Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-26
CHAPTER XVII.

As the days passed, the headlines in the
daily papers referring to the cab murder
became smaller and smaller All attempts
to find any further portions Of the body
had failed, and no one had recognized the
ring as MaynaTds; or II they had, they
had not told the police.
What was stranger still, according to the
papers, was that there was not the slight
est clue to the driver of the cab. That any
man should stop a runaway horse in the
street, or should steal a horse and cab
and drive # all over New York without
leaving a trace, was something that the
detectives could not understand The muir
dered might be a shrewd and intelligent
man. they said, but any one in the cab
driver class should be easily traced; II by
nothing eese, through the betrayal Of his
confidence by his friends. He would be
sure to talk Of the exploit to some one
unless he were an accomplish himself.
AS there were no new developments, at
least none that were given out TO the
press, the whole thing seemed to be pass
ing from the public mind. All that was nee
essary TO blot II out entirely was another
big sensation. On the fifth day that sensa
ton came, and all the news about cab
No. a was tucked away in the inside
pages of the papers without even a sub
head over 1t.
Hartley was congratulating himself on
the success Of his policy OF silence. Nothing
had happened to disturb his peace OF mind
so far The only thing that worried him
was the non-appearancs Of Johnson. He
had not seen the detective since he ad-
vanced the money to engage the services
Of the charming Mr.. DVremus. Nothing
TO know he had seen the last Of johnson;
but that astute individual was not at all
anxious to lose sight Of Hartley.
When they had parted at their last in
terview johnson had carried out his avowed
intention OF going back TO the Realton to
see what had become Of that bag. A cigar
to the head porter and a little casual talk
about nothing IN particular led TO the
proposition to have another look at Mi
James Waltons room That was on Friday
morning.
The room was empty.
Johnson was worried. The porter assured
him that no baggage had been taken from
that room on a call from the office, but
he suggested that a guest might take
hand baggage down and put It In the check
room. A careful search Of the cheCkroon
could not be undertaken until some tins
between I and In the morning unless
Johnson wanted 90 get out a search-war
rant but for a slight consideration tn,
head porter managed things So that IN,
detective could look over the bags that had
been checked since Wednesday.
Neither that search nor the one that tool
place IN the early hours Of the morning
showed any trace Of the bag. Nevertheless
It was there. In devoting his attention L,
the Ardmore bag Johnson had not Oh
! served another very ordinary bag which
was under Waltons bed at the time o
. the detectives first visit TO the room Tn,
bag that was under the bed was now 10
, the checkroom, and the Ardmore bag wa
, inside IL with some Of Nj, James Walton
, effects.
Finding himself off the scent Of the bal
, itself Johnson strolled round to the hote
! again in the afternoon and tried TO gathe
some information as TO the movement
Of the bags owner No one had seen Mr.
/ Walton. The head porter did not thinl
he had left the hotel, as guests Away
, gave up their keys, and tho office thei