The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-19


to the contrary, but I can't. l can give
you my hand though, inspector, and
Sweetwater's thanks. l can meet the
boy now. An hour ago l didn't know
how was to do it,
CHAPTER XIV.
That's the Question.
"How many times has he seen
you?"
Twice
That's unfortunate"
Damned unfortunate; but one must
expect some sort Of a handicap in
game like this. Before I'm done with
him, he'll look me full in the face
fore. ! wasn't always detective.
was carpenter once, as you know,
and I'll take to the tools again. AS
soon as I'm handy with them I'll hunt
up lodgings in Hicks street. He may
suspect me at first, but he won't long;
I'll be such a confounded good work
man. / only wish / hadn't such pro-
nounced features. I want to deceive
him to his face He's clever, this
same Brotherson, and there's glory to
be got in making fool of him. Do
you think it could be done with a
/ beard? I've never worn a beard
While I'm settling back into my old
trade, I can let the hair grow"
"Sweetwater! We'd better give the
task to another man-to some one
Brothersou has never seen and won't
be suspicious of?"
He'll be suspicious Of everybody
who tries to make friends with him
! that's all. But I've got to meet that,
and I'll do it by being, temporarily, OF
course, exactly the man l seem. My
health will not be good for the next
few weeks, I'm sure of that. But I'll
be model workman, neat and con-
scientious with just a suspicion of
! dash where dash is needed He knows
the real thing when he sees il, and
there's not fellow living more alive
to shams. I won't be a sham. I'll be
It. You'll see."
"But the doubt. Can you do all this
In doubt CT the issue?"
"No; I must have confidence in the
end, and l must believe in his guilt.
Nothing else will carry me through. I
! must believe in his guilt"
Eyes, that's essential"
"And | do. / never was surer Of
anything than l am OF that. But I'll
have the deuce of time to get evil
dence enough for a grand jury. That's
plainly to be seen, and that's why I'm
go dead set on the business. It's such
an even toss-up."
81 don't call it even. He's got the
start of you every way. You can't go
to his tenement; the janitor there
would recognize you even if he didn't"
Now I will give you a piece of good
news. They're to have new jani-
tor next week. ] learned that yester-
day. The present one is too easy.
He'll be out fong before I'm ready to
show myself there: and so will tie
washerwoman's little child I'd not
have risked her curiosity. Luck isn't
all against us. How does Mr. ChaIlon-
er feel about it?'
mot very confident; but willing to
give you any amount of rope. Sweet
water, he let me have a batch of let
ters written by his daughter which he
found in secret drawer. They are
not to be read, Or even opened, unless
a great necessity arises. They were
written for Brotherson's eye-or so
the father says-but she never sent
them; too eXuberant perhaps If you
ever want them-I cannot give them
to you tonight, and wouldn't if l could
don't go to Mr.. Challoner-you
must never be seen at his hotel-and
don't come to me, but to the little
house in West Twenty-ninth street,
where they will be kept for you, tied
up in package with your name on it.
By the way, what name are you going
to work under?"
"My mother's-Zugg.'
Good! I'll remember. You can al
ways write or even telephone to Twen-
ty-ninth street. Pm in constant COM
munication with them there, and it's
quite SAFE"
Thanks. You're sure the superin.
tendent is with me?"
Eyes, but not the inspector. He
sees nothing but the victim of a
strange coincidence in Orlando Broth
erson.''
Again the scales hang even. But
they won't remain so. One side is
bound to rise. Which? That's the
question, Mr. Gryce."
CHAPTER XVI.