Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-02-21

o. EeF 4ftE&SlsfH- u NNAsEg Is a LEW
type o. the spceieS nor could Willie
fiollcs.Ger he Parted frora the detective.
and thus 4 grcu2 Of four was formed
we lave had series OF petty but
very annoy iug ,hef1s az SuEnyside."
said Miss HoHenier TO Mr.. Clifford
There must he thief among the serv-
ants. bat h. Is too sllregd for amateur
methods OF detection. SO we have beg
ged ztr. Conroy to Ge;aeh himself from
more important Affairs aud help Us In
sur perplcxitg-~
And what does Nr Conroy think of
the case?- asked clifford.
From what Mr. Holiensier told me-
sald be. II guess there's no doubt that
you've got crook on yossr payroll up
there II FAUST lie one OF the servants.
because things have been stolen when
there wasn't guest IN the house-no-
body but your fafher and young Mr..
Hollender."
willie" said Miss HolIender stern
iy. "the searchlight Of suspicion Is
veerin- In your direction
Willie orened his eyes vile With sud
den interest, AID be seemed 10 expert
enee a genuine disappointment when
Cca-oy said:
AS there's been oaly one touch
made while Willie was there and some
thing Ike a dozen whea be wasn't. l
guess wen have to let him out Of II.
No. miss. we've got sure thing on the
servants. 50 far a. can see"
sYoa seem confident Of success" re-
marked clifford
"Oli. yes. indeed responded the de-
teetiye. THE chances are that III spot
an old friend before I've been there
two hours"
AN old tFiendf" said Willie.
Somebody with a record. I mean
responded Conroy, somebody with
aEG Ia the gallery
"A mug In the gaileryf@ echoed Cliff
ford
II be-, the young iady's pardon" said
the detective. conscious of his rough
phrase. Il mean a portrait at head
quarters. II don't recognize an ac-
quaintanee right away I'll have TO look
'em up. And when I've found record
I've found my thief"
THAT Is always the theory Of the
police" said Miss HolIender. Really.
Mr.. Conroy, | expected to find you
more ORIGINAL"
There's nothing original about
facts" reJolned the detective grayely.
They're all old and hard. as old and
IL comes out In conduct like sweat
through your skin. II comes out early
I've been in this business a good many
years, and. while I've seen first offend
ers. so called. I've never seen thief
that hadn't been dishonest as far back
lot Of things that have been covered
over. This world ain't SO hard as you
maybe think ii Is. Criminals are ex-
cused They're let or over and over
again when they're young. but the evil
is In EN-. and by and by they come
to their natural windup, and that's in
JAIL
Perhaps this may be true as to
thieves" began Cii~ord--'I mean the
petty. habitual 'sneaks:' believe that's
your word for them In America, Isn't
IT. But
Its Just as true Of all wrongdoers,"
said conroy sententiously. why,
what's all this we hear about these d.
vorces and the breaking up OF homes?
Do you ever find one single case where
the guilty party didn't have a recordl
Take cruelty and neglect and mean
ness and all kinds Of disrespect and
dishonesty to women. tell you that
it's In the man, from his youth up. or
he wouldn't do 1t. Every one OF those
divorced and redivorced men IL bad
egg and always has been, and you
may take my word for It, And. as for
the women, may the Lord pity and
pardon EN- and lead 'em to a better
life. Amen
He spoke the closing words with a
somber and prayerful earnestness, and
a tense silence followed. Perceiving
that he had made an impression and
being proud OF II. he continued:
IF n lady was going TO hire butler
and ! should tell her that the man had
been convicted twice Of robbery she
wouldn't hire him. but IL he's been
convicted twice Of being n bad hus-
band she'll marry him.
During these remarks Willie's pale
countenance had been growing red
very fast. At the last his hands went
suddenly to his mouth. and he explod-
ed behind them with one hysterical
Outburst OF laughter Then he rose
hastily and went to the other end Of
the car.
Conroy. surprised. looked hastily into
Miss Hollenders face. The young lady
was beautifully serene; but, with the
corner OF an eye. the detective saw
Clifford and perceived that his coun-
tenunce was darby cloSded.
Immediately the Englishman straight
ened up In his chair and thrust his
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