The Washington times., 1915-11-28
Detective Blackie

lost fortune of the beautiful Warden
'sefore we leave this town. little
/ VI. wen collect the slo.Dc0 dollars
which the city OF .spangleiville stole
from your estate" and Violet's blue
, them.
We were out and looked at tho
Gated for Mr.. Falls and his clique.
right after the death Of Mr.. Warden
observed Aunt Patty Indignantly. 1T
must be worth 100000 to the rail-
road.
"If we get the original valuation OF
forty thoussnd and our expenses.
We'll call r. sIuare." returned Wal
and discouraged faces OF the three
ladies. ho chuckled. Don't seem TO
How could there be7" demanded
Violet. Why. there's only one reg
| "Hist!' loudly whispered Blackie. and
Jerked the red goatee from the door
mob. 81 know that mani" He stuck the
Henry Closby!' repeated the three
ladies In Amusement.
| detective stun" grtnned Blackie.
Get on your shawis girls and we'll have
| a. municipal dinner and municipal
show"
Come on. Jim. let's Join the festivi-
ties" urged Blackie. beginning to fret
from Inactivity before his cigar was
we'll under way.
Lets finish our dinner" implored
| Waliingford, who was heavy after
| meals.
I'm through" protested Blackie. r!s-
Ing. There's doinGs out there. and
your Uncle Horace isn't In the middle.
There go the Girls, Come on''
ther protest when a voice at his ear
| observed. In a nalf whisper.
| I've got a little information for your
| Wal!inGford turned and found, STOPPING
to sit beside him, a fat-faced, thin old
man. with big silk bow at his collar
He put his hairy forefnger on walling-
FORD knee for impressiveness. Henry
Gfl9sby f.,,sy n, goes ,9 & &ShicsSo' but he gets his
| queer"
II don't know Mr.. Closby." returned
Wallingford uncomfortably.
Move Tm william ssfsfs Boyer The the "1,ws po.s
master and u member Of the city coun-
ell. and l reckon know more about
folks than any man IN this town.
facts that nobody else can. II there's
| any reward
81 didn't get all that conversation.
one detective TO another. what did he
| say?"
"He gave me some damaging testi-
mony against Henry Closby." grinned
Chlcago!" ''@' ~
can you blame him." incurred
| Blackie. Henry must be u live member
Come on let's join the mad. merry
Walt till l get rome cigars" pleaded
Wallingford. and went up to his room.
| When he returned. he found Blackie
, in earnest converse with a lean and
sallow gentleman who cracked the
joints OF his knuckles ceaselessly when
he talked.
Mr.. Wauingford shook hands with the
66chiiiisman; <. iistaana whose elbow oreaked: and
Now, see what you make OF this"
| Hhlspefcd Blackie. impressively. "Mr
! Kerr, the druggist. says that Henry
| root"'
more than all the rest OF my Gus
toners put together" supplemented
Mr.. Kerr, In a whisper which crack ed
| into shrill falsetto at all the en-
phatic words. "Huys more than a
pound a week and always fresh
pound when he goes to Chicago"
See" eagerly triumphed Blackie.
isn't that ABOUT in line with what
Nalltngford suddenly aware that
Hiackie was addressing him. grunted.
y beg your pardon. Mr.. Wallin&-
FORD. corrected Blackie. covered with
Kerr. this is Mr.. Scotland Yard. the
great English detective; but OF
course. he doesn't like his name used
here, Hist! leave u.s."
| Il hope YOU didn't have the nerve
to tell that piker your name was
Sherlock Holmes " chuckled Walling-
ford, as Kerr creaked away
certainly not" grinned Blackic. II
only gave him my initial s."
Ihe mayor a pompous old patriarch
with a beard to his third vest but
ton, a beard wide and long en- ugh to
make collar and crevat unnecea-
sary. and clean shirts a matter Of
whim made a speech. glowing with
neighborly love and public owner
ship: after which some discounted
native threw dead cat into the
arena. and the fireworks began. under
In a red cap-band and red artillery
| stripes,
| a councilman with a thre.-haired
mole on his chin, who crept down
neXt to Blackie In the grandstand.
pcred pointing to Henry closby.
NV name Ia Scorp!nc. I'm the pro-
prietcr Of the SpanElerville Adviser"
he confded. 81 probably know more
about our citizens than any man In
town. Henry CIoshy go~s to Chicago
on the first and third Sunday Of every
month, and he stays I'M Tuesday
morning every time Ifo carries a
hpNd har and hi~ suit case"
Follow" asked Rlackie excItndIy.
The suitcase Is"
"Oo you hear thntT" demarded
r'nckie of "Hl'inprord hut j. Eufus
had turned his back. "The hand bag
Is h1aclS"
NO brown l" asserted the best post
ed man n town
"Prow"'" reneated RlaCk,e in dis
tr""s. "rhat throws nc or NV cal
",''n'.mnS. What does he carry in
'h" boet nosted man shonlt his head
"Hd1v "Nnbodv kncwa" he confessed
can tell YOU something olsc sbout
~, I'M. though. once every month or
TiN """l.s he expresses heavy box
to- New York"
"lac'iio cau~ht hia breath loudly.
N"t woo den hoxc"
~ wooden be-" rcnoated two othc-
frhr"nr"n"tl" "I' is "Iu-,vs eddrcssod
'" " ", Tu'tl", Pt Tirth n"erue and
F""'"-se"ord rt-e"t' r~Apaid"
"Tnt'A." rusod P,norie ea ~ to bi-n
s"r ~ "nver deramed that he would
"f thiHh weII 'rvps.troto ,,,is eus-
""''ious character" decided waIlirrford
Henrv C'oshv was alore In his storo
on sunday mo"n'nV, taking an invoice
OF his goods. whom thew called on bi,-,
end he csnNe forward to meet then, With
the en"""'r" "'r Of a man who Ia ouite
sure Of h'"N0elf
I'VE don't want n thing IN the world :,