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Local News of the Week. !
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A. C. Benson was a Monroe vis
itor Thursday.
Russel) Moore is visiting his
parents at Nashville this week.
C. T. Thompson was a Little
Rock visitor this week.
F. C. Storton was at Memphis
this week having his eyes treated.
For Sale—Household furniture. 1
No. 1 4th St. F. G Storton. ac
Rev. W. T. King left Thursday
morning for McGehee to visit ove'
Sunday.
Mrs. Effie Williams of Cecil. La
visited relatives here several days
this week.
Mrs. F. W. Scott left Tuesday
morning for a visit with with her
aunt at Pine Bluff.
Mrs. R. L. Townsend arrived
home Sunday from a visit with hei
husband at Wesson.
Manager F. W. Scott transacted
business in Farmerville Thursday
and Friday of this week.
T. B. Weaver and wife spent
Sunday in Farmerville the guest
of H. G. Fields and wife.
C. E. Thompson was down frorr
El Dorado a few days this week on
a visit with relatives and friends.
If you have any real estate for
sale list same with C. A. Berry, ol
Huttig. who will sell same for you
P. H. Pitts left Wednesday for
Monroe to enter upon his new
duties as saw filer for the Grayling
Lumber Co.
Dr. L F. Magee left Wednesday
afternoon for Little Rock to con
sult an eye specialist, his eyes hav
ing become weak.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Clayton Johnson
of Monroe were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Weaver several
days this week.
Office Hours on Sunday 8 to
10 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m.. at- night
by special appointment,
adv Rr. Rushing. Dentist.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Manning en
t°rtained a large number of their
young friends at their home south
west of town last Saturday night
Mrs. Thos W. Nettles, who has
been the guest of her sister. Mrs
D. M. Clowney, returned to her
home at Coushatta, La., Thursday
For Sale Cheap -3 fine White
Orphengton cockerels and 1 R. 1.
Red. Eggs after March 1.
adv J. W. Thorne. Sadie. La.
J. D. Bawcum and wife were
called to Stevenson, La., Tuesday
on account of the serious illness of
their little grand daughter. Mr.
Bawcum returned home Wednes
day. _____
The meeting Sunday afternoon
at Union church for men only was
largely attended and the sermon
by Rev. W. T. King and the mus e
by the quartette highly appreciated
by all. _
E. L. Howard and family left
Tuesday for Durant. Miss., where
they will make their future home.
Mr. Howard has had charge of the
section work on the L. & P. B. Ry.
here for the past t.wo years.
No Calomel Necessary.
The injurious effect and unpleas
antness of taking calomel is done
away with by Simmon's Liver
Purifier, the mildest known liver
medicine, yet the niosi thorough in
action. Put up in yellow tin boxes
Price 25c Tried once, always
used. adv
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The store of B. B. Green of Law- i
son. was entered by burglars on
Sunday night and over $400 woril
of jewelry and clothing taken.
Mrs. F. E. Wood left Friday for;
.month's visit with her parents at
E'iwards. Miss.
L. E. Smith of Litroe, who tool
line shots at Kato. etc., was a
-iuttig visitor Thursday.
Wanted Two or three rooms fc
light housekeeping. Address R. F
Hogue. P. O. Box 31 or apply at
this office.
Sunday Services at bni&ii Church.
Sunday school at 10:00 a. n.
Preaching at 1 1:00 a. m and 7:?:<
o. m. by Rev. J. R Rushing. B. Y
T U at 4:00 p. m. Everybody u
extended a cordial invitation to ar
ir all of these services.
Itching Piles.
I want you to know how muc
tood your Hunt's Cure has dor.
me. 1 had suffered with Itchii
"Ties fifteen years, and when 1 wa
traveling through T 'xas a m en tok
me of your Hunt's Cure. 1 got t
oOc box and it cured me.
John Bradley,
tdv Ganey. Kans.
The Woman's Home Mission so
ciety met Monday afternoon wit
fourteen members present, visitor:
Vlesdames King and Dunn. Meet
ing was called to order by pres
dent, Mrs. Cargill. Songs. "We!
come for Me" and "God Will Tak
Care of You:" a chain of prayer
by members and visitors Ou
scripture included the lesson in th
Mission Voice.
The contract to build six stee
bridges across Union coun . ■
streams was yesterday let to t'n>
Vincennes Bridge Co., of Vr -
cennes, Ind.. the price being $8,
760. The next lowest bid war
for $8,765. and all the bids mad>
were near these figures. The
bridges are to be completed b
Nov. 1, 1913. — Union County
Tribune.
C n Thi rsday of last week
J W. Cannon, general agent of the
National Life Association of Der
Moines. Iowa, paid to Mrs. Mary E
Willis $2,000.00 insurance for the
death of her husband which oc
;urred last month. Mr. Willis took
out this policy on the 27tn day of |
August, 1912, and he had only I
made one quarterly payment be
sides the initia^one when the poll
cy was issued. Th promptnes
with which this claim was paid
speaks stronger than words for thi
National Life Association and its
agent, Mr. Cannon.
A telegram received from Wash
ington at Camden Wednesday and
confirmed by telephone from Vicks
burg stated that the appropriation
of more than $200,000 for the
erection of lock and dam No. 7 in
the Ouachita river near New Lon
don. had been^eliminated from the
bill as passed in the United States
Senate and the men and boats now
there have been ordered to Vicks
burg. We trust that Congressman
Goodwin can have this tacked on
in the house if the bill has not al
ready passed that body.
Sprained Back.
Sprained back and sore muscles
throw off their soreness when
Hunt's Lightnig Oil is applied. For
releiving pain of any kind there is
nothing better, and those people
who have tried it for Neuralgia
and Rheumatism are loud in its
praise. For wire cuts Hunt's
Lightning O'l is especially fine as it
takes away the inflamation and
causes rapid healing. 25c and 50c
bottles. adv
Dearness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
leach the u.seusud p >r :,m rt the car.
There la only ■ no v,-../ t > cur • (leafless,
and tl:.-t is by consiituJj:> 1 r medics.
Deafn „s is caused by aa iml tmed condi
tion of the mucous lining cl tlie Kusta
ch.an Tube. When tliis tube is infl iTn d
you have a rumbling soun 1 < r imperfect
lit Tins, and when it is c i > '■/ eh red,
i.lcafnrss is the result, r.v 1 V-'.los.i the la
liamm.-.'.ion can be ta' n ■ it 1 t: 3
tube rest "cd to Its r rtn-t! < n-iltion,
I.earinT will bo destroy 1 f rever: nine
cast 3 rt cf t n ora caused It r .farrh,
r'i'a is nothing but m 1“flamed condi
t. i t ? the mucous sur 'aees.
t 'n c 11 rive One ITnndrei I o'irs for any cam 'f
J> if a- s ' aer-ll ycatawbttVat cannot h- run ity
Uah's Catarrh C <. Send ior circulars, f -.
F, J. T" UflCT, * CO, Tulodo, Ohio.
Sold by Prufrrf
Toko Hall's family fills for constitution.
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CTTAPTHR T—Oenrsr* Anderson and
I iff* sr-e a remarkable man f« ine out of
: ** (Terinont hotel. look ; i r ■ i r i < I fur lv
• aski h!s hands In the snow and pa*- - mi
’ommotlon attracts them to the ('1* rn'nnt
.vhere It is found that the beautiful Mis*-’
dith Challoner has fallen dead on th*
nezzanlne floor
CHAPTER IT—Anderson describes the
an he saw wash his hands 4n tin snow
lie hotel manager declares him to b»
irl^nd^ Rro<hereon
^'HAI'TnTl TIT Physicians find ih:v
r,ss CTvillonfi v ms s'.i'thi'd and not shot
■h seems to clear Brotherson of su?
oie'nrK
i’HAPT^’R TV- flrvce an aged dece
ive. and S<.< a»< r h?s :• ut. la
•P the eas** 'i , v believe Miss Oha!lon«
tabbed
v"T7. "V^T—A paper cutter four
! '>ear tht sc* n - of tragedy is believed *
• “ the weapon used
(’H' PTER VI Mr Plinlloner tells of
batch of letters found in his dauqlv* •»•
signed with ini'hils strand* to h o
v II ate love letters except one whir
shows that the writer was d’sp'eased
HI \ PTKR VII This letter was sivnc i
0 ■ Orlando Brotbersrn The nyc r* bor»
, itials which lead to the ^oncldsion tha
Brotherson wrote all of ♦hem.
OH \F’T ER VT7T \nd< son trot s w't
*’\veetwa'■ (*r to ideiVifv Brotherson. w1
? to address a mf*t!ng of anarchist
The place is ra’ded by the police ar |
rot person escapes without being; identi i
" d.
CHAPTER X Brotherson tells the cor
■ner of his acquaintance with Miss CIril |
h*ner and how she repulsed 1dm wit! ;
*• orn when he offered her his love.
CHAPTER XI— Sweetwater recoils the
mystery of the murdiT of a washerwom |
• n In which some details w * re similar t
*he Cha1 loner aff :ir Brotherson was ■■
♦enant of the budding adjoining the on» j
n which the woman died.
CH \ rTTTTt "XTT TurT! **r comparison ol
he two rases sours Gryce and Sweetwa
ter to r< newed activity
ri?\PTF.R XTTI-Challoner admits h«« j
1 s tighter was deeply interested, if not in
love with Brotherson.
CHAPTER XIV Brotherson gives ih** !
police a plausible explanation of his on
bi*• t Gryce and Sweetwater are gi\**n ;
permission to pursue their investigations
Independently.
Cfl A PTE^ XV Sweetwater pl tns to
disguise hir^elf as a oa»T»'-ntcr od se<-k
lodgings in tl»e same building with Broth- j
erson.
CHAPTER XVI He watches the inven
tor at work at night and is detected by ;
‘he latter. The detcet’ve moves to a
room adjoining Brotherson’*.
CHAPTER XVII He hm. « a hole in
th» wall to spy on Brotherson. He visits
him and assists the Inventor in h.s work
CHAPTER XVUI Repetition of the
tune played by th* orchestra the ntght of
Miss Challoner’s death arouses tee shop
log Brotherson to uneasy muttering?.
'“’^*6 "pause which followed told lit
tle; but when Sweetwater heard the
/nan within move with characteristic
energy to the door, turn the key and
step back again to his place at the
•able, he knew that the danger mo
lent had passed and that those lit
ers were about to be read, not casual
y, but seriously, as indeed their con*
.ents merited.
This caused Sweetwater to feel serf
• us himself. Upon what result might.
\e calculate?
Impossible to tell. The balance of
•pobability hung even, Sweetwater
eeognized this, and clung, breathless, j
o his loop-hole. Fain would he have
ieen, as well as heard.
M-. Urotherson read the first letter,
■ ft. .15 11 Hum uecame puono
property, 1 w111 give it here, just, as i!
afterwards appeared in the columns of
he greedy Journals:
‘Beloved:
“When 1 sit, as I often do, in per
fect quiet under the stars, and dream
hat you are looking at them too, not
or hours as 1 do, but for one full mo
ment in which your thoughts are with
ne as wholly as mine are with you. 1
eel that the bond between us, unseen
ny the world, and possibly not wholly
recognized by ourselves, is Instinct
«vith the same power which links to
gether the eternities.
“It nei ms to have always been; to
have known no beginning, only a bud
ding, an efflorescence, the visible prod
uct of a hidden but always present
reality. A month ago and 1 was Igno
rant, even, of your name. Now, you
‘•eem the best known to me, the best \
understood, of God’s creatures. One 1
afternoon of perfect companionship—
one flash of strong emotion, with its
deep, true insight into each other’s
soul, and the miracle was wrought.
We had met, and henceforth, parting
would mean separation only, and not
'lie severing of a mutual bond. One
hand, and one only, could do that now.
I will not name that hand. For us
there Is nought ahead but life.
“Thus do I ease my heart in the si
lence which conditions impose upon
us. Some day I shall hear your voice
i again, and then—”
The paper dropped from the read
er’s hand. It was several minutes be
fore he took up another.
This one, as it happened, antedated
the other, as will appear on reading
' It:
"My friend:
"I said that I could not write to you
—that we must wait. You -were Mill
ing; but there is much to be aeeom
plished, and the silence may be long.
My father is not an easy man to
please, but he desires my happiness
and will listen to my plea when the
right hour comes. Wh m you have
won your place—when you have
shown yourself to be the man I feel
you to be, then my father will recog
nize your worth, and the way will be
cleared, despite the -obstacles which
uo w inl.ervt.ne.
"Hut meantime! Ah. you will not !
know it, but words will --the h,.;.r
must lhtd utterance. ir lip
cun not utter, nor the looks !,
host pa i s shall hold in sacred trust
tor you till the day when my fath .
vill place my hand iu yours, tvi„
heartfelt approval.
"Is It. a folly? \ woman’s weak
vasion of the strong sib-uee of man?
‘Oil may y so soj: r];?y; tint some
ow, I doubt ii—] doubt it.”
The creaking of a chair—the man
"itliiri fc ,d seated hints* If. There v lS
o other sound; a soul in turmoil
• akens no < chocs. .-’yvo- * aH»r e.pvied
he walls surrounding the unsytnua
betic reader. They could see. He
ould o' listen.
A little while; then that slight
-'tstli: .; a ■ in of the unfolding si: t.
he following was read, and then tin
ourt.h and last:
Dearest:
Did you think ! had never seen you
11 that d v wo met in Lenox? I am
oing to tell you a secret—a gn
r< at secret—such a one as a woman
hardly whispers to hot- own heart.
"One d .y, in curly summer, I was
fitting in St. II.ir holomow's church
on Fi'ih av nue, waiting for the* g,*rv
ices to begin. It was early and the
congregation was assembling. While
dly watching the people coming in,
I saw a gentleman pass by me up the
aisle, who made rne forget all the oth
ers. He h- d not the air of a Xcw
Yorker: he was not evpn dressed in
city style, but as I noted his face and
expression, J s; id way dow n in my
heart, 'That is the kind of man i could 1
love; the on'v man 1 have ever se-n
who could make me forget my own
world and my own peni le.’ It was a
parsing thought, soon forgotten, put.
when in that, hour of embarrassment
and peril von Greylock mountain, I
looked up into the face of mv r setter
and saw again that countenance which
so short a time before had criled into
life impulses till then utterly un
known, 1 knew that my hour wac.
come. And that was why n.v confi
dence was so spontaneous and my be
lief in the future so absolute.
"I trust year love which will work
1 wonders: and 1 trust mv own, which
■ sprang at a look but only gathered
strength and permanence when I
found that, the soul of the man 1 loved
better a his outward attractions, ma
king the ideal of my foolish, girlhood
seem as unsubstantial and evanescent
as a dream in the glowing noontide.”
"My Own: ?
"I can say so now; for you have
written to me, and I have the dancing
words with which to silence any un
sought doubt, which might subdue the
xuberauce o? these set ret output*:
ings.
“I d’d not expect this. I thought
that you would remain as silent a
myself. But men’s ways are not our
ways. They cannot exhaust longing
in purposeless words on scraps of
soulless paper, and I am glad that
they cannot. I love you tor your im
patience; for your purpose, atid for
the manliness which will win you y t
all that you covet of tame, accorn
i lishment and love. You expect no
reply, but there are ways in which one
can keep silent and yet speak. Won’t
you be surprised when your answer
comes in a manner you have never
thought of?”
CHAPTER XX,
Contusion.
In his interi t in what w%s going on
on the other side of the wall, Sweet
water had forgot- n himself. Hoy
light had declined, bat in the dark
ness of the closet ting change had
passed unheeded. Night itself might
come, but that should not force him to
leave his post so long as his neigh
bor remained behind his locked doer,
brooding over the words of love and i
devotion which had come to him, as it I
were, from the other world.
Ilut was he brooding? That sound
of iron clattering upon iron! That
smothered exclamation and the laugh
which ended it! Anger and determin
ation rang in that laugh. It had a
hideous sound which prepared Sweet
water for the smell which now reached
his nostrils. The letters were burn
ing; this time the lid had been lifted
from the stove with unrelenting pur
pose. Poor Rdith Challcner's touch
ing words had met a different fate
from any which she, in her ignorance
of this man's nature--a nature to
which she had ascribed untold perfec
tions—could possibly have conceived.
As Sweetwater t; ought of this, he
stirred nervously in the darka -s, and
broke into silent invective apa'inst th-“
man who could so insult the nirmorv
of one who had perished under tie
blight of his own coldness and mis
understanding. Then he suddenly
started b-ck surprised and apprehen
sive. I'r- hereon had unlocked his
door, and was coining rapidly nia way
Sw eotw; ter hi nrd his at p in the ha!l
end had hardly time to bound from
I is closet, wh n he saw his own door
burst m and found himself face to
face with, his redoubtable neighbor, in
a state of such race as few men could
meet \vi <out quailing, even were they
of his own stature, physical vigor and
prowess; and Sweetwater was a small
man.
However, disappointment such op
he had just experienced brines with it
a desperation which often outdoes .
courage, and the detective, smiling
with an air of gay surprise, shouted
out:
"Well, wliat’s the matter now? Has
the machtne busted, or tumbled into
the fire or sailed away to lands un- !
known out of your open window!”
“You were coming out of that
closet,” was the fierce rejoinder.
“What have you got there? Some
thing which concerns me, or why
1 houid your face go pale at my pres
ence and your forehead drip with
wr>at? Don't think that, you’ve de
ceived me for a momen* as to your
business here. 1 r< cognized you ini i
m dtat.ely. You’ve played the stronger j
well, but you've a nose and an eye
nobody could forget. 1 have known
ail along that I had a police spy for a s
neighbor: but it'didn’t faze me. I’ve]
■othirig to conceal, and wouldn’t mind I
a regiment of you fellows if you'd only
play a straight game. But when If j
comes to foisting upon me a parcel of
letters to which 1 have no right, and
then setting a fellow like you to count j
mv groans or whatever else they ex
peoted to hear. I have a right to de
tend myself, and defend myself 1 will,
by God! But first, let me be sure J
that my accusations will stand. Com1
into this closet with me. It. abuts on 1
the wall of m; room and h is its own
secret, I know. What is it? 1 have
you at an advantage now, and you
shall tell.” ,
lit; did have 3we°fwater at an ad
vantage, and the detective knew, it
and disdain* u a struggle which would
have only calle i up a crowd, friendly
to the other but inimical to himself
Allowing Brotherson to drag hint into j
the closet, he stood quiescent, whil !
the determined man who held bin I
with one hand, felt about wifh the oil.
• r over the shelves and along tie
lartitioris till he came to the hoi
which had offered such a happy mean;
of communication between the twi
rooms. Then, with a laugh almost in
bitter in tone as that which rang fron
Brotherson's lins, he acknowledge
that, business had its necessities am
that, apologies from htm were in or
her; adding, as they both stepped ou1
info the rapidly darkening room:
"We’ve play, ci a bout, we two; am
you've come out ahead Allow me t( I
congratulate you, Mr. Brotlmrson I
Yeu'vo cleared yourself so f. r as 1 an I
concerned. I leave this ranch tonight.’1
The frown had come hack to the
forehead of the indignant man who
confronted him.
“So you listened,” he cried; “lis
tened when you weren't sneaking un
der my eve! A fine occupation for a
man who can dove-tail a corner like
an adept. 1 wish I had let you join
file brotherhood you were good enough
to mention. They would know how to
appreciate your double gifts and how
to reward your excellence in the one,
if not in the other. What did the po- ;
lice expect to learn about me that I
they should consider it necessary to '
call into exercise such extraordinary i
talents?”
1 ro not good at conundrums. I was
riven a task to perform, and I per- j
formed it," was Sweetwater’s sturdy |
ti t lv. Then slowly, with his eve fixed
airectly upon his antagonist, I guess
they thought you a man. A id so did
I -liitil I heard you burn those letters,
fortunately we have copies.”
'‘Letters!" Fury thickened tll“
speaker’s voice, and lent a savage
gleam to his eye. "Forgeries! Make
believes! Miss Challoner never wrote
the drivel ou dare io designate as let
ters. It was concocted at police head
quarters They made me tell mv story
and then they found some onp who j
could wield the poetic pen. I'm
obliged to them for the con.ldence ,
they show In my credulity. I credit
Miss Challoner w'th such words hr j
have bepu given me to read here to
day? 1 knew the lady, and I know my- j
self. Nothing that passed between us,
not an event in which we were both
concerned, has been forgotten by me, ;
and no feature of our intercourse tiisi
the language you have ascribed to!
her. On the contrary, there is a la- ;
mentable contradiction between facts!
as they were and the fancies you have
made her indulge in. Ami tills, as vou I
must acknowledge, not only proves
their falsity, but e xonerates Miss Chul
lon< r from all possible charge of sen
timentality.”
"Vet she certainly wrote those let
ters. We bad them from Mr. ('ballon
er. The v.ornan who brought them was
really h r maid. We have not de
ceived you in this.”
"I do not believe you.”
It was not offensively said; but the
conviction it expressed was absolute.
Sweetwater recognized the tone, ns
one of truth, and inwardly laid dov.-p
his arms. He could never like the
man; there was too much iron in Ills
fiber; but ro had to acknowledge that
as a foe he was invulnerable and
therefore admirable to one who had
the gooc nonet* to appreciate him.
"I do * want to believe you.”
Thus did le.'otli'. rson supplement his
former sen;, nee. "For if I were to ot
ir:bine th ■ •-> letfrrr to her, 1 should
have to a ; "on iedge that they were
written to . tirnr man than myself.
And tiiis '.could be anything but
i. ree.ihlc 1 . ... Now I am going io
i.iy room a., ‘o toy work You may
- pond the tv.. of the evening or the
night, ;f >ou will, listening at
’t'i( bole ' .< retolore. the labor
''ill i'c all and the indifference
mine.”
With a satirical play of feature
which could ha '. y be called a su.no,
he nodded aud left the room.
CHAFTTR *XI.
A Ohprge.
"It's all tip. I'm beaten on my own
ground." Tints confessed Sweetwater,
in groat dejection, to hints-If. "Rut
I'm going to take advantage of the
permission he ? just, given me and con
tinue the listening act. Just because
lie told me to and just because he
thinks I won’t. ! in -ire it's no worse
than to spend ha tin. of restless toss
ing in bed, trying *o steep.'’
But our you tig detective done
neither.
As he was putting his supper dishes
away, a tu< ssenger boy knocked at his
door and handed him a note, it was
lrom Gri ce and ran thus;
"Steal off, if you can, and ns soon
as you can. and meet me in Twenty
ninth street. A discovery has been
made which altera the whole situa
tion.’’
CHAPTER XX.I.
O. B. Again.
“What’s happened? Something very
important? 1 ought to hope so alter
this confounded failure?"
"Failure? Didn't he read the let
ters?”
“Yes, he read them. Had to but he
denies everything. Said she would
never have written such letters ;o
him; even goes so far as *o declare
that if she did write them—(he must
r
“Dear Little Doris!"
be strangely ignorant of her hand
writing) they were meant for aotne
other man then himself. All rot, but
—" A hitch of the shoulder convey, d
Sweetwater's disgust. His uniform
good nature was strangely disturbed.
“lie says that, does lad Como, no • !
prejudice aside, what's your horn t.
opinion of the man you’ve had under
your eye and ear for three solid
weeks? Speak up, my hoy."
“1 can't. I hate the fellow, f hate
anyone who makes me look ridiculous.
He—well, well, if you'll have it. sir,
I will say this much. if it were t
for that blasted coincidence of the
two deaths equally mysterious, equai
lv tinder his eye, I’d stake tny life on
his hoiiPstv. But that coincidence
stumps me and—atui a sort of feeling
1 have here.”
It is to be hoped that, the slap he
save his breast, at this point, carried
off some of his superfluous emotion.
‘You can’t account for a feeling. .Mr.
Gryce. The man has no heart. He's
as hard as rocks."
“You've found no evidence against
him?"
“N-no."
“Then listen to tills. The test with
the letters failed, because wha’ he
said about them was true. They were
not meant for him. Miss (’halioner
had another lover."
"Only another? I thought there
were a half-dozen, at least.”
“Another whom she favored. The
letters found in her possession—not
the ones she wrote herself, hut those
which were written to her over the
signature O B. were not all front the
same hand. Kxnorfs have been busy
with them for a week, and their re
ports are unanimous. The O. B. who
wrote the threatening lines acknowl
edged to by Orlando Brotherson was
not the o. B. who penned all of those
love letters. The similarity in the writ
ing misled us at ilrst, but once the
doubt was raised by Mr. Ohalloner's
discovery of an allusion in one of
them which pointed to another writer
than Mr. Brotherson, and pxperts had
no difficulty in reaching the decision
I have mentioned."
“Two O. B.'s! Isn't that incredible,
Mr. Gryce?”
“Yes, it is incredible: hut the in
credible is not flic impossible The
man you've been shadowing denies
that these expressive effusions of Miss
Ohalloner were meant for him. Let
us see, then, if we can find the man
they were meant for.”
“The second O. B. ?"
“Yes."
Sweetwater's face instantly lit up.
“Do vou mean that l~a.ft<-r n;v
egregious failure—am not to be kept
on the dunce's sent? That you will
give me this new job?"
"Yes. We don't know of a hert-r
man.”
"The superintendent - l ow docs he
ft el ahput it ?"
"He was the first one to mention
you.”
"And the inspector?"
"is glad to see us on a new tack.”
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light in tlie young detective's eye
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