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The New York family story paper, v. XI, no. 550, April 21, 1884.
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Author of "Old Thunderbolt."
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16 June 2021
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Language
English
Publish Date
1884-04-21
Publisher
New York : Norman L. Munro
Source
Dime Novels and Popular Literature
Alternate Title
Lady Monte-Cristo. Old San., the California detective; or, "Piping" a terrible crime in the gold mines / by the author of "Old Thunderbolt," "The Scotland Yard detective," etc., etc., etc. Piping a terrible crime in the gold mines
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“Pard,” said Old San., as he approached the four miners,
I can stop at any sheebang near here, and feel safe.”
OLD SAN.,
THE GALIFORNIA DETECTIVE;
“Piping” a Terrible crime in the Gold Mines.
By the Author of “ ou Thunderbolt,” “The Scotland Yard Detective,” Bley Ete, Ete,
“tne "6 one man.”
[This Story will not be Published in Book-form.)
CHAPTER I.
2?
«Wore ts he tanding?”
mut the center of f
arter-dec]
# Abor , betw
the eaptain and the nate returned the chiet 0 of
he San Fra
Think?
Yes,
\eiseo police.
echoed Ton
tion stood on the quarterdeck of the incoming
Old San, (abbreviated from Old San Francisco
then hame e that had been pt upon bim asthe. frst
ve in the city) was a man who would be
apt to create & false impression at the frst glance.
One failed to notice the breadth of bis shoulders,
aS $0
“Think it is he. because his ches very deep, and if his limbs
Cestor, in a tone of sur-|did not appear extra lane a lnspection, | n
it was because they were wo perfectly ans
rst orgal
”
nd yet otsay that Old San, has been on the
foree g ever ince it was
e'8
the oldest detective on the force, |e
ears of 7” the chief re-
anthough not yet
turned “and einer T doris brother officers ev
recogni
feel sure that
have no limit, and bie
uated.”
“me two men, the {niet of police pnd Tom Cas-)
stood on
tor,
‘oint.
@ him. His di
er
iszuises
ds
Skill in Using them stan
jear Clark's
Ttwas in the old “flush” days, when most vessels
discharged t
‘They were
there.
both looking at the deck of a small
steamer that had just come from the Sandwich
Islan
t's it; one day he’
Dev a Mean to say that you don’t know Old
San, ae natural appearance?!” demanded Tom Castor.
@ tobacco
dressed in fine clothing;
a well-fed merchant; a
Drokowdowa, slacustingly’ dirty teampe every
spruce gambler, a p . @ mine boss or own-
er, an—. Oh, T could goon for an hour, and then
eehuse Pye seen him in that disguise before,”
{fH Tooks like & doctor. observed Tom Castor.
and if necessary he
‘The man who was the subject of this conversa-
scription, *
ald writ
@ pre-
A close inspection would hare proved that the
man was a vast
‘Tho officers on the “ore ‘old srage stories of
Old San,’s matchless streny
‘The most peculiar thing Shout the man was his
were small, deeply set, gray, and of remark-
able ‘Saillianey. One could ‘not phere wa gaze
without experiencing a one to ook
| Old San. walked leisurely the wean -plank,
and extended his band to the etiet witout a word,
| ile 2 the same time he shot a swift glance at
Cast
“ = Coming to the office?” asked the chief,
ad |B nice trip?”
“Yes, .
‘Ready for work again?”
“Yes?
‘He don’t waste many words,” thought Tom
Castor; ‘and then his eyes roamed admiringly
over the muscular proportions of the detective's
"Ten minutes later they were seated in a room at
headquarters.
Ola San, looked abot him,
ine walls nae Portraits of several detect
raped in deep incl.
olds Sam, opened hie eyed very wide
jeftries dead?” he ask ed, te Im surPrise.
¥
And Hin”
“Also,
“And Kidder?”
rectives,
\sto|
“He too, poor fellow, has gone,” sighed the
chief. ld
“How? demanded Old San.
* You must find out!”
Old San, eyed the chief keenly,
“ What do you mean’
“That these three officers, Jeffries, Hill, and
Kidder, all your personal i have’ been’ mur-
Gold
ST Mlurderedt”
<cXes murdered”
Tint is part of a great mystery which I look to| ‘The chief too took up the narrative.
mu to solve. Y: ours Lignaceng to the Sandwich “You were »? he said, turning to Old San,
Tetands has cost heir lives, for to them, | « Senses was my next best maa, and 1 put bith on
ores after he other wes ‘atrusted the great case I | the case.
have put in your hands. Just listen to this:/ “He left h fonday morning.
wn e" New “The Totlowine Sa enday ‘a good sized box came
York gentleman, wor by express to the office. i
er, | "Wo opened it.
companied
for a plessre tpt dhrowst the land o}
ed on fn to the interlor of the
“Then they journ
country, to see something of the min set eves blazed
“ They went to Golden Branch, twenty. -five miles “We ‘understs em went on the chief.
from here. “Tt was a hint to investigate no. asthe
“Te the opened in that town and ewal| “The hora were aroused,” TH ‘was the dead
lowed them, ies disappearance could not have | man's partner. He begged for the case, and Tet
been more complete. hit hte
“Several people saw, tem enter ‘botsen Brant THe way, eager to avenge his m
nobody ever saw one ofthe three leare it, accord | fariner, went to utharel the mystery of tho Cantor
ing to the testimony ta re family.
This young man is Tom Castor, the on and eens prmied to write everyday, I never heard
‘in
brother of the missing ti He is a member of
the Harlem Bridge ‘ate int, and the amateur
all-round champion athlet muntry.”*
Ola San, looked at Cas
was twenty Sve, han some, heavily built, ie
wight and graceful in movement, and as an amateur
had beaten crersbody in alls oui athletic sports,
fe will take up the story ri
ene cana then Til go on from wire he leaves
trail o
horrified ot ne morning,” began
Castor by secerring 8 dety, Tay retten vet,
signed’ by one Samuel Howse, who d
and informed me that during &
to the four points of the compass with other | say
T had received no word from the travelers for
along time and b worried by the delay.
wt Beloved that they mere d
‘\fu'thay bellef 1 might have Tested, but for a
dream!
“For three nights running, after T got that leter,
Thad the same dre
They vere all
“They were ‘Si bound, and ay ny helplessly upon a} | “Th
rocky floor, and surrounded b
and alnage a th
came convinced
ae victie of come foul cons; piracy, ag very wealthy |
ie have been before. | oour
“ Nobody
Boggs.
spirncy was ato
and laid the mattor before the chet.”
Did San.’s hands elutched tightly, and Is deep-
“Ritder gent in two repo
H
“The ot!
- Tbe dally Teports ceased to come fn for three
om WvOn the fourth day we received another box by
ome contain ined Kidder's head!
He handed a coarse plece of paper to Old San.,
Trethanded the note back to the chief tn silence.
on:
| “Tsaw that the m 18 Case ne
the boys couldn "hana ‘and reeotved to sacritce
| no more of the bra
“You, al
mn. and for ten, da;
Gream T aw my parents and my sister. your arrival from "he Sandeeh Island:
| som
eo times T savr them | \-%
that they were alive, and| “A well
coo an seereer rand & cold-blooded, mt
courage, a1
a stranger hereabouts, and | have got a few ounces of dust Hy my glothes.
op at ‘The Miner's Rest,’ if you take my sai
acidcame, 19 this ots, and.made quick time to
jen Branch.
seen them enter the town.
re had been no explosion at ‘any mine near
en Branch.
knew of such @ man as Samuel
tras now fully convinced that a devilish con-
Teould not tackle it. I returned to this city,
“It contained Jeffries’ head severed from his
Teent Kidder after him,
fe aaid that he could find out nothing about
of the myst
‘his note accompanied the head.”
end fe EAH!”
s
her report sald that he bad struck the
1 want to know if
one of the group.
“The man who tackles the case will have to face
and overcome the awful causes that resulted 1 the
death of three good
“Old San., what ao 0 say?
“Tsay that I'm goi Wo avenge the bos, or else
follow them.”
“Good! then from this instant the case is in your
bands.”
Old San. turned to Tom Castor:
“ What Was the date of their departure from this
city?
‘ The tyeltth of May, from the Westbrook.”
‘ Tien He looked Castor over again from head to
oot.
“What do you mean by saying that you are an
atl-round athe e2"" he asked.
‘*T mean that I've taken a prize over all compet-
sports, including boxing, wrest.
ef , and
athletic pastime
“Toure the Wind of, man T want with me on
such a trip, Are you willing t
T'm eager to
imming, rowing,
to do it
“Then it’s settled. You go with me. Sit still
for s moment.»
Ho ope looked out,
ait othe Tpaliway, twenty feet distant, stood & young
was a pleasant-faced young woman of
a
a long-handled broom she was removing
pues from the ceiling.
0 her:
She ‘turned,
Bless me, sir, hi startled me, to be sure,”
said, “by Pour y oiee you're Old San.”
mprleht, | Come here
ihe ginl obediently eame Into the room,
i Sen, took ner ‘by the band,
“ Mary,” he sald, “there are some people in great
trouble.
“ They pave been hidden away, and a great
otnt of search bas failed to dnd them.
\d them?”
Vike a tea. and fell back in alarm,
NOR plea, Mr. San,” she almost robbed,
“don’t do that thing to me again. took mes
week to get over it Inst time.”
spur think of « poor young lady who bas bee
spfrited away,” said the dete
which
e fellows,
andle auch a, cnen as this,
alone, can
Smpatientiy awaited , 500!
me whi
rsons have been made
‘mysterious and horrible fashion,
con detectives have met their death in
laid conspiracy, ennhing, great shrewd
to be'seen in this matt:
\
away with in
Tad afterward,” pleaded the et, wb
Torn Caxton, {ally ated, looked on w 4
deal of wo over two weeks
jay be It will not be so hard on you this tin
the detective,
ith tat he seated Bee in chair, and fixed bie
Ddrilliant eyes tpor
\ 3 “The irl turned deadly pate.
id San, extended his powerful bands toward
her,
| lis eyes seemed to flame, 20
ani ores fee » 80 Intensely brilliant
he girl's eyes closed,
Ter bead began to droop.
Ke,
Paces a,