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THE smm. or‘ ISETECTIVE KE?ErfEYEs. By J. Breckenridge‘Ellis.
0 the eyes which watched
wrong; in that case, no one could discard
am not mistaken. have it morn rheerruiiy than 1"
r is cheerrui- ““uuld you mind telling it you think it
’ - v an?" inquired Gregory,
aps some eagerly.
neyes. “every
know I should enjoy the View afforded by “Do you mean," asked Gregory,
‘the wing “here Grape Finley lodges." he some crime was comniilteii which was never
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or
skillful enough to unravel the
' und."
0 many as you imagine." returned
e
found there, the secret of my helng a de<
in the case or mye-" Gregory
ll find the murderer," said Keen-
G ' O
the house u-river. It already arrived at the point
h ..
, “I feel quite sure." raid Keeneyes."‘thnc
man.’ rurriy they were those at a '
0: course. my theory may be ull
xruse me," said the other pleas-
s.
nntiy. "just at this point i should mind ex-
tremely. All‘ you say these clouds press
qulrr-d the other
me. "Did you not tiny his mind was
“ 7.. .
"It's a little astray on some mints," said
the other. "but whose minds rire not? It
"nut-krock, Kentucky," said the farmer.
sinking Into prolound revery. Keeneyes
finding him ilespundenl, salt! no more, but
taking trorn his irunit the pn‘pers describ-
in
H Um murder 01 Giles Windinham. rea
with absorbed interest. He had read them
on betnre. but that was when he had no
t ought or being called in as the detective.
Now he studied every detail with the most
patient care.
“Hy the way." he said. suddenly looking
up rrnm a picture of the victim as he-lay
rien In n. sea of 17 mars ink. “had your
mthrr rnnrrieo txvlce?"
"!l0w’!" asked Greg0rY- aiui-tied from
gloomy thought. "Oh. I beg your pardon-
only anvc. Our mother died about uve years
n ' . urietl in the new coihurg
ceniotory. I will show you the grave in the
like."
"1 hnnk you," said Koeneyes. resuming his
rc-mling. he cock struck eleven. Keen-
eyes put nwuy the vapem
mi," nulil Gregory. rlslng suddenly, "1
corn izo down into that ceilur with you 1
night. I re-oi all unnerved. It would bring
buck everything-the terrible shock. and the
n izht ofvjust ii - s. u you won’:
mind going with B servant, will you? no
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as Gregory approached the duo
“But I mean-when do you have break.
“Oh. 1ust any time," eaid Gregory indir-
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It was about halt an hour luter that 2.
it and confronted Grape Finley. The light:
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