Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-03-22
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OF
By EDNA c. WHITNEY

Il BY EDNA C. VIII NE
There's Il good deal or laundering
In your business, isn't there?" | said
to Leonard Kelp. a detective Of high
standing. $2S Il 5lt5
well. | reckon I've done my share
of it" he replied. "The crooks study
to beat us and we study to beat them.
It's, to be expected that we'll get the
worst Of II sometimes. It's like other
things one has to learn.sa matter OF ex-
lperience. When ! began ] got fooled
lots o times. The trouble with me was
that was too smart i.s fiS "a. S
Tell me about one Of your curious
cases" .s,,p T. Z. n. n "a II q
zone | had only u few years ago had
some points of interest in it. We got
an anonymous letter. stating that the
butler and lady's maid at a swell house
In a suburban town would run away
on certain night carrying lot OF
piunder in jewels with them: We were
cautioned. however. against giving
away the informat zion. All we were ex-
pected to do was to he on hand and
take 'em in when they started out
well" concluded to 10 by the let
ter l received. It's best not to take a
matter of that kind into your own
hands lest you spoil 1t all. We went
to the place an hour before the expect
ed exit and waited till an hour after
the time. was getting pretty tired
and was about to give 1t up. thinking
the case was one Of those bits Of false
information detective agents get 80
much of. when l saw figure moving
along the side of the house staggering
under something. couldn't tell what
Getting nearer. saw him put ladder
up to one of the back windows. then
throw a handful of gravel against the
panes. r...
81 waited and in a few minutes saw
something white waving in the win
dow. The sash had been put up. but
so carefully that hadn't heard any
noise. The next thing l could distin
guish was something dark comm"
down the ladder. but 1t was so dark
couldn't see things continuously. !
heard slight sound. which judged to
be the ladder removed from under the
window, then saw or heard nothing
more till two figures passed within Il
few yards Of where was standing be-
hind tree. followed in their wake
and when they got out in the road /
could see that they were man and q;
woman, the man carrying suit case
''They took the direction of the rail-
way station. and when they reached
the street leading down to it they di.
verged. and l knew just what they
were going to DO. There was only one
train leading intO the city at that hour
Of the night, and they had timed their
exit to take it. - - 5.s.5.z
''They reached the station ten min
utes before the schedule time for the
train, and l went up ON to the plat
form as though intending to take the
train myself. l made up my mind ;is
soon as looked at them that / had a
slick pair to deal with. They were
made up first class. No one would
, ever have taken the butler for any
thing, but gentleman, and the maid
must have been prettier than her mis-:
tress. They were both in travelling rig,
and, though they probably had on their
masters and mistress clothes, theii,
costumes fitted perfectly.
Il thought it best to take them III
before the train came along, so / walk
ed up to them and said to the man.
TIL trouble you for that suit case
There was a scene. of course. but /
had an assistant ready and called him.
took the suit case from the hands Of
Il the butler and demanded the key. He
gave 1t to me at once, and, opening TIL,
case, there. sure enough. were the Jew,
els mixed in with womens lingerie.
"'see here said the fellow. this is
. robbery at an unfrequented railway
station at midnight. Now, I'll make
: you an offer. We are clipping and I've
got a hundred dollars in my pocket
i'm give YOU rather than be exposed.
Let us go with our property and the
money is yours 3=.5s.2. "a go, :.
1 u. laughed at him. telling him that /
had been informed Of the 'elopement'
and was not to be; fooled by his story
The lady's maid WAS about to go into
Mysteries when two girls and two fell
lows rushed out from dark corner,
one Of the girls shouting: It's all right,
Mr.. Detective, j put up, "a joke on
them. wrote that letter, knowing
!, they were going to elope. but didn't
know. Kit. you'd take It SO hard ,.s.
She put her arms around the elop-
| ing girl and tried to quiet her. which
was no easy job. The groom looked
az though be- would like, to kill this
Joking friend who had brought her
i friends with her to see the fun.
!, AS soon as saw that It was i
genuine elopement. with a froIic Of
youngsters added. I took the matter
In good part. pronounced it capital
joke and interceded with the bride and
groom for the joker's forgiveness. She
was the brides sister. and It was all
in the family. But there wasn't much
time to make up. for the train whis.