The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-30
CHAPTER NXI1.


/" first train for lrvington. set
Nv tied himself with oni
| black cigar In the smokin,
car and began to eburn his brains 70
answers to many pcrplexIng questions
That his enemies were trying TO eucbr,
him was as clear as day. His sol
might have sent one wire OF warning
but why a dozen? That was jacob,
fine italian hand. II Richard was a
liberty, why had he not wrlttenf why
had he left his baggage at the St Re
gis without returningf How dared he
60 TO 1rvington2 Where had he gone
thereafter Where was he now? The
old gentleman gave II up and chewed
the end Of his cigar in savage impa-
tience. or one thing only was he Ger.
tain--he would get on Richards trail
and follow 1t TO the end
On reaching Irvington he hurried TO
the telegraph Office and sent the fol
lowing dispatch to his representative
at Austin, Tex:
Watch harbor bill Skin game on. Learn
when legislature win adjourn and answer.
BILL WILLIAMS.
Irvington, N. Y.
There was some considerable delay
In sending bis wire, which he further
heightened by telephonlng to his New
York representatives, making an ap-
polntment with them for later during
the day. As he had plunged straight
for the telegraph Office, he neither saw
nor was seen by Mr.. Jacob ReDwyck
when that gentleman, accompanied by
two plain clothes men, got OF the rear
car Of the same train. rushed across
the platform, Jumped into waiting
surrey. the only carriage that happened
to meet that train, and drove rapidly
away. Nor did he hear several people
inquire Of the station agent for walk
Ing directions TO Mr.. Renwyck's place.
First there was well groomed, some.
what pompous. official looking English
man. with u red face and white side
wblskers, evidently man Of author
ity and Importance. Next there wns
tall, blond young woman, with
ripping figure. who expressed sur.
prise that no vehicle was there to meet
her And finally there were an excited
old farmer hard featured man In
plain clothes-also with an official look
and a fussy little representative Of
q motor company. II one could Judge
by his cap aL1 general automobile rig
In despair of carriage all OF these
walked slowly up the hill In the dlrec-
ton OF Restmore. although IN the fact
that, save the farmer and the plain |
clothes Official, each pursued bis way
alone, holding no communication with
the others, was conclusive proof that /
their simultaneous arrival and their .
common destination were merely coin
ridences. Mr.. Renwyck and his com.
panioDs arrived long before the others.
With the two detectives he went I'm
into the library, where he
net his wife and Mr. corrlgan. The
'afe was vide open. showing the tum
yled contents just as they had been
'ound when the door wah unlocked
'wo hours earlier by Uncle Michael
n utter silence the two sleuths made
IN examination. but beyond one tiny
cratch near the keyhole Of the inner
Ioor the safe showed no evidence Of
Iaying been tnmpered with Besides
ir. Henwyck. there was no one else
Who knew the combination except the
Ia butler, who was confined 10 bis
ed with rheumatism IN small VII.
,ge several miles away and who was
ute above suspicion anyway Clear
7. then. the thief had IN some way
armed the combination or else be was
o experienced craftsman
On hearing Of The robbery the frst
1oughi that flashed into Mr. Hen,
'yek'a mind was bis curious meeting
J the library with his English guest
. o'elock 10 the morning. With the
'indow open aud the burglar alarm
irned on. The prowlsrs explanation
I'd Leen quite simple. Nr. henwyck
nd honestly striyen 70 persuade him
W that II was entirely satisfactory,