Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-11-03
CHAPTER Iv-consinued.

Sonlo ono was on the floor NJ our
fre'. fnce down. hend pccilng under
the h~sih Now he go' III without
apology ieyenling the man who had
summoned the conductor He WAS
dusty. alert. cheerful aud ~ dragged
up with him tho denh mans Hnii-case.
Tho sight of II brought back to me AT
oncc my own prodIcaineni
II don't know whoihor thcrcs any
connection OF not. conductor. | said.
but nm victim. too. In less degree,
I've been robbed OF everything pos
acss. except red and yellow bath
robc | happened TO be wearing the
bathrohe. which was probably the
rcnYon HE thief overlooked II
There was fresh mlirmur in the
crowd Somebody laughed neryously
The conductor was irriiatcd.
II can't bother with that now" he
snnrIcd The railroad company ia
responsible for transportation not for
clothes. iowclry and morals If poo
Pile want Ia be stabbed and robbed in
why didn't you sleep In your clothes
I do
took nm angry step forward Then
somebody touched my arm. and nh-
clcnclicd my Dst could understand
the conductors position. aud beside,
In the law, | had been guilty myself
M contribu'ory negligence
I'm not trying 10 max" Won re-
aponMble." | protested. as aminbly as
/ could. and | believe the clothes the
thief lcft arc ~ good ns my own They
are certainly newer Bnt my valiso
contained valuable papers. and 1t is to
your interest as wcll ns mine to find
the man who stole IT,
Why, OF course the doctor saltl
shrewdly Find tho man who skipped
out with this gcntlcman's clothes. and
you've probably got the murderer"
II went to- bed In lower nine" i
Hnid. my mind full again of my lost
papers. and I walsoncd in number
seven was up In the night prowl,
tnK around. M I was unable to sleep,
and must have gone hack to the
wrong berth Anyhow. until the por
ter wakened me this morning knew
nothing OF my mistake In the inter
val the thief murderer too. perhaps
must have come back discovered
my error. and taken advantage OF II
10 further his escape"
The inuuisitive man looked at me
from between narrowed eyelids, fer
retlike
did anyone on the train suspect
you of having valuable papers?" he
inquired The crowd was listening In.
tcntly
No one" I answered promptly and
positively.
The doctor was Investigating the
murdered mans effects. The pockets
of his trousers contained the usual
miscellany OF keys aud small change
white in his hip pocket was found a
small pearlhandlcd revolver OF the
type women usually keep around 4
gold watch with Masonic charm hat
slid down between the mattress ant
the window. while snowy diamond
stud WAS stu fastened In the bosom
OF his shirt Taken as II whole TIL,
personal belongings were those OF
man of some means. but without an,
particular degree OF breeding TIL,
doctor heaped them together
Either robbery was not the mo
tive" lie reflected or the thicf over
looked these things in his hurry
The latter hypothesis seemed III
more tenaho. when. after \ thorough
search We found no pockethook an,
less than dollar in small change
The suitcase gave no cleo |, con
tanned one empty leathercoNerea GAS
and u pint bottle, also empty. chaug
Of linen and some collars With til
LAUNDRY mark. S n In the lcathe
tas on the handle Was n card with III
namc simon Harrington. pi,tsburs.
The conductor sat down OH my ii,
made berth. across. and made an q,
Try OF The name ,snt address lhol
on M cid onvelcpe, he Mote IL,
werds and gave II q the porter. Nh
d,sailee&red
= guess Chats all ! eau do. Ii
said I've had enough tioullp TN
trip 10 last Tor wear they den
need "A conductor On these trains an
more. what they ought 10 have is
sheriff and posse
The porter FROM the neNt ear can
IN md Whispered tc him, The ca
durtot rose unhappily
NeNt cars saasht The disease. !
svuMhled noetor a woman IN,
shere has eet humps or huNor
plaeNs y somcthius WiA YOU cos
bscN
rhe strange porter stood aside
he safd. IN Nlask sir. With queerlos
ins Mii sef' q s9pVef celor ] iAir
sir