Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-07


inc rear on the ground floor.
BE pleased to sit down. gentle
men.' he said. and in a few words
VIII 'ay the case before you" He was
. large. stoop-ahouldered man of GO,
clean'ahavsn. with grim, light eyes. a
nADby. nsrvous upper lip, voice rich
With good living, and a peremptory
manner which. however he could
change at will into an appearance as
winning % hc pleased. He was very
amiablo and courteous now. and the
omcera. on this their first personal
meeting with the city magnate. were
ready 10 declare that his reputation
Boiled him. and that, instead Of being
tho harsh. cold-blooded. and grasping
monster general opinion represented
him to be. he vas mild.mannered.
Il do not wish to condde what has
occurred to telephone" he contin-
ued. and 90 asked you to call upon
an unknown errand. The fact is"
He hesitatsd. coughed. and then went
on: But let me begin at the right end
OF the story. at the beginning. You
nouced. OF course, as you came along
that there Is . high wall around INV
premises. 1t 10 Of stone up to height
OF seven feet. and above that and over
topping 1t is an impenetrable English
thorn hedge, which is four feet higher,
making practically impregnable pro-
lection TOR these grounds of eleven
1eet II height. The gates, which are
loftier even than that, are always
locked ct night. and the porter's lodge
10 right beside them Nobody could
enter that way unseen by him. The
house itself is wired throughout with
. burglar alarm. which rings in the
dining room with din that can he
heard even to the limits Of the park,
aud to raise window or open a door,
at least any Of those which are locked.
after We are secured for the night
would DO to set this gong changing
The door to this room is always
locked. It is. as you can see. the
curio room, full of valuable articles,
and 10 thrown open but rarely i
carry the key to it on my person con
stantly. The three windows are
wired with the alarm and all are
double locked. Yet last night some
body got In here and took away five
very valuable Chippendale chairs.
Mind you. this was no small parcel, to
be tucked under the arm or into the
pocket, but five good-sized chairs,
which would furnish load for
wagon. And this" he stepped for
ward and with dramatic gesture
drew the screen aside this is all we
have to indicate how the thing was
accomplished
For days the local police worked
upon the mystery. using every art
known to detective annals. Eventual
ly, however, they called in DIR. Furni-
vail
Come fn, said MIR. Towne who
was rubbing his eyes and looking con-
fusedly around, as If he were Just
awaking from sound sleep. A maid
entered and. with great agitation In
her manner, spoke few words to her
master in a low-toned voice Mr..
Towne turned to DR. Furnivall
Doctor he said, my sister, who is
bed-ridden. heard Your ring and
thought it was her own doctor. For
some reason she has taken great
dislike to him, it seems. from what
the maid says, and fell into Mysteries
as soon as she heard the bell, CRYING
out that she wouldn't see him She is
i'll The fit now. and ! wish YOU would
See what you can do for her
Willingly" DR.. Furnivall answered.
starting at once to follow the maid.
who led the way rapidly to am upper
chamber. Ten minutes afterwards. as
the detectives were questioning one
OF he servants. the maid reappeared
with a request from DR. Furnivall
that they could come with Mr. rcwne
to the sick-roOn, and upon hastily
complying they found the doctor with
his spectacles i'm his hand confronting
the invalid. who, sitting erect in bed.
was staring into his eyes, yet with a
look OF deep abstraction on her face,
as II her vision were turned inward
rather than outward. and busy with
the images of her own mind alone.
Why. that's the first time she has
sat up for began Mr. Towne in as
constituent, but the doctor raised his
hand for silence, cutting him off.
Will you please repeat, Miss
Towne," DR. Furnivall said TO the pa
,ient. what you have just told me,
the reason why you dislike your doc
tori"
She was very slight woman. of 49,
with weak eyes and "A pallid skin
which, however, flushed family as she
commenced in a mechanical voice;
Il became acquainted with DR. Faw-
cett through an advertisement in the