that nothing was
known of him since that time. Why
had he been discharged? A personal
difference; he had been disrespectful
You'll waste your time if you work
on the Varney theory" said the broker
Il advise you to leave him out of it,
Dunton returned to Boston and en-
deayored 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 |
ciews in New York. including Varney's |
record there.
Accordingly Dunton telegraphed his
professional brother in the metropolis
that he would be in that city ut 3
o'clock on the following afternoon. and
he received reply directing him to go
to certain address. engage a room
and expect a call at 5 O'Clock. The
address was not far from the Grand
Central station. where Duntons train
set him down a little after 3. and Il
few minutes later he had engaged
what is called back parior IN very
| ordinary boarding house.
There was time for bit Of work he
| fore the hour of the appointment. and
| Dunton did not linger i'll his new quar-
| ters AS he approached the street door
on his way out a key was thrust into
the lock from the other side. The form
of Il woman was dimly visible through
/ the ground glass panel. and Dunton.
who was in no hurry to encounter any
of the other lodgers. halted sharply.
| but before he could begin Il retreat the
door swung open and the woman en-
tered. Dunton noticed in the first
glance that she was young and Strlk-
| ingly attractive. that she was snartly
dressed and had been heavily veiled.
| but at the moment of entering the
house, she had pushed up the veil to
the brim Of her hat
She stopped stock still and looked at
| him as if daZed. He saw that she took
in her breath with a fiuttering gasp.
so" said she, you've caught me-.
and with that she fell at his feet in
profound swoon.
For some minutes the natural human
impulse to give aid was stronger in
Dunton than all other feelings. Amaze
ment was forced to the background Of
his consciousness. While sympathy rush
ed to the front. nor had he 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 ut
the sight of a detective? How did she
know who Dunton was? He would
have staked his life that he had never
seen her Did she mistake him for
somebody else? No: there was perfect
recognition in her glance.
Assisted or at least accompanied by
the landlady. who had heard the sound
of the fall, Dunton carried the uncon-
scious girl into the room which he had
just engaged and laid her upon the
couch. Then he summoned physician
from an adjoining house. Meanwhile
he had learned only that the girl had
taken a room in the house that morn
ing and given the name OF Mary Stone
little later however, when the
doctor had taken charge of the cast
uDon the medical side, Dunton wa:
able to give his undivided attention Il
that aspect of it which appertained Il
his own profession. Miss Stone hat
carried small black shopping bag
and it had fallen upon the floor OF TIT
hall. Dunton thought himself PRIV
ileced to examine it's contents, and TIT
first thing lie found was a roll of bill
amounting to almost thousand dol
lars. Delving deeper. he came upon
small green memorandum book. Whlcl
bore upon its first page the name
Mildred Switzerland
Dunton was aware that MI. South
erland had a daughter named Mildred
but he had not seen her on his SiHsl
visit to Marbehead. 1t was cleal
however, that she must have seen I'LL
and known his errauu Meeting hll
thus after her fight from home. hoy
could she doubt that he had pursue
and passed her and, having learne
her destination, had awaited Der there
This is a very bad business. sal
r. the detective to himself. land it's Il
to NE to see that it gets no worse.
;; Miss Southerland had been carrie
:, into Duntons room because the Oh
= which she had engaged was up tW
- fights of stairs, DGnton had iearne
20 from the landlady, and he knew ais
that the girl had brought {, Snl;l
trunk with her To get into this rool
-, and to open the trunk cost only II
~ labor of picking two easy locks. III
- the result amply justified the cxertio
- In the trunk there was Il sealed packe
:, and in the packet were all the stolt
securities except the one bond th
nj had been sold
10 When this investigation WAS COZ
~. pleted Dunton returned to the low
hall, where he awaited the appearan
lis of the doctor.
aa '"The young lady will do very W.
IL now said that gentleman. You Il
in friend
he "a friend of the family" said t
in detective.
,al "She seems to have been labori
lie under severe nervous strain. &C
tinuel the doctor Il understand til
she desires to see YOU
zip Dunton knocked on the door Of t
or back parIor and was invited to ent'