Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25
"A VILLAGE SLEUTH
By WARREN I. TREsHAM.


md .'the sleuth" he was dubbed By
e9tain deriAve residents Of Brookdale.
h had won the appsllation fairly, tor
lnQuisitiveness and q habit Of follow
i1ng MP that characteristic with prying
ways had become part Of his nature.
Dolph had finally engendered a DIS
tinct detective ambition, but the local
scope was limited and he was COM
pelled to accept what offered, which
was haK-salar1ed position a. a con-
Stable on the. stan II the sheriff.
Here Dolph shOne, Or fancied he did.
II al events be worked up deep
mystery about once month. II usual
y ended In smoke, but the amateur
man catcher was diligent. he invest
"a ordinary dul cases with tinss Of
uniQuenesg and importance, discerned
purposes Of arson IN common bon
0re and the occasional thefu M
kamps a. the operations OF leagued
clique Of bandits, bent upon devast-
Ing the district.
Dolph confessed to sneaking fond
neGs for Margaret Dunn, who thor
oushly despised him and his meth
OdA They merely spoke and Dolph
never ventured to 80 further than
that. He had high hopes, however. Of
me Gay coming ac1oss q mysts1y. :
tragedy, where his professional asu-
men would arouse the interest and ad-
miration Of the pretty daughter Of old
line Dunn. -,
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