Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-07-31

game like this. Before I'm done with
him, he'll look me full In the face
and wonder If he's ever seen me be-
fore. / wasn't always a detective.
was a 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 COMPOUNDED good work
man. l only wish hadn't such pro
nounced features. want to deceive
him to his face. He's clever, this
same Brotnerson, and there's glory to
be got in making fool of him. Do
you think 1t could be done with q
beard? I've never worn beard.
While I'm settling back into my old
trade, can let the hair grow"
"Sweetwater! We'd better give the
task to another man-to some one
Brotherson has never seen and won't
be suspicious Off"
He'll be suspicious of everybody
who tries to make friends with him
now; only a little more SO with me;
| that's all. But I've got to meet that,
and I'll do it by being, temporarily, OF
course, exactly the man | 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
l. Tn rxrbn hn ND
there's not fellow living more alive
to shams. I won't be sham. I'll be
it. You'll see''
But the doubt. Can you do all this
in doubt of the issue?"
No; | must have confidence in the
end, and I must believe in his guilt
Nothing else will carry me through.
must believe IN his guilt"
Yes, that's essential"
And ! do. never was surer of
anything than I am of that. But I'll
have the deuce of time to get evil
dence enough for grand jury. That's
plainly to be seen, and that's why I'm
an even toss-up'
II 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 | will give you piece of good
news. They're to have a new jani-
tor next week learned that yester-
day. The present one is too easy
He'll be out long before I'm ready to
show myself there; and so will the
woman who took care of the poor
washerwoman's little child. I'd not
have risked her curiosity. Luck isn't
all against US. How does Mr.. Challon-
er feel about it?"
| mot very confident; but willing to
give you any amount of rope. Sweet
| water, he let me have batch of let
ters written by his daughter which he
found in a secret drawer. They are
| not to be read, or even opened, unless
a great necessity arises. They were
| written for Brotherson's eyer so
| the father says-but she never sent
them; too exuberant perhaps. II you
| ever want them-I cannot give them
to you tonight, and wouldn't IL 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 1t.
BY the way, what name are you going
to work under?"
my mother's-Zugg."
Good! Ill remember. You can al
ways write or even telephone to TWEEN
| ty-ninth street. I'm In constant COM
munication with them there, and it's
| quite safe"
Thanks. You're sure the superin-
| tendent Is with me?"
Yes. 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,"