Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-06

man Fever knew. ' shuddered at bis knowing we possessed his secret lest he murder us to prevent our giving it to the authorities. Hunt said to him DO you buy autographs here?'
 "Sometimes
 T have one l would ike to sell you. {"
 Whose autograph Is it:'
 "Not very distinguished person Nevertheless we ask a large price for it"
 T don't wish to buy any autograph for large price"
 You will pay a fortune for this one. I am sure. when you know whose 1t is."
 Whose is it."
 Your own"
 The man gave an involuntary start. Up to this time he did not suspect we had any other motive than to sell a bona hde autograph. Hunts words Your own and the way the defective looked at him assured him that we had come on a very different errand
 Let me see it." said the autograph dealer in q low voice.
 T will read you the note to which it is signed said Hunt
 I had arranged with Hunt that when he drew the note I was Go put my hand in my side pocket and grasp a revolver did so, and Hunt, standing well away from the Italian that he might not snatch the paper, read what was written. ending with the word Memo" Vecm heard his doom in the words and turned ghastly white. Hunt waited for him to speak, keeping his eyes riveted on him the while.
 How much do you ask for it?" final ly Vechi asked.
 My friend here," replied the detec- tive, pointing to me, lis it's owner. He intends to give the proceeds of its sale to the family of the man 60 whom this note was addressed and who was''-
 Vechi staggered. Hunt continued:
 '"The price Is certain stocks and bonds that passed to this man Memo [ If they are all returned the note will be returned to the writer to do what he likes with it and no steps will be tak VI Ah AAAN NeloN- II ENN4g oNNAAAAg ID not given up Memo will be arrested be fore he can leave his shop
 Vechi seemed to be thinking for a few moments, after which he asked:
 Tell me the amount" We did not know the amount, but had provided for this.
 You alone know the amount at present, but since we know that this property has passed into the posses sion of Memo we can at any time dis cover the exact amount If we dis cover that he has withheld any of itl we may reopen the case" Yechi stood wavering. Whether he was hesitatihg as to the amount he would return or whether to defy us don't know. Presently he said:
 T will buy your autograph, gentle men, but I have not the price here. You must go with me to my house"
 We went with him, as he suggested. walking on one side of him, Hunt on the other. Hunt and i each having hand on revolver concealed. When we reached the house Vechi took us into q room, locked the door and said:
 What guarantee have I that you will keep your wOrdy' .
 None whatever" said Hunt. You must rely on the promise of gentle man."
 Making virtue of necessity, he opened a closet door. exposing a safe timbedded in the wall. The safe being I painted like the wall. only it's keyhole was perceptible. Introducing the key. he opened the safe door and took out a large bundle of securities. looked them over and knew the value of most of them. judged they were worth be- tween $3j0,0OO and S400,O00. They were mostly coupon bonds, not the same property that had been trans ferTed by Driscoll to Vechi.
 '1s this all?p asked Hunt.
 Everything" replied Vechi- T have no desire to leave anything amiss that wiu reopen this matter"
 Perhaps my friend said Hunt, may wish to know the hold you had on DriscolI"
 T have no such desire" said '1Fhe property is returned. and that is sufii- | cient. The secret of blackmail if told might bring distress on an innocent | family. Goodby, Mir. Memo. So far as | this matter is in my possession you may consider it closed" | We went from the shop to the Dris- ] coils, where Mrs. Driscon answered my card in person. I said to her: | Madam, I have an important an nouncement to make to you, and de sire that you call into the room your sons and daughters to hear it" ! Surprised. she complied with my re | quest, and her children, mostly grown, i were summoned When they were all assembled told the story of my pur- | chase of the desk and the finding of the paper in the secret drawer. Then entered upon Hunts investigations i (some of them recognized him) and | lastly told of our visit to Vechi's shop. It was interesting to watch their fea- lures during my recital of our inter view with the blackmailer. they grow ing more and more intent till the de livery of the property. When the re- cital was finished I took the securities