La Junta tribune., 1913-01-11

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= trap would ssil into one ayneif.
Ny plot was raptdiy wusktae to .
head. and ! saw Possibilities oe ex-
banding II Into novel lhse would sessl
my name up amosg The great writer's
Of detective storiex. hut resolved IL
walt iii the denouem~nt before l,extu.
ming. for exIerseuse had taught me
that the easiext way TO write . detes.-
i've story II 10 begin at the eud instead
OF the beginning.
After . lengthy correspondence II
was arranged between me nni the
party attempting TO recover the jewels
that should meet him In n house
which was one Of row Of stone fronts
At a certain hour on certain day !
was TO ring the bell Of an aJmr rtnent
on the third noor Of the building. If !
were alone II would Ike known: II I
were followed II would be known In.
deed. unless ! came by myself there
would be no use Of my coming at all
should ! throw up the agreement !
would b~ denounced as having stolen
the property.
begnn to realize that I was getting
into the business OF practical detective
story writing with vengeance. II wits
time should take some precautions
against arrest for having stolen prop
erty ia my possession. Ny letters to
my correspondent alone would incriml
nate me. determined to consult the
Ioiice Indeed. they were now neces-
sary 10 me I must devise some plan
with them by which I should be pro-
'ec'ed and they should make the arrest
hut. desiring 10 keep the matter In my
own hands, told them only that was
tracking = criminal and wished them to
be on hand when the trap was sprung
The Inspector was not well satisfied to
take up n matter under some one else's
lead hut when he found that WAS OBJ
dur.ie he consented. and I was turned
over TO sergeant to make the neces-
sary arrangements.
. Upon showing him the building where
I was to meet my party he noticed that
the roofs Of all the houses In the block
were OF the same height. Thinking
that II any one should wish Ia get away
he would mount TO the roof and so
down through the scuftie OF another
house. the sergeant concluded to put
men on the roofs 10 watch that means
Of cgres- This would obviaie the
necessity Of keeping on my trail In the
street. which would lie known to the
criminal
h. nd h..n anHAfnfs.a 1 Pa
palred with III. jewels To III. building
rang the bell OF the third dat In the
v.siihule. tn. latch was drawn. and !
went upstairs. \ door stood ajar. and
| PASSED through II into u room. A man
advanced To meet me. II. did not look
NJ ali like iaiii,ird or indeed. a Grim
inal Of any Kind.
"Ah." he said cordially. Il see You
have brought the box. Permit me t'
explain verbally that these Jewels are
legar, To- my daughter The will by
which she Inherited them was not prop
.riy drawn. aud In law. though not In
equity. they belong 10 another. To saw
them I captured them though II what
! have don. were known II would SUI
jeei me to criminal prosecution. That
l. ,h, reason ! sent them 10 you and
why am willing to secure your siienc,
by paying you 80 large an amount"
Here was a subcomplication for my
work was very much Interested
aud listened eagerly To the mans
story OF how IA. had saved his dhurh.
ter's Inheritance. declined to accept
any rewrnl for ih. return of til. few
els. but he declared that bargain was
II bargain and We mus, both stand 10y
the one We had mad. Since tn. police
wer. behind me thought II perfectly
safe to accept temporarily anything h.
might orier.
lie counted out dfty xloD bills.
which ! rolled In wad aud put In
my pocket II had been agreed lie
tween me aud my supports that when
ON my return ! reached the street
door several policemen who had com.
after ! had made my entrance should
~ upstairs. while those ON the roof
were stopping egrcss Ia that direction
! therefore said goodby ,o the man
who had saved his daughtcr's fortune.
resolving that I would attempt to per
suadc the policemen below to let the
case drop. Hut they refused to be
persuaded and went up. They rang
the doorl's'll Of the third door Nat. but
not receiving = response. were obliged
u force an entrance. This took some
time. ss every door aud window WAS
barred. When Il was effected the nat
was found to lie empty. A door had
been cut Into the adjoining building.
through which any QUE might have
passed out and away. AZ any rate. the
mas who had saved his daughters
fortuss I never saw again Nor did
ehs police.
! went 10 the station aud turned the
bills ! bad recrived over " the ser.
gsasI he sent them TO . bank for
inspscti0u. aud they were pronounced
cousterfeit
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