The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-31
THE TWO
DETECTIVES
BY WARREN GRANT FOX
Copyright BY American Press Asso-
citation 1911.

was sitting In railway station
waiting for train, A man sat near
me- but didn't look al him. All re-
memhered afterward was that he wos
man. Presently | turned and 50 "
on the seat where he had been A
rectangular package. | looked about
for its owner. but could see no one
who appeared to have missed H. |
took It up, not doubling for a moment
that the person who had left it would
cnme back for IT, But although re.
manned there some time no one came.
Then opened the package. which
proved to be box containing Jewels
II was plain 10 me that they were Of
considerable value
/ While | was looking at them two
men cam up TO me. Seeing them an.
proach. Iclosed The box, but they told
me 70 open IT, and as soon as they
1 saw its contents congratulated each
other on finding. AS they expressed It.
the Huntington jewels" They be-
lleve1 the story | told them of how
had come into their possession. "for."
they said. the man who has stolen
Them would not be examining Them
ID 4 public place" They had received
| orders TO watch this station for the
! thief and he. doubtless suspecting
that he would not be permitted to
! leave II without being searched, in
order to avoid being caught with the
/ plumber on him had left II on the seat.
Let us act like friends met by
| chance said one of them. "for the
fellow is doubtless watching us. his
Intention being to shadow YOU and
, trick You out Of them
80 | put the box in my pocket, and
! the two men went away. remained
Few minutes longer, then left the sta
tion and went home, | was quite snre
was followed not only by the thief.
but by the two detectives. but whefh
er the former knew anything about
the latter did not know. had not
been at home ten minutes when there
was ring at my doorbell and the
detectives entered.
WELL" said the spokesman, 'T think
we may at once turn in the Jewels. |
The thief doubtless has marked your
house and will try, either by diplo- |
macy or stealth. to get possession OF |
them. You'd better be prepared for
him tonight; he may break in to your |
house and try to get them by force"
I'm always prepared for such
things, replied, and pulling out a
drawer from cabinet, took up Il six |
shooter.
Good for you" said one of the men /
Il don't think any one breaking into
your house will get much Let me
have the Jewels. III take them TO the
police station. and If you'll call tomor-
row dare say you'll be paid hand,
some reward by the owner"
"All right" | replied, but you must
give me some evidence that you're au-
th0rized to receive them
Authorized" exclaimed the spokes-
man. I'VE have found you in possess
sion of the property, and it's our duty
to run you in with the jewels. But
you've told so straight story that we
don't wish to Inconvenience you. II
you don't give up the stolen goods
wen have to take you along"
"Fll go with you willingly" said
For the first time a suspicion came
to me that possibly these detec.
lives might put me in hole. When
said that I would 90 willingly they
gave each other q look 1t seemed to
me that they didn't wish me 10 90
with them; they preferred to take the
gems themselves, They went into an
other room for consultation This
proved to me conclusively that they
were not detectives but very likely
had themselves stolen the jewels, that
hey had feared arrest and had taken
his method Of getting their plumber
nut of the station. When they return
ID | had slipped the revolver IN my
sleeve. One Of them stepped to the
telephone and called for a carriage.
Now, If he had called for n police
'atrol wagon | should have known
hat he was bona fde officer. AS II
vas, | knew he wasn't; that they
we're going to pretend to take me in n
arriage to a station. but really to Sc
ure the Jewels on the way.
When the carriage arrived had
'acked into a corner They told me
0 come with them, but instead of do
'g so I shouted Hands up.' and
ointed my weapon toward them. For
unately they were very near together
nd | could cover both at one time. Y
me Of them put his hands up at once, q
ut the other made move OF his q
and to his hip. shivered the hand $
nth a bullet, and the bloody hand 0
'ent up Immediately Then. backing Q
, the telephone, held both men IN u
osition while called up the police.
My two detectives were In box.
,uld kill them If they moved. and II
ley didn't make a move to ret awav 81
ley would go to the penltentiary But d
was with them choice between 4
cath and prison. and they chose pris.
!. In few minutes patrol wagon b.
'shed UP to the house and several n
'licemen, carrying cooked reviewers, e.
me In W
Hello. Tom Duganr said the ser W
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