The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

according to those terms.
"OE I'll take it fast enough, Bigelow.'
II thought l won't conceal from you that
I'd as you find his dead body his living
one, either.
81 quite believe you. Will you tell how he
happened to give you the power OF"
NO; won't. It's none of your business, as
view it. Now, if you have got all the information
you want, III leave you. didn't expect that yoa
would feel like exerting yourself particularly about
mere disappearance; but now that there is re-
ward in sight, possibly you'll be interested"
w HEN he gone the chief touched button
w which brought the inspector to him; but
after that official entered the room the chief sat
for long time silent and motionless. When he
did speak, it was with his usual abruptness.
cts murder, Mac George Bigeow has done
away with his brother He has the assurance of
knowing that his brother is dead. He wears the.
arrogance of knowledge-and he has got what he
considers perfectly good reason for believing that
can't bring the crime home to him. The fellow
would have increased the amount of the reward,
in of finding dead body, if such thing
would not have had the appearance of paying a
premium for murder. But we won't bother
heads about George Bigelow's personal character,
just Has Savarin started for Winepauk?"
yes"
"Wire him to give his attention only to the
search for the lost Then assign one of your
men to find out where Alfred Bgelow kept his
bank account. If he had more than account
let's know it. When you have the information,
want you to go, in person, to see the bank Off
Gals and find out from them Just what method
followed in their acceptance, under power
of attorney, of George Bigelows right to draw
against his brothers account"
There is only account, chief, and l know
where it is. Bigelow told me. 1 can have the in
formation for you in hour"
$50 much the better. Bring it to me the min
ute you have it. Put two of the men that
automobile-at this end of the route. You know
the make? Well, wire the factory to send Of
their expert machnists to you. Assign two men
to shadow George Bigeow want to know every
time he moves and what move he happens to
make. Is Sheridan in the Office? All right, then.
Let him dig up the past OF Alfred. That disap-
pearing habit of his might have been thing.
George says this is the third time; we thought it
the second. Now, another thing. Tell your
to notify you if George Bigelow starts off
anywhere on trip that will be likely to keep him
away from the house for few hours. want to
the inside of that house, myself You and
will go there together if the opportunity offers
possibly we will go anyhow, little later. There
is another thing that l want too Telephone to
the station house of that precinct-where the
Bigelow house is-and have the officer on that
beat instructed to be near the house at o'clock
this afternoon; then, at o'clock telephone di-
recty to the house itself and ask for the VIZ
you have his name. l suppose"
II have the name of Alfreds valet"
"Well, that's the fellow want, but l don't wish
him to know want him. He must be told some
thing the phone which will bring him out Of
the house at once-as far the sidewalk, any.
how Have one of your men there to get into
row with the valet, that the officer the beat
will arrest both OF them. I'll be at the station
house when the valet is taken there Let Coyle
do the scrapping act, if he's not out; and tell him
to look up the chauffeur as he's through
with the valet He bring the chauffeur here.
l want a chat with him. too. That's all, for the
present. No; there is just thing more While
you at the bank, borrow two paid and can
celled checks that were signed by Alfred Bigeow;
one of recent date, and one as old as they may
have in their possession; also get one that is
known to have been signed by George Bigelow,
under his attorneyship-apd anything else that
interests you. That's all, inspectors
A t ten minutes past O'Clock that afternoon the
chief walked into the station house of the pre-
cinct in which the Bigeow home was located and
he behind the desk with the lieutenant when
Sheridan and the valet brought before it by
the officer that beat There was no intention
of holding the valet, OF course and when the ques
tons asked the man had ELECTED the fact that he
was employed by the Bigeow family. the chief