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Local News of the Week.
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We print visiting cards and
stationery of all kind.
IVirs, W. H. Wheler was an Ei
Dorado visitor Wednesday.
T. L. Pilkilton was on the sick
list several days this week.
Miss Alice Taunton of Lapile
visited relatives here last week.
I
Everybody has a hobby, doir g
the right kind of job work is our.
Miss Laura Dickerson is home
from a visit with relatives at Lapile.
Mrs. George Moore of Bogalusa
was here Monday enroute to Bold
ing to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Mrs. A. F. Funkhcuser. who has
the guest of M.-s. F. C. Stortor. re
turned to her home at Evanville.
lnd., last Friday.
Fireman N. E. King. who was
threatened with pneumonia, left
Saturday for Shreveport. La . tc
enter a sanatarium.
Vice President G. S. Prestridge.
of the Union Saw Mill Co . was
here from Shreveport the first ol
the week on business.
Mrs. C. M. Durham and children
arrived back in Huttig last week
from Kennefic, Okla., to again
make this their home.
Mrs. J. R. Scott and daughter of
Bogalusa. La., are here to spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Phillips.
Miss S. Berrarris returned tc
her home at St Louis last Fridaj
after a visit here with Mrs. G. S
Watkins and other friends.
Easter next year will be on
March 25. arriving at an earlier
date than any year since 1818, and
will not occur so early until after
the year 2,000.
Miss Mayme Fowler, who ha:
been at Puttonsburg. Mo., arrived
in Huttig Saturday to spend the
winter with her sister. Mrs. F. G
Storton.
H. P. Heard was called to Bar
nice. La., on the early irain Wed
nesday morning by a telephone
message announcing the death of
his mother.
Miss Lelia Lineberry, who has
been the guest of her sister. Mis
C S. Watkins, for several months,
returned to her heme at Hale, Mo.,
last Saturday.
Mrs. J. B. Calvert and son now
cf Harrodsburg, Ky.. arrived in
iiuttig Saturday for a week's visit
with Miss Lucile Nipper and other
Huttig friends.
We treat Piles successfully with
out knife or chloroform. Refer
en e and information on application
Drs. McCall &l Williams.
Lawson. Ark.
No Calomel Necessary
The injurious effect and unpleas
antness of taking Calomel is done
a A/ay with by Simmons' Liver Puri
fier. the mildest known liver medi
cine. yet the moct thorough in ac
tion. Put up in yellow tin boxes
only. Price 25c. Tried once,
used always. adv
Rev. A. W. King of Curdon. Ark.,
former pastor of the Baptist
church here, was in Farmervilie
last Friday visiting his daughter,
Mrs. M. O. McKeller, and greeting
h.s many oid friends.—Farmervilie
Gazette._
f at Bradshaw, who formerly
lived here but is now on a farm
near Hope, burned his face and
hands badly last Monday morning
in trying to save some mules from
a burning barn on the farm of C. T.
Bell. Four mules were burned to
death and over $1.000 worfh of
hay and other feed destroyed.
Logging Contractor C. C. Bel!
went to Monroe Thursday.
C. T. Thompson was on the sic!■'
list several days this week.
A dance was given at the school
house on Wednesday night in honor
of Mrs. J. B. Calvert who is visit
ing friends here.
Perry Palmer. Henry Smith and
DeWitt Ward were the Union ben
eficeries of Gov. Doraghey in his
batch of 360 pardons issued this
week.
Thos. Green, the jeweler, was
caiied to Lawson Tuesday to at
tend the funeral of his mother, who
passed to her reward in Heaven at
that place Monday.
Rev. J. R. Rushing and Dr H
C. Rushing were at .Monroe Sun
day to h-ar Bishop Mouz.on, who is
presiding at the Louisiana confer
-mce of the Methodist church,
preach, ond say they were well re
paid for their trip.
The largest fo^ce that has ever
been engaged at one time on the
construction of the Panama canal
was working atjha end of Novern
ber. when 40.159 men, of whom
5.815 were Americans, were ern
ployed. No fewer than 4.000 men
were engaged on the lock gates.
Itching Piles.
I want, you to know how much
gooc your Hunt's Cure has done
me. 1 had suffered with itching
Piles fifteen years, and when 1 was
traveling through Texas a man told
me of your Hunt's Cure. 1 got a
50c box and it cured me.
John Bradley
adv Caney. Kans.
Asked Aid for ged Hiver.
Representative W. S. Goodwin
of the Seventh Arkansas district
appeared be*ore the House Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors re
cently to urge a considerable in
crease in this year's appropriations
for Red river in Arkansas.
The Board of Army Engineers
has recommended an appropriation
of $100,000 for next year, but Mr.
Goodwin considered this amount
entirely inadequate for the needs
of the river.
Stands Ahead
There is something about Hunt's
Lightning Oil that no other lini
ment possesses. Others may be
good, but it is surely the best. It
does all you recommend it for. and
more. For sprains, cuts, bruises,
burns, aches and pains it has no
equal on earth It stands head on
my medicine shelf.
Very truly yours.
T. J. Brownlow.
Livingston, Tenn.
25c and 50c bottles. adv
Advertised Letter list.
The fol.owmg letters remain un
claimed in the Huttig postoffice for
the week ending Dec. 4. 1912:
Gents.
Bai ey Crage
Ralph Daniels
Willie Hud’ey
Jamew Hughes
Bill Moor
Maniel Williams
Ladies.
Hattie Myrax
Mable Howard
When calling for above letters
please say advertised.
E. N. Collett. P. M.
Jesse Wannada
Jona Bond
Mr DeLong
W F Gust
Jesse Jordon
Grean Steward
Monteak Willie
Katie Huston
Josie Denson
State of Ohio. city • f Toledo, I „
Lucas County. t
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that ho is
root. r partner c C ti. lirm nf F. .1. Chettoy
& Co., i. ii.iT business io the Cit\ of To
ledo. County a.id .Slat'- aforesaid, and
that said lirm will puv the stun of OXK
HltXmtKt' 1)01.1.A Its for t acit and ev
ery rase of Catarrh that oat. ■ ■ ■ t h - otir 1
ly tlie use of HA1 L'S CATARItil Ct'llik
I HANK J. CIIF.XKY.
Sworn to before me an 1 subscribed in
my presence, this Ctli day of December,
A.' P. 1SSS.
(Sea!) A. TV. CLFASON,
N it.ary Public.
TTalVs Catarrh Cure is taken ltd-mally
and arts directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces * f th ■ system. S' ml f r
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHKNKY * CO.. Toledo. O.
Pold hy all Priirvists. 75c.
Take Hull's Family Pills for constipation.
Adv.
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AUTHOR OF “TKS LEAVENWORTH CASE"
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CTFT.APTER T- Ct*M>rsre n«rVr,;nn an
*vif« s< e a rerunrl a1»|** mirii cim •* inn •
l:n- <*’• rimnt hotel, loo!: abound f'ur:i\ -lv
'vash his hands in the snow and p is-: o*
f'omm-.tion attracts thwn m the <',h *-n»nnt
where it is found that tlif* Mis* j
Edith nui!lon» r lias fallen def;d »*n \ h*'
rn# zzanirie floor
CH WTER II— Anderson desrr’be? th®
man he saw wash Ihs hands in the -n-nv
The Jiotc-1 manaifer de.-lares him to h-1
OrH pd ftr >therson.
"riIAP7;:Tl ITT T’hysddins find »>at
M s.< r'hallonet was stahhed .mi not shot.
u> h*h seems to ‘dear Broiherson of sus
pi* h,n.
t',HArT!rR TV-C?rvoe, an 'liferl d**tee
« amt Sw- v* ;ie; ids assistant, take
tip the e.'-se 'ri.ev te*h'e\re M!ss Cliulloner ,
si m M• rd J_jf. 1 f.
Her shudder, as she sealed herself,
was very convincing. She was too
young to simulate so successfully emo
tions of this character.
“I'm glad of that,” she responded,
half fretfully, half gratefully, as .Mr.
Gryce followed her mother into the
adjoining room. “I’ve had a bad
enough time of it without being
blamed for what I didn't know and
didn't do.”
Mr. Gryce laid little stress upon
these words, but much upon the lack
of curiosity she showed in the niin
ule and careful examination he now
made of her room. There was no
stain on the pillow-cover ami none on
the bureau-spread where she might
very naturally have laid the cu’fer
down on first coming into In r room.
The blade was so polished that it
must have been rubbed off some
where, either purposely or by a i
dent.
They returned to where the girl still
sat, wrapped in h‘ r cloak, sobbing
Ht111, but Tint, ho violently.
“Will--will he tell?” pile w hispered.
The answer came quickly, but not
In the mother's tones. Mr. Greco's
ears had lost none of their ancient
acuteness.
“I do not see that 1 should gain
much by doing so. Tbe one discov
ery which won hi link this find of yours
indissolubly with Miss Challoner’s
death, I have, failed to make. Do you
! remember the exact spot where you
stooped, Miss Watkins?”
‘‘No, no. Somewhere near those big
chairs; I didn't have to step out of
i my way; I really didn’t."
Mr. Gryce’s answering smile was a
; study. It seemed to convey a two-fold
message, one tor the mother and one
for the child, and both w < re comfort
ing. But he went away, disappointed.
The clue which promised so much
was, to all appearance, a false one.
He could soon tell.
CHAPTER VI.
Integrity.
Mr. Gryce’s fears tv ere only too well
founded. Though Mr. McElroy was
kind enough to point out the exact
spot where lie saw Miss Watkins
stoop, no trace of blood was found up
on the rug which had lain there, nor
had anything of the kind been washed
up by the very careful man who
scrubbed the lobby floor in the early j
morning. This was disappointing, as
its presence would have settled the
whole question. When, thr-se efforts
all exhausted, the two detectives faced
each other again in the small room
given up to their use. Mr. Grvce
showed his discouragement. Sweet- I
water watched him in some concern
then with the persistence which was i
one of his strong points, ventured
dually to remark:
"t nave out one idea left on the sub
ject.”
"And what is that?”
•'Tim girl wore a red cloak. If I mls
ta’kq not. the lining was also red A
spot on it might not show to the cas
ual observer. Yet It would mean
much to us.”
"Sweetwater!”
A faint blush rose to the old min's
cheek.
“Shall T request the privilege of
looking that garment over?”
“Yes.”
The young fellow ducked and Wt
the room. When he returned, it was
with a downcast air.
"Nothing doing,” said he.
And then there was silence.
A knock at the door i\ is followed
by the immediate entrance of Mr Chill
loner, who h:.d come in search of the
inspector, and showed some surprise
to find iiis place occupied by an un
known old man.
Mr. Gryce motioned Sweetwater
from the room. With a woeful look
the young detective withdrew, bis la t
glance cast at the cutter still lying in
full view on the t; ble.
Mr. Gryce, not unmindful himself of
this object, took it up, then laid it
down again, with an air of seeming
abstraction.
The father's attention was caught
‘What is that?” he cried, advanc
ing a step and bestowing more than
an ordinary glance at the object thus
biought casually, as it were, to his
liotice.
Mr. Gryce. observing the other’s
emotion, motioned him to a chair As
his visitor sank into it. he remarked,
with all the consideration exacted by
the situation:
“I* is mil:norn property, .Vlr. Chal
loner. But we havi -nine reason to
*!'ink it belonged to ><• ■•= fighter
"i have seen it, or one ! 4 ofir,n
tn her band." Here his evrs suddenly
dilated and the hand stretched forth
to grasp it quickly drey,- hack. "Where
—where was it found?" ho hoarsely
demanded. “O God! am I to be crushed
10 the very earth by sorrow!"
Mr. Gryce hastened to give him
etch relief as was consistent with
the truth.
"It was picked up—last night—from
the lobby floor. There is seemingly
nothing to connect it with her death
Y( t—"
I !ie pause was elonuent. Chal
joner gave the detective an agonued
took and tuned white to the lips.
1 hen gradually, as the s’lence oontin
ued, his heed fell forward, atid he mut
tered almost unintelligibly:
"I honestly believe her the victim
of some heartless stranger. I do now;
but—but I cannot mislead the police.
At any cost 1 must retract a state
meo, 1 made under false impressions
and with tio desire to deceive. I said
that I knew all of the gentlemen who
admired her and aspired to her hand
Hut it seems that I did not know her
secret heart as thoroughly as I had
supposed. Among her effects | have
.iust come upon a batch of letters_
love letters i am forced to acknowl
edge—signed by Initials totally si retire
to me. The letters arc manly in tone
—most of tin ni- 1ml one "
' What about the one?"
Allows that tijo tvri'rr was dip.
pK-a.^'d. li may m. nn nothing but !
"nt l.lHtl.T go uilhm.t
s-lliri^ mu-lf ri .111 willi t|(<* author!*
I' *• might In' allowed in r<v-it
In rf —if those letters can remain rs
it would save mu the additional
luinc of seeing h"r inmost cocrern?_
lho secret and boliesl. ruoo&R, <., ot a
'yon i a n't. heart. laid open to ip.. p,,
lie. 1'Or, from till' ionor of moat of
t'.’ose left- rs, she—sin- was ..0: a> > e
to the writ r."
, Mr. C. joe moved a little rosMi-sply
in his cliMr and stared hard a- ;-c
! tor go conveniently plat d under his
eve. Then his manner sm^'-ed and
ho remarked:
j “he w ill do what we t?):. ,,,,,
must understand that the e--,--ir js
not a aim Me one. Th ■ m
contaitis tny^t"rios w a,-,.} > ,ltv
lice inregtjyatioii. \v,. ,)o tn . da"e
n trifle with any of the f;.c a "';a
inspector, and, if not he. the cor r,
i w’nl have to In- i old a ban: ;c . j,
lers and will probably a k -0 f,.„
them.”
I hev are the lo‘ pa of a gentio
vnnn.”
"With the one exception.”
“Ves, that is understood " Then in
a sudden heat and with an a In;net
sublime trust in his daughter noli h
stariding the duplicity lie had pi n dis
covered, he declared: • ri he t\ I
was an accident—incredible—bn still
an accident.”
Air. drycc bad respect for this out
burst. Making no attempt to an:;;, r
it, he suggested, with some, hesitation,
that Miss Challoner had been M°eti
writing a letter previous to taking
those fatal steps from the desk vlv h
ended so tragically. Was this letter
to one of her lady friends, as :opor"_d,
and was it as far from suggesting ’c
awful tragedy which followed, al he
had been told?
"It was a cheerful letter. Such a
one as she often wrote n. he: i‘ Is
protegees here and there. | jv'dpa
that this was written to some pin ) ,«
that, for tlie person addressed van
not known to Imr maid, any more ii:.:n
she was to me. It. expressed an ,-.f
feetionat.e interest, and it brr-V bed
encouragement—encnuTHgpmeni' end
site meditating |««r own death rt I'm
moment! Impossible'! That l.= :tcr
should exonerate her if nothing else
does.”
When Mr. Phalloner rose to 1,.,>■<»
the room. Mr. Orycp showed whore
his own thoughts still centered. by
asl ing him the (Into of the coiresi.ond
onco discovered between his due ji't.or
and her unknown admirer.
“Some ol the letters were dated Jest
summer, some tins fail. The one you
are most anxious to hear about only a
month back,” he added, with vnooa
qiierable devotion to what he consid
ere.d his duty.
Mr. Gryco wotild like to have car
ried his inquiries further, htit desisted.
Hut when he wits gone, and Sweet
water had returned, Mr. Gryce made
it his tirst duty to communicate to his
superiors the hitherto unsuspected
fact of a septet romance in Mins dial
loner’s seemingly calm and well
guarded life.
CHAPTER VII.
The Letter*.
Before a table strewn with papers.
In the room we have already men
tioned as given over to the use of
the police, sat Doctor Heath In a
mood too thoughtful to notice the en
trance of Mr. Crycc and Sweetwater
from the dining-room where they had
been having dinner.
"lowevr. as Hu* former’s tread was
somewhat lumbering, the coroner’s
attention was caught before they had
quite crossed the room, and Sweet
water, with h's quick eye, noted how
Itts arm and hand immediately fell so
Rt to oo'-er up a portion of the pa
pers I ins nearest to him.
"Well Gryce. this is a dark case,”
he observed, as at his bidding the two
dt;octi'"“s took th< ir seats.
Vr. Gryce nodded: so did Sweetwa
ter.
1 She was not shot. Site was not
struek by any other hand; yet she lies
dead front a mortal wound in* the
breast. Though there is no tangible
proof of her having inflicted this
wound upon herself, the Jury will have
no alternative, 1 fear, than to pro
nounce the case one of suicide.”
‘ I’m sorry that I’ve been able, tc do
so liK! remarked Mr. Gryce.
The c.oronpr darted him a quick
look.
“You are not satisfied? You have
some different idea?” he asked.
The detective frowned at his hands
crossed over the top of his cane, then
shaking his head, replied:
“The verdict you mention is the
only uatui al one, of course. I see that
you it.ive been talking with Miss Chal
iqner's former maid?"
‘‘Yes, and she has settled an im
portant point for us. There was a
possibility, of course, that the paper
cutter which you brought to my no
tice had never gone with her into the
mezzanine. That she, or settle other
person, had dropped it in passing
through the lobby. Hut this girl as
sures me that her mistress did not en
ter the lobby that night. That she
accompanied her down in the elevator,
and saw her step oft’ at the mezzanine.
She can also swear that the cutter
was in a book she carried—the hook
we found lying on the desk. The girl
remembers distinctly seeing its pe
culiarly chased handle projecting
from its pages. Could anything be
more satisfactory if—f was going tc
say, if the voting lady had been of the
imnulsive type and the provocation
greater. But Miss Challoner's nature
was calm, ard were it not for thesr
letter"—” here his arm shifted a little
— “I should not he so sure of my jury 's
future vet diet. Love—” he went on
r 1 r • m n tit of sil ml consideration
o! a hu to- he 1 ml chosen from thon
; '.,re hi n. "ilh; ,rbs Mm timst eqnrt
i;. • ua'cr s. \V1.. i it •tit*u as a fee
f. r . * n e-.t'H. anything—as you
know. A:1 Mist- Chsilloisc** evidently
n'tit m-'ch a*': ciied to her oorrespon
d it, ;.:.d toftirally left Mi.e reproach
eon-. '! i>. th: sc lil.es "
A :<r but nr !i a: n voud ■
’*«• Miss C’.aiH..11■ r: Orly a mrn
of :<n; ill s; irit could rndllTf what I
ev,tinted from von the other day. Love
; r. :<-h as mine would be respectable in
a. v lod hopp' r. and I think that even
1 you will acknowledge that I stand
m roewhat higher than that. Though I
, x.. s silent mirier yiiur disapprobation,
vo;i Khali y^t have your answer. ft
v :1) not lar k point because of Its nec
essary delay.”
i A threat!'’
The words sprang from Sweet water,
and were evidently Involuntary.
"It is the only letter of them all
which conveys anything like a re
proach,” proceeded the coroner. “Her
surprise must consequently have been
great at receiving those lines, and her
resentment equally so. If the two met
afterwards— Put I have not shown
you the signature. To ihe poor father
it conveyed nothing—some f-jcts have
been kept, front him—but to us—”
here he whirled the letter about so
that. Sweet w:i! r, at least, could see
the name, "it conveys a hope that we
may vet understand Miss C’halloner.”
“Jtrofhersou ! ” exclaimed ’he voting
det-ctive In hand surprise. "Brother
son! The man who—”
"The man who left this b"ilding
just before or simultaneously with ’h»>
alarm caused by Miss Cliallolier s fall.
It clears away some of the clouds be
fogging us. She probably caught
sight of him in'tlie lobby, and in the
pas ion of the moment forgot her
usual instincts and drove the sharp
pointed weapon into her heart.”
"Brotherson!" The word came soft
ly now, and with a thoughtful intona
tion. “He sa w her die."
“Why do you say that?"
“Would he have washed his hands
In the snow if he had been in igno
rance of tin* occurrence? lie was the
real, if not the active, cause of her
death and he knew it. IT! Ivr lie—i \
nut-e me, Doctor Heath red Mr. fir’ re.
It ts not for me to ob-rr.de inv opin
ion."
Have you settled it beyond dispute
that Hrotherson is really the man who
was seen doing tliis?"
"No. sir. t hrve not had a minute
for that job. but I’m read.' for the
business any time you see fit to spate
me.”
‘Let it be tomorrow, or. if you ran
manage It. tonight. We want tin* man
even it he is not the hero of that ro
mantic episode. He wrote these let
ters. and Ite must explain the last one.
His initials, as you see. are not ordi
nary ones, and you will find them at
the bottom of all those sheets. He
v as brave enough 01 arrogant enough
to sigh the questionable one with his
full name. This may speak wi ll for
him, slid it may not. It is fot you to
decide that. Where will you look for
hlru, Sweetwater? No one here knows
his address.”
“N’ot Miss Challoner's maid?”
"No; the name is a n> w one to her.
But she made it very evident that she
was not surprised to hear that her
mistress was in secret correspondence
with a member of the male sex Much
ran bo hidden from servants, but not
that."
“Ill find the man; I have a double
reason for doing that now; ha ■■'Hall
not esrapo me.”
Doctor Heath expressed his satis
faction, gnd jtave some orders. Mean
while, Hr. Gryce *iud nob uftereQ a
word.
CHAPTER VIII.
Strange Doings for George.
That evening George sat so long
over the newspapers lhat In spite of
my absorbing interest in the topic en
grossing me. 1 fell asleep in my cozy
little rooking chair. I was awakened
by what seemed like n kiss falling
very softly on my forehead, though, to
he sure, if may have tr n only the
flap of George's coat sleeve as lia
stooped over me.
“Wake up. little woman,” I heard,
“and trot away to btd. I'm going oat
and may not he in 'ill daybreak."
“You! going out! at "• n o’clock
at night, tired ns you are—as we both
are! What has happened—Ah!”
This broken exclamation escaped
me as I perceived in the dim back
ground by the sitting-room door, the
figure of a man who called up recent,
but very thrilling experiences.
“Mr. Sweet water,” explained George. ’
“We are going out together. It is
necessary, or you may be sure I
should not leave you.”
He gave me a little good advice as
to how 1 had better employ my time
i in his absence, and was off before I
could find words to answer.
As soon as the two were in the
street, the detective turned towards
C! orge and said:
“Mr. Anderson, I have a great deal
to ask of you. Mr. Brocherson has
vanished; that is, in his own proper
person, hut I have an idea that 1 am
i on the track of one who w ill lead us
; very directly to him if we manage
; tiie affair carefully. Wliot I want of
| you, of course, is mere identification
| You saw the face of the man who
! washed his hands in I lie snow , and
would know if again, you say. Do you
think you could he quite sure of your
self, if the man were differently
dressed and differently occupied?"
“1 think so. There's his height and
a certain strong look in his face. 1
cannot describe it.”
“You don't nei d to. Come! we’re
11 right. You don't mind making a
night of it ?”
“Not if it is necessary."
"That we can't tell yet." Anti with
i characteristic shrug anti smile, the
detective led the way to a taxicab
which stood in waiting a' the com-w.
A quarter of an h*vir of r;:fh»'r fast,
r ding brought them into a tangle of
trects on the East side.
When tb< y stopped, v. hich was in a
tew minur a, Sw rwati-r saul to
j leorgo:
“We shell hare. to walk now for a
block or two. If you can manage to
; ret as if you wore accustomed to the
i place and just leave all the talking to
1 ne. we ought io get along Brst.-rat •.
tion’t be astonished at anything you
roe, and trust me for the r<»!; that »
.11. ’
They alighted, nod he dfsmfsseif the
' ;xicab. Sonie clock in the m Iglibor
; hood struck the hour of ten.
"Good! we shall he in time,” limt
• ered the detective, and led the way
Some Clock in the Neighborhood
Struck Ten.
I down the street nil round a corner
or so. till they came to a block, dark
er than the r< st, a d much less noisy .
"Thei-p's a mooting on tonight, of
the Associated Brotherhood of th»
Awl. the Plane and the Trowel (what
e\er that tii ans), and it is the snook
er tte want to sot-ihe nu n win is to
address Miom promptly at ton o'clock..
Do you object to mootings?"
"Is this a secret one?"
“It wasn't Hilvorth • il."
“Are wo carjiniitcra or masons that
we o; ii count on admittance?”
''Hush! I must speak to this man."
Co urge stood back, ami a few words
passed between Sweetwater and a
shadowy figure which seemed to have
sprung up out of the sidewalk.
“Balked at the outset,” were the f-n
coureging words with which the de
tective rejoined George, "it perms,
tbiir a pass word in necrs-ai >, aim
friend has been unable to get it. Willi
the speaker pass out this way ho
Inquired ot the shadowy figure still
lingering in thi ir rear.
“Me didn’t c>> in by it; yet I believe
he's safe enough inside," was the
muttered answer.
Sweetwater had no relish for disap
pointments of this character, but it.
was not tong before ho straightened
up and allowed himself to ox< iiapge a
few more words with this mysterious
1 * i on. These appeared to be of a
more encouraging nature than tha
lust, tor it was not long before the de
t'di.e returned with renewed alac
rity to George, and. w hi •ding him
about, began to re.race bis steps to
the corner.
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