Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-17

fault with his reasoning thus lar, ana
We all acquiesced by silent mods. He
turned to US sharply.
AS ! have said before, the door
locks are Of such character that
they could not have been picked or
opened with a skeleton key. Now,
who have keys to this placer"
Ny uncle gulped and placed his
hand upon his swollen throat and !
put myself in the breach. IF there is
no objection I win answer for him. It
will save his strength. and he and
Mrs. Tebbets can listen and correct
me or add anything whenever they
choose"
Grufny the policeman signifed that It
made no difference who spoke so long
as all the facts were made known.
One by one / answered his questions,
watching him as he committed them
to black and white with the painful
effort Of a schoolboy struggling with
q composition. ALI three of US CORE
sponded perfectly In our statements,
Mrs. Tebbets merely adding that she
had been awakened by a loud sound
in the night, but thinking It was thun-
der, had gone to sleep again. That
the noise was the explosion there
seemed no room for doubt, and the
policeman congratulated her that she
had remained in bed, as the burglar
undoubtedly was watching her room
at the time. At the end Of half an
hour he thrust the memorandum
book into his pocket and pursed up
his lips. Then he arose with a vibra-
tion Of his ponderous frame that sent
the ashes which had accumulated in
his lap in his combined effort to keep
pen and cigar going at the same
time. flying as water flies from the
shakings of wet mastiff.
Il win make another careful inspec
ton Of the premises inside and out
| and then put my men to work. have
q theory and you viii hear from me
later. / think the criminal will be
| in the clutches Of the law very short
fly. II you learn anything of impor
lance, communicate 1t to me-Captair
Donnell Of the Twelfth precinct
Down the stairs they went, and from
the window l watched them az they
dumped around on the grass beneath
In search OF telltale clews. Perfume
torily they passed around the house
and then clambered into the wagon.
IF this matter 10 ever solved,
don't believe 1t win be by them"
unused as recalled the stereotypes
and formula-like questions of thei
leader. There is too much intelli
gence back of 1t for them. They vii
shell the woods aimlessly In the fain
hope of driving out somebody; cas-
the dragnet and bring in score o
habitual criminals whom they vii
question and then turn loose. afte
which they win resume the even teno
Of their way along the trail Of som
other rogue. OF course they ma,
stumble upon something that will Civ
them a straight tip, but ! don't be
lieve it." j turned again to the be-
where Uncle Abner was threshinl
about like q fish out of water as b
berated the thief without stint. an
myself as literally because ! had NO
been at home to act as a buffer bt
tween the intruder and his wealth.
was exceedingly trying to me, an
the housekeeper having straightene
out his own bed. ! was delighted I
give him what assistance he needle
to get into It. That done, l left hir
there in Mrs. Tebbets' care. Doctc
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to my own apartments to discuss tn
peculiarities of the affair with him.
Perhaps half IN hour had passed