The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-01

mise can be affected. She says he has
offered to furnish information and VIII
assist to break up the Miner gang OF
counterfeiters. If you viii send me
special authority and a guarantee that
he will not be arrested / Will go with
his sister and coax him to come to
| New York. Please forward the pa
pers to me here at once.
Yours respectfully,
LOUIS MERITo."
The case was an important one and
required my personal attention II
compromise could be made that |
would result In the conviction Of such |
men as Miner, was anxious to make |
1t. chose to superintend II myself, |
and the next train that left for Bos'
ton took me with It, When | arrived
there on the following morning ! went
directly to the United States hotel,
where / met a thoroughly astonished
Italian. He was much surprised at
my unexpected appearance.
soon learsed enough to place me
In possession Of the facts in the case
so far as the detective was concerned.
| then demanded personal interview
with Miss Brownie, which was soon
arranged. After introducing me to
the lady, Merito retired from the
: room, as had been previously agreed
upon found myself in the presence
of tall and stately young woman,
e tastefully and fashionably dressed.
She held In her hand a large fan which
she welded with consummate grace.
, found her fully posted on the nature
of my business. Inviting me to be
seated, she began the conversation
r and explained to me her proposed trip
: to Montreal, where she hoped to
meet her brother Thomas Brownie.
She had learned through friend that
her brother was anxious to quit
counterfeiting and that he could, IL
given an opportunity, put the govern
ment officers In position to arrest
number of leading counterfeiters She
did not know the particulars, but was
sure that her brother would, II per.
mittcd to return to New York, render
the government important service.
She said that her father had nearly
lost his mind on account Of the action
of his son and that he was ready to
undergo almost any sacrifice and pay
any reasonable sum OF money for the
purpose Of saving his boy,
What she said was quite reasonable,
and after questioning her for some
time had about come to the conclu.
sion that her offer, II carried out as
promised, would be good thing for
the government.
There were a number OF counter.
feits then on the market and | was
exceedingly anxious to break up the
gang by arrestlng Its leaders and Sc
curing the plates. The Miner gang
had first and last cost the government
considerable sum Of money. While
talking over the details Of the pro
posed surrender | stepped to win.
dow and raised the shade, upon which
the sun suddenly shone forth, lighting
up the room and casting its bright
rays fully upon the face Of the lady
before me. Drawing my chair little
nearer and more in front Of her was
enabled to look her straight in the
face. My eyes resting on hers seemed
TO dlsconcert her. She bllnked and
turned her head. l Strengthened up q
little and stared at her. She started
to rise
Keep your seat" commanded, In
an authoritative tone.
At this moment | saw defiance
mingled with terror in her eyes. Al
first | had noticed nothing in her ap
pearance or actions to create suspi
cion. As was quite natural, she nov
seemed excited This might have
been attributed to disturbed ccndi
ton OF her mind on account OF th'
| actions OF her brother--a natural S.
| quence under the circumstances. Sh'
| again turned towards me and the sui
shono upon her face. I at once de
tected the work of an artist skilled II
the use Of shades OF paint ] noticed
too, that her hair had not the gloss!
appearance of natural growth. wa
quite sure she was In disguise.
"Before this business goes any fur
Their" said, Il want you TO remove
g. your false hair and wipe tho pain
' and powder from your face"
As arose In front of her she start
ed UP with an indignant glare and at
10. tempted to push me away. In fasl
nd reached for her chignon. Giving 1t |
quick jerk, It's fastenings gave wa!
and II rolled on the carpet. Their
~ was no longer any use for conceal
W ment. Thomas Brownie stood befor'
" me- The game was up. There wa
'n' no more room for lodging. He begai
40 peeling off layer after layer of hi
~, feminine apparel. When he had full!
no disengaged himself from his dress
y. makers outfit he opened his travelling
az bag and proceeded to clothe himsel
% in masculine attire.
,to Merito, who had during this inter
view remained in the hall. was nov
requested to come into the room.
ID handed him pair Of handouts ant
Gil Brownie Immediately put up his hand