The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-09

"Whys" | ACTED again.
THE Hollistcr jewels arc too well
known on this side to be sold here
And the brother, If ho is in on tbiswill
want to be in at tho solo, Fortune :.
ly, you saw the ligAt in q hurry and
reported at once. | Immediately got
into communication VITA every occan
steamship line and tod them to keep
an eye open. Hollister hardly can get
ont Of this country unlccs hos already
lett the city to take boat at some
other port"
While we We're sitting thus q telc-
phone cali came for the chief, It was
frola Slayin, ono OF our men in this
city. ff"f @e
'Hollister is under shadow" was
SlaYin's report. He's just reserved
a birth on the FranCcnia, to sail to-
morrow morning He's sticking close
to his room in the belmont Hotel in
tho meantime"
Don't lose sight of him on your
life, Slavin,' said the chief, and rang
off. sa T4@
THAT about settles It." lie said,
turning to me. Cornell, call up Mrs.
HOLSTER, get her on the wire, and
ask her if she will see you alone. II
she asks why, tell her it's about her
brother"
But why?" l asked in bewilder.
mont
The chief smiled qliizzically. "Why,
because happen to have heart and
wife, Cornell" he said, Il see now
how this thing is going to work out,
and-apd | want to spare Mrs. Hollis
ter. Darn it, man, women are made
queer Wen give Mrs Hollister a
chance TOTO save her brother"
| called up Mrs. Hollister and asked
if she would consent to see mo alone
without her husbands knowlc ige.
"Wby?" she demanded.
u cannot say over the phone, Mrs.
HcIlister," ! replied. Butt is
abvut your brother"
There was a silence of several Sec
onds. Then came the answer: Come
to the house at once"
Good" said the chief, "I'll go with
YOU
1t was night now, and at the Hollis
ter home we were ushered into the H.
brary by maid Presently Mrs. Iiol-
lister came in alone and closed the
door behind her
What is it?' she cried What has
happened to my brother?"
"Don't be alarmed, Mrs. HOLSTER"
said Nothing has happened to
him, and nothing wirl--unless you
wish it, It is all up to you" F'
what is it?' she whispered. 20,
what is it? Tell me-"
"Nrs. HOLSTER said the chief,
hasn't your brother been pressing
YOU. to give him largo sums of money
Her eyes ran from one to the other
of us, seeking TO read what We knew.
She wasn't acting now, and | felt
sorry for her. ,r ~
9iFow do you know that?" she
ask ID.
Isn't 1t d fact" continued the chief.
that Colonel EIollister refused to give
YOU any more money to give your
brother?"
sac sank into chair and sat star
ing at us in terror.
Mrs. Holligter,r said | as gently as
/ could, when YOU saw me looking at
that window didn't you see that
lnew just as weil as you did that no
burglar ever had forced his way in
there?" 7F y Fy'
She was dumb with terror; she
strove to speak but the words would
not come
and don't you know that my sus-
picions naturally pointed to your
brother? And just now we've learned
that he's booked TO sail on the Fran.
coma In the morning" at
And, Mrs Hollister said the chief
with gentleness never bad sus-
pected him Of, wed have to arrest
your brother on suspicion if he at. |
tempts to sail knowing what we do''
What do you went me to dor" she
cried suddenly. fiIging out her arms.
Don't hurt that poor boy! What do
you want me to do"
I looked at the chief.
Mrs. HOLSTER" said he, we are /
only engaged to inyc3tig1ta this case !!
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